Hanoi, (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported bythe Vietnam News Agency on March 28.
-The NationalAssembly (NA) Standing Committee opened a meeting of full-time deputies onMarch 28 to discuss four draft laws to be submitted to the coming third sessionof the parliament.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong attendedthe event, the first of its kind in the 15th tenure. Read full story
- Experts shared international experience andproposed recommendations for Vietnam in the building and implementation of anational action plan to implement the Women, Peace and Security Agenda at aworkshop on March 28.
The workshop, held both online and in-person, isexpected to help Vietnam deploy the outcomes produced during the time it servedas a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for 2020-2021, aswell as effectively carry out its international commitments to gender equality,women, peace and security. Read full story
-A recentstudy found that Vietnam has obtained many significant outcomes in developing amarket-oriented economy over the past 35 years.
Findings of the study, conducted by the Central Institutefor Economic Management (CIEM), were released at a workshop held on March 28 aspart of the Macro-economic Reforms/Green Growth Programme in Vietnamimplemented by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). Read full story
-The VietnamElectricity Group (EVN) and the French Development Agency (AFD) on March 28signed an agreement on a non-Government guaranteed loan worth 80 million EUR(87.8 million USD) to implement the southern Vietnam power distribution projectinvested by EVN's subsidiary - the Southern Power Corporation (EVN SPC). Read full story
-The Ho ChiMinh City Economic Forum 2022 will take place from April 14-16 under the themeof “Digital economy: Driving force for growth and development of Ho Chi MinhCity in future”.
The forum will offer a venue for experts, statemanagement agencies and businesses to meet and exchange views on models,solutions and resources to realise the city's digital transformation plansynchronously and effectively. Read full story
- A national policy forum for youth will be heldon March 30 on the theme of vocational training, the organisers announced at apress briefing on March 28.
Informationcollected at the forum will serve as reference for the CCEAY and other NA’sagencies in proposing policies on vocational training for youth to the NA andGovernment, Ta Van Ha, deputy head of the CCEAY said. Read full story/.
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