Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is alist of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
– President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he hopes to seemore cooperation projects between Vietnam and Singapore while hosting visitingSpeaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin in Hanoi on May 19.
Bilateraltrade is growing positively, with more and more Singaporean-invested projectsin Vietnam, Phuc said, considering the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP)model a symbol of economic collaboration between the nations. Read full story
– President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented the Ho Chi Minh Awardsin Science and Technology to 49 authors involved in two outstanding projects inthe field of military-defence. The projects have been developed by theMilitary Telecommunications & Industry Corporation (Viettel). They havebeen recognised internationally, comprising two inventions receivinginternational patents, eight others patented in Vietnam and 15 reports releasedat prestigious international scientific conferences. Read full story
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s trip to the US to attendthe ASEAN-US Special Summit, and pay working visits to the US and the UnitedNations (UN) from May 11-17 has produced a lot of important results, bothmultilaterally and bilaterally, contributing to promoting the relations betweenASEAN and the US, Vietnam and the UN, and Vietnam and the US, and affirming thecountry's position and prestige in the international arena.
During hisstay in the US, PM Chinh engaged in more than 60 activities in Washington D.C,Boston, New York and San Francisco. He attended and delivered a speech at thesessions of the ASEAN - US Special Summit, and met with leaders of severalASEAN countries such as the Prime Ministers of Laos, Cambodia and Singapore,and the President of Indonesia. Read full story
– Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Huereceived Michael Arthur, Senior Vice President of Boeing and President ofBoeing International, in Hanoi on May 19. Lauding the aviation group’sactivities in Vietnam and sharing its COVID-19-induced difficulties, Hueexpressed his belief in Boeing’s post-pandemic recovery, particularly inSoutheast Asia and Vietnam. Read full story
– Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou left Ho Chi MinhCity on May 19, concluding her five-day official visit to Vietnam. Duringher stay in Vietnam, President Sakellaropoulou paid tribute to late PresidentHo Chi Minh at his Mausoleum, laid a wreath at the Heroic Martyrs’ Monument,held talks with President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, paid a courtesy visit to PartyGeneral Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, met with National Assembly Chairman VuongDinh Hue, witnessed the signing of important documents, and joined a tea partychaired by Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan. Read full story
- Vietnam's Trade Counsellor in Russia Duong Hoang Minh hasproposed the Russian Government consider exempting visas for Vietnamesetourists for 15 days, in the context that it has exempted visas for visitorsfrom Laos and Thailand for 30 days.
Speaking at the third SaintPetersburg-Vietnam Tourism Forum, which was held in a hybrid format on May 17within the framework of "Vietnamese days in Saint Petersburg", Minhsaid that Vietnam always creates the most favourable conditions for Russiantourists such as offering a 15-day visa exemption for those to Vietnam and 30days for those on direct flights to its Phu Quoc island. Read full story
- The southern province of Kien Giang is calling forinvestment in 55 projects meant to cope with climate change and prevent naturaldisasters and coastal and riverine erosion. The newly approved projectsinclude 14 in transportation, 15 in agriculture and irrigation, 20 in watersupply, two in water drainage, three in wastewater treatment, and one in solidwaste treatment. Read full story/.
– President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he hopes to seemore cooperation projects between Vietnam and Singapore while hosting visitingSpeaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin in Hanoi on May 19.
Bilateraltrade is growing positively, with more and more Singaporean-invested projectsin Vietnam, Phuc said, considering the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP)model a symbol of economic collaboration between the nations. Read full story
– President Nguyen Xuan Phuc presented the Ho Chi Minh Awardsin Science and Technology to 49 authors involved in two outstanding projects inthe field of military-defence. The projects have been developed by theMilitary Telecommunications & Industry Corporation (Viettel). They havebeen recognised internationally, comprising two inventions receivinginternational patents, eight others patented in Vietnam and 15 reports releasedat prestigious international scientific conferences. Read full story
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s trip to the US to attendthe ASEAN-US Special Summit, and pay working visits to the US and the UnitedNations (UN) from May 11-17 has produced a lot of important results, bothmultilaterally and bilaterally, contributing to promoting the relations betweenASEAN and the US, Vietnam and the UN, and Vietnam and the US, and affirming thecountry's position and prestige in the international arena.
During hisstay in the US, PM Chinh engaged in more than 60 activities in Washington D.C,Boston, New York and San Francisco. He attended and delivered a speech at thesessions of the ASEAN - US Special Summit, and met with leaders of severalASEAN countries such as the Prime Ministers of Laos, Cambodia and Singapore,and the President of Indonesia. Read full story
– Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Huereceived Michael Arthur, Senior Vice President of Boeing and President ofBoeing International, in Hanoi on May 19. Lauding the aviation group’sactivities in Vietnam and sharing its COVID-19-induced difficulties, Hueexpressed his belief in Boeing’s post-pandemic recovery, particularly inSoutheast Asia and Vietnam. Read full story
– Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou left Ho Chi MinhCity on May 19, concluding her five-day official visit to Vietnam. Duringher stay in Vietnam, President Sakellaropoulou paid tribute to late PresidentHo Chi Minh at his Mausoleum, laid a wreath at the Heroic Martyrs’ Monument,held talks with President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, paid a courtesy visit to PartyGeneral Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, met with National Assembly Chairman VuongDinh Hue, witnessed the signing of important documents, and joined a tea partychaired by Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan. Read full story
- Vietnam's Trade Counsellor in Russia Duong Hoang Minh hasproposed the Russian Government consider exempting visas for Vietnamesetourists for 15 days, in the context that it has exempted visas for visitorsfrom Laos and Thailand for 30 days.
Speaking at the third SaintPetersburg-Vietnam Tourism Forum, which was held in a hybrid format on May 17within the framework of "Vietnamese days in Saint Petersburg", Minhsaid that Vietnam always creates the most favourable conditions for Russiantourists such as offering a 15-day visa exemption for those to Vietnam and 30days for those on direct flights to its Phu Quoc island. Read full story
- The southern province of Kien Giang is calling forinvestment in 55 projects meant to cope with climate change and prevent naturaldisasters and coastal and riverine erosion. The newly approved projectsinclude 14 in transportation, 15 in agriculture and irrigation, 20 in watersupply, two in water drainage, three in wastewater treatment, and one in solidwaste treatment. Read full story/.
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