Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a brief review ofthe day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on August 23.
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has affirmed his support forcooperation between Vietnamese and Lao Ministries of Justice, saying Vietnamstands ready to further assist the neighbouring country in legal and judicialmatters.
In a reception for Lao Justice Minister Phayvy Siboualypha inHanoi on August 22, the PM pledged to step up cooperation in personnel trainingand the exchange of experience in perfecting institutions and building arule-of-law socialist State. Read full story
- Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son on August23 joined remotely from Vietnam a roundtable for education ministers from ASEANand China, held as part of the 15th China-ASEAN Education Cooperation Week(CACW) underway in Guizhou, China.
The CACW is co-organised by the Ministries of Foreign Affairsand Education of China, China-ASEAN Centre, and the Southeast Asian Ministersof Education Organisations (SEAMEO). Read full story
- - The 42nd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)Railways Chief Executive Officers (CEOs)’ Conference opened in the central cityof Da Nang on August 23.
As many as 170 delegates and observers from the industry ineight ASEAN countries, namely Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, thePhilippines, Thailand, and Vietnam, are participating in the three-day event. Read full story
- Vietnam's Ministry of National Defence and the National Council of theSolidarity Front for Development of the Cambodian Motherland (SFDCM) convenedan official session in Ho Chi Minh City on August 23 to review outcomes ofupgrading and repairing Vietnam-Cambodia friendship monuments in Cambodia andset out tasks for related join works in the future.
Between 2015 and now, Vietnam has offered Cambodia financialassistance to upgrade 23 monuments in its 23 provinces and cities. Read full story
- The Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV)and Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) Joint Venture Company Limited onAugust 22 signed a credit contract to sponsor an investment project on theconstruction of VSIP III worth 4.6 trillion VND (200 million USD) in thesouthern province of Binh Duong.
The park is the third VSIP in Binh Duong – a major industrialhub of Vietnam, and the 11th in the country. Invested with over 13.3 trillionVND in total, it will cover 1,000ha in Bac Tan Uyen district. Read full story
- Vietnam’s export revenue in 2022 is expected to reach about368 billion USD, a year-on-year rise of 9.46%, according to a report by theMinistry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
The number would surpass the targets set by both theGovernment and the ministry, at around 8%. Read full story
The other airports are Suvarnabhumi (Bangkok, Thailand);Manila Ninoy Aquino (Manila, the Philippines); Changi (Singapore); IstanbulSabiha Gökçen (Istanbul, Turkey); São Paulo-Guarulhos (Guarulhos, Brazil);Hamad (Doha, Qatar); and Jeju (the Republic of Korea). Read full story
- The tank team of Vietnam will compete with rivals fromChina, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan in Group 2 of the “Tank Biathlon” semifinalsat the ongoing Army Games 2022 on August 24.
Their competitions will begin at 11am (Moscow time) at theAlabino training ground in Russia’s Moscow region./. Read full story