Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected newssummaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
– Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong andGerman Chancellor and leader of the German Social Democratic Party Olaf Scholzagreed to direct the promotion of the countries’ cooperation in the fields ofmutual interest in their telephone conversation held on March 31.
– Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong andGerman Chancellor and leader of the German Social Democratic Party Olaf Scholzagreed to direct the promotion of the countries’ cooperation in the fields ofmutual interest in their telephone conversation held on March 31.
Duringthe talks, Trong informed the German leader about Vietnam's achievements aftermore than 35 years of Doi moi (renewal), as well as the country's developmentpath, foreign policy, and goal of becoming a developed country by 2045. Read full story
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for ThaiAmbassador to Vietnam Nikorndej Balankura in Hanoi on March 31, during which heunderlined the need for Vietnam and Thailand to work together closely inpost-pandemic recovery and socio-economic development, especially instrengthening economic connectivity and maintaining supply chains.
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for ThaiAmbassador to Vietnam Nikorndej Balankura in Hanoi on March 31, during which heunderlined the need for Vietnam and Thailand to work together closely inpost-pandemic recovery and socio-economic development, especially instrengthening economic connectivity and maintaining supply chains.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) receives Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Nikorndej Balankura in Hanoi on March 31. (Photo: VNA) – The Inspection Commission of the Party Central Committeeheld the 13th meeting from March 28-31 to look into wrongdoings related to someministries and agencies, including the COVID-19 test kit case at Viet A company. In connection with the Viet A case, the commission concluded that the PartyCommittees and leaders of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) andMinistry of Health (MoH) had shown a lack of responsibility and lax management,resulting in wrongdoings and violations of Party regulations and State laws. Read full story
– The Foreign Ministry on March 31 launched Vietnam'svoluntary midterm report on the implementation of Universal Periodic Review(UPR) third cycle recommendations and announced the country's candidacy to theUN Human Rights Council in the 2023-2025 tenure.
The event drew morethan 70 delegates who represented many international organisations and foreigndiplomatic missions in Vietnam, as well as representatives from Vietnameseministries and sectors that directly engage in the implementation of therecommendations, non-governmental organisations, and human rights researchersin Vietnam. Read full story
– Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi saidhe hoped Vietnam and Egypt will actively maintain the friendly and cooperativerelations when he received the letter of credentials presented bynewly-appointed Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Huy Dung in Cairo on March 31.At the event, the Vietnamese diplomat stated Vietnam always attaches importanceto its traditional relationship with Egypt and considers Egypt an importantpartner in the region. Read full story
- The Vietnamese Ministry of Home Affairs and theFrench Ministry of Public Sector Transformation and the Civil Service on March31 signed a cooperation agreement in the field of public services andadministrative modernisation. The pact was inked by Vietnamese Ministerof Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra and French Ambassador to Vietnam NicolasWarnery on behalf of the two agencies. Read full story
VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang delivers her congratulatory message via a video clip (Photo: VNA) – Doctors of Vietnam’s Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 3 inBentiu, South Sudan, have recently received a United Nations (UN) delegationled by Assistant Secretary-General for Supply Chain Management ChristianSaunders.
Vietnamese peacekeeping soldiers (Photo: VNA) The delegation came to Bentiu to survey the consequences ofSouth Sudan’s largest flood in the past 60 years, according to the VietnamDepartment of Peacekeeping Operations. Read full story
– Vietnam’s health authorities announced theyhave expanded the emergency use authorisation for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine(Spikevax) to include children from 6 to under 12 years old. The dosagewill be 0.25ml, or half of the dosage for adults, according to the DrugAdministration of Vietnam. The amendment to the original approval of thevaccine is based on the request and subsequent data submission from ZuelligPharma Vietnam, which distributes the COVID-19 vaccines in the Asian region./. Read full story
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