Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by VietnamNews Agency.
-PresidentNguyen Xuan Phuc, on behalf of Party and State leaders of Vietnam, will attendthe state funeral of late Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo in Tokyo, Japan,from September 25 - 28, the Foreign Ministry announced on September 22.Read full story
-PresidentNguyen Xuan Phuc on September 22 met with 263 children representing all 54ethnic groups across the country who are in Hanoi for the fourth EthnicChildren’s Festival.
Extending his warm sentiments to the children, theState leader said that the protection, care and education of children,especially those from ethnic minority groups, remote, border and island areas,have always been a priority for the Party, State and the whole of society.Read full story
-Prime MinisterPham Minh Chinh chaired the Government’s monthly meeting onlaw-building in Hanoi on September 22.
At the meeting, the Government members listened tothe draft National Master Plan for the 2021-2030 period, suggested building theNotary Law, the amended Law on Mineral Resources and the Law on amendments andsupplements to several articles of the Pharmacy Law, and extending theimplementation of the National Assembly’s Resolution No.30/2021/QH15 onCOVID-19 prevention and control.Read full story
-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for a global approach, and international solidarity in response to climate change in his message to the informal Leaders' Roundtable on Climate Change in New York, co-chaired by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Egyptian President on September 22.
The event was initiated by Guterres to unify awareness and promote strong political commitment to climate finance, greenhouse gas emission reduction and energy transition, in the lead up to the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt in November.Read full story
-Director ofthe Ministry of Information and Communications’ International CooperationDepartment, Trieu Minh Long attended a Symposium on “ASEAN Identity andStrengthening ASEAN-RoK Cooperation: Now and Beyond” on September 22.
The event was held by the ASEAN Secretariatin-person in Indonesia and connected via teleconference with representatives in10 ASEAN member states and the Republic of Korea (RoK).Read full story
-Vietnam’sconsistent policy is to protect and promote the basic rights of people,Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said during theministry’s regular press conference on September 22.
Hang made the statement in reply to reporters’ querieson Vietnam's reaction to some international human rights organisations’controversial opinions about Vietnam's candidacy for the United Nations HumanRights Council (UNHRC) as they believe that the country's achievements in thisfield are poor and lack cooperation with the UNHRC.Read full story
-Vietnam andCambodia have saved over 1,000 Vietnamese citizens who have been tricked towork illegally in Cambodia, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le ThiThu Hang during a regular press conference in Hanoi on September 22.
Hang said the ministry and Vietnameserepresentative agencies are paying close attention to protecting citizens as agreat number of Vietnamese nationals have been scammed into illegal labourin Cambodia by brokers.Read full story
-Governor ofthe State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Hong has issued decisions on revising upseveral interest rates by 1%, starting from September 23.
Under the Decision No. 1606/QĐ-NHNN datedSeptember 22, the refinancing interest rate will be set at 5% per year,rediscount at 3.5%, and overnight inter-banking lending rate at 6%.Read full story
-Vietnam’s riceexport is likely to surpass the target set for this year, said Chairman of theVietnam Food Association Nguyen Ngoc Nam.
During a conference co-hosted by the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development and the People’s Committee of the MekongDelta city of Can Tho on September 22, Nam said Vietnam earned nearly 2.4billion USD from exporting 4.97 million tonnes of rice in the first eightmonths of this year, up 20.7% in volume and nearly 9.9% in value from the sameperiod last year. Read full story
-AVietnam-India business matching event was held in Hanoi on September 22, on theoccasion of the Vietnam visit by 42 enterprises of the India-Vietnam Chamber ofCommerce and Industry (IVCCI).
Speaking at the event, Vice President of theVietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Nguyen Quang Vinh said forVietnam, India has always been a strategic partner in trade and has a lot ofpotential for cooperation; in which mechanics and engineering for productionare an important part of bilateral trade.Read full story/.
-PresidentNguyen Xuan Phuc, on behalf of Party and State leaders of Vietnam, will attendthe state funeral of late Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo in Tokyo, Japan,from September 25 - 28, the Foreign Ministry announced on September 22.Read full story
-PresidentNguyen Xuan Phuc on September 22 met with 263 children representing all 54ethnic groups across the country who are in Hanoi for the fourth EthnicChildren’s Festival.
Extending his warm sentiments to the children, theState leader said that the protection, care and education of children,especially those from ethnic minority groups, remote, border and island areas,have always been a priority for the Party, State and the whole of society.Read full story
-Prime MinisterPham Minh Chinh chaired the Government’s monthly meeting onlaw-building in Hanoi on September 22.
At the meeting, the Government members listened tothe draft National Master Plan for the 2021-2030 period, suggested building theNotary Law, the amended Law on Mineral Resources and the Law on amendments andsupplements to several articles of the Pharmacy Law, and extending theimplementation of the National Assembly’s Resolution No.30/2021/QH15 onCOVID-19 prevention and control.Read full story
-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for a global approach, and international solidarity in response to climate change in his message to the informal Leaders' Roundtable on Climate Change in New York, co-chaired by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Egyptian President on September 22.
The event was initiated by Guterres to unify awareness and promote strong political commitment to climate finance, greenhouse gas emission reduction and energy transition, in the lead up to the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27) to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh in Egypt in November.Read full story
-Director ofthe Ministry of Information and Communications’ International CooperationDepartment, Trieu Minh Long attended a Symposium on “ASEAN Identity andStrengthening ASEAN-RoK Cooperation: Now and Beyond” on September 22.
The event was held by the ASEAN Secretariatin-person in Indonesia and connected via teleconference with representatives in10 ASEAN member states and the Republic of Korea (RoK).Read full story
-Vietnam’sconsistent policy is to protect and promote the basic rights of people,Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said during theministry’s regular press conference on September 22.
Hang made the statement in reply to reporters’ querieson Vietnam's reaction to some international human rights organisations’controversial opinions about Vietnam's candidacy for the United Nations HumanRights Council (UNHRC) as they believe that the country's achievements in thisfield are poor and lack cooperation with the UNHRC.Read full story
-Vietnam andCambodia have saved over 1,000 Vietnamese citizens who have been tricked towork illegally in Cambodia, said Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le ThiThu Hang during a regular press conference in Hanoi on September 22.
Hang said the ministry and Vietnameserepresentative agencies are paying close attention to protecting citizens as agreat number of Vietnamese nationals have been scammed into illegal labourin Cambodia by brokers.Read full story
-Governor ofthe State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Hong has issued decisions on revising upseveral interest rates by 1%, starting from September 23.
Under the Decision No. 1606/QĐ-NHNN datedSeptember 22, the refinancing interest rate will be set at 5% per year,rediscount at 3.5%, and overnight inter-banking lending rate at 6%.Read full story
-Vietnam’s riceexport is likely to surpass the target set for this year, said Chairman of theVietnam Food Association Nguyen Ngoc Nam.
During a conference co-hosted by the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development and the People’s Committee of the MekongDelta city of Can Tho on September 22, Nam said Vietnam earned nearly 2.4billion USD from exporting 4.97 million tonnes of rice in the first eightmonths of this year, up 20.7% in volume and nearly 9.9% in value from the sameperiod last year. Read full story
-AVietnam-India business matching event was held in Hanoi on September 22, on theoccasion of the Vietnam visit by 42 enterprises of the India-Vietnam Chamber ofCommerce and Industry (IVCCI).
Speaking at the event, Vice President of theVietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Nguyen Quang Vinh said forVietnam, India has always been a strategic partner in trade and has a lot ofpotential for cooperation; in which mechanics and engineering for productionare an important part of bilateral trade.Read full story/.
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