☀️ Morning digest June 7

The following is a list of selected news summaries last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.
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Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is alist of selected news summaries last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.

– National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong DinhHue asked the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) toeffectively implement the Party’s guidelines and the State’s policies and lawson vocational training, while concluding a question and answer session of the15th legislature’s fifth meeting in Hanoi on June 6.
The NA leader pointed out limitations to labourand employment, stressing that the scale of vocational training remains small,and its quality and efficiency, especially in high-quality personnel training,is still low.Read full text

– Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha haspointed out the need to develop high-quality human resources as developmentmodels in the world are shifting in the direction of green, low-carbon, andcircular economy in the post-COVID-19 period.
The Deputy PM made the assertion while givingfurther explanation about some issues related to human resources amid theFourth Industrial Revolution on June 6 afternoon, part of thequestion-and-answer session on labour, invalids, and social affairs at theongoing fifth session of the 15th National Assembly.Read full text

– Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs BuiThanh Son met with Secretary-General of the Organisation for EconomicCo-operation and Development (OECD) Mathias Cormann in Paris, France, on June 6on the sidelines of the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting.
Son spoke highly the fruitful cooperation betweenVietnam and the OECD, as reflected in the reports on the OECD’s policyconsultancy to Vietnam as well as its programmes on technical assistance andcapacity improvement in many fields.Read full text

– Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son metwith President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher in Paris on June 6, as partof his working visit to France.
The minister also had a working session with theFrench Senate’s Vice President Pierre Laurent, who is also former NationalSecretary of the French Communist Party.Read full text

– Legislators questioned ministers aboutlabour, invalids, and social affairs and ethnic minority issues on June 6 - the13th working day of the ongoing 5th session of the 15th National Assembly (NA).
The question-and-answer session was broadcast liveby Vietnam Television, Radio the Voice of Vietnam, and the NA televisionchannel.Read full text

– An investment promotion seminar was held inTochigi prefecture of Japan on June 5 under the chair of Vietnamese Ambassadorto Japan Pham Quang Hieu and Tochigi Deputy Governor Suenaga Hiroyuki.
Highlighting the two countries’ sound cooperation,Hieu expressed his hope that Tochigi will step up partnerships with andinvestment in Vietnam in the high technology sector as well as the fields inwhich the Southeast Asian nation has great demand such as semiconductor andfuel cell industries, logistics, health care, and labour cooperation.Read full text

– A Vietnamese delegation led by DeputyMinister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam has visited andheld meetings with the administrations and customs departments of China’sGuangxi and Yunnan provinces in an effort to facilitate farm produce exports vianorthern border gates of Vietnam.
The move was to implement the Prime Minister’sOfficial Dispatch No 492/CD-TTg, dated May 31, 2023 that demands urgentmeasures be taken to ease congestion and promote agricultural product exportsvia the northern border gates.Read full text/.
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Party General Secretary To Lam addresses the group discussion on May 17 as part of the National Assembly's ninth session. (Photo: VNA)

Laws are not to serve particular groups but for everyone: Party chief

Party General Secretary To Lam emphasised that institutional bottlenecks remain a major constraint on national development. At the same time, legal and institutional reform is increasingly recognised as a foundational driving force for progress, he said, pointing out that this reform has been in initial stage.

At the 9th session of the 15th National Assembly (Photo: VNA)

Lawmakers discuss facilitation of acquiring, regaining Vietnamese nationality

The draft Law on amendments and supplements to certain articles of the Law on Vietnamese Nationality consists of three articles, focusing on two major policies, including the relaxation of conditions related to acquiring Vietnamese nationality for individuals whose biological father, mother, paternal grandparents, or maternal grandparents are Vietnamese citizens.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) receives Thammasak Sethaudom, Chairman and CEO of SCG. (Photo: VNA)

PM hosts leaders of seven Thai leading corporations

In the spirit of “harmonious benefits and shared risks”, the Vietnamese Government will always accompany and create a favourable investment environment for Thai businesses to operate successfully in Vietnam.

Vietnamese President Luong Cuong (right) receives Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra in Hanoi on May 16. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese President welcomes Thai Prime Minister

President Luong Cuong described the resumption of the Joint Cabinet Retreat between the two countries’ PMs after a nearly-nine-year hiatus as a demonstration of both sides’ resolve to foster extensive, substantive, and effective cooperation.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (front, third from left) and his Thai counterpart Paetongtarn Shinawatra (front, second from left) at the business forum in Hanoi on May 16. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese, Thai PMs co-chair business forum in Hanoi

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that Vietnam is actively addressing obstacles faced by Thai enterprises related to taxes, electricity, digital payments, administrative procedures, and capital access.

CPV General Secretary To Lam (right) receives Prime Minister of Thailand and leader of the Pheu Thai Party Paetongtarn Shinawatra in Hanoi on May 16. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese Party leader receives Thai Prime Minister

The upgrade of Vietnam - Thailand ties to the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is a historic milestone heralding a new chapter of the two countries’ relations and meeting their development demand in the new period, said Party General Secretary To Lam.