Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Party General Secretary To Lam on March 18 praised the US business community, particularly the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC), for its practical contributions to Vietnam-US cooperation in trade and investment.
During a reception in Hanoi for a USABC delegation led by its President and CEO Ted Osius, former US Ambassador to Vietnam, Lam welcomed their working trip, noting that it coincides with the 30th anniversary of Vietnam-US diplomatic ties and the second year of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a teleconference on March 18, connecting permanent Government members with ministries, agencies and localities to address bottlenecks stalling the Chau Doc - Can Tho - Soc Trang expressway project in the Mekong Delta.
Spanning 188.2km, the four-lane expressway is set to cut through Can Tho city and the provinces of An Giang, Hau Giang, and Soc Trang. With an estimated cost of 44.69 trillion VND (over 1.7 billion USD), the project is divided into four sub-projects, each managed by the local People’s Committees. Construction began in June 2023 and aims for basic completion in 2026 and full operation in 2027. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh urged increased US investments in Vietnam during a reception in Hanoi on March 18 for Charles James Boyd Bowman, General Director of the Trump Organisation’s Vietnam project.
The 1.5 billion USD project in the northern province of Hung Yen aims to deliver a hi-end urban, eco-tourism, sport, and premium golf complex, meeting the Trump Organisation’s top standards. The proposed investor is a joint venture between Hung Yen Investment and Development Group JSC and IDG Capital, representing the Trump Organisation. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh pushed for balanced, harmonious and sustainable economic and trade ties with the US during a working session in Hanoi on March 18 with a delegation from the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) and nearly 60 major US corporations.
PM Chinh welcomed their working trip, which coincides with the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties and the second year of their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. Read full story
- Fu Ziying, Vice Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China, affirmed Vietnam’s priority status in China’s neighborhood diplomacy at a meeting on March 18 with newly-appointed Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Thanh Binh.
Praising Vietnam’s recent socio-economic achievements and expressing confidence in its ongoing progress, he said his committee stands ready to collaborate with the Vietnamese Embassy in China and relevant Vietnamese agencies to deepen legislative ties, delivering tangible benefits to both nations’ citizens. Read full story
- California state of the US has always considered Vietnam a top partner and places high priority on promoting its relationship with the country, said State Treasurer Fiona Ma.
Receiving Vietnamese National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Thanh on March 17 as part of the latter's US trip to attend the 69th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Ma praised Vietnam's dynamism, creativity and entrepreneurial spirit that she felt when leading a trade delegation to the nation in November 2024. Looking forward, she proposed deepening collaboration in priority areas such as sci-tech, education-training, and tourism. Read full story
- The 8th annual Nordic seminar convened in Hanoi on March 18, bringing together Vietnamese and Nordic experts to share experiences in advancing leadership in public administration, effective governance, innovation, and digital transformation.
The event was co-hosted by the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and the embassies of Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Norway. Read full story
- Leveraging its strategic position along the Kunming – Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong – Quang Ninh economic corridor, the northern province of Lao Cai is rolling out key initiatives to strengthen its logistics and e-commerce sectors, aiming to facilitate cross-border trade with China’s Yunnan province and drive border trade growth between Vietnam and China.
According to Hoang Quoc Khanh, Permanent Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, nearly 700 Vietnamese enterprises are engaged in regular import-export activities through the Lao Cai – Hekou international border gate. However, logistics infrastructure remains a challenge, leading to high transportation costs along the economic corridor./. Read full story
