Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
- President Vo Van Thuong examinedthe training and combat readiness at the Special-task Arm in Hanoi on December18, on the occasion of the 79th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’sArmy (December 22, 1944 - 2023) and the All People’s National Defence Festival(December 22, 1989 - 2023).
President Vo Van Thuong (R) visits special-task soldiers on the training field in Hanoi on December 18. (Photo: VNA) The State leader highly valued the soldiers andofficers’ training and combat readiness.Read full text
-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receivedthe governors of the Japanese prefectures of Aichi, Tochigi, Niigata, Kanagawa,and Yamanashi in Tokyo on December 17 as part of his trip to attend theCommemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN -Japan Friendship and Cooperation.
PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) receives Governor of Aichi prefecture Omura Hideaki in Tokyo on December 17. (Photo: VNA) At the meetings, PM Chinh expressed his delight atthe progress of the Vietnam - Japan multifaceted relations, including thebreakthrough development of locality-to-locality cooperation, noting that oneof the main purposes of this trip is to promote this kind of ties in the spiritof mutual benefits.Read full text
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had aworking breakfast with President of the International FriendshipExchange Council (FEC) of Japan Ken Matsuzawa and its members inTokyo on December 18 on the occasion of his trip to the East Asian country toattend the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship andCooperation.
The same day he also received President ofthe Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Tanaka Akihiko, duringwhich he expressed appreciation for the significant contributions of the agencyas well as its president in implementing official development assistance (ODA)projects in Vietnam in recent times, saying that the Vietnamese Government andits people always strive to use ODA loans strictly and effectively.Read full text
-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has signedto issue a directive asking ministries, sectors and localities to roll outmeasures to ensure that all people enjoy a warm, healthy, safe and economicalLunar New Year Festival (Tet), the biggest festival of Vietnamese people in ayear, which will be celebrated in mid-February this year.
The PM asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade(MoIT) to keep a close eye on the market and actively direct localities toprepare supplies of essential commodities, meeting the demand of people in afull and timely manner, thus avoiding disruption of goods supply and suddenprice increases.Read full text
-Despite global headwinds withunprecedented and daunting challenges, Vietnam’s foreign policy, adhering tothe “bamboo diplomacy” concept, has carved out various achievements, accordingto Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agencyon the threshold of the 32nd diplomatic conference, Son highlighted that sincethe previous one in 2021, the diplomatic sector has consolidated an openforeign policy which creates favourable conditions to develop and protect thecountry in the new situation.Read full text
-A wide range of activities have been heldin 2023 in celebration of major anniversaries of the Vietnam - Francerelations, reflecting both sides’ support for the two countries’ cooperationand creating strong confidence in the bright prospect of bilateral ties, saidVietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam NewsAgency, the diplomat said the diverse activities held this year to mark majoranniversaries of bilateral relations, including 50 years since the signing ofthe Paris Peace Accords, the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship,and the 10th anniversary of the strategic partnership, have demonstrated thematurity and profound development of their relations.Read full text
-The 2023 VinFuture Sci-Tech Week kickedoff on December 18, bringing together leading scientists and experts in keytechnological domains, including semiconductor technology, precision medicine,green transportation infrastructure, and artificial intelligence.
Themed “Boundless Unity”, the four-day 2023VinFuture Sci-Tech Week comprises a wide array of events, including the“Science for Life” Symposia, the “VinFuture Discovery Talk Series", theprestigious “VinFuture Prize Award Ceremony”, and “Talk Future: Dialogue withthe 2023 VinFuture Prize Laureates”.Read full text/.
