- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the strengthening of managementover the implementation of auctions for mining rights, particularly forminerals used as common construction materials, given signs of legal violationsdetected in the recent bidding for the mining right of three sand mines inHanoi.
In a November 11 dispatch sent to the Ministers of Public Security, Environmentand Natural Resources, Finance, and Construction; and the Chairpersons of thePeople’s Committees of Hanoi, and other centrally-run cities, and provinces,the PM noted that in recent times, many localities have organised public andtransparent auctions to grant mining rights, achieving many positive results,and contributing to generating large revenues for local budgets. Read full story
- The Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, Minister CounselorLe Thi Minh Thoa, laid stress on the significance of the UN General Assembly’soperation reform to the UN’s reform while attending the 78th session of the UNGeneral Assembly (UNGA) on November 10.
Addressing a debate at the UNGA onNovember 10 on reforms of the UNGA, the Vietnamese diplomat highlighted thatthe UN and its member countries should intensify measures to ensure that theUNGA can make a more effective and meaningful response to global challenges that have been increasingin number and growing complicated. Read full story
- Vietnam stands ready to accompany the UN on assisting Cuba to carry out the2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, PermanentRepresentative of Vietnam to the UN, has said.
At a recent working session with UN Resident Coordinator in Cuba FranciscoPichon, Giang highlighted the special friendship between Vietnam and Cuba, andinformed the UN official of Vietnam’s active support for Cuba through variousmechanisms, including the South – South Cooperation and trilateral cooperation,especially in the fields of agriculture and food. Read full story
- The Vietnamese community in Israel remains safe more than one month afterconflicts broke out in Israel, heard an online meeting on November 11connecting Vietnamese citizens living across Israel with media agencies inVietnam.
Ambassador Ly Duc Trung said that the Vietnamese community in Israel isrelatively small, with about 500 long-term residents and around 200 working orstudying short-term. Read full story
- A training course on diplomatic and security activities in preparation forthe upcoming 11th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the InternationalFederation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) was held in Hanoi onNovember 10.
Organised by the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) Central Committee, which isalso the host of the conference, the course provided VRC staff members andvolunteers with basic knowledge about necessary reception works and skills tohandle situations arising. Read full story
- Chairwoman of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association Nguyen Thi Thanhand Chairwoman of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association Samdech Men Sam Anon November 12 co-chaired a conference in Tay Ninh province to review theone-year implementation of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on coordinationbetween the two associations for the 2022-2027 period.
At the event, participants also discussed directions for cooperation activitiesin 2024, and exchanged experiences in conducting people-to-people exchangesbetween agencies, units and localities that share the borderline. Read full story
- A delegation of Hanoi led by Standing Vice Secretary of the municipal PartyCommittee Nguyen Thi Tuyen visited Fukuoka prefecture, and attended activitiesmarking 15 years of the two localities’ friendship within the framework of itsworking trip to Japan from November 10-12.
Welcoming the delegation, Fukuoka Governor Hattori Seitaro and Chairman of theFukuoka Prefectural Assembly Kohara Katsuji soke highly of the visit,considering it a new start resuming delegation exchange activities after ahiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read full story
- A Celebrity Cruises ship with morethan 3,000 passengers and crew on board berthed at Chan May port, the centralprovince of Thua Thien – Hue on November 12.
The passengers will visit several central localities, including Thua Thien-Hue,Da Nang and Quang Nam. Read full story
- Vietnamese athletes won the sixth and seventh gold medals for Vietnam at the14th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships and Congress held inWonju, the Republic of Korea, on November 9-11.
Specifically, Tran Hoang Duy Thuan and Bui Thi Thoa grabbed the gold in themixed pairs category. The bronze medal in this category also went to Vietnam’sQuoc Vuong and Cam Tu. Read full story./.
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