Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is alist of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working session with adelegation of the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) in Hanoi on March 22,during which he said Vietnam wants to promote its comprehensive partnershipwith the US in a practical, effective, equal and mutually-beneficial manner.
The delegation comprised leaders of over 50 leading US and worldbusinesses like Netflix, Boeing, Apple, Coca-Cola, Pfizer, Abbott, Visa,Citibank, Meta, Ford, Fedex Express, among others.Read full text
– The Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam onMarch 22 sent a congratulatory message to the Central Committee of the LaoPeople's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) on the occasion of its 68th foundinganniversary (March 22, 1955 - 2023).
The message wrote that “During the past 68years, especially after 36 years of renewal, under the wise leadership of theLPRP, the Lao people have upheld the tradition of revolutionary heroism andovercome all difficulties and challenges to gain great achievements ofhistorical significance in all fields, improving the prestige and position ofthe LPRP and Laos in the international arena. These achievements are the commonjoy of the two parties, states and peoples".Read full text
- Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of itsCommission for Information and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia has a workingsession with chiefs of Vietnamese representative agencies abroad for the2023-2026 tenure in Hanoi on March 22.
Considering the diplomats’ key role as the fastestand most efficient channel in transmitting domestic information tointernational friends and overseas Vietnamese communities, Nghia requested theythoroughly grasp and follow the views, policies and guidelines of the Party andState on foreign policy and external information.Read full text
– The Ministry of National Defence held an event in Hanoi onMarch 22 to hand over the State President’s decision on peacekeeper deploymentand review some Vietnamese officers’ performance at the UN peacekeepingmissions in the Central African Republic, South Sudan, and the Abyei Area.
Maj. Nguyen Van Phong, former assistant at thepolitical affairs division of Engineer Brigade 229, received the StatePresident’s decision to work as a military observer to the UN MultidimensionalIntegrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA).Read full text
– The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission convenedits 27th meeting in Hanoi from March 21-22 under the chair of its head Tran CamTu, who is a Politburo member and Secretary of the Party CentralCommittee.
The commission decided to give a warning to the Party Civil AffairsCommittee of the People’s Court of Dak Lak province in the 2015-2020 tenure andits Secretary and Chief Justice of the provincial People’s Court Ngo Duc Tho asa disciplinary measure.Read full text
– Over the past 50 years, breakthrough progress has beenwitnessed in the Italy-Vietnam relationship, both bilaterally andmultilaterally, Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs andInternational Cooperation Maria Tripodi told Vietnam News Agency.
Tripodi said that Italy was one of the firstwestern countries to set up diplomatic relations with Vietnam in 1973. Sincethen, the two sides have maintained their profound friendship and solidarity.Read full text
– A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Industryand Trade Tran Quoc Khanh attended the 29th ASEAN EconomicMinisters (AEM) Retreat in Central Java province of Indonesia on March 22.
At the event, Vietnam expressed support forIndonesia's priority economic cooperation initiatives during the ASEANChairmanship Year 2023, affirming that Vietnam will continue to work closelywith other ASEAN member countries to implement the common goals of the ASEAN EconomicCommunity.Read full text
– One of Singapore's top pure-play digital content sites -asiaone.com - on March 21 ran an article entitled “Vietnam: Can it become the FintechMecca of the east?”, highlighting that Vietnam’s fintech has reached newheights and its growth is fuelled by the newly introduced legal framework.
According to the article, Vietnam’s National DigitalTransformation Programme by 2025 has accelerated the inclination towardsfintech.Read full text/.
