Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on September 17 received Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei, who came to present his credentials to the top leader.
Lam expressed gratitude for the recent gestures of support from high-level Chinese leaders to Vietnam to recover from the severe impacts caused by Typhoon Yagi and subsequent floods. He also conveyed the condolences and sharing from the leaders of the Vietnamese Party and State to the Chinese leaders and people in the affected regions of China that have suffered from the recent historic storms. Read full story
- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam hosted receptions for newly-accredited ambassadors from several countries who presented their credentials to the leader in Hanoi on September 17.
Receiving Sri Lankan Ambassador Poshitha Perera, Lam congratulated Sri Lanka for overcoming difficulties, maintain stability and achieving positive economic growth, making important contributions to stability in the region and the world. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered ministries, sectors, and localities to build their own digital transformation plans.
In Directive No. 34/CT-TTg dated September 16, 2024, the PM highlighted a number of positive outcomes in digital transformation, e-government building, digital economy and digital society development, and database building. Read full story
- The Party Delegation of the National Assembly (NA) and the Party Civil Affairs Committee of the Government convened a meeting on September 17 to discuss preparations for the 15th NA’s 8th session scheduled to open next month.
Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Delegation of the NA, NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man, and Politburo member, Secretary of the Government’s Party Civil Affairs Committee, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh co-chaired the meeting. Read full story
- The import-export turnover between Vietnam and China reached nearly 130.8 billion USD in the first eight months of this year, according to the latest statistics from the General Department of Customs.
Of the figure, Vietnam’s export value was 38.28 billion USD, up 3.9% year-on-year. Read full story
- The Ministry of Planning and Investment recently presented to the Government two economic growth trajectories for 2025, with the highest rate forecast at 7.5%.
In the first scenario, the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) is predicted at 6.5-7%, and inflation rate at 4-4.5%, given the global situation staying complicated and unpredictable, the global economic growth remaining low, and the global macroeconomic environment facing numerous risks. As a result, the average economic expansion for the 2021-2025 period will be 5.8-6%. Read full story
- Vietnam will host the 2025 International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) World Congress (FWC 2025), according to the Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLA).
The hosting of the event has been approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade with support from Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, it said. Read full story
- Stefan Natke, a member of the Presidium of the Communist Party of Germany (CPG) and Secretary of the CPG’s Berlin Branch has shared that at the time of Vietnam's resistance war against the invading US imperialists, he was only 14 years old.
However, he oriented himself to left-wing politics, participated in anti-war protests and supported Vietnam. Read full story
- Vietnamese photographer Ho Trung Lam has won the Grand Prize at the ASEAN SX Photo Contest 2024 which was held in Bangkok in Thailand.
Accordingly, through his outstanding work “Suc song thien nhien giua long pho bien” (Natural vitality in the heart of the coastal city), Lam brought home the highest prize of the competition and pocketed 2,860 USD in the process, Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) reported./. Read full story
