- State President Vo Van Thuong and a high-rankingdelegation of Vietnam arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport aroundthe noon of October 17, starting a trip to attend the third Belt and Road Forumfor International Cooperation (BRF) at the invitation of General Secretary ofthe Communist Party of China Central Committee and President of China XiJinping.
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong (front, right) is welcomed at Beijing Capital International Airport on October 17. (Photo: VNA) - President Vo Van Thuong’s attendance at the third Belt andRoad Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing from October 17-20 is ofgreat significance in both bilateral and multilateral aspects, Permanent DeputyForeign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu has told the press.
Multilaterally, Thuong’s participationdemonstrates Vietnam's strong commitment to multilateralism and its activenessin strengthening regional and global economic cooperation and connectivity. Read full story
- The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee discussedpreparations for the upcoming sixth plenary session of the legislature duringits ongoing 27th plenum on October 17.
An overview of the session (Photo: VNA) NA General Secretary and Chairman of the NA OfficeBui Van Cuong said that the plenary session is expected to last 22.5 days, withthe opening ceremony on October 23 and the closing session on November 29. Itwill be divided into two stages, with the first from October 23 to November 10,and the second from November 20-29. Read full story
- The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee wrapped up its27th session in Hanoi on October 17.
In his closing speech, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said thatafter four and a half days of working, the NA Standing Committee completed theentire planned agenda of the 27th session. Read full story
- Vietnam and India need to enhance traditional areas ofcooperation while promoting economic and health collaboration, and respondingto common challenges in the region and people-to-people exchanges, especiallythe younger generation, said Indian Minister of External Affairs SubrahmanyamJaishankar on October 16.
He made the remarks at a dialogue with Vietnameseresearch agencies and representatives of staff and students of the DiplomaticAcademy of Vietnam (DAV). Read full story
- The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on October 17 opened themunicipal Digital Transformation Week 2023 in response to the National DigitalTransformation Day 2023 (October 10).
Within the framework of the event, departments, localities, andunits across the city will organise activities throughout this month includingthe celebration of the National Digital Transformation Day in the fields ofpublishing, printing and distribution and seminars on life-enhancingtechnology, smart business management, smart home - smart moving, technologyand the future of work, digital education technology and digital entertainment,and healthcare technology. Read full story
- Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nenon October 17 morning received Minister of External Affairs of IndiaSubrahmanyam Jaishankar who is on a working visit to the city.
He said that over the past 50 years, despite the volatile andcomplex world situation, the traditional friendship relations between Vietnamand India founded by President Ho Chi Minh and Indian Prime Minister JawaharlalNehru and nurtured by generations of leaders and people of the two countrieshave been continuously consolidated and developed.
- A promotion conference and a signing ceremony of cooperationdocuments on tourism development between the Central Highlands province of LamDong and Singaporean partners was held in Singapore on October 17.
Deputy Chairman of the Lam Dong People’s Committee Nguyen NgocPhuc briefed participants on potential and strengths of both tourism andagricultural products of the province, especially tourism advantages of theprovince's Da Lat mountain resort city as well as opportunities thelocality can cooperate with Singaporean partners to expand market and promotetrade of agricultural products between the two sides.Read full story
- The Department of Agricultureand Rural Development of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum and theDepartment of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos’s Attapeu province on October 17signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in preventingviolations in the forestry sector for 2024-2025.
Accordingly, in the period, the two departmentswill strengthen cooperation and coordination in exchanging information,knowledge and experience to control and prevent violations in this field, aswell as in forest fire prevention and fighting along the borderline./. Read full story
- Vietnam and India need to enhance traditional areas ofcooperation while promoting economic and health collaboration, and respondingto common challenges in the region and people-to-people exchanges, especiallythe younger generation, said Indian Minister of External Affairs SubrahmanyamJaishankar on October 16.
He made the remarks at a dialogue with Vietnameseresearch agencies and representatives of staff and students of the DiplomaticAcademy of Vietnam (DAV). Read full story
- The Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee on October 17 opened themunicipal Digital Transformation Week 2023 in response to the National DigitalTransformation Day 2023 (October 10).
Within the framework of the event, departments, localities, andunits across the city will organise activities throughout this month includingthe celebration of the National Digital Transformation Day in the fields ofpublishing, printing and distribution and seminars on life-enhancingtechnology, smart business management, smart home - smart moving, technologyand the future of work, digital education technology and digital entertainment,and healthcare technology. Read full story
- Secretary of Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nenon October 17 morning received Minister of External Affairs of IndiaSubrahmanyam Jaishankar who is on a working visit to the city.
He said that over the past 50 years, despite the volatile andcomplex world situation, the traditional friendship relations between Vietnamand India founded by President Ho Chi Minh and Indian Prime Minister JawaharlalNehru and nurtured by generations of leaders and people of the two countrieshave been continuously consolidated and developed.
- A promotion conference and a signing ceremony of cooperationdocuments on tourism development between the Central Highlands province of LamDong and Singaporean partners was held in Singapore on October 17.
Deputy Chairman of the Lam Dong People’s Committee Nguyen NgocPhuc briefed participants on potential and strengths of both tourism andagricultural products of the province, especially tourism advantages of theprovince's Da Lat mountain resort city as well as opportunities thelocality can cooperate with Singaporean partners to expand market and promotetrade of agricultural products between the two sides.Read full story
- The Department of Agricultureand Rural Development of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum and theDepartment of Agriculture and Forestry of Laos’s Attapeu province on October 17signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in preventingviolations in the forestry sector for 2024-2025.
Accordingly, in the period, the two departmentswill strengthen cooperation and coordination in exchanging information,knowledge and experience to control and prevent violations in this field, aswell as in forest fire prevention and fighting along the borderline./. Read full story
