Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Chairmanof the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue on January 25 extended greetings andpresented gifts on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (called Tet in Vietnamese)to families of policy beneficiaries, revolutionary contributors, poorhouseholds, Agent Orange/dioxin victims, and workers facing difficulties in theMekong Delta province of Bac Lieu.
Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue presents gifts to policy beneficiaries in Bac Lieu. (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the gathering with the groups, the NAChairman urged local authorities and mass organisations to prepare the bestpossible conditions for local people to celebrate Tet, which is the biggestfestival in a year for Vietnamese, in a joyous, healthy, safe, and economicalmanner.Read full text
- PresidentVo Van Thuong visited and offered Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to people, themobile police, and the customs force of the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thapon January 25.
President Vo Van Thuong (3rd from left) presents tokens of charity houses for needy citizens in Dong Thap. (Photo: VNA) In Hong Ngu, he applauded this border district’sfulfillment of all development targets for five consecutive years, 2019 - 2023,with rapid poverty reduction and people’s improved life quality.Read full text
- Presidentof Latvia Edgars Rinkevics on January 24 expressed a strong desire to enhancecooperation with Vietnam across all domains, with an aim to deepen thebilateral relationship and deliver practical benefits to the people of bothnations.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Latvia Tran Van Tuan (second from right), President of Latvia Edgars Rinkevics (third from right) and staff of Vietnamese embassy (Photo: VNA) Duringa meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Latvia Tran Van Tuan, who came topresent his letter of credentials, Rinkevics expressed satisfaction with thepositive trajectory of relations between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) ingeneral and Latvia in particular, especially in economy and trade.Read full text
-Theinvestigation into a terrorism case in the Central Highlands province of DakLak, which occurred on June 11, 2023, has been conducted in accordance withVietnam’s law, said Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang.
Duringthe ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on January 25, Hang respondedto questions from reporters regarding the joint efforts between Vietnam and theUS during the investigation amid claims of racial bias surrounding the case,saying that relevant agencies of the two countries have regularly sharedinformation concerning involved organisations and individuals in line withtheir legal regulations and international law.Read full text
-TheParty Central Committee’s Inspection Commission convened its 36th session inHanoi on January 24-25, during which it mulled over violations in Bac Ninhprovince.
According to the commission, the Party CivilAffairs Committee of the provincial People’s Committee has violated theprinciple of democratic centralism and working regulations, and showed a lackof responsibility and relaxed leadership.Read full text
-TheGovernment has issued Decree 5/2024/ND-CP on special preferential importtariffs for Cambodian goods as part of the implementation of theVietnam-Cambodia trade promotion agreement for the 2023-2024 period.
Thedecree provides details on special preferential tax rates and conditions forbeing entitled to those rates, including being on the list in Appendix I to thedecree, having C/O form S issued by authorised agencies of Cambodia, and beingtransported through pairs of border gates stipulated in Appendix III to thedecree. Read full text
-HoChi Minh City plans to illuminate the sky with fireworks displays across eightlocations on the eve of the upcoming Lunar New Year, an increase of two venuescompared to the similar occasion last year.
Bui Xuan Duc from the municipal Department ofCulture and Sports told a meeting on January 25 that there will behigh-altitude fireworks display at two sites and low-altitude shows at sixlocations.Read full text
-VietnameseMinister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Van Hung joined his counterpartsfrom nine ASEAN member countries and Timor Leste at the 27th Meeting of theASEAN Tourism Ministers that took place in Vientiane, Laos on January 25.
Addressing the event, Hung noted that ASEANtourism showed bright signs in 2023. However, he held that ASEAN membercountries should continue to work hard to promote the growth of regionaltourism to catch up with other regions.Read full text/.
