Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Party General Secretary To Lam attended a ceremony to announce the winners of the ninth National Press Awards on Party Building - the Bua Liem Vang (Golden Hammer and Sickle) Awards 2024 – in Hanoi on January 20.
The organising board of the ninth edition received 2,544 entries, up 15% compared to the previous one. Read full story
- Party General Secretary To Lam chaired the first meeting of the Central Steering Committee for the Development of Science, Technology, Innovation and Digital Transformation in Hanoi on January 20.
Addressing the event, Lam, who is head of the steering committee, stressed that the implementation of tasks should focus on and prioritise the core issues outlined in the Politburo's Resolution No.57-NQ/TW, dated on December 22, 2024, on breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation, and national digital transformation, with emphasis placed on removing institutional barriers to the development of science and technology. Read full story
- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam received a high-ranking delegation of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) led by Ouch Borith, a member of the CPP Central Committee's Standing Board and First Vice President of the Cambodian Senate in Hanoi on January 20.
Lam appreciated the significance of the trip in deepening the traditional friendship between the two Parties and countries. He congratulated Cambodia on the great and important achievements it has made across various fields in the nation building and development process, under the wise reign of King Sihamoni, the leadership of the Senate and National Assembly, and the management of the Government, with the CPP at the core. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam landed at Zurich Airport on January 20 night (local time), beginning a working visit to Switzerland, during which the leader will attend the 55th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos and conduct bilateral activities.
The trip, scheduled to run until January 23, is made at the invitation of WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab. Read full story
- As part of his official visit to the Czech Republic, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Czech Senate President Miloš Vystrčil in Prague on January 20 afternoon (local time).
At the meeting, PM Chinh affirmed that in her foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralism, and diversification of relations, Vietnam treasures and hopes to strengthen ties with traditional partners in the Central and Eastern Europe, with the Czech Republic being a top priority. Between the two countries, there are only commonalities, no differences, he said, stating that these similarities form the foundation for them to elevate their relationship to a strategic partnership, marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic ties. Read full story
- Vietnam always highly values and wishes to strengthen relations with traditional friends in the Central and Eastern Europe, with the Czech Republic being one of its top priority partners, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
At a meeting with President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel in Prague on January 20 (local time), PM Chinh stressed that the Vietnamese people always deeply cherish and remember the selfless, sincere, and heartfelt support extended by the Czech people during Vietnam's past struggle for independence and national unification, as well as its ongoing socio-economic development. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Czech counterpart Petr Fiala declared the upgrading of the Vietnam-Czech relations to a strategic partnership during their talks in Prague on January 20.
The two leaders agreed to soon establish an action programme to implement the Vietnam-Czech strategic partnership framework in a substantive and practical manner, in line with the cooperation framework between the two countries in the new context. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the Vietnam-Czech Republic Business Forum in Prague on January 20 morning (local time), as part of his ongoing official visit to the European country.
After 75 years, the Vietnam-Czech Republic relationship has developed positively, with remarkable progress in bilateral economic and trade ties. The Czech Republic is Vietnam's leading trade partner in Central and Eastern Europe, while Vietnam is its most important partner within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Read full story
- State President Luong Cuong visited and extended Lunar New Year (Tet) greetings to the Special Operation Arms on January 20, wishing them good health, happiness and success in the new year.
Addressing the working session at the arms' headquarters, Cuong credited the country’s socio-economic achievements in 2024 to the dedication of all military officers and soldiers in general, and the Party Committee, High Command and staff of the Special Operation Arms in particular. Read full story
- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man visited and presented gifts to policy beneficiaries, poor households, and the police force in the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho on January 20, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
Granting gifts to 50 residents in Tan An ward of Ninh Kieu district, Man highlighted Vietnam’s achievements in socio-economic development, national defence, foreign affairs, prevention and control of corruption, wastefulness, and negative phenomena, as well as apparatus streamlining. Read full story
- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man received Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on January 20.
During the reception, Man thanked the ambassador for helping to successfully organise his visit to Japan from December 3 to 7 last year. On this occasion, he asked Ito to convey his regards and wishes to the Emperor, Empress, and Prime Minister of Japan, as well as the President of the House of Councillors and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Read full story
- A bilateral agreement between the Vietnamese and US Governments regarding anti-dumping duties on Vietnamese fish fillets was signed on January 20, marking the end of relevant disputes in Case DS536 at the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Under this agreement, signed by the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), Vinh Hoan Corporation – the only firm eligible for tax removal under US regulations and also Vietnam’s leading exporter of tra and basa fish – had anti-dumping duties cut when exporting tra and basa fish to the US./.
