Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received the outgoingambassadors of Sri Lanka and Cambodia, who came to bid their farewells, inHanoi on December 28.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) shakes hands with Sri Lankan Ambassador Prasanna Gamage. (Photo: VNA) Talking to Sri Lankan Ambassador Prasanna Gamage,President Phuc affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to thetraditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Sri Lanka. Read full story
- Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh thanked Vietnam forits assistance in agricultural development while receiving Vietnamese Ministerof Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan in Vientiane on December 28.
Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh (R) and Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan at the meeting in Vientiane on December 28. (Photo: VNA) Hoan reported on the outcomes of an annual meetingbetween the two agriculture ministries, along with results of projects fundedby the Vietnamese Government in Laos.Read full story
- The Diplomatic Academy under the Lao Ministry of ForeignAffairs released a book on the 60 years of diplomatic relations betweenVietnam and Laos at a ceremony on December 28 in Vientiane.
In his speech at the event, Lao Deputy ForeignMinister Thongphane Savanhphet said the book featured the establishment anddevelopment history of the Vietnam-Laos relationship, including cooperationbetween their diplomatic sectors, bilateral and multilateral cooperation in theregion and the international arena, and bilateral cooperation before and after1975, as well as during the current national defence, construction anddevelopment period. Read full story
- Deputy Finance Minister Nguyen Duc Chi has emphasisedthe need to take drastic solutions to promote the sustainable development ofthe stock market as an important capital-raising channel for the nationaleconomy.
Addressing a recent conference held bythe State Securities Commission (SSC) to review its 2022 performanceand sketch out orientations for 2023, Chi said the Vietnam's stock market islooking more attractive than others in the region, with foreign capitalreturning strongly in the last months of the year. Read full story
- Toyota Vietnam launched made-in-Vietnam units of its VelozCross and Avanza Premio car models in the northern province of Vinh Phuc onDecember 28.
A Veloz Cross made in Vietnam (Photo: VNA) Director General of Toyota Vietnam Hiroyuki Uedadescribed the move as an important milestone of the carmaker in the country andalso the affirmation of its commitment to promoting local automobilemanufacturing. Read full story
- Cooperation among economic sectors, public and privatesectors, domestic and international conservation organisations, as well ascentral and local authorities, will become the backbone of biodiversityconservation efforts, an official has said.
The remark was made by Deputy Minister of NaturalResources and Environment Vo Tuan Nhan at a workshop held in Hanoi on December28 to review a project on enhancing partnerships to conserve endangered speciesin Vietnam. Read full story
- Vietnam is scheduled to host the 13th ASEAN School Games inAugust 2023, according to a decision signed by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Damon December 28.
The ASEAN School Games was held in Vietnam for the first time in 2013. (Source: baochinhphu.vn) Accordingly, 11 countries in Southeast Asia willparticipate in the event, which will take place in the central city of Da Nangand have no more than six sports./. Read full story
