Digital transformation, digital platforms and digital economy are viewed as engines for the economic recovery and development in Vietnam at the time of COVID-19, CEO of Grab Vietnam Nguyen Thai Hai Van told a seminar on December 6.
Major Lao newspapers on December 7 featured the ongoing Vietnam visit by Chairman of the Lao National Assembly xaysomphone Phomvihane, stressing that it not only further strengthens close-knit ties between the two legislatures but also further deepens ties between the two nations.
The Health Ministry has sent a dispatch to chairpersons of municipal and provincial People’s Committees on strengthening COVID-19 prevention and control measures against Omicron variant.
The Vietnamese Party and State pay attention to issues relating to the elderly and their rights, said Chairwoman of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly (VAE) Pham Thi Hai Chuyen.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a banquet in Hanoi on December 6 for his Lao counterpart Saysomphone Phomvihane and the Lao NA high-ranking delegation who are on Vietnam visit from December 6-8.
The Government has issued Decree No.104/2021/ND-CP on the extension of the deadline for special consumption tax payment on domestically-manufactured or assembled automobiles.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of prioritising and developing special solidarity with Laos while receiving President of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane in Hanoi on December 6.
Chairwoman of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation Bui Thi Minh Hoai held online talks with President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee Sinlavong Khutphaythoun to discuss bilateral ties and future orientations.
Collaboration opportunities between Vietnam and Laos remain huge for bringing mutual benefits to their farmers, said Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan at his talks with Lao Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Phet Phomphiphak on December 6 regarding bilateral engagements in agro-forestry and rural development.
The Castrol, BP and Vietnam Petroleum Corporation (Petrolimex) signed an agreement extending their joint-venture contract for the next 20 years, starting from 2022, during an online ceremony on December 6.
Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and his Lao counterpart Saysomphone Phomvihane co-chaired a seminar in Hanoi on December 6 to share experience in legislation, supervision and deciding on the country’s important issues.
A week of Vietnamese goods kicked off on December 6 in Singapore, aiming at promoting Vietnamese products and brands during the peak consumption season in the Singapore market.
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