Hanoi, VNA - The following is a list of selectednews summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will lead a Vietnamesehigh-level delegation to attend the ASEAN-US Special Summit and pay a visit tothe US at the invitation of President Joe Biden, Foreign Ministry SpokeswomanLe Thi Thu Hang told reporters during a routine press conference on April 21.
The ASEAN-US Special Summit will take place in Washington D.C from May 12 - 13in celebration of the 45th anniversary of bilateral dialogue relations. PMChinh will also take the occasion to meet with UN officials, Hang said, notingthat Vietnam is actively preparing for the PM’s trip to the US. Read full story
– The Party Central Committee’s InspectionCommission meted out disciplinary measures against many officials duringits 14th meeting on April 19-20.
In an announcement issued on April 21,the committee said it gave a warning to the Standing Board of the PartyCommittee of the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Trading Cooperatives (Saigon Co.op)of the 2015-2020 tenure for its lack of responsibility, violation of theprinciple of democratic centralism, and lax leadership, inspection andsupervision, which created conditions for the executive council, inspectionboard and many officials and Party members to violate regulations of the Partyand laws of the State in signing investment contracts, mobilising capital,raising charter capital and organising the annual congress. Read full story
– The highest priority of the Vietnamese Party and State isto ensure security, life and property safety, as well as legal and legitimateinterests of Vietnamese citizens and legal entities in Ukraine and relatedregions, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang told apress conference on April 21.
In that spirit, since the conflict inUkraine has intensified, apart from citizen protection and evacuation, theVietnamese Embassy in the country has regularly contacted local competent agencies,urging them to take necessary measures to protect assets of Vietnamese citizensand businesses there, according to the spokesperson. Read full story
- Vietnam stands ready to bolster bilateral trade with Chinatowards stable, balanced and sustainable development for the benefits of bothsides, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang told a routine pressconference on April 21.
Commenting on the launch of several cross-borderrailway routes for the transport of goods between Vietnam and China, Hang saidthe rail routes, connecting Vietnam with the Chinese provinces of Sichuan andAnhui, opened on April 15-16. Read full story
- Vietnam hopes other countries and territories will simplifyentry rules for Vietnamese travellers in order to boost economic recovery, saidForeign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang during a routine press conferenceon April 21. She made the statement in response to a question fromreporters regarding Taiwan (China)’s new requirement for all passengers fromVietnam to show a negative COVID-19 test within six hours of boarding a flight. Read full story
- Director-General of the Vietnam Social Security (VSS)Nguyen The Manh asked the World Bank (WB) to help the agency further improvethe quality and effectiveness of its social and health insurance servicesduring his meeting with WB Country Director for Vietnam Carolyn Turk in Hanoion April 21. The two sides discussed plans for expanding cooperation inbuilding and implementing social and health insurance policies. Read full story
- The State Audit of Vietnam (SAV) cooperated with its Laocounterpart to hold a workshop to exchange practices in building the publicaudit system via video teleconference on April 21.
The workshop tookplace as the two countries are celebrating the 60th founding anniversary of thebilateral ties (September 5, 1962 - 2022) and 45 years of the signing of theTreaty of Amity and Cooperation (July 18, 1977 - 2022). Read full story
- Speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha (the lower house) Om Birlaand his entourage left Ho Chi Minh City on April 21 evening, successfullywrapping up his three-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation ofVietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
While in Vietnam,Om Birla held talks with Hue and paid courtesy calls to General Secretary ofthe Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and PresidentNguyen Xuan Phuc, and met with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Read full story
– One week after the start of a campaign to vaccinatechildren from 5 to under-12 against COVID-19, a total 88,820 children inthe age group had received the first shot as of April 20. The HealthMinistry has allocated over 2.3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine for childrento localities. The northern province of Quang Ninh was the firstlocality in the country to inoculate children in the age group on April 14. Read full story/.