☕ Afternoon briefing on October 31
Hanoi, (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
-Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son highlighted the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between Vietnam and China in his article published on the People's Daily, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on October 30.
The article was released on the occasion of the
ongoing official visit to China by General Secretary of the Communist Party of
Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.Read full story
Chinese
media has highlighted the official visit by the Vietnamese Party General
Secretary to China, quoting experts’ comments on the significance of the trip
in the development of the ties between the two countries.
News website thepaper.cn on October 30 ran an
article summarising the opinions of some experts on the visit and the
partnership between the two countries.Read full story
-The
visit to Vietnam by Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth
from October 31- November 3 is expected to provide a good opportunity for
Danish businesses to meet Vietnamese companies and experts, contributing to
further stepping up the relationship between the two countries, a Danish
official has said.
In an interview to Vietnam News Agency in
Copenhagen on the occasion of the visit, Danish State Secretary
for Trade and Global Sustainability Lina Hansen stressed it aims
to discuss green future, sustainability and common solutions.Read full story
-A
respect-paying service was held at Bucheon Hospital mortuary on October 31 for
a Vietnamese citizen who died in a Halloween celebration stampede in Seoul two
days ago.
Minister Counsellor at the Vietnamese Embassy
Nguyen Viet Anh attended the service, while RoK Minister of Foreign Affairs
Park Jin sent a wreath to it.Read full story
-Director
General of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Vu Viet Trang on October 30 had a
working session in Hanoi with President of Cuban news agency Prensa Latina (PL)
Luis Enrique Gonzalez Acosta.
The two
sides reviewed their cooperation programmes since 2020 in various fields,
agreed on the significance of their cooperation, and reaffirmed that the
partnership has contributed to strengthening the mutual understanding and
traditional friendship between the two countries.Read full story
-The
Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the International
Committee for Missing Persons (ICMP) on October 31 signed a cooperation plan on
improving the capacity of identifying human remains from the war.
The plan, which will be implemented until the end
of 2024, was inked by Dr Phi Quyet Tien, deputy director of the Institute
of Biotechnology under the VAST, and Patrick White, managing director of ICMP's
programmes.Read full story
-Vietnam’s
outbound investment, including both newly-registered and adjusted capital,
exceeded 450 million USD in the first 10 months of this year, equivalent to
nearly 70% of the figure recorded in the same period last year.
According to the Ministry of Planning and
Investment, there were 90 new projects valued at over 390.1 million USD, a
1.8-fold rise year-on-year, with the most notable invested by VinES Energy
Solutions Joint Stock Company in the US, Canada, France, Germany and the
Netherlands, each worth more than 34.68 million USD.Read full story
-Vietnam’s
index of industrial production (IIP) went up 9% in the first 10 months of this
year, the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) reported.
MPI Minister Nguyen Chi Dung said improvements
have been seen in production and businesses over the past time, with the IIP in
October alone rising 6.3% year-on-year.Read full story
-Hanoi
attracted 1.28 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 10
months of this year, a rise of 27% year on year, reported the city Department
of Planning and Investment.
In the January-October period, the capital city
saw 283 new projects with a combined capital of 181.1 million USD. At the same
time, 753 million USD was added into 163 operating ones, while 521.9 million
USD was invested in capital contribution and share purchase deals.Read full story
-The Can
Tho University in the Mekong Delta city of the same name on October 30 hosted
an International Forum on Sustainable Development of the Mekong Delta title
“Science and Technology: Driving forces for innovation and sustainable
development”.
The forum attracted over 500 delegates from
Government agencies, ministries, sectors, educational establishments, businesses,
and international organisations.Read full story
-Domestic
airlines have planned to increase the number of seats to 6.7 million from 5.1
million to meet the travel demand ahead of and during the upcoming Lunar New
Year (Tet), according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).
The firms intended to add 8,079 flights to their
plans in the period, equivalent to 32% of the total, lifting the total 33,691
flights. Read full story
-The US
magazine Travel Leisure has recently named Vietnam one of the 12 most amazing
yet affordable honeymoon destinations for newlyweds.
The magazine says Vietnam has a little something
for every kind of honeymooner.Read full story/.