Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on September 20.
- Since officiallybecoming the 149th member of the United Nations (UN) on September 20, 1977,Vietnam has always been a trustworthy partner and an active member of theorganisation, with numerous important contributions to the implementations ofits missions, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son has stated.
Members of Vietnam's Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 2 depart for UN peacekeeping operations (Photo: VNA) In his article entitled “45 years of Vietnam-UN relationship:reliable partnership for peace, cooperation and development", Sonunderlined that cooperation with the UN is always an important part of theParty and State’s foreign policies, showing the determination and aspirationof the Vietnamese people to join hands with the world community forpeace, national independence, democracy, cooperation and development. Read full story
- A delegationof the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Bui Thi Minh Hoai, Secretary ofthe Party Central Committee and Chairwoman of its Commission for MassMobilisation, paid a working visit to Poland from September 17-20.
During their stay, the delegation paid a courtesy visit toDeputy Marshal of the Sejm (lower house) Ryszard Terlecki; held talks with ViceChairman of the Democratic Left Alliance Andrzej Szejna; met withrepresentatives of the Poland-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group, andvisited the Vietnamese Embassy. Read full story
- First Vice Chairmanof the Russian State Duma and Vice Chairman of the Communist Party of theRussian Federation (CPRF) Ivan Melnikov has expressed his delight at the stabledevelopment of the Russia-Vietnam relations, and pledged to continue to workfor stronger partnership between the two parliaments as well as between theCPRF and the Communist Party of Vietnam.
Melnikov led a delegation of parliamentarians from theRussia’s State Duma (lower house) who are members of the CPRF to a meeting withVietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi in Moscow on September 19. Read full story
- High-techforeign investments will continue to propel Vietnam’s economic growth for yearsto come, Michael Kokalari, chief economist at investment fund VinaCapital, hassaid.
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Vietnam’s economic growth has been accelerating this year,and so the World Bank (WB), International Monetary Fund (IMF) and others havesharply revised up their GDP growth forecasts for the country, with anincreasing number of economists now expecting it to exceed 8% this year. Thishas prompted investors to ask what is different in Vietnam and why. Read full story
- Nearly 100delegates representing Vietnamese and Italian organisations and businessesattended the Vietnam-Italy trade promotion forum in Rome on September 19.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung highlighted thestrong growth of the Vietnam-Italy strategic partnership in all fields, especiallyeconomy. Read full story
- Vietnamese Ministerof Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son has highlighted a need to ensurefairness in access to quality education, integration and equality at all schoollevels in the next period.
Addressing the Transformation Education Summit in New York onSeptember 19, the first day of the High-Level Week of the 77th session of theUnited Nations General Assembly, Son said following two years of fighting theCOVID-19 pandemic, the education sector needs to equip today and futuregenerations with knowledge and skills to overcome challenges facing the world,thus contributing to fulfilling all UN Sustainable Development Goals. Read full story
- Tourist arrivals inthe capital city of Hanoi was estimated at 1.48 million in September, down15.5% month-on-month, reported the municipal Department of Tourism.
Tourists in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Of the figure, over 184,000 were foreigners, up 18% fromAugust./. Read full story
