Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
-Ministerof Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung on May 23 told the National Assembly(NA) that the socio-economic recovery and development programme has created anew development space, new motivation and new capacity for industries, fieldsand localities, making an important contribution to the country's economicgrowth, recovery and development.
However,the completion of investment procedures for projects and the allocation ofcapital are still slow compared to the requirements of the National Assembly inResolution No. 69/2022/QH15, he said at the legislature's ongoing 5th session.Read full text
-NationalAssembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on May 23 affirmed that the Czech Republic isa very important partner of Vietnam in Central-Eastern Europe, during hisreception for Deputy Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech parliamentJan Bartosek in Hanoi on May 23.
Hue hailed the outcomes of the talks betweenBartosek and NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai, which took place earlier the sameday, and stressed that the Czech legislator’s Vietnam visit contributes toboosting cooperation between the two countries in general and their legislativebodies in particular.Read full text
-PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 23 for SlovenianDeputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Tanja Fajon.
PM Chinh spoke highly of the results of the talksbetween the Slovenian official and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son,and her meeting with Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, as wellas the Vietnam-Slovenia business in Ho Chi Minh City.Read full text
-ForeignMinister Bui Thanh Son on May 23 held talks with Deputy PrimeMinister and Minister for Foreign and European Affairs ofSlovenia Tanja Fajon, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from May 22-23.
During the talks, Son affirmed that Vietnam alwaysattaches importance to and wishes to strengthen the traditional friendship andmulti-faceted cooperation with Slovenia - a traditional partner and friend ofVietnam in the Central Eastern Europe.Read full text
-Vietnamwants Canada to continue sharing experience with and support Vietnam in greenand sustainable development, and cutting emissions to net-zero, DeputyPrime Minister Tran Hong Ha told Canadian Ambassador to Vietnam Shawn PerrySteil at a meeting on May 23.
Ha expressed his belief that through forums andmultilateral cooperation mechanisms, the two countries will continue to expandbilateral cooperation in many fields.Read full text
-Ministerof Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra held a working session in Hanoi on May 23with her Lao counterpart Thongchanh Manixay, during which both sides expresseddelight at the close cooperation between the two ministries and the fruitfuloutcomes of joint activities.
The two ministries have enjoyed effectivepartnership in high-level delegation exchange, personnel training for the Laoside, experience sharing in administrative reform and religious affairs, and thebuilding of a national archive centre of Laos, said Tra.Read full text
-Thereis great potential for Vietnam and New Zealand to further strengthencooperation in terms of trade, industry and investment, said Deputy Minister ofIndustry and Trade Phan Thi Thang at the 8th meeting of the Vietnam-New ZealandJoint Trade and Economic Commission (JTEC) held in Hanoi on May 23.
Co-chaired by Thang and Deputy Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Trade of NewZealand Vangelis Vitalis, the meeting focused on reviewing bilateralcooperation in trade, investment, agriculture, education and training,tourism, aviation, and labour.Read full text
-HoChi Minh City hopes New South Wales and Australia in general will support andcooperate with the southern hub in training human resources, digitaltransformation, and developing digital economy and transport infrastructure,Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen told visitingGovernor of New South Wales Margaret Beazley on May 23.
Nen highlighted the comprehensive, extensive andeffective cooperation between Vietnam and Australia as well as between HCM Cityand Australian localities in different fields, especially in investment, sayingthat Australia has so far had 280 investment project in the city. Educationalcooperation between the two nations has also recorded fruitful results, headded.Read full text
-HoChi Minh City wants to further strengthen cooperation with the Republic ofKorea (RoK)’s Incheon Metropolitan Council, especially in sports, culture andpeople-to-people exchange, said Nguyen Van Dung, Vice Chairman of the municipalPeople’s Council on May 23.
At a reception for visiting Chairman of theIncheon Metropolitan Council Heo Shick, he said HCM City has establishedfriendly and cooperative relations with seven RoK cities, adding that themunicipal People's Council signed cooperation agreements with the RoK’s Incheonand Busan Metropolitan Councils.Read full text
-TheState Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has announced two decisions to further reducepolicy interest rates, which will become effective from May 25, 2023.
Underone decision, the interest rates of the overnight interbank electronic paymentand compensatory lending for capital shortfall in offset payments by the SBV toCIs will be reduced from 6.0% per annum to 5.5% per annum.Read full text/.
