Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested Vietnam and France promote collaboration in economy, trade, investment, culture, heritage, architecture, and education and training, while also expanding into new areas.
In 2024, Hai Phong's economic scale rose to the 5th position nationwide, being the only locality in the country to maintain a double-digit growth rate for ten consecutive years.
Peace-loving people around the world, including Vietnamese, will forever honour the contributions and sacrifices of the Soviet Red Army soldiers during the Great Patriotic War.
The assigned agencies must gather public opinions, ensuring that all feedback is recorded in accordance with the scope of the amendments to the 2013 Constitution for reporting to the National Assembly for consideration, said Party leader To Lam.
Container Terminals No.3 & No.4 at the Port of Hai Phong has a total length of 750 meters and a depth of minus 16 meters, capable of accommodating mother ships of 165,000 DWT (14,000 TEUs) and reduced-load ships of 200,000 DWT.
The total value of corporate bond principal due for repayment by non-banking entities in May is estimated at 11.4 trillion VND, double the amount due in April.
To date, Vietnam has signed 16 FTAs with over 60 of the world’s major markets and three are under negotiation./
The surge in domestic gold prices and the widening disparity with global rates recently were partly due to market psychology, driven by expectations of further international price hikes.
The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
Lawmakers consider special mechanisms, policies for Hai Phong city
Son said beyond opening a new chapter of cooperation with traditional friends from the former Soviet Union, the eight-day tour not only reinforced but also renewed and redefined Vietnam’s relationships with these countries, based on the long-standing friendship nurtured by generations of leaders and people of Vietnam and the respective nations.
Hung described the visit as an important milestone, contributing to elevating the Vietnam–Thailand relations to a new height. It will help strongly reinforce political trust and mutual understanding between their leaders, presenting an opportunity to fully review cooperation areas, address obstacles, and agree on major directions and specific measures to create fresh momentum for the bilateral ties.
Notably, it introduces policies allowing research institutions to own and make independent decisions regarding research outcomes and assets derived from their work. Researchers will be entitled to at least 30% of the profits from commercialisation and are allowed to establish and manage businesses.
The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
While researching the life of Ben-Gurion, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s correspondent in Israel unexpectedly found a special connection between the two leaders in 1946 when both were in Paris, seeking international support for their nations’ struggle for independence. President Ho Chi Minh and Israeli PM Ben-Gurion, drawn together by their countries’ shared history and indomitable spirit in the fight for freedom, engaged in conversations for around two weeks.
Son expressed his sincere appreciation to Ryzhenkov and his colleagues for their meticulous preparations for the first visit to Belarus by a Vietnamese Party chief after 11 years.
The Party General Secretary’s visit was of important significance as it not only deepened trust between Vietnam and its traditional partners but also reaffirmed Vietnam’s enduring commitment to strengthening ties with countries of the former Soviet Union, including Belarus
General Secretary Lam expressed his hope for active cooperation between MTZ and Vietnamese partners, making contributions to each country’s economic development.
PM Turchin highly appreciated the significance of General Secretary Lam's state visit to Belarus, saying that the trip once again affirmed the trustful political relationship between the two countries and opened a new page in the history of bilateral cooperation with the two countries upgrading their relations to a Strategic Partnership.
Both host and guest agreed to usher in a new phase of bilateral cooperation with specific measures.
In the document, Vietnam and Belarus affirmed their intent to deepen joint work across a wide range of fields to safeguard national interests and contribute to peace, stability, cooperation, and prosperity in the regions and the world.
The Vietnamese Government and people always remember and value Sweden’s sincere and invaluable support during the country’s past struggle for independence and in its current process of development and global integration, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said.
The two leaders applauded the recent progress of economic, trade, and investment ties, agreeing on the necessity to further tap into the cooperation potential generated by the free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), of which Belarus is a member.
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko announced the upgrade of bilateral ties to a strategic partnership at a joint press conference following their talks in Minsk on May 12.
Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam and President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko inked the statement following their talks in Minsk, part of the former’s state visit to Belarus.
The Party chief said that he is pleased to see that the Vietnamese community in Belarus, although not large, is successful and supportive of each other.
The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
The state visit to Belarus by Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse, and the high-level Vietnamese delegation marks a new impetus for strengthening and expanding bilateral ties. It is expected to help deepen the already strong relationship, enhance the effectiveness of existing mechanisms, and establish new ones, aiming for more regular, substantive, and effective cooperation in the years to come.
