Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- The 29th session of the National Assembly (NA)Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on January 8, which is scheduled to last forone and a half days.
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the session. (Photo: VNA) In his opening remarks, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Huesaid the session, the first of the committee in 2024, will focus onpreparations for the 5th extraordinary meeting of the 15th legislature slatedfor January 15. Read full story
- President Vo Van Thuong has extended a warm welcome to Speakerof the Bulgarian National Assembly Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov on his officialvisit to Vietnam at the outset of the new year, saying that the trip showcasedthe high level of political trust in the cooperative relationship between thetwo nations.
President Vo Van Thuong (R) and Speaker of the Bulgarian National Assembly Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov. (Photo: VNA) At a reception for the Speaker in Hanoi on January 8, PresidentThuong believed that the visit will generate an impetus to bolster theVietnam-Bulgaria traditional ties and mark a significant milestone for thebeginning of celebrations for the 75th founding anniversary of bilateraldiplomatic ties in 2025, thus elevating the bilateral relations to a newheight. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed his belief thatthat the ongoing visit to Vietnam by Speaker of the Bulgarian National AssemblyRosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov will be a success, opening up a new chapter inthe long-standing relations between the two countries.
PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Speaker of the Bulgarian National Assembly Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov. (Photo: VNA) Meeting with the Speaker in Hanoi on January 8, PM Chinh saidVietnam always treasures its fine, loyal, enduring friendship and multifacetedcooperation with Bulgaria and remembers the European country's valuable supportduring its struggle for national independence and reunification, as well as inthe current process of national construction and development. Vietnam considersBulgaria one of its key partners in Central and Eastern Europe, he said. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has assigned relevantministries and agencies to remove any existing obstacles as soon as possible,thus providing unwavering support for the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group(Petrovietnam) to further develop and ensure national energy security.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at a hybrid conference held in Hanoi on January 8 to evaluate Petrovietnam's performance in 2023 and outline tasks for this year. (Photo: VNA) Addressing a hybrid conference in Hanoi on January 8, convenedto evaluate Petrovietnam's performance in 2023 and outline tasks for this year,PM Chinh commended the group for its substantial contributions to the Statebudget, emphasising its role in safeguarding national independence,sovereignty, and territorial integrity. Read full story
- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on January 8 requestedthe comprehensive development of a carbon credit market when chairing a meetingon the establishment of the market in Vietnam.
Ha stressed that the market is an opportunity forVietnam to switch to an appropriate development model in the future. Read full story
- An article by the business and financial news site CNBC hasnamed Vietnam among Asia-Pacific’s three top-performing markets in the firsthalf of this year, besides India and Japan.
As per the article, Vietnam expects to see a GDPgrowth rate of between 6% and 6.5% in 2024 on the back of robust imports andexports, as well as stronger manufacturing activity. The optimism in theVietnamese market has also led to a more than 14% surge in foreign directinvestments last year compared with 2022. Read full story
- The Vietnamese market is expected to welcome 230,500 moreenterprises, both newly established and those resuming operations, in 2024,according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Accordingly, the number of freshly establishedfirms is projected to rise by 2% year-on-year, reaching approximately 162,500.Concurrently, around 68,000 others will be back to operation, marking a 16%increase. The statistical agency’s forecast is based on the registrations ofbusinesses in 2023 and the anticipated global and domestic economic outlook inthe coming period. Read full story
- The People’s Committee of the southern province ofDong Nai presented investment certificates to eight foreign-investedprojects worth nearly 500 million USD on January 8.
Of these projects, four were newly-registeredprojects valued at over 155 million USD, and the rest had their capital added./. Read full story
