Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of theday’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
- The Party and State always treasure and highly value the role and position ofthe youth, considering them a big social force, a mainstay and a future ownerof the country, and one of the factors determining the success of the nationalindustrialisation, modernisation, international integration, and socialismbuilding.
The statement was made by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong whileaddressing the plenary of the 12th National Congress of the Ho Chi MinhCommunist Youth Union (HCYU) for the 2022-2027 tenure on December 15, nowunderway in Hanoi. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a summit celebrating the 45thanniversary of the relations between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) and the European Union (EU), held in Brussels on December 14 (localtime).
In his remarks, the PM stressed the significance of the ASEAN-EU CommemorativeSummit, and stated that cooperation achievements have created a foundation andan impulse for the relationship. Read full story
- The British Embassy in Vietnam on December 14 officially announced a logo tocelebrate the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between the twocountries (September 11, 1973 - September 11, 2023).
The logo design contest, which was organised by the British Embassy andConsulate General in Vietnam, received 290 entries. The contest winner is NgoQuang Trung, a student in Ho Chi Minh City. Read full story
- Vietnam supports the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry(FESI) to develop its production system of footwear and sporting goods in thecountry, said Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien on December 14.
Speaking at a meeting with Vice Presidentof FESI Manuel Pauser on December 14 on the sidelines of the summitcommemorating the 45th year of the EU-ASEAN Diplomatic Relations, Dienemphasised that Vietnam has the ambition to export “made-by-Vietnam” productsrather than “made-in-Vietnam” ones. Read full story
- Vietnam’s total import-export revenue hit 700 billion USD so far this year,exceeding last year’s record of 600 billion USD, reported the GeneralStatistics Office (GSO). Read full story
- Vietnam’s tra fish (pangasius) export value is expected to hit a record highthis year, reaching 2.4 billion USD, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture andRural Development Phung Duc Tien. Read full story
- The Ministry of Transport has just approved a proposal from the VietnamMaritime Corporation (VIMC) to use Dinh Vu port to handle containers andreceive vessels up to 40,000 DWT.
The project is piloted for 6 months from December 12, 2022. Accordingly, VIMCis responsible for building facilities, port infrastructure and arrangingloading and unloading equipment to ensure that it fully meets the conditionsfor container cargo operation. Read full story
- Night flights will be doubled to meet increasing travel demand before,during, and after Lunar New Year Festival – the biggest in Vietnam and otherAsian countries, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).
Normally, each day, airlines in Vietnam operate an average of 106 night flightsthat are available between 10 pm and 4 am of the following day, but the numberwill increase to 204 during the peak time of the 2023 Tet celebration, it said. Read full story
- US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) announced on December 15 that VinFast US,member of Vietnam’s largest private corporation Vingroup, has become the newestmember of the council.
USABC is the premier advocacy group and the only US-based organisationrecognised in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Charter. Read full story
- The Vietnam Innovation Network in Europe (VINEU) is determined to become anindependent organisation and pioneer in the overseas Vietnamese community inthe path of innovation in Vietnam, its President Pham Huy Hoang told Minister ofPlanning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung on December 14.
At their meeting in Brussels on the sidelines of a commemorative summit incelebration of the 45th anniversary of ASEAN-EU relations, the minister spokehighly of enthusiasm and value that the VINEU brings to the OV community andthe country. Read full story
- Vietnam is a leading country in biodiversity preservation in Asia-Pacific,Director General of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) International MarcoLambertini has said.
Speaking at an event on preserving Vietnam’s natural heritage, held on thesidelines of the ongoing 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to theConvention on Biological Diversity in Canada, Lambertini noted that theSoutheast Asian nation has taken drastic actions to fulfill internationalbiodiversity commitments. Read full story
- An exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the “Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu inthe air” victory opened in Ho Chi Minh City on December 15.
On display are more than 200 photos, documents and artefacts which manifest thesmart leadership of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh; solidarity between thearmy and the people in the 12-day battle which subsequently led to the signingof the Paris Agreement on ending the war in Vietnam. Read full story./.
