Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Party General Secretary To Lam stressed the crucial need for the highest political determination and consensus in awareness and actions among officials, Party members and people from all walks of life in realising the resolution of the 11th plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee during a national conference to popularise the resolution on April 16.
The Party chief described the implementation of the resolution as a revolution in streamlining the political system’s organisational apparatus, reorganising administrative units, and renovating national governance. Read full story
- National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man has called for extensive public consultation on amendments to the 2013 Constitution from May 6 to June 5.
He urged the Government and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) to ensure the process is scientific, democratic, substantive, transparent, and open, with a focus on gathering feedback from local communities in line with the Law on Grassroots Democracy. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 16 held a working meeting with his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone, who is in Hanoi to attend the ongoing fourth Partnership for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit.
PM Siphandone told his host that this year’s summit is of great significance, reflecting Vietnam’s proactive role and practical contribution to global efforts in promoting green growth, green transition, and sustainable development. Read full story
- Cambodia takes pride in its longstanding cooperation with Vietnam and is determined to further enhance bilateral relations in a more substantive and effective manner, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Neth Savoeun affirmed during a meeting with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh in Hanoi April 16.
Deputy PM Savoeun, in Hanoi to attend the ongoing fourth Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit, expressed deep gratitude to Vietnam for its unwavering support for Cambodia through all circumstances. He also praised Vietnam's remarkable socio-economic achievements in recent years, stressing that Vietnam's development brings about benefits to Cambodia’s growth. Read full story
- Vietnam is a key partner of the Republic of Korea (RoK) in the latter's implementation of its foreign policy in the region, Korean Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Tae-yul affirmed during his talks with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son in Hanoi on April 15.
Cho, who is paying an official visit to Vietnam and attending the fourth Partnership for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit, said that the RoK will work with Vietnam to successfully achieve their development goals for 2045. Read full story
- The active participation and close cooperation from stakeholders - from the public and private sectors to international organisations – can help realise Vietnam’s aspiration of a green, efficient and sustainable innovative startup ecosystem, said Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Hoang Minh at a policy dialogue held on April 16 within the framework of the fourth Partnership for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030 (P4G) Summit.
Speaking at the dialogue on encouraging investment, business, and promoting entrepreneurship in the field of green transition and sustainable development, Minh said that there is a great opportunity to shape a green and sustainable future for Vietnam and the world together. Read full story
- All urban and rural areas will be equipped with the most advanced 5G Massive MIMO (multi-antenna) technology, delivering high performance and preparing for next-generation digital services, stated Nguyen Dat, Deputy General Director of Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) at the GSMA Digital Nation Summit, held for the first time in Vietnam on April 15.
Dat said that the goal is to ensure equal access to technology for all citizens, regardless of geography, helping to bridge the digital divide and enabling the digital economy to contribute 30% of Vietnam’s GDP by 2030. Read full story
- An international conference on the prospects of Halal tourism development in Hanoi was held in the capital city on April 15.
Jointly organised by the Hanoi College of Commerce and Tourism, the Institute for South Asian, West Asian, and African Studies (ISAWAAS) and the Vietnam Halal Certification Centre, the event attracted around 150 participants, including diplomats, experts, and major companies. Representatives from the embassies of Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Iran, Palestine, and Turkey also attended. Read full story
- Asia Direct Cable (ADC), a fiber-optic submarine cable with a capacity of 50 Tbps – the largest in Vietnam, was put into operation in early April, according to the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group.
The ADC's capacity is equivalent to 125% of the total international connection capacity of the five existing submarine cable systems (IA, AAE-1, APG, AGG, and SMW-3). It also boasts higher speeds compared to previous systems. Read full story./.
