Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by VietnamNews Agency.
-PresidentNguyen Xuan Phuc on August 30 signed a decision to commute the death penalty tolife imprisonment for 10 prisoners, including two foreigners, on the occasionof the upcoming 77th National Day (September 2, 1945 – 2022). Read full story
-President Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed Secretary General ofthe International Federation of Red Cross and Red CrescentSocieties (IFRC) Jagannath Chapagain and international delegatesto the 11th National Congress of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC)during a reception in Hanoi on August 30.
Phuc suggested Red Cross organisations of other countries andthe VRC work more closely together in the near future, focusing on projects andkey areas in Vietnam.Read full story
-PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh attended a groundbreaking ceremony for the Son My 1Industrial Park in the south central province of Binh Thuan on August 30, onthe occasion of the 30th anniversary of the province’s re-establishment.
Invested by the Son My Industrial Park InvestmentConstruction and Trading Infrastructure Co. Ltd, the park covers a total areaof over 1,000ha in Ham Tan district, connecting with national key routes suchas National Highway 1A, National Highway 55, Phan Thiet – Dau Giay Expresswayand serving as a gateway to the southern key economic region. Read full story
-Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception inHanoi on August 30 for Cuba’s First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs GerardoPeñalver Portal who is on an official visit to Vietnam for the seventhpolitical consultation between the two foreign ministries.
Son spoke highly of the results of the deputy ministerial-levelpolitical consultation which reviewed the bilateral agenda and reachedconsensus on measures strengthening bilateral ties. Read full story
-Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha onAugust 30 presented the insignia “For the cause of natural resources andenvironment” to UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam CaitlinWiesen in recognition of her contributions to the sector.
Speaking at the event, Ha said during her tenure, Wiesen steppedup cooperation between the UNDP and the Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironment (MONRE), especially in environmental protection and climate changeresponse. Read full story
-A meeting was held in Ho Chi Minh City onAugust 30 to mark the 60th founding anniversary of the Vietnam-Laos diplomaticrelations (September 5, 1962-2022) and 45 years of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty ofAmity and Cooperation (July 18, 1977-2022).
Addressing the event, Secretary of the PartyCommittee of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Van Nen said that over the past 45 years,the Vietnam-Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation has served as an importantfoundation and framework for the two countries to expand and deepen theirfriendship and all-round partnership. Read full story
-Afriendship gathering was held by Vietnam-Uzbekistan Friendship Association(VUFA) on August 30 to mark the 30th anniversary of establishment of the twocountries’ diplomatic ties (1992-2022).
The event also aimed to celebrate the National Dayof Vietnam (September 2) and Uzbekistan (September 1).Read full story
-Ho ChiMinh City topped the country in foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction inthe first eight months of 2022, accounting for 16.1% of the national figure,according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign InvestmentAgency (FIA).
It lured some 2.71 billion USD worth of FDI inJanuary-August, an increase of 24.4% against the same period last year. Read full story
-The BRGOpen Golf Championship Danang 2022, part of the Asian Development Tour (ADT),is expected to welcome 115 players at BRG Da Nang Golf Resort in the centralcity of Da Nang from August 31 to September 2.
Golfers will be divided into two groups andcompete over 36 holes, according to the tournament organisers. The final roundwill see 50 players competing for a prize purse of 75,000 USD.Read full story/.