Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for adelegation of politicians from cities in San Francisco Bay Area of Californiastate, led by Sheng Thao, Mayor of Oakland city, on September 18 afternoon(local time) as part of his trip to the US to attend the high-level week of the78th United Nations General Assembly, and bilateral activities in the country.
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 18 (local time)called on Vietnamese and US enterprises to take practical actions to helpimplement the two countries’ newly established comprehensive strategicpartnership.
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage visitedSilicon Valley and major technology companies of the US and the world there onSeptember 18 afternoon (local time).
This formed part of his trip to attend thehigh-level week of the 78th United Nations General Assembly and bilateralactivities in the US. Read full story
- The Vietnam Socio-economic Forum 2023 opened in Hanoi onSeptember 19 under the chair of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
- Vice President of the Cuban National Assembly (NA) ofPeople’s Power Ana Maria Machado pledged to create favourable conditions forbusinesses from Bac Ninh to operate in the Caribbean nation, while visiting theVietnamese northern province on September 19.
The Cuban legislature will work to enhance andtighten relations with Vietnam across spheres, and expand cooperation betweenCuban localities and their Vietnamese counterparts, including Bac Ninh, sheaffirmed. Read full story
- Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha paid acourtesy call on President of the National Assembly of People's Power of CubaEsteban Lazo Hernández and held talks with First Deputy Prime Minister of CubaRicardo Cabrisas Ruíz in Havana on September 18, as part of his visit to theCaribbean nation and attendance at the Group of 77 plus China (G77 China)Summit.
- Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Ngo Huong Nam hassuggested the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)support Vietnam in improving the country’s capability through the agency’straining activities.
At a meeting with OPCW General Director Fernando Arias in TheHague on September 18, Nam called on the OPCW to provide Vietnam with newor used chemical analysis equipment when upgrading the Centre for Chemistry andTechnology (Chemtech) to help Vietnam improve the capacity of its laboratories. Read full story
- The Vietnam Report JSC has announced the list of 10 mostreputable companies of the food and beverage sector this year.
The list was built based on three main criteria –financial capacity reflected in the latest financial reports, media reputation,and results of an August survey of companies and stakeholders includingconsumers and experts. Read full story
- Two more State-run commercial banks, Vietinbank and BIDV,on September 19 lowered their deposit interest rates matching the lowest levelrecorded during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Specifically, both cut their rates by 0.2 or 0.3 percentagepoint for deposits with a term of three months or longer. Read full story
- The Government has issued a decree amending andsupplementing a number of articles of its Decree No. 152 dated 2020 stipulatingregulations for foreigners working in Vietnam and foreign individuals’ andorganisations’ recruitment and management of Vietnamese nationals in thecountry.
As per the new decree, at least 15 days before thestarting date of a foreign worker's employment, an employer (except forcontractors) must submit a report to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids andSocial Affairs (MoLISA) or Departments of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairsof localities involved. The report clarifies the employer’s demand for theoccupation whose requirements are yet to be met by Vietnamese workers./. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for adelegation of politicians from cities in San Francisco Bay Area of Californiastate, led by Sheng Thao, Mayor of Oakland city, on September 18 afternoon(local time) as part of his trip to the US to attend the high-level week of the78th United Nations General Assembly, and bilateral activities in the country.
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 18 (local time)called on Vietnamese and US enterprises to take practical actions to helpimplement the two countries’ newly established comprehensive strategicpartnership.
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his entourage visitedSilicon Valley and major technology companies of the US and the world there onSeptember 18 afternoon (local time).
This formed part of his trip to attend thehigh-level week of the 78th United Nations General Assembly and bilateralactivities in the US. Read full story
- The Vietnam Socio-economic Forum 2023 opened in Hanoi onSeptember 19 under the chair of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
- Vice President of the Cuban National Assembly (NA) ofPeople’s Power Ana Maria Machado pledged to create favourable conditions forbusinesses from Bac Ninh to operate in the Caribbean nation, while visiting theVietnamese northern province on September 19.
The Cuban legislature will work to enhance andtighten relations with Vietnam across spheres, and expand cooperation betweenCuban localities and their Vietnamese counterparts, including Bac Ninh, sheaffirmed. Read full story
- Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha paid acourtesy call on President of the National Assembly of People's Power of CubaEsteban Lazo Hernández and held talks with First Deputy Prime Minister of CubaRicardo Cabrisas Ruíz in Havana on September 18, as part of his visit to theCaribbean nation and attendance at the Group of 77 plus China (G77 China)Summit.
- Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Ngo Huong Nam hassuggested the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)support Vietnam in improving the country’s capability through the agency’straining activities.
At a meeting with OPCW General Director Fernando Arias in TheHague on September 18, Nam called on the OPCW to provide Vietnam with newor used chemical analysis equipment when upgrading the Centre for Chemistry andTechnology (Chemtech) to help Vietnam improve the capacity of its laboratories. Read full story
- The Vietnam Report JSC has announced the list of 10 mostreputable companies of the food and beverage sector this year.
The list was built based on three main criteria –financial capacity reflected in the latest financial reports, media reputation,and results of an August survey of companies and stakeholders includingconsumers and experts. Read full story
- Two more State-run commercial banks, Vietinbank and BIDV,on September 19 lowered their deposit interest rates matching the lowest levelrecorded during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Specifically, both cut their rates by 0.2 or 0.3 percentagepoint for deposits with a term of three months or longer. Read full story
- The Government has issued a decree amending andsupplementing a number of articles of its Decree No. 152 dated 2020 stipulatingregulations for foreigners working in Vietnam and foreign individuals’ andorganisations’ recruitment and management of Vietnamese nationals in thecountry.
As per the new decree, at least 15 days before thestarting date of a foreign worker's employment, an employer (except forcontractors) must submit a report to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids andSocial Affairs (MoLISA) or Departments of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairsof localities involved. The report clarifies the employer’s demand for theoccupation whose requirements are yet to be met by Vietnamese workers./. Read full story
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