- The Party and State always treasure and highly value the role and position ofthe youth, considering them a big social force, a mainstay and a future ownerof the country, and one of the factors determining the success of the nationalindustrialisation, modernisation, international integration, and socialismbuilding.
The statement was made by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong whileaddressing the plenary of the 12th National Congress of the Ho Chi MinhCommunist Youth Union (HCYU) for the 2022-2027 tenure on December 15, nowunderway in Hanoi. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a summit celebrating the 45thanniversary of the relations between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) and the European Union (EU), held in Brussels on December 14 (localtime).
In his remarks, the PM stressed the significance of the ASEAN-EU CommemorativeSummit, and stated that cooperation achievements have created a foundation andan impulse for the relationship. Read full story
- The British Embassy in Vietnam on December 14 officially announced a logo tocelebrate the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between the twocountries (September 11, 1973 - September 11, 2023).
The logo design contest, which was organised by the British Embassy andConsulate General in Vietnam, received 290 entries. The contest winner is NgoQuang Trung, a student in Ho Chi Minh City. Read full story
- Vietnam supports the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry(FESI) to develop its production system of footwear and sporting goods in thecountry, said Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien on December 14.
Speaking at a meeting with Vice Presidentof FESI Manuel Pauser on December 14 on the sidelines of the summitcommemorating the 45th year of the EU-ASEAN Diplomatic Relations, Dienemphasised that Vietnam has the ambition to export “made-by-Vietnam” productsrather than “made-in-Vietnam” ones. Read full story
- Vietnam’s total import-export revenue hit 700 billion USD so far this year,exceeding last year’s record of 600 billion USD, reported the GeneralStatistics Office (GSO). Read full story
- Vietnam’s tra fish (pangasius) export value is expected to hit a record highthis year, reaching 2.4 billion USD, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture andRural Development Phung Duc Tien. Read full story
- The Ministry of Transport has just approved a proposal from the VietnamMaritime Corporation (VIMC) to use Dinh Vu port to handle containers andreceive vessels up to 40,000 DWT.
The project is piloted for 6 months from December 12, 2022. Accordingly, VIMCis responsible for building facilities, port infrastructure and arrangingloading and unloading equipment to ensure that it fully meets the conditionsfor container cargo operation. Read full story
- Night flights will be doubled to meet increasing travel demand before,during, and after Lunar New Year Festival – the biggest in Vietnam and otherAsian countries, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).
Normally, each day, airlines in Vietnam operate an average of 106 night flightsthat are available between 10 pm and 4 am of the following day, but the numberwill increase to 204 during the peak time of the 2023 Tet celebration, it said. Read full story
- US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) announced on December 15 that VinFast US,member of Vietnam’s largest private corporation Vingroup, has become the newestmember of the council.
USABC is the premier advocacy group and the only US-based organisationrecognised in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Charter. Read full story
- The Vietnam Innovation Network in Europe (VINEU) is determined to become anindependent organisation and pioneer in the overseas Vietnamese community inthe path of innovation in Vietnam, its President Pham Huy Hoang told Minister ofPlanning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung on December 14.
At their meeting in Brussels on the sidelines of a commemorative summit incelebration of the 45th anniversary of ASEAN-EU relations, the minister spokehighly of enthusiasm and value that the VINEU brings to the OV community andthe country. Read full story
- Vietnam is a leading country in biodiversity preservation in Asia-Pacific,Director General of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) International MarcoLambertini has said.
Speaking at an event on preserving Vietnam’s natural heritage, held on thesidelines of the ongoing 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to theConvention on Biological Diversity in Canada, Lambertini noted that theSoutheast Asian nation has taken drastic actions to fulfill internationalbiodiversity commitments. Read full story
- An exhibition celebrating the 50th anniversary of the “Hanoi-Dien Bien Phu inthe air” victory opened in Ho Chi Minh City on December 15.
On display are more than 200 photos, documents and artefacts which manifest thesmart leadership of the Party and President Ho Chi Minh; solidarity between thearmy and the people in the 12-day battle which subsequently led to the signingof the Paris Agreement on ending the war in Vietnam. Read full story./.
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