Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi on July 30 evening for a State visit to India from July 30 – August 1 at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
This is the first State visit to India by Chinh as the head of the Vietnamese government, and the first visit to India by a Vietnamese PM in a decade.Read full story
-The upcoming state visit by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh to India is expected to inject new momentum into the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and India, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai has remarked at an interview with the Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of the trip.
The diplomat said the visit holds significant importance for both Vietnam and India, underscoring the Vietnamese leadership's emphasis on relations with the South Asian nation. For India, it is noteworthy that PM Chinh will be one of the first foreign leaders to visit the country following Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's re-election for a third term.Read full story
-President To Lam received Josep Borrell Fontelles, Vice President of the European Commission (EC) and High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in Hanoi on July 30.
Affirming the EU is an extremely important partner of Vietnam, President Lam noted with satisfaction that the bilateral relations have been growing well over the recent past as seen in increased high-level mutual visits and meetings, and the fruitful implementation of many cooperation and dialogue agreements and mechanisms.Read full story
-The European Union (EU) regards Vietnam as one of its leading important partners in the region, Josep Borrell Fontelles, Vice President of the European Commission (EC) and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, said at his talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son in Hanoi on July 30.
Borrell said the EU is actively implementing various strategies, policies, and specific projects to deepen cooperation with Vietnam and the broader Asia-Pacific region, while working with Vietnam to address global challenges.Read full story
Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung met with Josep Borrell Fontelles, Vice President of the European Commission (EC) and High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in Hanoi on July 30 afternoon.
Affirming Vietnam's priority for its comprehensive partnership and cooperation with the EU, Trung said the sides have established comprehensive cooperation pillars, from politics, economy, trade, investment, forestry, to defence-security, while sharing significant common interests and a wide range of people-to-people exchanges.Read full story
-Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long called for the European Commission (EC)'s early removal of its “yellow card” warning against Vietnam’s seafood exports while receiving Josep Borrell Fontelles, EC Vice President and High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, in Hanoi on July 30.
Long thanked Borrell Fontelles, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from July 29 to 31, for coming to pay the last respects to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, which reflects the importance the EU attaches to the deceased’s contributions to Vietnam - EU relations.Read full story
-The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and in charge of Lebanon has issued a warning to Vietnamese citizens amid escalating tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, advising them to avoid traveling to Lebanon at this time and encouraging those currently in Lebanon to consider leaving if they do not have urgent or critical reasons to stay.
Since the onset of heightened tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, the embassy has kept constant communication with Vietnamese citizens in Lebanon to monitor the situation and prepare contingency plans for emergencies.Read full story
-Despite the three previous rejections by courts in the US, the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/ Dioxin (VAVA) is suing US chemical companies that supported the US military to spray AO/dioxin in Vietnam during wartime, VAVA Vice President Maj. Gen. Nguyen Hong Son said on July 30.
He said that for the last nearly 20 years, VAVA has repeatedly submitted petitions to courts in the US regarding the US army's spray of toxic chemicals including AO/dioxin in the Vietnamese territory, which has led to serious consequences.Read full story
-Viettel Global (UPCoM: VGI) reported a net profit of over 1.2 trillion VND (47.5 million USD) for the second quarter of 2024, with net revenue increasing by 27%.
This marks the tenth consecutive quarter of growth compared to the same period in 2023 and is the highest quarterly revenue ever recorded by the corporation.Read full story
-The upcoming visit to Vietnam by Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China) John Lee Ka-chiu from July 31 to August 2 is set to usher in a new era of bilateral relations, said Vietnamese Consul General in Hong Kong and Macau Le Duc Hanh.
In an interview recently granted to the Vietnam News Agency's resident correspondents, Hanh said it will be Lee’s first visit to Vietnam since he took office. He is to be accompanied by a delegation of administration officials, industry representatives and business leaders, signalling Hong Kong's commitment to strengthening its ties with Vietnam.Read full story/.
