Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list ofselected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on April 10received leaders of major Chinese corporations and businesses in Shanghai citywithin the framework of his official visit to China.
Meeting with Wang Cheng - Director and ChiefOperating Officer of TCL Technology Group Corp, Hue appreciated the group’sinvestment results in Vietnam, especially its idea of establishing TCL's supplychain in Vietnam. Regarding the group’s proposal on facilitating visa issuance,the Vietnamese leader said he will pay attention to the issue and informedabout Vietnam's new visa policy from August 2023 that allows visitors from somecountries to enjoy visa exemption from 15 days to 45 days and extend the e-visafrom 30 days to 90 days, valid for multiple entries. Read full story
- Vietnam and Brazil boast great potential to boost theireconomic and trade ties, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told visiting BrazilianMinister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira in Hanoi on April 10.
The PM asked the FM to convey regards andinvitation to visit Vietnam from Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong toPresident of the Workers' Party of Brazil and Brazilian President Lula da Silva. Read full story
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (left) on April 10 receives Politburo member of the Communist Party of China and Secretary of the Shanghai Party Committee Chen Jining in Shanghai. (Photo: VNA) Speaking at the reception, Hue affirmed Vietnam's consistentpolicy of strengthening the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensivecooperation with China. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception forvisiting Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Vatican's Secretary forRelations with States and International Organisations, in Hanoi on April 10.
The PM said Archbishop Gallagher’s Vietnam visit,the first by a Secretary for Relations with States and InternationalOrganisations of the Vatican, especially after the adoption of the Status of theResident Papal Representative in Vietnam, is significant to the VietnameseCatholic community, contributing to strengthening the relationship between thetwo sides. Read full story
- Major Chinese media including Xinhua, the Communist Partyof China ( CPC)’s flagship newspaper - People’s Daily, Global Times, the ChinaCentral Television (CCTV) have simultaneously reported activities of thehigh-ranking Vietnamese delegation led by National Assembly Chairman Vuong DinhHue in Beijing.
During his stay in Beijing from April 7-12, Huehad a meeting with General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and Presidentof China Xi Jinping, held talks with Chairman of the Standing Committee of theNational People's Congress (NPC) of China Zhao Leji, and met with Wang Huning,Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)National Committee. Read full story
- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on April 10attended a policy and law forum in Shanghai, which was set to promoteinvestment and trade ties between Vietnam and China, as part of his officialvisit to the neighbouring country.
The event saw the attendance of Vietnamese andChinese officials and about 400 representatives from the businesses communitiesof the two countries. Read full story
- Vietnam always attaches great importance to the role of theEast - West Economic Corridor (EWEC) and the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV)Development Triangle Area, and prioritises the allocation of resources topromote cooperation in the area, Nguyen Van Trung, Vietnamese Consul General inPakse, Champasak province of Laos, said at a trade, investment and tourismpromotion forum in the Lao locality on April 10.
Trung noted that over the years, Vietnam, Laos,Cambodia and Thailand have conducted many joint cooperation programmes to boostthe development of the East - West Economic Corridor and the CLV DevelopmentTriangle Area. Read full story
- Secretary of the Lao Cai provincial Party Committee DangXuan Phong received a delegation of the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam led byChinese Ambassador Xiong Bo in Lao Cai city on April 10.
At the reception, Phong briefed the ChineseAmbassador and his entourage about the province’s socio-economic developmentand expressed his delight at results of the Vietnam-China friendship andcooperation. Read full story
- The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines signed memorandaof understanding (MoUs) on cooperation with Chinese partners, with a totalvalue of nearly 450 million USD, within the framework of National AssemblyChairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s official visit to China from April 7-12.
Vietnam Airlines and Saigontourist, one ofVietnam’s leading travel agents, inked an MoU on cooperation in the fields ofaviation and tourism with China’s Shanghai Boxi, and Beijing Cosmos TravelInternational Co., Ltd. Read full story
Hue emerges as the most affordable destination for travellers. (Photo: VNA) - Hue emerges as the most affordable destination fortravellers in Vietnam in April and May, according to the online travel platformAgoda.
As Asian holidaymakers eagerly anticipate upcomingvacations, Agoda has revealed destinations with the most competitively pricedaccommodations in the region./. Read full story
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