Hanoi (VNA) - The following is alist of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
– Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong heldhigh-level phone talks with US President Joe Biden on March 29 night (Vietnamtime).
The two leaders expressed their delight at thetalks that offer them an opportunity to exchange views on the occasion of the10th anniversary of the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership. They spoke highly of the positive andcomprehensive development of the bilateral relationship over the past time, andagreed to promote, develop and deepen it, for interests of both nations, aswell as peace, cooperation and development. Read full story
– President Vo Van Thuong on March 29 commendedHanoi’s efforts in implementing the national defence strategy in the newsituation while addressing a conference reviewing the 10-year implementation ofthe resolution adopted at the 8th plenum of the 11th Party Central Committee onthe strategy.
Thuong, who is also head of the steering committeefor the building of the project reviewing the implementation of the strategy,said Hanoi has maintained political security, social order and safety, ensuringthe absolute safety for major political events of the Party and the State. Read full story
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receivedAmbassador of Saudi Arabia to Vietnam Mohammed Ismaeil A. Dahlwy in Hanoi onMarch 29, highly valuing his guest’s activeness in helping strengthenfriendship and cooperation.
The PM expressed his belief that the ambassadorwill contribute to improved bilateral relations, adding that the VietnameseGovernment will order relevant agencies to coordinate with and assist thediplomat to fulfil his duties. Read full story
– Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong DinhHue lauded achievements recorded by the Ministry of Information andCommunications (MIC), especially those in digital transformation, at a workingsession with the ministry in Hanoi on March 29.
Digital transformation will also be discussed atone of the three sessions of the ninth Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Forum ofYoung Parliamentarians, scheduled for September in Hanoi, which will see theparticipation of MIC, Hue said. Read full story
– A regional workshop opened in Hanoi on March29 to share regional experience and global progress in overcoming theconsequence of bombs and mines for peace and sustainable development.
Co-hosted by the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry, theUnited Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Korea InternationalCooperation Agency (KOICA), the two-day event draws about 100 delegates,including representatives from the Vietnam National Mine Action Centre,ministries, agencies, localities and mine action agencies from Laos, Cambodiaand Thailand. Read full story
– The 17th theoretical workshop between theCommunist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Communist Party of China (CPC) washeld in an online format on March 29, with focus on experience in social managementinnovation in the information age.
The Vietnamese delegation to the event was led byNguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, Chairman of the Central Theory Council andPresident of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), while theChinese side was headed by Li Shulei, Politburo member, Secretary of theSecretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and head of its Publicity Department. Read full story
– An international forum themed "Women,Cybersecurity and STEM" was held by the Vietnam Women's Union (VWU) andthe UN Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women in Vietnam (UNWomen) on March 29.
The event was part of the activities to respond tothe campaign of "Digital for All: Innovation and Technology forGender Equality" launched by the UN, aiming to share experience and callfor efforts to promote gender equality and to encourage women to masterscience, technology, engineering, math, and cyberspace. Read full story
– Vietnam ran a trade surplus of 4.07 billionUSD in the first quarter this year, with 79.17 billion USD in export revenueand 75.1 billion USD in imports, down 11.9% and 14.7% annually, respectively,reported the General Statistics Office on March 29.
Of the export revenue, 19.26 billion USD wascontributed by the domestic economic sector and the remaining from theforeign-invested sector, marking a respective annual decrease of 17.4% and 10%. Read full story./.
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