Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selectednews summaries last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency. – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visitedBrainport Eindhoven, considered the Silicon Valley of Europe, in Eindhoven cityof the Netherlands’ North Brabant province on December 11, as part of hisofficial visit to the European country.
There, he had working sessions with leaders ofNorth Brabant province, Brainport Eindhoven, and major enterprises.Read full story
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meetingwith the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Henri, at the Grand Ducal Palaceon December 10 (local time) as part of his official visit to Luxembourg.
PM Chinh took the occasion to affirm thatVietnam attaches importance to and wants to strengthen its comprehensivecooperation with Luxembourg, a founding member of the European Union (EU).Read full story
– Among Vietnam’s pledges as part of itselection to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), it is encouragingthat the country prioritised upholding its commitments and obligations underthe international human rights treaties, of which Vietnam has ratified sevenout of nine, according to UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pauline Tamesis.
In her article titled “Dignity, Freedom andJustice for All” on the occasion of Human Rights Day (December 10), Tamesisquoted the first line of the Preamble of the Universal Declaration of HumanRights which says “Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equaland inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation offreedom, justice and peace in the world.”Read full story
– The practical implementation of the 1982United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) has shown that it isan effective mechanism for the peaceful settlement of disputes at sea, saidVietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thao, a member of the International LawCommission (ILC) for the 2023-2027 tenure.
He stressed that the signing of the conventionon December 10, 1982, marked the first time a set of rules for sea and oceanactivities was established, thus helping build a new legal order at sea.Read full story
- The People’s Committee of Truong Sa islanddistrict in the south-central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on December 9hosted a ceremony celebrating the 40th anniversary of the district'sestablishment (December 9, 1982 - 2022).
Addressing the event, Deputy Secretary of theprovincial Party Committee Ha Quoc Tri praised efforts of officers, soldiersand people of the island district over the years.Read full story
– Vietnam’s aquatic exports are forecast to hit11 billion USD in 2022, according to General Secretary of the VietnamAssociation of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) Truong Dinh Hoe.
Shrimps have so far earned 4.3 billion USD, anincrease of 30% from the same period last year. Meanwhile, the export value oftra fish has topped 2 billion USD, a year-on-year surge of more than 80%, andis likely to reach 2.5 billion USD for the whole year.Read full story
- By the end of November, the Vietnam Oil andGas Group (Petrovietnam) had completed all targets of finance and oil andgas exploitation and production in 2022 ahead of schedule, and set new recordsin revenue and pre-tax profit, according to its General Director Le Manh Hung.
The crude oil output in the first 11 months of2022 reached 9.91 million tonnes, exceeding the yearly target by 13%.Read full story/.
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