-PresidentNguyen Xuan Phuc received visiting Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inHanoi on June 8, saying the two countries' growing and effective defencecooperation has substantially contributed to bilateral relations.
Welcoming his guest’s visit on the occasion of the50th anniversary of Vietnam-India diplomatic ties, the host leader spokehighly of the outcomes of talks between the countries’ defence ministersearlier the same day. Read full story
-PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh praised the cooperation between the defence ministriesand armies of Vietnam and India while receiving visiting Indian DefenceMinister Rajnath Singh in Hanoi on June 8.
The sides have made unremitting efforts tostrengthen bilateral cooperation on the basis of trust, sincerity andresponsibility and in a practical, effective and appropriate manner incontribution to building the nations’ strong armies and protecting theirsovereignty and territorial integrity, Chinh said. Read full story
-TheNational Assembly (NA) spent the 13th working day of its third session onasking officials about issues relevant to agriculture and rural development,finance, and banking.
In the morning, Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Le Minh Hoan continued fielding legislators’ questions about issueswithin his remit. Read full story
- Chairmanof the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue on June 8 demanded promptimplementation of fiscal and monetary policies to support the socio-economicrecovery and development programme.
Hue made the request at the ongoing third sessionof the 15th NA after Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc fielded legislators’questions about relevant issues. Read full story
-DeputyMinister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc and Italian Deputy Minister of ForeignAffairs and International Cooperation Manlio Di Stefano on June 8 co-chairedthe 4th political consultation within the framework of the two nations’strategic partnership.
Lauding significant progresses recorded in therelations over the past time, particularly in politics-diplomacy, economy, andscience-technology, both officials agreed to further strengthen the bilateralcooperation in such new spheres as health, environment, climate changeresponse, and renewable energy. Read full story
-As oneof the Vice Presidents of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)’s 77thsession, Vietnam can bring into play its role in handling differences amongcountries and promoting consensus on the UNGA’s decisions, an official has said.
At a meeting on June 7 (New York time), the UNGAelected the President and Vice Presidents of the UNGA’s 77th session. Vietnam,representing the Asia-Pacific, was elected to the Vice Presidency and willserve in this post for one year, starting on September 13, 2022.
Talking to the press, Do Hung Viet, Director ofthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Department of International Organisations andAssistant to the Foreign Minister, said the election is greatly significant toVietnam, especially when the country is marking its 45-year UN membership in2022. Read full story
-Memberstates of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) highlighted theneed to maintain unity and promote a central role amid a complicated geopoliticalcontext at a virtual meeting on June 8.
At the ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM)hosted online by Cambodia, ASEAN 2022 Chair, the member states reviewedpreparation for the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting slated to beheld from July 30 to August 6. Read full story
-Almost93 percent of German companies already operating in Vietnam will continue toinvest in the country and over 64 percent of them expect their business todevelop better in the next 12 months, a survey from AHK World BusinessOutlook–Spring 2022 has revealed.
The survey was conducted by the German Chambers ofCommerce Abroad, Delegations and Representative Offices (AHKs). Read full story
-TheVietnam e-Commerce and Digital Economy Agency under the Ministry of Industryand Trade and Amazon Global Selling Vietnam on June 8 launched a cross-bordere-commerce initiative in the breakthrough era.
The initiative is intended to help Vietnam developworkforce for this kind of commerce in the next five years, thus raising thecapacity of local enterprises and opening up export opportunities for them. Read full story
-TheJapanese-based Mikazuki Hotel Group opened the 13ha Mikazuki Japanese Resort& Spa in the central coastal city of Da Nang on June 8.
Costing 3.9 trillion VND (168.16 million USD), theproject is located in Lien Chieu district, offering locals and tourists newJapanese-standard tourism services. It features a 22-storey hotel with 294rooms and an indoor water park, the biggest of its kind in the central region. Read full story
-Vietnam’srealty market, in addition to the manufacturing sector, has been attractingsignificant FDI from the Republic of Korean (RoK) in recent years, according toa survey by real estate consultancy Savills Vietnam.
The proportion of the RoK’s investment in themarket doubled in 2018 compared to the previous year. At the end of 2021, thefigure grew 13 percent from 2020. Read full story
-Vietnambeat Malaysia 2-0 and advanced to the quarterfinals of the U23 Asian Cup, as inthe other game of Group C, Thailand lost 0-1 to the Republic of Korea (RoK). Read full story/.