Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list ofselected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held talks withvisiting President of the Cambodian Senate Samdech Say Chhum in Hanoi onOctober 24, following the welcome ceremony the same day.
The Cambodian Senate President thanked the Vietnamese Party,State, army and people for providing tremendous support for the just and faircause of the Cambodian people in all historical periods. He affirmed thatCambodia always maintains its consistent stance on cultivating solidarity andfriendship between the two peoples in line with the motto of goodneighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation andlong-term sustainability. Read full story
- President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with 108 role models inpatriotic emulation movements, socio-economic development, and defence -security safeguarding from southern Vinh Long province in Hanoi on October 24.
Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Bui Van Nghiemreported on local efforts to boost post-pandemic socio-economic recovery anddevelopment, facilitate production and business activities, care for publichealth, ensure social security and order, maintain defence and security, andconsolidate solidarity. He also highlighted achievements in the Party andpolitical system building, as well as the corruption combat. Read full story
- The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat has issued awarning for the Party Civil Affairs Board of the Ministry of Education andTraining (MoET) in the 2016 - 2021 tenure and former Minister Phung Xuan Nhafor their wrongdoings.
The decision was made at the Secretariat’s meeting under thechair of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in Hanoi on October 24. Read full story
- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu heldonline talks with Namibian Deputy Minister of International Relations andCooperation Jenelly Matundu on October 24, affirming that Vietnam alwaysattaches importance to the friendship and cooperation with Namibia.
Deputy Minister Hieu valued the two countries’ cooperation atmultilateral forums, especially the United Nations, and thanked Namibia forbacking Vietnam’s candidacy for a seat in the UN Human Rights Council for 2023-2025. Read full story
- A Vietnam News Agency (VNA) delegation led by GeneralDirector Vu Viet Trang is taking part in the 18th General Assembly of theOrganisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA), which kicked off in theIranian capital of Tehran on October 24.
The opening ceremony was attended by Iranian Minister ofCulture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili, Vietnamese Ambassador toIran Luong Quoc Huy, diplomatic representatives of some participatingcountries, and 22 delegations of regional news agencies. Read full story
- The Vietnamese and Cambodian youth federations heldhigh-level talks and signed an agreement for cooperation in the 2022-2027period in Hanoi on October 24.
The event was co-chaired by President of the Vietnam YouthFederation Nguyen Ngoc Luong and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Many.
In the article entitled “On a budget? Why Vietnam deliversAsia’s best value”, the author highlighted reasons for why this Southeast Asiancountry is the best “worth every penny” choice for Oceanian visitors. Read full story
- The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) on October 24 continued to sharply increase the selling price of the US dollar by 490 VND to 24,870 VND per USD - the highest rise in many years.
This is the sixth increase in the selling price of the greenback since the beginning of this year, and the fourth within more than one month. Read full story
- Vietnamese airports are expected to serve 100 millionpassengers this year, compared to the pre-pandemic level of 120 millionrecorded in 2019, said Director of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam DinhViet Thang.
During a meeting of the Transport Ministry in Hanoi onOctober 24, Thang said over 81 million passengers arrived at Vietnameseairports in the past 10 months./. Read full story