Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- The fifth plenum ofthe 13th Party Central Committee concluded in Hanoi on May 10 afternoon aftersix days of working, completing all of its set agenda items.
In his conclusion at the meeting, Party General SecretaryNguyen Phu Trong said participants reached consensus on solutions, guidelinesand orientations on further renewing, consolidating and enforcing land-relatedlaws and policies, firstly amending and supplementing the 2013 Land Law andrelevant laws to tackle pending limitations and weaknesses in this field. Read full story
- Prime Minister PhamMinh Chinh and a Vietnamese delegation left Hanoi on May 10 for the US toattend the ASEAN-US Special Summit at the invitation of US President Joe Biden.
The Prime Minister will join other leaders of the Associationof Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members at the summit on May 12-13 and makea working visit to the US and the United Nations from May 11-17. Read full story
- VietnameseAmbassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung has emphasised the significance of theupcoming ASEAN-US Special Summit, saying that the resolve of US President JoeBiden and ASEAN leaders to organise the summit despite uncertainties in Europe,especially the conflict in Ukraine, demonstrates the importance they attach tothe relationship.
He made the remarks in an interview with the Vietnam NewsAgency (VNA) ahead of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s trip to the US from May11-17 to attend ASEAN-US Special Summit at the invitation of the USPresident and make a working visit to the US and the United Nations. Read full story
- Some majorbusinesses of Denmark and Norway have expressed their special interest indeveloping offshore wind power in Vietnam during recent meetings with officialsof the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
Talking to DanishChargé d’Affaires, a.i. Troels Jakobsen and Executive Vice President and CEO ofthe Orsted group Martin Neubert, Minister Nguyen Hong Dien said offshore windpower development is highly significant since it can be combined with therealisation of socio-economic growth, energy security, and industrialisationtargets towards low-carbon emissions and net zero emissions by 2050. Read full story
- Many kinds offlowers of Vietnam have gained a foothold in the Japanese market, and are quitepopular among local consumers.
Japan now remains one of the important flower export marketof Vietnam. Read full story
- A ceremony to hand over more than 7.2 million doses ofModerna COVID-19 vaccine for paediatric use presented by Australia was held inHanoi on May 10.
The Australiangovernment committed more than 14 million vaccine doses, along with medicalsupplies for the vaccine rollout in Vietnam. Read full story
- People will be ableto withdraw cash from ATMs by scanning their chip-based IDcards under a new pilot service provided by the Ministry of PublicSecurity.
The ministry’s Police Department for AdministrativeManagement of Social Order said the department has organised the withdrawal ofmoney using chip-based ID cards at several banks. Read full story
- Kurash athlete ToThi Trang on May 10 bagged the first gold medal for the Vietnamese delegationat the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31).
Trang gained most points in the women’s under-48kg categoryat Hoai Duc Gymnasium in Hanoi’s Hoai Duc district./. Read full story