Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on September 20 sentgreetings to the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on theoccasion of the 45th anniversary of Vietnam's admission to the UN (September20, 1977 - September 20, 2022). In the message, the Vietnamese leaderthanked the United Nations for the companionship and support of Vietnam'sdevelopment over the past 45 years.
He reiterated Vietnam's support formultilateralism and the UN’s central role in responding to global challenges,while affirming that the country will continue to cooperate closely with the UNand further promote its active and constructive contribution to the common workfor peace and sustainable development in the world and each country.Read full story
– President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received Indian AmbassadorPranay Verma in Hanoi on September 20, appreciating the outgoing diplomat’scontributions to the two countries’ cooperation in all aspects, especiallyduring the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic. The President emphasisedthat Vietnam consistently attaches importance to relations with India, whichhas also given precious support to Vietnam, adding bilateral ties are alwayssincere and their comprehensive strategic partnership has been growing fast.Read full story
– The border guard force and relevant agencies of the MekongDelta province of An Giang on September 20 received 44 Vietnamese nationals whowere handed over by Cambodia. According to Truong Quoc Hung, deputy headof the border station at Tinh Bien Border Gate, said the nine women and 35 menhad entered Cambodia illegally to work in casinos.
Among them, there is a person who is wanted bypolice in Vinh Yen city, the northern province of Vinh Phuc, he said, addingthat the border station is detaining the wanted man to hand over to Vinh Phucpolice.Read full story
– A training course for United Nations militaryobservers is underway with support from the United States’ Global PeaceOperations Initiative (GPOI). The course, which began on September 20,is organised by the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO) underthe Ministry of Defence (MoD). Its aim is to train officers of theVietnam People's Army who are about to join UN peacekeeping missions.Read full story
– Ambassador Nguyen Van Thao affirmed that the country’srelations with Belgium and the EU are now at their prime while addressing abanquet held on September 19 in celebration of Vietnam’s 77th National Day(September 2). In his remarks, the Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium andLuxembourg reviewed the historic milestones since then President Ho Chi Minhread the Independence Declaration that founded the Democratic Republic ofVietnam, now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, on September 2, 1945.Read full story
– Vice Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee VoVan Hoan met with visiting Vice President of the Thai Senate SupachaiSomcharoen on September 20. The host said Vietnam and Thailand have beencooperating closely and supporting each other at multilateral forums to achievemutual targets and help build a sustainable and prosperous ASEAN community.Read full story
– Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has ordered coastal andborder guards and police forces to step up patrols, inspections, and handlingof illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing at sea and in ports. Making the order while chairing a meeting of the national steering committee onIUU fishing prevention and control on September 20, Thanh said it is alsonecessary to boost related communication efforts to raise fishermen’s awarenessof the risks and harms of such violations.Read full story./.
