Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi (Photo: dangcongsan.vn) 
Nguyen Xuan Dong, who is also former Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and former Secretary of the Party Civil Affairs Committee of the provincial People’s Committee, had violated Party regulations, State laws, and working procedures in leading and directing several investment projects.
The two Party leaders spoke highly of the deepening all-around cooperation between the two Parties, States and people of Vietnam and Cambodia, thus contributing to socio-economic development and elevating each country’s prestige and position in the region and the world.
Last year, the initiative connected 95 Vietnamese families with 127 Lao and 35 Cambodian students studying in the city, offering them valuable cultural and emotional support.
Both sides pledged to boost cooperation in tourism, education, and healthcare while reinforcing border security and safety. They vowed to support a crackdown on cybercrime, drug trafficking, counterfeit currency smuggling, human trafficking, and transnational crime in the region. They will also team up to tackle illegal immigration and disease prevention, ensuring border safety and socio-economic development for communities of both sides.
Emphasising the importance and crucial significance of the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, Tam said that the development of this special relationship has received significant contributions from Khammouane and Bolikhamxay provinces.
The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
The Vietnamese Government issued on February 21 a declaration establishing the baseline for measuring the breadth of Vietnam's territorial waters in the Gulf of Tonkin.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for efforts to accelerate economic growth quickly and sustainably, while ensuring macroeconomic stability, safeguarding social welfare, promoting social progress and equity, and protecting the environment.
Vietnam’s Quang Ninh, Lang Son, Cao Bang and Ha Giang provinces and China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region signed 29 Memoranda of Understanding, strengthening cooperation across various sectors.
Vietnamese Ambassador to New Zealand Nguyen Van Trung underscored that by consolidating strategic political trust, creating breakthroughs in economic and trade cooperation, and transcending collaboration to new areas, Vietnam and New Zealand will capitalise on their potential towards a prosperous future
The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel recently participated in the Jewish holiday of Tu Bishvat, the traditional tree-planting festival, by planting friendship trees at the Ben Shemen Forest in central Israel.
King Charles III expressed his admiration for Vietnam’s achievements in economic reform and development, as well as the strong progress of the Vietnam-UK Strategic Partnership.
Politburo member, Chairman of the Central Theory Council and President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) Nguyen Xuan Thang held a meeting with Chen Gang, member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Secretary of the CPC Committee of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in Ha Long city of northern Quang Ninh province on February 20.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed that the country must pursue rapid but sustainable development, maintain high and continuous growth, uphold macroeconomic stability, control inflation, ensure major balances, and guarantee social welfare, as well as a sustainable, green, clean, and beautiful environment.
Switzerland attaches great importance to its relationship with Vietnam, considering it a key partner in Southeast Asia, especially in economic cooperation, said Heinrich Schellenberg, head of the Asia-Pacific Division at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs.
Prime Minister of New Zealand Christopher Luxon will pay an official visit to Vietnam and attend the second ASEAN Future Forum 2025 from February 25-28.
The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
The two sides reviewed recent progress in bilateral relations and expressed their satisfaction with the strong momentum across various sectors.
Nguyen Van Duoc, Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, was elected Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee for the 2021-2026 term on February 20, replacing Phan Van Mai, who had been assigned to take on the position of Chairman of the National Assembly's Finance and Budget Committee.
The rescued Vietnamese citizens are currently housed at an immigration facility in Villahermosa city, Tabasco state, nearly 800 km from Mexico City.
