Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has suggested Hungary cooperateand support Vietnam in institution building and perfection, digitaltransformation, and personnel training to serve the judicial sector.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Hungarian Minister of Justice Bence Tuzson. (Photo: VNA) At a reception for Hungarian Minister of Justice Bence Tuzson inHanoi on November 15, PM Chinh highlighted the traditional friendship andmulti-faceted cooperation between the two countries, and thanked Hungary forits support to Vietnam in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, thus helpingthe country recover in all spheres. Read full story
- Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Sonproposed three priorities for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) collaboration at the 34th APEC Ministerial Meeting (AMM) in SanFrancisco on November 14.
At the 34th APEC Ministerial Meeting (AMM) in San Francisco, the US, on November 14. (Photo: AFP) Son stressed the need to strengthen cooperation inclimate change and green growth. APEC members need to acceleratecollaboration programmes on trade in goods and environmental services, green-bio-circulareconomic models, smart agriculture, just energy transition and managementof natural resources, he stated. Read full story
- Hungarian Justice Minister Bence Tuzson expressed hishope that Hungary and Vietnam will make efforts to deepen cooperation in thefields of law and justice during talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Le ThanhLong in Hanoi on November 15.
The talks took place within the framework ofTuzson’s working visit to Vietnam from November 13-16, also his first trip tothe Southeast Asian nation since taking office in August. Read full story
- Vietnam will play a more active role in cooperation betweenthe Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the US, especially withinthe framework of the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM ), Minister ofNational Defence General Phan Van Giang affirmed on November 15.
Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang speaks at the meeting. (Photo:VNA) Addressing in the ASEAN-US Defence Ministers’Informal Meeting in Indonesia, Giang praised the US commitment to supportingASEAN’s centrality and promoting comprehensive cooperation with the region,especially in economy, trade, investment, and science-technology. Read full story
- The 19th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfareand Development (SOMSWD) was held in Ha Long city in the northeastern provinceof Quang Ninh on November 15, with the participation of representatives fromrelevant agencies of ASEAN countries, the ASEAN Secretariat and Vietnam’sministries and agencies.
Participants at the meeting. (Photo: VNA) Vietnam’s Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs(MoLISA) chaired the meeting that was held in-person for the first time afterfour years held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read full story
- Indonesia's Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto on November 15called on other member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) to help Myanmar find a peaceful and durable solution to the currentsituation.
Addressing the 17th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) inJakarta, the minister said that as ASEAN chair, Indonesia supports Myanmar'sefforts to find a peaceful and durable solution and promote harmoniousreconciliation. Read full story
- VietnamPlus, the e-newspaper of the VietnamNews Agency (VNA), was honoured with the first-class Labour Order at a ceremonyheld at the VNA headquarters in Hanoi on November 15 to celebrate its 15thfounding anniversary (November 13, 2008).
On behalf of the President, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan, who is also First Vice Chairwoman of the Central Emulation and Commendation Council, presents the first-class Labour Order to VietnamPlus. (Photo: VNA) Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong,President Vo Van Thuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, National AssemblyChairman Vuong Dinh Hue and Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang sent basketsof flowers to the event. Read full story
- Walmart, the renowned retail giant based in the US, expectsto turn Vietnam into a goods supply centre of Asia, Andrea Albright, ExecutiveVice President, Sourcing, for Walmart, has told Minister of Industry and TradeNguyen Hong Dien.
At the meeting, which took place in San Franciscoon November 14, Allbright stressed that Vietnam is among the five largest goodssuppliers to Walmart's global supply chain, not only in the US but also inother markets like China, Canada and Mexico./. Read full story
