Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
-General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam on September 26 morning (local time) visited the Mariel Special Development Zone (ZEDM), the first free trade and export processing zone of Cuba, as part of his ongoing state visit to the Caribbean country.
First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez also joined the activity.Read full text
-Vietnam advocates innovation that fosters peace, cooperation and development both globally and regionally, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said.
Speaking via videoconferencing at the 2024 Global Innovation Index (GII) announcement ceremony held by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on September 26, the PM underlined Vietnam's firm opposition to the use of innovation for war, unfair competition, and any activities that negatively impact people's lives worldwide.Read full text
-- Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chinh has expressed his confidence that the southern province of Binh Dương will continue to achieve remarkable breakthroughs, solidifying its status as Vietnam's leading modern industry hub and ascending to become a centrally-run city in the near future.
During a working session with the standing board of the provincial Party Committee on September 26, PM Chinh called on Binh Duong to pool all resources, particularly through public-private partnerships, to invest in a synchronous and modern socio-economic infrastructure. This includes transportation, healthcare, education, industrial zones, and information and telecommunications, with the aim of transforming it into a centrally-run smart city.Read full text
-Ho Chi Minh City wants to further strengthen connections with Turin city of Italy, effectively implement cooperation activities, and deepen their cooperative ties, thus contributing to the enhancement and development of Vietnam - Italy relations, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai on September 26.
Receiving Mayor of Turin Stefano Lo Russo who is on a working visit to the city, Mai thanked the Italian guest for attending the 2nd Ho Chi Minh City Friendship Dialogue and the Ho Chi Minh City Economic Forum in 2024. The two events showed HCM City's desire to increase dialogue with international localities to learn and gain experiences for development and seek practical cooperation opportunities with the localities in industrial transformation.Read full text
-A high-level delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by Politburo member, Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and Chairman of its Commission for Internal Affairs Phan Dinh Trac paid a working visit to Tanzania from September 22-26.
At his meetings with leaders of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM - Party of the Revolution), the government, the National Assembly, and agencies involved in anti-corruption and justice in Tanzania, Trac, who is also Standing Vice Chairman of the Central Steering Committee for Corruption and Negative Phenomena Prevention and Control and Standing Vice Chairman of the Central Steering Committee for Judicial Reform, affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State highly value Tanzania's position and role in Africa and the world.Read full text
-The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt and Lebanon on September 26 continued to recommend Vietnamese citizens living and working in Lebanon leave the country, amid the risk that tensions between the Israeli army and the Hezbollah escalate into a full-scale conflict in the Middle East.
Previously, on September 23, the embassy issued an urgent notice recommending Vietnamese citizens to leave Lebanon.Read full text
- The Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency (Vietrade) and the SPIRIT Slovenia Business Development Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation at a bilateral trade forum organised in Hanoi on September 26.
The countries aim to establish a stable and sustainable collaboration mechanism under the MoU, and set out plans for future promotion activities to strengthen and expand economic and trade relations.Read full text
-The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has selected the film “Dao, Pho and Piano” (Peach Blossom, Pho and Piano) as its official nomination to compete in the best international feature film category at the 97th Academy Awards (Oscar).
Earlier, the Department of Cinema received an invitation from the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) to submit one movie representing Vietnam for the preliminary round of the best international feature at the 97th Academy Awards which is set to take place in Los Angeles, the US.Read full text
-An Indonesia-Vietnam business forum was jointly held on September 26 by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Ho Chi Minh City Branch (VCCI-HCM) and the Indonesian Consulate General in HCM City to ignite new business opportunities for small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) in the high-tech, agriculture, and fishery sectors.
Indonesian Consul General Agustaviano Sofjan vowed all possible support to connect the two countries’ business communities, especially in the high-tech sector.Read full text
- Vietnam is committed to further advancing initiatives aimed at strengthening the connectivity within the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) and fostering deeper cohesion and understanding in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region, a Vietnamese official stated.
Leading Vietnam’s delegation at the 32nd ASCC Council Meeting in Vientiane on September 26, Luu Quang Tuan, Director General of the Ministry of Labour - Invalids and Social Affairs’ Department of International Cooperation, noted these efforts are intended to build an image of a dynamic, inclusive, and sustainable ASEAN on the global stage.Read full text/.
