Hanoi, (VNA)- The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by theVietnam News Agency.
–Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue has urged the medical sectorto develop an equal, quality and effective healthcare system towards universalhealthcare coverage and social insurance for all.
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue visits the Ministry of Public Health on February 20. (Photo: VNA) At a working session with the Ministry of PublicHealth on February 20 ahead of the 69th anniversary of the Vietnamese Doctors’Day (February 27), the top legislator requested the sector to fully roll outthe 12th Party Committee’s Resolution on enhancing people’s healthcare in thenew situation so as to improve mental and physical wellbeing, stature,longevity, and life quality of the Vietnamese people.Read full text
–Vietnam will become a reliable partner and a crucial link in the globalsemiconductor value chain in the foreseeable future, Minister of Planning andInvestment Nguyen Chi Dung told Vietnam News Agency in a recent interview.
Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung (Photo: VNA) Dung said the Vietnamese Government has beenworking to create the best conditions to welcome investors in the semiconductorindustry, adding that Vietnam has all the necessary conditions and factors for developingthe industry, including political stability, favourable geographical location,investment incentives, abundant human resources and increasingly developeddigital infrastructure.Read full text
- Adelegation of the Ministry of National Defence, led by Lieutenant General PhamTruong Son, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, isattending the Singapore Airshow 2024 from February 20-25.
The delegation of the Ministry of National Defence visits the pavilion of Airbus at the Singapore Airshow 2024. (Photo: VNA) The Vietnamese delegation visited boothsdisplaying products of several large businesses and corporations in the world,and watched demonstrations by the Singaporean, Indian, US, Republic of Korean,Chinese, Indonesian and Australian air forces, and some international civilairlines.Read full text
– TheVietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) said it recorded growth in multipleproduction aspects in January compared to the previous month and the sameperiod last year.
At a recent meeting on production and businesstasks of the first quarter, Deputy General Director of Petrovietnam Le XuanHuyen said that the State-owned firm fulfilled most of the targets for Januaryand saw year-on-year increases.Read full text
-Vietnam’s export-import turnover reached 1.41 billion USD duringthe Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday which lasted from February 8 - 14,according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
The agency reported that over 1,000 businessesnationwide engaged in import and export activities during the seven-day period.Meanwhile, nearly 10,000 customs declarations were processed in thereviewed period.Read full text
- TheXuan Hong (red spring) festival – the biggest annual blood donation campaignafter the Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration, kicked off in Hanoi on February 20,expecting to collect at least 8,000 units of blood.
Donating blood at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion on February 20, 2024 (Photo: VNA) – Anexhibition of antiques founded in Bac Giang and literature works from theLy-Tran Dynasties (1009-1400) as well as the Buddhism careers of leading monksof Truc Lam Yen Tu Zen opened at West Yen Tu spiritual-ecological tourism sitein the northern province as part of the Bac Giang Culture-Tourism Week 2024.
Visitors to the exhibition of antiques dating back to the Ly-Tran Dynasties in Bac Giang province (Photo: VNA) The exhibition features 60 ceramic and potteryartifacts and items with the typical style of the Ly-Tran Dynasties, which werecollected in Bac Giang, along with 40 images and 50 artifacts selected fromeight archaeological excavation sites conducted recently.Read full text/.
