Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith in Vientiane on October 8, during which he congratulated Laos - Chair of ASEAN in 2024 - on the successful organisation of the bloc’s important events.
PM Chinh, who is in Vientiane to attend the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits, expressed his belief that with its thorough and professional preparations, along with experiences gained during its ASEAN Chairmanship in 2004 and 2016, Laos will successfully host the ASEAN Summits and the 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), thereby practically contributing to stable and sustainable development along with growth in the region and promoting its role and position in the international arena. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 8 complimented Star Telecom (Unitel), a joint venture between Vietnam’s Viettel Global JSC and Lao Asia Telecom, on its effective operation over the past 15 years, contributing to socio-economic development and social security in Laos.
Visiting Unitel as part of his ongoing trip to Laos for the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related meetings, PM Chinh asked the firm to continue efforts to carry out its political missions, making contributions to enhancing the Vietnam – Laos special friendship and the comradeship and brotherhood between the two defence ministries in particular. Read full story
- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Chairman of the Lao National Assembly (NA) Saysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on October 8 as part of his trip to attend the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits in the neighbouring country.
Both leaders affirmed that they always attach importance and give the top priority to the enhancement of the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, considering this as priceless and vital for the revolutionary causes in the two countries. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 8 attended and delivered an important speech at the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ASEAN BIS) as part of his attendance to the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits in Vientiane, Laos.
He affirmed that despite many complex and unpredictable developments in the world, with the spirit of self-reliance and self-resilience, ASEAN still stands firm as the centre of growth, given important contributions from ASEAN enterprises and entrepreneurs. Read full story
- Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Tran Quang Phuong paid a courtesy call on Chairman of the Lao NA Saysomphone Phomvihane in Vientiane on October 8, saying that the Vietnamese side supports Laos’s Chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA).
The meeting took place within the framework of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits from October 8 - 10. Read full story
- Chinese Premier Li Qiang will pay an official visit to Vietnam from October 12-14.
The visit will be made at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, according to an announcement of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read full story
- The 17th “Bui Xuan Phai: For the Love of Hanoi” Awards were presented at a ceremony held at the Temple of Literature in the capital city on October 8, with the Grand Prize honouring architect Hoang Dao Kinh.
Addressing the event, General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Vu Viet Trang said the 17th edition of the awards, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of the Hanoi Liberation Day (October 10, 1954 - 2024), continues to praise the works, authors, ideas, and efforts in building and preserving the values of the capital city of time-tested culture. Read full story
- Singapore-based United Overseas Bank (UOB) has revised up its GDP growth forecast for Vietnam by 0.5 percentage point to 6.4% this year from the previous projection of 5.9%.
The revision is to take account of the year-to-date performance and the disruptions to activities in early the fourth quarter caused by Typhoon Yagi, the bank said./. Read full story
