☀️ Morning digest March 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Vietnam has always
paid attention to protecting legitimate interests of foreign investors,
including Samsung, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told Park Hark
Kyu, President and Chief Financial Officer of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., of
the Republic of Korea (RoK).
During his reception for Park in Hanoi on February
28, the top legislator highly valued the business results of Samsung's
subordinate companies in Vietnam, and congratulated its successes in the
Southeast Asian nation. Read full story
- Acting President Vo
Thi Anh Xuan visited and congratulated the Vietnam Academy of Border Defence
Force (VABDF) in Hanoi on February 28, on the occasion of the 64th anniversary
of the Traditional Day of Border Guard Force and the 34th anniversary of
All-People Border Defence Day (March 3).
Speaking at the working session, Xuan hailed the
VABDF for its achievements over the past six decades, especially its important
contributions to education-training, national construction and defence, and
international missions. Read full story
- Deputy Prime Minister
Tran Hong Ha hosted the UK Ambassador to Vietnam, Iain Frew, in Hanoi on
February 28.
The Deputy PM hailed the UK’s support for Vietnam
in the process of joining the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP), and
stressed that Vietnam’s participation in JETP could be seen as a model of
cooperation between developing and developed countries. Read full story
- Ample room remains
for trade between Vietnam and France to grow, Minister of Industry and Trade
Nguyen Hong Dien told French Minister for Foreign Trade, Attractiveness and
French Nationals Abroad Olivier Becht during a working session in Hanoi on
February 28.
The session focused on ways to boost bilateral
economic, trade and investment ties in the context that the two countries are
celebrating the 10th anniversary of strategic partnership and the 50th
anniversary of diplomatic ties this year. Read full story
- Vietnam earned over
3.4 billion USD from agro-forestry-aquatic product exports in February, a
year-on-year increase of 5.7%, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development said.
The sector’s import-export value in the first two
months of this year was estimated at 11.99 billion USD, down 16.8% from the
same period last year. Its exports accounted for around 6.28 billion USD, a
drop of 22.5%. Read full story
- A seminar was held in
Hanoi on February 28 to launch the Dubai-led World Logistics Passport (WLP)
initiative in Vietnam and discuss the possibility of strengthening cooperation
in logistics between Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The WLP is a global, private sector-led initiative
designed to smooth the flow of global trade, unlock market access and provide
economic efficiencies to members. Read full story
- Information relating
to the loosening of credit room, and commitments from the Ho Chi Minh City
People's Committee and other agencies on removing hurdles to transactions have
led to experts' positive views on the future of the property market.
According to Vo Huynh Tuan Kiet, Director of the
Housing Division of CBRE Vietnam, credit in 2023 will be more abundant than in
2022 thanks to the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)'s decision to extend limits by
about 1.5 - 2% for commercial banks to inject about 457 trillion VND (19
billion USD) into the market./.Read full story