-President Nguyen Xuan Phuc paid tribute tofallen soldiers resting at the A1 National Cemetery in the northern borderprovince of Dien Bien during his working trip to the province on May 17-18.
Builtin 1958, the cemetery is the resting place of 645 soldiers who laid down theirlives during the 56 days and nights of the Dien Bien Phu Campaign in 1954. Read full story
-National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting with visitingGreek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou in Hanoi on May 18, during which theVietnamese top legislator expressed his delight at the growing friendship andall-round partnership between the two countries.
President Sakellaropoulou agreed with the Vietnamese top legislator’s proposalto beef up bilateral trade, saying her visit aims to further promote bilateralpartnership and that the bilateral double taxation avoidance agreement andmaritime transportation agreement will be signed soon. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Deputy Mayor of InternationalAffairs for Los Angeles Nina Hachigian in San Francisco on May 17 afternoon (UStime) within the framework of his working trip to the US to attend the ASEAN-USSpecial Summit.
Nina Hachigian said that the Mayor of Los Angeles wants to strengthencooperation with Vietnam this year, and the city is looking forward to settingup a twin relationship with Hanoi, and opening more direct flights to Vietnam. Read full story
The same day, PM Chinh held a meeting with representatives of the Vietnamesecommunity in San Francisco, during which he lauded overseas Vietnamese (OVs) ingeneral and those in the US in particular for their contributions to thehomeland as well as the Vietnam-US ties. Read full story
At a forum on innovation and start-ups held by Asia Society alsoon May 17 (local time), the Government leader said Vietnam expects for start-upcollaboration with the US on issues of global concerns such as climate change,digital technology and supply chain diversification.
Healso affirmed that Vietnam identifies science and technology, innovation andentrepreneurship as an important driving force for development in the newperiod. Read full story
TheVietnamese PM’s speech at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies(CSIS), delivered during his trip to the US, has drawn attention from USpoliticians and scholars who hailed the message that the Vietnamese leaderspread in the remarks.
The speech, themed “Sincerity, trust andresponsibility for a better world,” focused on how Vietnam sees the worldtoday, the role of sincerity, trust and responsibility in a turbulent world,and what the country needs to do in order to demonstrate sincerity, and bolstertrust and responsibility, for a better world. Read full story
-Urbanisation is indispensable and an important driving force for Vietnam’srapid, sustainable socio-economic development in the time ahead, Vo Van Thuong,permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, said at aconference in Hanoi on May 18.
The conference looked into the implementation ofthe Politburo’s Resolution No. 06-NQ/TW, dated January 24, 2022, on urbanplanning, building, management and development by 2030, with a vision towards2045. Read full story
- TheWorld Bank Group released the Systematic Country Diagnostic Update,entitled "How Will Vietnam Blossom? Reforming Institutions forEffective Implementation”, which emphasises that Vietnam's traditional growthmodel faces major challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, slowing globalisation,and the country’s increasing vulnerability to external shocks, especiallyclimate risks.
ForVietnam to realise its aspiration for reaching high income status by 2045, thecountry will need to shift its economic growth model and sharply improve thegovernment’s capacity to coordinate and implement economic policy reforms andpublic investments, the report says. Read full story
- Vietnam grabbed 16 gold medals on May 17 to surpass the 100 mark at theongoing SEA Games 31 on home soil. As of May 17 evening, Vietnam earneda total of 104 golds, 63 silvers and 62 bronzes at the regional sporting event. Read full story/.
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