Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Party General Secretary and State President To Lam held a working session with the standing board of the Quang Tri provincial Party Committee on October 16 to review the implementation of the Resolutions of the provincial Party congresses at all levels, socio-economic development, national defence-security, Party and political system building.
Lauding socio-economic achievements made by the provincial Party Organisation, authorities, businesses and residents, Lam underlined the local potential and advantages, particularly its strategic transportation links connecting the North-South and East-West corridors. Quang Tri also holds ample potential for energy development, especially in the realm of clean energy, and boasts favourable land conditions ripe for industrial development. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a delegation of National Assembly deputies of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on October 16 met with local voters who are officials, business owners, members of the Farmers' Association, representatives of agricultural production and business cooperatives.
The delegation informed the local voters about the planned agenda of the NA's 8th session; reported on the implementation of some policies and laws related to the management, investment, and application of scientific and technological advances in producing, processing, and selling agricultural products over the past nine months. Read full story
- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man had a meeting with representatives of organisations and individuals who received the Vu A Dinh Award on October 16, on the occasion of the 25th founding anniversary of the Vu A Dinh Scholarship Fund and the 15th anniversary of the award.
The top legislator commended delegates for their excellent achievements as well as their experiences, initiatives, scientific contributions, and products with practical values contributing to the country's development. Read full story
- Nguyen Trong Nghia, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Information and Education, hosted a reception for Mustapha El Ktiri, High Commissioner for Former Resistance Fighters and Former Members of the Liberation Army of Morocco, in Hanoi on October 16.
The Vietnamese official sincerely thanked El Ktiri for creating favourable conditions for the working visit of a CPV delegation to Morocco from May 29 to June 3, featuring meetings with the leaders of the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Parliament, and political parties in the country, particularly their participation in a workshop on President Ho Chi Minh at the High Commission's headquarters. Read full story
- The Ministry of National Defence held a teleconference on October 16 to review the recent term of Engineering Unit Rotation 2 and Level-2 Field Hospital Rotation 5 in the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping missions.
The event was linked with the Hanoi-based Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO) and the Military Hospital 175 in Ho Chi Minh City. Read full story
- The 10th National Congress of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) for the 2024 - 2029 tenure began its first working session in Hanoi on October 16.
The three-day congress, themed "Solidarity - Democracy - Innovation - Creativity – Development”, have brought together a total of 1,052 delegates representing various classes, ethnic groups, religions, armed forces, overseas Vietnamese, and VFF officials at all levels. Read full story
- Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will increase the frequency of flights between Vietnam's southern largest economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok of Thailand from 3 to 4 flights per day starting December 1, using Airbus A321 aircraft.
With this move, the national flag carrier will operate approximately 50 direct flights per week on routes connecting Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with Bangkok. Read full story
- Despite the important role of logistics greening in realising the net-zero emissions goal, the work has faced many difficulties, heard a conference held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 15.
Nguyen Viet Dung, Director of the Centre for Natural Resources and Environment Communication under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) said that green logistics, which refers to logistics activities aiming at sustainable, friendly and environmentally friendly goals, minimising negative impacts on the environment, includes transportation services, material storage and treatment, inventory control, warehousing, packaging and goods allocation locations deciding./. Read full story
