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Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.

- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and his spouse, Ngo Phuong Ly, attended a concert held in Jakarta on March 9 evening to celebrate the 70th founding anniversary of the Vietnam – Indonesia diplomatic ties, part of his state visit to Indonesia and official visit to the ASEAN Secretariat there.

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Party General Secretary To Lam (front, fifth from right), Speaker of the House of Regional Representatives of Indonesia Sultan Bachtiar Najamudin (front, seventh from right) and artists at the concert. (Photo: VNA)

The event also saw the presence of Speaker of the House of Regional Representatives of Indonesia Sultan Bachtiar Najamudin and his spouse, Rose Rudy. Read full story

- Party General Secretary To Lam received leaders of large Indonesian businesses in Jakarta on March 9 as part of his state visit to the archipelago nation.

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Party General Secretary To Lam (R) receives Managing Director of Ciputra Group Budiarsa Sastrawinata in Jakarta on March 9. (Photo: VNA)

Meeting with Managing Director of Ciputra Group Budiarsa Sastrawinata, General Secrerary Lam spoke highly of the firm’s business and investment activities in Vietnam, especially in the real estate sector, including the Nam Thang Long urban area – a major foreign-invested project in Hanoi. Read full story

- Party General Secretary To Lam attended the official announcement ceremony for Vietnam Airlines' direct route connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Bali resort island’s Denpasar on March 9 as part of his ongoing trip to Indonesia.

This marks the carrier's second route between Vietnam and Indonesia, bringing its total number of weekly flights between the two countries to 14. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has underscored the importance of promoting investment to realising the economic growth target of at least 8% this year, with public investment serving as a crucial driver.

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PM Pham Minh Chinh at the 16th meeting of the State Steering Committee for key national transport projects on March 9. (Photo: VNA)

Chairing the 16th meeting of the State Steering Committee for key national transport projects on March 9, PM Chinh, also head of the committee, stressed the need to mobilise all public investment resources to activate all economic forces and guide private investment, focusing on infrastructure development – one of the three strategic breakthroughs as identified by the Party and State. He highlighted that the country aims to disburse at least 95% of the public capital this year. Read full story

- Vietnam's first electric vehicle (EV) maker VinFast dispatched its largest shipment to Indonesia, with nearly 2,500 units departing from the northern city of Hai Phong on March 8.

This marks the company’s fourth export wave to Indonesia in just one year since officially entering the market. Read full story

- The Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien metro line (Metro Line No.1) in Ho Chi Minh City was officially inaugurated at a ceremony on March 9 after more than two months of commercial operations.

The line, which connects Ben Thanh Market in District 1 and Suoi Tien Theme Park in Thu Duc city, began operations on December 22, 2024 after years of delays. Read full story

- The Vietnam Film Development Association (VFDA) has organised a series of events in Los Angeles, the US, to promote the production collaboration between Vietnam and Hollywood.

These events were part of a programme celebrating the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the US, aiming to enhance connections, expand international collaboration, and promote the Vietnamese film industry./. Read full story

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