Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
-DeputyMinister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien and Japanese ViceMinister of Defence for International Affairs Serizawa Kiyoshico-chaired the 10th Vietnam-Japan defence policy dialogue in Hanoi on February27.
At the 10th Vietnam-Japan defence policy dialogue (Photo: VNA) Chiensaid the dialogue holds particular significance as the two nations recentlyelevated their relationship to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership forPeace and Prosperity in Asia and the World during the Vietnamese President’sofficial visit to Japan in November 2023. Building upon this solid foundation,the relationship between Vietnam and Japan is entering a new phase ofdevelopment, opening up opportunities for multifaceted cooperation between thetwo defence ministries. Read full text
-Laws must be developed to concretise the Party’sguidelines and remove bottlenecks for development, Prime Minister Pham MinhChinh said while chairing the Government’s session on law building on February27.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the Government's session on law building on February 27. (Photo: VNA) At the event, he asked ministries and sectors toimprove policy response capacity to timely make adjustments and removedifficulties and roadblocks particularly in the areas of production andbusiness, as well as step up decentralisation, simplify administrativeprocedures and business conditions right in the process of building laws andordinances, so as to unleash all resources for socio-economic development.Read full text
-ThePrime Minister on February 27 issued a Decision approving the Master Plan onthe healthcare network for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.
Keytargets by 2025 include 33 hospital beds, 15 doctors, 3.4 pharmacists and 25nurses per 10,000 people.Read full text
- The second political consultation between theforeign ministries of Vietnam and Denmark took place in Hanoi on February 26.
Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Le Thi Thu Hang (R) and State Secretary for Trade & Global Sustainability at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lina Gandlose Hansen. (Photo: VNA) The event, co-chaired by Vietnamese Deputy ForeignMinister Le Thi Thu Hang and State Secretary for Trade & GlobalSustainability at the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lina Gandlose Hansen,aimed to discuss bilateral cooperation as well as regional and internationalissues of mutual concern.Read full text
-Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received GeneralManager of the Power Construction Corporation of China (PowerChina) Wang Bin inHanoi on February 27.
Deputy PM Tran Hong Ha (R) receives General Manager of PowerChina Wang Bin in Hanoi on February 27. (Photo: VNA) The Deputy PM praised the Chinese firm’s fruitfuloperations along with its application of many advanced technologies around theworld, especially in the fields of energy and infrastructure development.Read full text
-Ministerof Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien has proposed that Vietnam and Bulgariaenhance discussions to boost cooperation in agriculture, chemicals andpharmaceuticals while exploring joint development in foundational industrieslike materials, manufacturing and processing, and renewable energy.
At the reception (Photo: Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade) Dienmade the proposal while hosting a reception for Bulgarian Minister of Economyand Industry Bogdan Bogdanov on the sidelines of the World Trade Organisation(WTO)’s 13th Ministerial Conference in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), reportedthe Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade.Read full text
-Thethree-day 13th Vinacas Golden Cashew Rendezvous saw its main event kick off inthe central province of Quang Binh on February 27, attracting participants frommore than 40 countries and territories worldwide.
The 13th Vinacas Golden Cashew Rendezvous attracts participants from more than 40 countries and territories worldwide (Photo: VNA) Theannual event by the Vietnam Cashew Association (Vinacas) aims to connect cashewstakeholders and provide them with an opportunity to discuss measures forstrong and sustainable development of cashew businesses in each country, andthe global cashew industry to develop strongly and sustainably.Read full text
-Acuity Funding of Australia will provide finances for eightprojects of the Nam Song Hau Trading Investing Petroleum Joint Stock Company(NSH Petro), based in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang.
The funding contract was handed over at a ceremonyheld at the headquarters of the Hau Giang People’s Committee on February 27.Read full text
-Ho Chi Minh City's Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) and SiemensElectronic Design Automation (Siemens EDA), a segment of Siemens DigitalIndustries Software, on February 27 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)on cooperation in personnel training in the semiconductor chip industry inVietnam.
At the MoU signing ceremony. (Photo: VNA) The deal is based on advantages and expertise ofthe SHTP in personnel training in the industry, and the strengths of Siemens insoftware design, with collaboration activities to start this year.Read full text
-Anexhibition to showcase two new aircraft of the state-owned Commercial AircraftCorporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) kicked off in the northern province of QuangNinh on February 27.
Thetwo narrow-body aircraft, C919 and ARJ21, landed at Van Don InternationalAirport in northern Quang Ninh province one day earlier for their showcase anddemonstration at the Comac Airshow until February 29.Read full text
-A Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Monument wasinaugurated on February 27 in Svay Rieng province, about 100 kilometres to thesoutheast of Phnom Penh.
The Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Monument in Svay Rieng province. (Photo: VNA) This is the 18th monument completed under aproject to build 23 Vietnam – Cambodia Friendship Monuments across Cambodia.Read full text/.
