Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spousehosted a banquet for diplomatic corps in Vietnam on January 24 on the occasionof the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse host a banquet for diplomatic corps in Vietnam on January 24 on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival. (Photo: VNA) The event saw the presence of foreign ambassadors,chargés d’affaires, and chief representatives of international organisations inVietnam and their spouses. Read full story
- Vietnam attaches great importance tostrengthening its strategic partnership with the UK, Chairman of the NationalAssembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue told British Ambassador to Vietnam Ian Frew attheir meeting in Hanoi on January 24.
Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue (R) receives British Ambassador to Vietnam Ian Frew in Hanoi on January 24. (Photo: VNA) The top legislator highlighted the recent progressin the bilateral relationship, especially the joint declaration on the occasionof the 10th founding anniversary of the strategic partnership (2010 - 2020)with a vision towards elevating the relationship in the next decade. Read full story
- Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue receivedNew Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Tredene Dobson in Hanoi on January 24,lauding the outgoing diplomat’s contributions to relations between the twocountries and their parliaments.
Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue (third, from right), New Zealand Ambassador to Vietnam Tredene Dobson (third from left) and other Vietnamese and New Zealand officials. (Photo: VNA) On this occasion, Hue thanked the New Zealand Embassy in Vietnamand the ambassador for supporting a high-ranking NA delegation led by him on avisit to New Zealand in June 2022. Read full story
- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier on January 24visited the Vietnamese-German University in the southern province of Binh Duongas part of his two-day state visit to Vietnam.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits the Vietnamese-German University - a "lighthouse project" for the close relations between the two countries. (Photo: VNA) Delivering a speech to hundreds of students, thePresident said he was impressed by Vietnam where tradition and modernity arecombined together and highlighted close ties between Vietnam and Germanydespite their geographical distance. Read full story
- Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City PhanVan Mai on January 24 met with German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier who ispaying a two-day state visit to Vietnam from January 23.
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (third, left), Chairman of the HCM City People's Committee Phan Van Mai (third, right) and other officials. (Source: VNA) Mai expressed his hope that the President willcontinue encouraging German enterprises to expand cooperation and investment inthe city in the fields where Germany has strengths such as manufacturingtechnology, infrastructure and renewable energy, thus contributing to HCMCity’s sustainable development. Read full story
- German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his spouseleft Ho Chi Minh City on January 24 evening, concluding their state visit toVietnam on January 23-24 at the invitation of President Vo Van Thuong and hisspouse.
During their stay in Vietnam, the German Presidentand his spouse laid a wreath at the Monument to Heroic Martyrs on Bac Sonstreet, Hanoi. Read full story
- Minister of Public Security General To Lam led adelegation of the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security to pay an officialvisit to Cambodia from January 22-24 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Ministerand Minister of Interior Sar Sokha.
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet (right) receives Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General To Lam. (Photo: AKP/VNA) After a welcome ceremony for the Vietnamesedelegation on January 23, the two officials held talks, co-chaired a conferencereviewing cooperation outcomes and signed a cooperation agreement between thetwo ministries for 2024. Read full story
- Former Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyen ThiKim Ngan was conferred with the Order of the Rising Sun, first-class GrandCross, of the Japanese Government at a ceremony held in Hanoi on January 24.
The event saw the presence of NA Chairman VuongDinh Hue, Standing Vice Chairman Tran Thanh Man, and vice chairmen Nguyen KhacDinh and Nguyen Duc Hai. Read full story
- SARS-CoV-2’s sub-variant JN.1, a variant of concern, hasbeen found in COVID-19 patients hospitalised in Ho Chi Minh City in December2023, according to Deputy Director of the city Centre for Disease Control(HCDC) Le Hong Nga.
An infectious disease surveillance group from theHCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Oxford UniversityClinical Research Unit (OUCRU) found the sub-variant in December afteranalysing specimens of 16 patients positive to SARS-CoV-2 treated at the cityHospital for Tropical Diseases, Nga said at a conference on January 24. Read full story
- Vietnam bid farewell to the AFC Asian Cup 2023 with a 2-3defeat to Iraq after conceding in the last minute of the game.
Vietnamese players celebrate after Quang Hai scored the second goal for Vietnam. (Photo: VNA) Vietnam and Iraq created a dramatic and emotionalgame for the fans. After the first 15 minutes without a chance, Vietnam got theball into the net after Zaid Tahseen scored an own goal, but VAR intervened andthe referee canceled the goal. But it didn’t take too long for Vietnam to openthe score./. Read full story
