Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by VietnamNews Agency.
- PresidentNguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 9 for Lt. Gen. HunManet, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) andCommander of the Royal Cambodian Army.
The President expressed his hope that Hun Manet’svisit will significantly contribute to the success of the Vietnam-CambodiaFriendship Year 2022 marking the 55th anniversary of the bilateral diplomaticties (June 24, 1967). Read full story
- The sameday, Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the CommunistParty of Vietnam (CPV)’s Central Committee Vo Van Thuong also received HunManet, who is also a member of the Standing Committee ofthe Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Central Committee.
Hun Manet said Cambodia will forever maintain andnurture its friendship with Vietnam and strengthen the bilateral partnership todevelop amidst the complex global situation.Read full story
- Ministerof Public Security To Lam has asked the new UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam,Pauline Tamesis, to further promote cooperation between his ministry and UNagencies in transnational crime combat and peacekeeping.
At a reception for the UN Resident Coordinator inHanoi on August 9, Lam noted that the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Securityhas always coordinates closely with UN agencies in crime prevention andcontrol, gender equality promotion and security, even amid the COVID-19 spread.Read full story
-Vietnamwishes to maintain and further expand cooperation with Israel in multipleareas, including trade and economy, science and technology, and innovativestart-ups, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel Ly Duc Trung on August 9.
The newly-appointed ambassador made the statement ina reception hosted by Israeli President Isaac Herzog after he presented hiscredentials to the President in Tel Aviv. Read full story
-The Association for Victims of AgentOrange/Dioxin (VAVA) has been adopting innovative methods to maximise supportand donations from organisations and individuals for AO/dioxin victims.
According to Nguyen Van Khanh, VAVA Vice Chairmanand Director of the fund for AO/dioxin victims in Vietnam, by the end of June2022, the fund had raised over 3 trillion VND (over 128 million USD) to assistAO/dioxin victims and their families.Read full story
-Thenorthern mountainous province of Yen Bai has received and implemented 21programmes and projects funded by the World Bank (WB) with total investment of4.67 trillion VND (199.65 million USD) since 2000, according to a localofficial.
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee TranHuy Tuan told WB Country Director for Vietnam Carolyn Turk on August 9 that 18out of the 21 projects have been put into use, while three are underway.Read full story
-Thesouthern province of Binh Duong posted a trade surplus of 6.6 billion USD inthe first seven months of this year, the provincial People’s Committee reportedat a meeting on August 9.
Between January and July, the locality’s exportvalue reached 21.8 billion USD, a rise of 7.1% year-on-year. Meanwhile, itsimport revenue was nearly 15.2 billion USD, down 5.7 percent year-on-year.Read full story/.
- PresidentNguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 9 for Lt. Gen. HunManet, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) andCommander of the Royal Cambodian Army.
The President expressed his hope that Hun Manet’svisit will significantly contribute to the success of the Vietnam-CambodiaFriendship Year 2022 marking the 55th anniversary of the bilateral diplomaticties (June 24, 1967). Read full story
- The sameday, Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the CommunistParty of Vietnam (CPV)’s Central Committee Vo Van Thuong also received HunManet, who is also a member of the Standing Committee ofthe Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Central Committee.
Hun Manet said Cambodia will forever maintain andnurture its friendship with Vietnam and strengthen the bilateral partnership todevelop amidst the complex global situation.Read full story
- Ministerof Public Security To Lam has asked the new UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam,Pauline Tamesis, to further promote cooperation between his ministry and UNagencies in transnational crime combat and peacekeeping.
At a reception for the UN Resident Coordinator inHanoi on August 9, Lam noted that the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Securityhas always coordinates closely with UN agencies in crime prevention andcontrol, gender equality promotion and security, even amid the COVID-19 spread.Read full story
-Vietnamwishes to maintain and further expand cooperation with Israel in multipleareas, including trade and economy, science and technology, and innovativestart-ups, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel Ly Duc Trung on August 9.
The newly-appointed ambassador made the statement ina reception hosted by Israeli President Isaac Herzog after he presented hiscredentials to the President in Tel Aviv. Read full story
-The Association for Victims of AgentOrange/Dioxin (VAVA) has been adopting innovative methods to maximise supportand donations from organisations and individuals for AO/dioxin victims.
According to Nguyen Van Khanh, VAVA Vice Chairmanand Director of the fund for AO/dioxin victims in Vietnam, by the end of June2022, the fund had raised over 3 trillion VND (over 128 million USD) to assistAO/dioxin victims and their families.Read full story
-Thenorthern mountainous province of Yen Bai has received and implemented 21programmes and projects funded by the World Bank (WB) with total investment of4.67 trillion VND (199.65 million USD) since 2000, according to a localofficial.
Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee TranHuy Tuan told WB Country Director for Vietnam Carolyn Turk on August 9 that 18out of the 21 projects have been put into use, while three are underway.Read full story
-Thesouthern province of Binh Duong posted a trade surplus of 6.6 billion USD inthe first seven months of this year, the provincial People’s Committee reportedat a meeting on August 9.
Between January and July, the locality’s exportvalue reached 21.8 billion USD, a rise of 7.1% year-on-year. Meanwhile, itsimport revenue was nearly 15.2 billion USD, down 5.7 percent year-on-year.Read full story/.
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