Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
-NationalAssembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 7 fora delegation from the France-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians'Group led by its Chairwoman Catherine Deroche.
Speakinghighly of the group’s contributions to the ties between the two legislativebodies and the two countries, NA Chairman Hue said the Vietnamese NA has set upthe Vietnam-France Friendship Parliamentarians' Group to strengthen therole and activities of the Vietnamese legislature in the Francophone community.Read full text
-Presidentof the House of Councillors of Japan Otsuji Hidehisa left Hanoi on September 7afternoon, concluding his four-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitationof National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
During his stay in Vietnam, Otsuji held talks withNA Chairman Hue, paid a courtesy visit to President Vo Van Thuong and metTruong Thi Mai, Permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)Central Committee’s Secretariat, Chairwoman of the CPV Central Committee’sOrganisation Commission and Chairwoman of the Vietnam – Japan FriendshipParliamentarians’ Group.Read full text
-PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh attended the ASEAN-Australia and ASEAN-United NationsSummits in Jakarta, Indonesia, on September 7, as part of the 43rd ASEAN Summitand related summits.
Speaking at the third ASEAN-Australia Summit, PMChinh affirmed that over the past nearly five decades, ASEAN and Australia havebecome close neighbours, reliable partners and sincere friends.Read full text
-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met his Australiancounterpart Anthony Albanese in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 7, on theoccasion of their attendance at the 43rd ASEAN Summit and related summits.
Both PMs praised the continued exchange ofdelegations and high-level contacts between the two countries, as well as theeffective cooperation in various areas in economy, trade, investment, nationaldefence-security, labour, education and training, agriculture, sci-tech,tourism, aviation, locality-to-locality and people-to-people exchanges.Read full text
-Thesame day, PM Chinh received World Bank (WB) President Ajay Banga in Jakarta onthe sideline of the 43rd ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Indonesia.
Atthe meeting, the Vietnamese PM congratulated Ajay Banga on being selected as WBPresident for the term 2023-2028 and expressed his belief that under theleadership of Banga, the WB will continue to develop strongly and complete itsmissions successfully. Read full text
-ThePrime Minister also met his counterpart from the Cook Islands Mark Brown inJakarta, Indonesia on September 7, within the framework of the 43rd ASEANSummit and related meetings.
Thetwo PMs once again spoke highly of the signing of the Joint Communiqué toestablish diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Cook Islands on April26, 2022, saying it has opened up numerous opportunities for bilateralcooperation in various promising areas.Read full text
-The extensive strategic partnershipbetween Vietnam and Japan is developing strongly, comprehensively andsubstantially with high political trust, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khaisaid when receiving Muraoka Tsugumasa, Governor of Japan’s Yamaguchiprefecture, in Hanoi on September 7.
Duringthe reception, the Deputy PM emphasised the significance of the JapaneseGovernor's visit to Vietnam as the two countries are celebrating the 50thanniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relation thisSeptember. Read full text
-Vietnam International Sourcing 2023 with a series of eventswill take place in Ho Chi Minh City from September 13-15, aiming to supportdomestic firms to engage more deeply into global production and supply chains,heard a press conference in Hanoi on September 7.
According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade(MoIT), the organizer of the event, many foreign supermarkets, distributors andretailers are making their shopping list for products from Vietnamesesuppliers at the event, which is expected to connect foreign importers anddomestic manufacturers and exporters.Read full text
-Thenorthern highlands province of Ha Giang has been named Asia's leading emergingdestination, according to the Vice Chairman of the provincial People’sCommittee, Tran Duc Quy.
Atthe World Travel Awards (WTA) 2023 held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 6, thenorthern mountainous province which is famous for its dangerous mountain passesbeat nine other rivals to the honor, Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei, Flores inIndonesia, Koh Kood in Thailand, Melaka in Malaysia, Morioka and Okinawa inJapan, Phnom Penh in Cambodia, Sumba Island in Indonesia, and Taipei inTaiwan.Read full text
-ViceChairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc has expressedthe hope to further enhance coordination with the US’s news channel CNN and itspartners to further popularise the city’s tourism potential.
Duringa local reception on September 7 for CNN’s Business Development Director forthe Southeast Asia Erin Williams, Duc spoke highly of bilateral cooperation inpopularizing the city's tourism through various media platforms of CNN.Read full text/.
