Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong, his wife and ahigh-ranking delegation of Vietnam left Hanoi on November 14 to attend the 2023APEC Economic Leaders’ Week and bilateral activities in the US from November14-17 at the invitation of US President Joe Biden.
Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong and his wife leave Hanoi on November 14 to attend the 2023 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week and bilateral activities in the US from November 14-17. (Photo: VNA) President Thuong and his spouse are accompanied by Chairmanof the Presidential Office Le Khanh Hai, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui ThanhSon, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, Minister of Finance HoDuc Phoc, Chairman of the National Assembly's Committee for Culture andEducation Nguyen Dac Vinh, among others.Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 14 chaired thesixth meeting of the Steering Committee for Administrative Reform via avideoconference linking 63 cities and provinces nationwide.
An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA) PM Chinh, who is also head of the committee, said with thedirection of the Party Central Committee, National Assembly, Government andPrime Minister there have been positive changes in the reform of institutions,administrative procedures, and the organisation of State administrativeapparatus. This is also the case with the civil service regime, public finance,and e-Government building. Among them, institutional, administrative and civilservice regime reforms have shown significant improvements, contributing to thecountry's socio-economic development. Read full story
- Vietnamese Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc met bilaterally withTreasurer of Australia Jim Chalmers, Japanese State Minister of Finance KatsuoYakura, and Singaporean Second Minister for Finance Indranee Rajah on November12, on the occasion of their attendance at the 2023 APEC Finance Ministers’Meeting in San Francisco.
The Vietnamese and Australian officials discussed Australia'sSoutheast Asia economic strategy until 2040 and cooperation in climate changeresponse and sustainable finance, and explored the possibility of signing amemorandum of understanding on financial cooperation between the VietnameseMinistry of Finance (MoF) and the Department of Treasury of Australia. Read full story
- The World Bank (WB) has always been animportant partner supporting the Vietnamese Government with financial policyconsultations over the past time, Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc has said.
Meeting with its Managing Director ofOperations Anna Bjerde on November 13 (local time) on the sidelines of the 2023APEC Finance Ministers’ Meeting in San Francisco, Phoc said the VietnameseMinistry of Finance expects further assistance from the WB through loans sothat the country can develop large projects on strategic infrastructuredevelopment, renewable energy, smart agriculture, greenhouse gas emissionsreduction, climate change response in the Mekong Delta region, and digitaltransformation. Read full story
- The 50th foundinganniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Luxembourg (November 15,1973 - 2023) will open up a new chapter for the bilateral relations, aVietnamese diplomat has affirmed.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency(VNA)’s resident correspondent in Brussels, Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgiumand Luxemburg Nguyen Van Thao, who is also Head of the Vietnamese delegation tothe European Union (EU), noted that the relationship has witnessed “very good”development steps over the past five decades. Read full story
- Luxembourg and Vietnam can expandtheir cooperation in new areas based on the solid foundation of the bilateralrelations, the European country's Minister of Foreign and European Affairs JeanAsselborn has said.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agencyon the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam – Luxembourg diplomaticrelations (November 15, 1973-2023), he said that the EU-Vietnam Free TradeAgreement (EVFTA) has created bright prospects for Luxembourg enterprises whohave shown their interest in the Vietnamese market. Read full story
- The growth of APEC economies is expected to decline next yearand remain below the global average as higher interest rates slow US growth andChina continues to struggle with its recovery.
The APEC Secretariat's Policy Support Unitissued new forecasts on the eve of the 2023 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in SanFrancisco, showing that the GDP growth of the economies would dip to 2.8% in2024 from 3.3% in 2023. Read full story
- Vietnamese sharpshooters have secured nine gold medals atthe ongoing 45th Southeast Asian Shooting Association Championship (SEASA) 2023in China’s Taiwan.
Vietnamese sharpshooter Pham Quang Huy (Photo: VNA) As of the end of November 13, Vietnam came second with 9 gold, 8silver and 10 bronze medals, following China with 16 gold, 8 silver and 5bronze medals. Malaysia came third with 6 gold, 8 silver and 8 bronze medals. Read full story
- Tan Hoa in the central province of Quang Binh was officiallyrecognised as the world's Best Tourism Village 2023 by the World TourismOrganisation (UNWTO) at a ceremony held in the locality on November 14.
Tan Hoa in the central province of Quang Binh is officially recognised as the world's Best Tourism Village 2023 by the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the event, Chairman of the Tan Hoa commune People'sCommittee Truong Thanh Duan revealed the locality’s plans to preserve the titleand strive to achieve more high criteria so that Tan Hoa will become an idealtourist destination./. Read full story
