Hanoi, May 17 (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
– The ninth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on May 16 morning.
Prior to the plenary session in the morning, the Politburo announced its decision to assign Gen. Luong Cuong, Politburo member and Director of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army to join the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and hold the position of its permanent member. Additionally, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and current Chief of its Office Le Minh Hung will assume the role of head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission while retaining his current position.Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a meeting in Hanoi on May 16 with ministries and agencies to discuss the coordination of fiscal and monetary policies aimed at maintaining macroeconomic stability, controlling inflation and promoting growth.
Amid ongoing global uncertainties, PM Chinh emphasised the need for proactive and flexible management of fiscal and monetary policies. He called for a focused and prioritised approach, ensuring that fiscal policy tools are synchronised with monetary and other macroeconomic policies in a harmonious and suitable manner.Read full story
– A delegation from the European Union (EU), the Netherlands, and the Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore held a working session with leaders of the northern province of Thai Nguyen on May 16 to explore potential investment opportunities in the province.
Their focus was on projects related to landslide prevention, clean water, wastewater treatment, and tea industry.Read full story
– A trilateral meeting between Vietnam, Laos and China was held at the shared border mark of the three countries on May 15.
The event was attended by representatives from the A Pa Chai border station and Sen Thuong border station of the northwestern province of Dien Bien, the police department of Nhot Ou district, and Phongsaly province in Laos, and the border management authorities of China’s Jiangcheng district and Pu’er city.Read full story
– Applying technology in logistics and e-commerce will bring many benefits, thus optimising the efficiency of these two sectors, and contributing to reducing logistics costs for the entire economy, heard a workshop in Hanoi on May 16.
Deputy Director of the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Agency of Foreign Trade Tran Thanh Hai said that in the National Digital Transformation Programme by 2025, with a vision to 2030, logistics is one of eight industries that need to be prioritised for digital transformation.Read full story
– Police in Can Khe district, the northern province of Phu Tho, have busted a ring involved in the illegal transporting and trading of endangered, precious, and rare animals across provinces, detaining three men and seizing one live tiger and one frozen bear.
The district police have established a special task to combat and dismantle this network since early this year.Read full story
- Ho Chi Minh City always appreciates and highly values the substantial contributions of EU countries to its development process, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc remarked at the celebration of Europe Day 2024 held by the EU Delegation to Vietnam on May 16 evening.
In his speech, Duc said the southern metropolis looks forward to favourable conditions conducive to its effective utilisation of funding sources from the bloc’s Global Gateway Strategy and Horizon Europe Programme to further strengthen economic relations with the EU and jointly achieve sustainable development goals.Read full story/.
