Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Diversifying communications methods to enhance public awareness of natural disaster prevention and control, and ensuring accurate and timely forecast are among solutions to minimise damage caused by natural disasters, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang said while chairing a national conference on natural disaster prevention and control, search and rescue in 2024 held in Hanoi on May 10.
Deputy PM Quang, who is Chairman of the National Steering Committee on Natural Disaster Prevention and Control, noted that despite many kinds of natural disasters in 2023 and the first months of 2024, damage caused by the disasters has been reduced, showing the effective efforts of ministries, sectors and localities, especially stronger performance in forecasting, and the timely adjustments of regulations related to natural disaster prevention and control. Read full story
- The Vietnamese Embassy in Italy on May 9 held a hybrid seminar highlighting the international values of the Dien Bien Phu Victory on the occasion of its 70th anniversary (May 7, 1954-2024).
The event saw the presence of representatives from the Italian Communist Party, the Italian Communist Refoundation Party, the French Embassy in the country, the Palermo University, and Vietnamese Honourary Consul in Turin city Sandra Scagliotti, among others. Read full story
- The European Union (EU) Delegation to Vietnam hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on May 9 to celebrate the Europe Day (May 9, 1950 - 2024).
Addressing the event, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu described the EU as one of the most successful international organisations since the Schuman Declaration on May 9, 1950, which set out the foundation of the union. Read full story
- There is plenty of room for Vietnam and Malaysia to promote cooperation in such new areas as digital transformation, semiconductor, artificial intelligence, and electric vehicle (EV) production thanks to their supplementary strengths, according to Trade Counsellor to Malaysia Le Phu Cuong.
Vietnam has great advantages in high-quality human resources, while Malaysia is strong in electrical and electronic production and semiconductors but short of human resources due to limited population structure, Cuong told the Vietnam News Agency in Kuala Lumpur on the sidelines of Malaysia’s National Economic Forum 2024 on May 9. Read full story
- Vietnam’s industry sector has seen continuous recovery with the index of industrial production (IIP) expanding 6.0% year on year in the first four months of this year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
In April alone, the IIP rose 0.8% over the previous month and 6.3% compared to the same period last year. Manufacturing-processing industry recorded the highest growth, with a year-on-year increase of 7% in April and 6.3% in the first four months of this year, the MoIT said. Read full story
- Improving the efficacy of public investment will be a locomotive to boost the aggregate demand for economic growth, according to insiders.
Prof. Dr. Pham Hong Chuong, Rector of the National Economics University, said it will help promote private investment, better business climate, and attract foreign hi-tech investments.Read full story
- The labour market is gradually returning to normal development trends seen before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA).
However, the department noted that there are still issues to address, in particular the high youth unemployment rate./.Read full story
