- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 14 chaired a meeting betweenCabinet members and State-owned enterprises (SOE) across the country on thepromotion of business, production and development investment.
Opening the meeting, PM Chinh said that renovating and enhancing the efficiencyof SOEs has been defined as one of the key tasks of the administration at alllevels and all sectors. SOEs should perform the key position and act as animportant force of the State-owned economic sector, making importantcontributions to maintaining macro-economic stability and promotingsocio-economic development, he underlined. Read full story
- Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue attended the rehearsal forthe 9th Global Conference for Young Parliamentarians at the National ConventionCentre in Hanoi on September 14.
Giving comments on the preparation work and technical support, the toplegislator ordered competent units to organise the event in line with theInter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)’s charter as well as the host nation’straditional culture and practical conditions. Read full story
- Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan arrived in Pretoria on September 13evening (local time), beginning her four-day official visit to South Africa.
Within the framework of her visit, Xuan is expected to hold talks with herSouth African counterpart and both will witness the signing of severalcooperation agreements. She plans to meet with the General Secretaries of theruling African National Congress (ANC) and the Communist Party of South Africa,receive the President of the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry andleaders of several localities and businesses. Read full story
- Foreign friends have spoken highly of Vietnam’s foreign policy ofindependence, self-reliance, diversification and multilaterlisation ofrelations, as well as the country’s increasing position in the internationalarena, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to theUnited Nations (UN), told the Vietnam News Agency. Read full story
- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha's participation at the Group of 77developing countries and China (G77 China) Summit in Havana from September15-18 at the invitation of the Cuban Government and his working visit to thecountry demonstrate Vietnam’s solidarity and support to Cuba in the externalrelations front.
Ambassador to the country Le Thanh Tung said this is a chance for Vietnam andCuba to discuss orientations and measures to continue concretising high-levelagreements reached by leaders of the Parties and governments of the two sidesto deepen and strengthen the traditional brotherhood and comprehensivepartnership between the two countries. Read full story
- Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Phan Van Mai onSeptember 14 proposed the International Monetary Fund (IMF) help the citydefine orientations for economic restructuring, climate change responseactivities, and green economic development trends.
Receiving IMF Resident Representative in Vietnam Jochen Schmittmann who comesto attend the HCM City Economic Forum 2023, Mai expressed his hope that thefund will choose the city as a model locality in the process of implementingcooperation between the fund and Vietnam. Read full story
- Vietnam and the UK are proud to have built strong ties through not onlypeople-to-people exchange, but also business and trade, said British Ministerfor the Indo-Pacific Anne-Marie Trevelyan, expressing her belief thatrelationship will be enhanced in the time ahead.
In a recent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency in the UK, Trevelyansaid the commitment and mutual affection between the two countries supportthose areas. Read full story
- The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City organised a ceremony on September14 to mark the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between Vietnam and theUK (1973-2023).
In his remarks, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Maistressed that the bilateral relationship has been continuously consolidated andenhanced, both bilaterally and multilaterally. Read full story
- The book "Fidel Castro, Nuestra Sangre por Vietnam" (Fidel Castro,Our Blood for Vietnam) was launched by the Latin American News Agency, PrensaLatina, in Havana on September 13, marking the 50th anniversary of the leader'shistoric visit to Vietnam.
Speaking at the event, Prensa Latina President Luis Enrique González said thebook is a collaboration between Prensa Latina and the Vietnam News Agency(VNA). The 76-page book gathers dozens of images that mark a milestone in therelations and fraternity between Cuba and Vietnam. Read full story
- Tourists to Co To island district of Quang Ninh province will be banned frombringing plastic bags and single-use plastic products to its islands fromSeptember 15.
This mandatory requirement has been announced by the authorities of the islanddistrict, one year after Co To encouraged local people and tourists not to usesingle-use plastic items. The decision is aimed at curbing plastic waste andmarine pollution. Read full story
- The 23rd Vietnam International Agriculture Trade Fair (AgroViet 2023), themed"Connecting Value Chains, Developing Ecological and SustainableAgriculture", opened in Hanoi on September 14.
Hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), the annualevent is a pivotal gathering for Vietnam's agriculture sector, serving as aplatform for both domestic and international agricultural businesses toshowcase their products, highlight technological innovations, and strengthenbusiness ties. Read full story
- The family of British antiquities smuggler Douglas Latchford handed over a7th-century statue to Vietnam at a ceremony in London on September 13 (local time).
The four-armed goddess Durga statue, about 2m in length and 250kg in weight,was recognised by UNESCO as world heritage, and was stolen from the My SonSanctuary in Vietnam’s central province of Quang Nam in 2008. Read full story./.
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