Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selectednews summaries last night by Vietnam News Agency.
– Vietnam always treasures and gives the highest priority toits special relationship with Laos, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trongsaid while receiving Lao Vice President Pany Yathotou in Hanoi on April 28.
The Party leader said Pany Yathotou’s visit demonstrates the special, close andtrustworthy relationship between Vietnam and Laos. Read full story
– The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VNRC), in collaboration withthe Thua Thien-Hue People’s Committee, launched a Humanitarian Month 2022 at aceremony in the central province on April 28.
Addressing theevent, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc stressed that voluntary and humanitarian workis not the sole responsibility of the State or any single organization,community or individual, but the common responsibility of the entire society,in which the State should play a proactive and orienting role. Read full story
– President Nguyen Xuan Phuc chaired a meeting of thesteering committee for building a scheme to review the 10-year implementationof the Party's resolution on the national defence strategy in the newsituation, in Hanoi on April 28.
At the meeting, representatives fromministries and agencies looked into the world situation that would impactnational defence in the new situation, and the implementation of programmes andplans launched by all-level Party Committees and organisations, in combinationwith the review of the 10-year implementation of the resolution adopted at theeight plenum of the 11th Party Central Committee. Read full story
– The Lao Party, State, and people always attach importanceand give the highest priority to consolidating and strengthening the nation’ssound friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation withVietnam, stated Lao leaders while hosting visiting Vietnamese Minister ofForeign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on April 28.
The Vietnamese FM paidcourtesy calls to General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary PartyCentral Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, Prime MinisterPhankham Viphavan, and President of the Lao National Assembly XaysomphonePhomvihane in Vientian in the framework of his official visit to Laos. Read full story
- Vietnam is an extensive strategic partner whichshares strategic interests with Japan, said a Japanese Government officialahead of Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s official visit to Vietnam. The official made the remark at a press conference in Tokyo on April 28, duringwhich he announced that PM Kishida will visit Vietnam on April 30 and May 1.
During the visit, the Japanese PM is scheduled to hold talks with hisVietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh on May 1. In addition, he will also havemeetings with Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Nguyen XuanPhuc, and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue. Read full story
– Professor Julie Dai Trang Nguyen (Julie Nguyen), directorof the Canada-Vietnam Society (CVS), highlighted the importance of Vietnam toCanadian businesses during talks at the Standing Committee on InternationalTrade under the House of Commons of Canada on April 27. Since 2015,Vietnam has maintained its position as Canada's largest trading partner in theAssociation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, she said. Read full story
– Seven Vietnamese universities have been listed in theImpact Rankings 2022 released by the Times Higher Education (THE) on April 28. In 2020, only two Vietnamese education institutions were on the list and thefigure was double last year. Read full story
– From now on, foreigners can enter or exit Vietnam throughVan Don International Airport in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh. Themove is in line with a decision signed recently by Deputy Prime Minister PhamBinh Minh, announcing the list of international border gates accepting foreignentries and exits on e-visas. Read full story/.
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