– President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with 122workers in the electricity industry, who had just been honoured at a skillcompetition held by the Electricity of Vietnam (EVN).
At the meeting, the State leader hailed theoutstanding workers along with the 100,000-strong workforce of the EVN fortheir silent but great contributions to ensuring the stable and reliableoperation of the national power network. Read full story
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receivedMinister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Park Jin, who is onan official visit to Vietnam, in Hanoi on October 18.
The host leader affirmed the Vietnamese Governmentand people’s resolve to continue promoting the two countries’ cooperation in astrong, substantive, effective, and extensive manner. Read full story
– Vietnam highly values the Organisation forEconomic Cooperation and Development (OECD)’s cooperation and policyconsultations, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told OECD Secretary GeneralMathias Cormann during a reception in Hanoi on October 18.
PM Chinh said OECD’s problem-solving approach issuitable for Vietnam.
Vietnam supports policies for the goal of commondevelopment of humanity and for the benefit of the people, equality and socialprogress, he said. Read full story
– President of Singapore Halimah Yacob visitedthe Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) in Tu Son city, the northernprovince of Bac Ninh, on October 18 as part of her ongoing State visit at theinvitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
At the working session, Secretary of theprovincial Party Committee Nguyen Anh Tuan said with a favourable geopoliticalposition and business environment, Bac Ninh has attracted nearly 1,800foreign-invested projects worth over 2.29 billion USD from 38 countries andterritories. It is now home to 16 industrial parks, two of which are investedby VSIP. Read full story
– Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son andhis counterpart from the Republic of Korea (RoK) Park Jin held talks in Hanoion October 18, agreeing to take many measures for further developing theircountries’ cooperation.
Welcoming his guest, Son said Park’s officialvisit to Vietnam holds great importance amid the 30th anniversary of thecountries’ diplomatic ties this year. Read full story
– Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs BuiThanh Son has expressed his delight at the strong and comprehensive developmentof Vietnam-Japan ties with high political trust.
During a reception in Hanoi on October 18 forParliamentary Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Takagi Kei, who led theJapanese delegation to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation andDevelopment (OECD) Southeast Asia Ministerial Forum 2022, Son spoke highly ofJapan’s practical support and important contributions in its role as a co-chairof the OECD Southeast Asia Regional Programme. Read full story
– Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member and permanentmember of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat,had meetings with several Cambodian leaders in Phnom Penh on October 18 duringhis official visit to Cambodia.
During the meetings with President of theCambodian People’s Party (CPP) and Prime Minister Hun Sen; CPP HonoraryChairman and President of the National Assembly Heng Samrin; CPP ViceChairwoman, Deputy PM, head of the CPP Central Committee’s Mass MobilisationCommission and President of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association Men SamAn, Thuong affirmed that Vietnam treasures the solidarity and mutual supportbetween the two Parties and countries, which is an objective rule and the mostimportant factor for the stability and development of each country. Read full story
– Relations of foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs)with Vietnamese agencies and partners have continued to be enhanced while theeffectiveness of their programmes and projects improved, an official has said.
Nguyen Ngoc Hung, head of the People’s AidCoordinating Committee (PACCOM) under the Vietnam Union of FriendshipOrganisations (VUFPO), made the remark while addressing a meeting to shareinformation with foreign NGOs in Hanoi on October 18. The annual event was heldby the Committee for Foreign NGO Affairs (COMINGO). Read full story./.
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