Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- President To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 30 for Ambassadors and Chargé d'Affaires of ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste, who came to extend their congratulations on his election as the Vietnamese State leader.
On behalf of the guests, Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Ernthavanh extended congratulations and warm regards from leaders of Laos and other ASEAN countries to President Lam. Read full story
– Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 30 for Chief Operations Officer of the Denmark-based LEGO Group Carsten Rasmussen who is on a working visit to Vietnam.
At the event, Deputy PM Quang affirmed that the Vietnamese Government treasures and pays special attention to the LEGO plant in the southern province of Binh Duong which is built in line with the global development trend and one of important solutions for the country to concretise the net-zero commitment it made at the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26).Read full story
– Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son received Chairman of the Korea – Vietnam Economic and Cultural Association (KOVECA) Kwon Sung Taek on May 30 as part of his official visit to the East Asian country.
At the event, Son highlighted that his trip to the country from May 30 to June 1 aims at promoting the implementation of the high-level agreements between the two nations, including the action plan to carry out the Vietnam – Republic of Korea (RoK) Comprehensive Strategic Partnership signed between the two governments during Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s visit to Vietnam in June last year.Read full story
- The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) convened an arria-formula meeting on the situation in Myanmar in New York on May 29, with representatives from all 15 UNSC member states and 10 ASEAN countries taking part.
In his address, Minister Counsellor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, stressed that all solutions to the situation in Myanmar need to ensure respect for the country's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the right to self-determination of the Myanmar people. The top priority at present is to push all parties concerned to adopt a nationwide ceasefire and prevent humanitarian disasters.Read full story
- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and Undersecretary of State at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs Anna Krystyna Radwan-Röhrenschef co-chaired a deputy ministerial-level political consultation in Hanoi on May 30.
Affirming that Vietnam always values and wishes to enhance multifaceted cooperation with Poland, Hang suggested Poland expedite the ratification of the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) and support the early removal of the European Commission (EC)’s "yellow card" warning against Vietnam’s seafood exports.Read full story
– The fourth Vietnam International Milk and Dairy Products Exhibition (Vietnam Dairy 2024) opened in Ho Chi Minh City on May 30.
The four-day event, co-organised by the Vietnam Dairy Association and Vietnam Advertisement and Fair Exhibition JSC), features nearly 200 domestic and foreign booths with such prestigious brands on display as Vinamilk, Nutifood, Nestle, Abbott, Mead Johnson, Vinasoy, IDP, Care Fore, Nutricare and Coco Milk.Read full story
– The index of industrial production (IIP), foreign direct investment (FDI) and export-import were among the bright spots of the national economy in the first five months of this year, experts have said.
Such bright spots came from both the domestic and FDI sectors, signalling that exports will drive the economy in the year.Read full story/.
