Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh underlined the necessity tocreate breakthroughs and promote mutual commitments to further strengthen theASEAN – Australia relations to commemorate the 50th anniversary whileaddressing the plenary session of the Special Summit in Melbourne on March 6.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the session. (Photo: VNA) While highlighting the significance of the summit,the Vietnamese government leader spoke highly of the close and long-standingrelationship between ASEAN and Australia and Australia's cooperation with andsupport for the bloc over the last five decades. Read full story
- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has met withleaders of member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN), Timor Leste, Australia and New Zealand, and the ASEANSecretary-General on the sidelines of the ASEAN - Australia Special Summit inMelbourne, Australia.
Leaders attend the ASEAN - Australia Special Summit. (Photo: VNA) At the meetings, the PM conveyed regards fromGeneral Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and otherkey leaders of Vietnam to the foreign leaders and the ASEAN Secretary-General,and thanked them for their cooperation and support for Vietnam in economicrecovery and development. Read full story
- Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan hosted a meeting in thenorthern province of Bac Ninh on March 6 with female foreign ambassadors andchief representatives from international organisations in Vietnam on theoccasion of the International Women’s Day (March 8).
Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and female foreign ambassadors and chief representatives from international organisations in Vietnam visit Dong Ky temple in Bac Ninh province. (Photo: VNA) Addressing the meeting, Xuan extended greetings tothe ambassadors and representatives. She said that during the different periodsof national construction and defence of Vietnam, women played a crucial rolewith great dedication. Read full story
- Vietnam has become an important partner of Australia and inrecent years, the relations between the two countries have grown closer thanany other, Greg Earl, former member of the Australia - ASEAN Council said onthe sidelines of the ASEAN - Australia Special Summit which wrapped up inMelbourne on March 6.
He assessed that Vietnam has achieved great successesin the field of economic regulation, adjusting rules and opening the economy. Read full story
- Cambodian Defence Attaché in Vietnam Major General LeangSovannara on March 6 visited the Telecommunications University (TCU) (SignalOfficers Training College) in Nha Trang city, south-central province of KhanhHoa.
Vietnamese and Cambodian representatives at the meeting. (Photo: The Courtesy of the Telecommunications University) TCU Vice Principal Nguyen Danh Khoa briefed theDefence Attaché on the university’s training of Cambodian students, and pledgedto raise the quality of the work in the time ahead. Read full story
- An estimated 399.4 trillion VND (nearly 16.18 billion USD) wascollected for the state budget in the first two months of 2024, equivalent to23.5% of the year’s target and up 10.4% from a year earlier, the Ministry ofFinance reported on March 6.
The ministry said that domestic revenue reached 24.6% of thetarget and increased 14.6% compared to that of the same period last year partlybecause economic activities in the first months of the year still maintainedpositive growth momentum from the end of the previous year and good consumptionduring the Lunar New Year holiday. Read full story
- The processing and manufacturing sector haslured the most Australian investments in Vietnam, the Ministry of Planning andInvestment reported.
The ministry said Australian businesses haveinvested in 631 projects in the Southeast Asian nation, with a total registeredcapital of 2.04 billion USD. Read full story
- Standing Vice Chairman of the Da Nang cityPeople's Committee Ho Ky Minh on March 6 called on TheCityUK, the industry-ledbody representing UK-based financial and related professional services, tocoordinate with the Vietnamese central locality in building an internationalfinancial centre (IFC) there as soon as possible.
At an online working session with Andrew Oldland,head of TheCityUK’s IFC working group, Minh briefed the guest on the IFCproject in Da Nang, where all investors will be considered foreign businesses./. Read full story
