Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- President Vo Van Thuong and his Austrian counterpartAlexander Van der Bellen discussed measures to deepen the bilateral friendshipand multifaceted cooperation during their talks in Vienna on July 24, takingplace right after the official welcome ceremony for the Vietnamese guests.
At the talks (Photo: VNA) Van der Bellen affirmed that Austria values thelong-standing friendship and multifaceted cooperation with Vietnam, which wasestablished in 1972. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has expressed his beliefthat Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Lao News Agency (KPL) will effectively carryout their cooperation agreements, maintaining their role as the leading pressagencies of Vietnam and Laos, thus contributing to strengthening the greatrelationship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the twocountries.
At the reception (Photo: VNA) During a reception in Hanoi on July 24 for KPLGeneral Director Khampheuy Philapha, PM Chinh hailed the traditional friendshipand cooperation between the two press agencies over the past five decades. Read full story
- National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted areception in Hanoi on July 24 for former Speaker of the Republic of Korea’sNational Assembly Byeong-seug.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (R) and former Speaker of the Republic of Korea’s National Assembly Byeong-seug. (Photo: VNA) On the basis of a new cooperation agreementbetween the two NAs signed in 2021, Hue believed that the two legislatures haveenough conditions to establish exemplary relations, making it a model ofparliamentary ties in the world. Read full story
- National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue commendedoutgoing French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery for his contributions tobilateral cooperation activities while receiving the diplomat in Hanoi on July24.
Chairman Hue thanked France and the Europeancommunity for offering timely support to Vietnam in the fight against COVID-19,especially in vaccine supply. Read full story
- Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang paidvisits to and inspected units of the Air Defence - Air Force and the Army Corps2 High Command on July 24.
At Regiment 927 under Air Division 371, Giangemphasised the role and responsibility of ensuring safety in all tasks of theAir Defence - Air Force. Read full story
- Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung believedthat the two nations’ relationship will continue to reach new heights, servingthe tangible interests of their people and contributing to maintaining peace,stability, security, cooperation, and development in the Asia-Pacific regionand the world.
Expressing the belief in an interview with theVietnam News Agency on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Vietnam-UScomprehensive partnership (July 25, 2013 – 2023), the diplomat stated that thehighlight of the past decade was the bilateral ties’ robust growth across allareas, including politics, diplomacy, economic and trade, culture, education,science-technology, health care, defence-security, and people-to-peopleexchanges. He said such growth truly reflects the meaning of a comprehensivepartnership. Read full story
- Leaders of Vietnamese localities are more open to businessopportunities, showing greater interest in seeking good technologies andeconomic development opportunities without being concerned about personaleconomic benefits or political advancement, President of the Israel-VietnamChamber of Commerce (IVC) Einat Halevy Levine, who has 10 years of experiencein the Vietnamese business environment, has said.
In an interview recently granted to the VietnamNews Agency's resident correspondents on the occasion of the 30th anniversaryof bilateral diplomatic ties this year, Einat said over the past more than adecade, Vietnam has undergone positive changes in terms of the quality of lifeand business environment. Many people are proficient in foreign languages, ableto follow western working styles, and, notably, possess an entrepreneurialspirit. Read full story
- As many banks have been stepping up bond redemption beforematurity, experts warned that the activity can affect the banks’ ability tosupply capital for the economy and boost credit growth in the remaining monthsof this year.
According to the latest bond market report of thesecond quarter of 2023 issued recently by VNDirect Securities, the buybacks ofcorporate bond debt increased again and a large amount of bonds wererepurchased by banks before maturity./. Read full story
