Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
– The recent state visit to Laos by President To Lam is a success and holds great significance to the special relationship between Vietnam and its Southeast Asian neighbour, a Lao official affirmed on July 15.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), Minister of Technology and Communications and President of the Laos – Vietnam Friendship Association Boviengkham Vongdara spoke highly of the July 11-12 visit, made at the invitation of General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith. Read full story
- President To Lam on July 15 sent condolences to victims of a recent severe landslide that occured in Ta Mo hamlet, Yen Dinh commune, Bac Me district, the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, and their families.
The landslide on early July 13 claimed 11 lives and left four others injured. Read full story
– Vietnamese Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra and the Republic of Korea (RoK)'s Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min agreed to strengthen cooperation in public administration between the two agencies during their working session in Seoul on July 15.
Between now and the year’s end, both sides plan to hold a seminar on government innovation in response to global challenges. The RoK will increase information sharing to assist Vietnam in administrative reform, state governance, and restructuring of local authorities. Read full story
– A delegation of 120 young overseas Vietnamese from 27 countries and territories around the world attend an incense offering ceremony at Thuong temple and the temple dedicated to Father Lac Long Quan in the Hung Kings temple historical relic area in the northern province of Phu Tho, on July 15.
This activity is part of the Vietnam Summer Camp 2024 for the young generation of Vietnamese abroad. Read full story
– The People's Committee of Ha Nam province and the Korea Overseas Infrastructure and Urban Development Corporation (KIND) on Juky 15 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on establishing a strategic cooperation framework on smart urban area and hi-tech zone projects in the northern province.
Accordingly, local relevant units will provide information and necessary documents, conduct on-site visits and surveys, and organise regular meetings to evaluate progress and solve problems that arise in cooperation projects. Read full story
– The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will continue supporting Vietnam in implementing green infrastructure projects towards the core goals of sustainability, innovation and connectivity, the bank's President Jin Liqun told Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Nguyen Thi Hong in Hanoi on July 15.
During his meeting with Hong to update the AIIB’s situations after its eight-year operation and the bank’s interest in potential projects in Vietnam in infrastructure and renewable energy, Jin spoke highly of Vietnam’s impressive socio-economic development achievements. Read full story
– Localities have been urged to stay ready themselves for any incoming storms, checking out drainage systems for obstructions and clearing water channels to reduce the possibility of urban flooding.
Localities affected by the low-pressure system and its remnants must be cautious of flash floods and landslides to minimise their impact on people's lives and production, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Hoang Hiep said while chairing the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s meeting on tropical depression and heavy rainfall response in Hanoi on July 15./.Read full story
