Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by Vietnam News Agency.
-Policies andmechanisms are needed to take better care of the elderly as Vietnam’spopulation aging is forecast to increase in the coming years, Prime MinisterPham Minh Chinh said at a working session with representatives from theVietnamese Association of the Elderly on March 22.
Elderly people make up 17 percent of the nationalpopulation, and the rate is expected to reach 25 percent by 2045. Read full story
-NationalAssembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met with WB Regional Vice President for EastAsia and Pacific Manuela V. Ferro in Hanoi on March 22.
The WB official hailed Vietnam’s efforts and progress in socio-economicdevelopment over the past decades, and said the bank is coordinating with Vietnamese agencies to build theVietnam 2045 report. Read full story
-The VietnamChamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the International Organisation ofLa Francophonie (OIF) held a Francophone business forum in Ho Chi Minh City onMarch 22.
The forum is among a series of events held in theframework of a visit by the Economic and Commercial Mission of La Francophonie(MECA) from March 21 – 30. Read full story
-Chairman ofthe Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai has proposed theInternational Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) help local firms accessmarkets of the organisation’s member countries, and step up cooperation withmember businesses in agro-product processing, renewable energy and greengrowth, among others.
Mai made the proposal when hosting a reception forOIF Secretary-General Louise Mushikiwabo in the city on March 22. Read full story
-The People’sCommittee of the southern province of Binh Duong held a dialogue withbusinesses from the Netherlands on March 22.
Dutchbusinesses have invested in over 40 projects with combined capital exceeding1.1 billion USD in Binh Duong. Read full story
-The Ministryof Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) and the People’s Committee of Quang Ninhprovince, home to UNESCO-recognised Ha Long Bay, on March 22 held a ceremony toofficially announce Vietnam’s tourism reopening.
Within theframework of the event, the Quang Ninh province People’s Committee, VietnamAirlines and Sun Group signed a cooperation agreement on tourism stimulation. Read full story
-Bamboo Airway officiallylaunched a direct service linking Vietnam and the UK on March 22 with a flightdeparting from Hanoi’s Noi Bai international airport for London.
The route will see two flights per week at present. Read full story
-Vietnampresented five proposals to promote parliaments' actions to achieve net zerotargets at the plenary meeting of the 144th General Assembly of theInter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-144) in Bali, Indonesia, on March 22. Read full story/.