Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selectednews summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
– Vietnam and China have issued a joint pressstatement on the occasion of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's official visit toChina and attendance at the 14th Annual Meeting of the New Champions (AMNC) ofthe World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin from June 25 to 28.
During the visit, PM Chinh met with PartyGeneral Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping and held talks with PremierLi Qiang. He also had meetings with Chairman of the Standing Committee of theNational People's Congress (NPC) of China Zhao Leji, and Chairman of theChinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Wang Huning. Read full text
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on June 29received a delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headedby Sanjaya Panth, Deputy Director of the IMF’s Asia and PacificDepartment, who are on a working trip in Vietnam for Article IV consultation.
Expressing his satisfaction with the results ofthe cooperation between Vietnam and the IMF, PM Chinh stated that theVietnamese Government always listens to and highly values the evaluationopinions and policy advice from the IMF. The report by the Article IVconsultation team is one of the important sources of input information for themaking and implementation of policies by the government, ministries and sectors.Read full text
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked theCentral Highlands province of Lam Dong to quickly settle consequences of adeadly landslide which occurred in its resort city of Da Lat early June 29.
The landslide buried two people, injured someothers, and destroyed houses, according a dispatch issued on the day, in whichthe government leader extended his deepest sympathy to the victims’ families.Read full text
- Chairman of the National Assembly (NA)’sCommittee for External Relations Vu Hai Ha hosted a reception in Hanoi on June29 for the Ambassador of Indonesia to Vietnam, Denny Abdi.
Ha said the countries, sharing a bilateraltraditional friendship which was upgraded to strategic partnership in 2013,have boosted their high-level and all-level exchanges, maintained and promotedtheir effective cooperation mechanisms, and coordinated policies in line withIndonesia's priorities for the region, especially during its 2023 ASEANchairmanship.Read full text
– Vietnam recorded a trade surplus of about12.25 billion USD in the first half of this year, according to data released bythe General Statistics Office of Vietnam (GSO) on June 29.
In the period, the total import-export turnoverof goods hit 316.65 billion USD, an annual decrease of 15.2%. Specifically,exports and imports fell by 12.1% and 18.2%, respectively.Read full text
– Veeramalla Anjaiah, a senior research fellowat the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) and senior journalist basedin Jakarta, has commended Vietnam’s “bamboo diplomacy” for its contributions tonational achievements.
In a recent article titled “New impetus forstrategic ties between Vietnam and Indonesia”, Anjaiah held that with thepolicy, Vietnam has succeeded in maintaining its relations with powers whileensuring its national interests.Read full text
– The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)will create the best possible conditions for Japanese automobile manufacturerHonda to operate in the country, Deputy Minister Do Thang Hai affirmed on June29.
At a reception in Hanoi for Toshio Kuwahara,President and CEO of Asian Honda Motor & Head of Regional Unit (Asia andOceania), Hai hailed Honda Vietnam for its contributions to the Vietnameseeconomy, especially the auto industry, helping tighten the relations between thetwo countries.Read full text/.
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