☀️ Morning digest March 7
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Vietnam consistently considers Japan as a long-term, trustworthy, leading important and strategic partner, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Secretary-General of Japan's National Security Secretariat Akiba Takeo during a reception for the later in Hanoi on March 6.
PM Chinh hailed the significance of Takeo’s visit at a time when
the two countries are celebrating the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic
ties. Read full story
- The Political Bureau convened a meeting at the headquarters of
the Party Central Committee on March 6 to consider the personnel work. The
Political Bureau decided as follows:
1. To agree to let Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member, State
President and Permanent member of the 13th Party Central Committee’s
Secretariat cease holding the position of Permanent member of the Party Central
Committee's Secretariat.
2. To assign Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, Secretary of the
Party Central Committee and Chairwoman of the Party Central Committee's
Organisation Commission to hold the position of Permanent member of the 13th
Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and Chairwoman of the Party Central
Committee’s Organisation Commission. Read full story
- Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General To Lam on March
6 hosted a reception for Secretary-General of Japan's National
Security Secretariat (NSS) Akiba Takeo, during which he called for the
regular exchange of information between the two sides to strengthen their
practical cooperation.
The minister proposed the Japanese side step up collaboration in
the fields of justice, fire prevention and rescue, and fighting against
high-tech crime, and share experience in digitalising administrative
management. The exchange of delegations at all levels should be enhanced, he
went on. Read full story
- Chairman of the
Vietnamese National Assembly (NA)’s Council for Ethnic Affairs Y Thanh Ha Nie
Kdam and his delegation on March 6 paid a courtesy call on President of the Lao
National Assembly Xaysomphone Phomvihanne, and President of the Lao Front for
National Construction Central Committee Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune.
The Vietnamese official informed Xaysomphone and
Sinlavong about the outcomes of cooperation between the Vietnamese NA’s Council
for Ethnic Affairs and the Lao NA’s Committee for Ethnic Affairs, and
cooperation orientations in the future. Read full story
- Chairman of
Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup Pham Nhat Vuong on March 6 decided to
establish GSM (Green - Smart - Mobility) Joint Stock Company, specialising in
offering VinFast electric car and motorbike rental and taxi services.
The company is expected to provide the market with
10,000 cars and 100,000 motorbikes made by the VinFast Trading Service Limited
Liability Company, a subsidiary automaker of Vingroup. Read full story
- Affordable home
buyers can access preferential loans at rates 1.5-2 percentage points lower
than the market average as part of a credit package worth around 120
trillion VND (5.02 billion USD).
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) raised the fund to
promote social housing development through lending to buyers and developers. Read full story
- The Ministry of
Planning and Investment held a meeting spotlighting disabled women's
determination to overcome difficulties, in Hanoi on March 8 as part of
activities marking International Women's Day (March 8).
Addressing the event, Minister of Planning and
Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said over the years, the ministry has always been
aware of the importance of social affairs, selecting eight vulnerable groups to
support since 2018./.Read full story