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The Party and State highly value Vietnamese intellectuals and scientists, as well as their contributions to the national development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s presence at the annual conference of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland from January 22-25, will be a chance to propagate the country’s socio-economic development and international integration achievements in 2018.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on January 8 that traffic congestion in Jakarta and its nearby areas results in annual economic losses of nearly 4.7 billion USD.

Science and technology must truly become an impetus to the country’s socio-economic development in the face of the fourth Industrial Revolution, heard at a seminar held in Hanoi on January 3.

Information work for foreign service has been carried out comprehensively, making significant contributions to ensuring peaceful environment, territorial integrity and international integration for the country.

There are nearly 3,000 overseas Vietnamese (OV)-owned businesses with total registered capital of about 4 billion USD in 2018, heard a conference to connect OVs and localities in the central province of Nghe An on December 27.

With about 80 organisations, sects and groups under the State management and about one million followers, Protestantism has significantly contributed to national socio-economic development over the past 100 years.

The southern province of Tien Giang is currently home to over 52,000 Catholic followers, who have actively contributed to local development and the great national unity bloc.

Singapore and China are jointly exploring potential for further cooperation with recent moves to deepen economic and trade relations.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lauded trade unions and workers nationwide for their contributions to national development during a forum between Cabinet members and delegates to the 12th Congress of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL).in Hanoi on September 24.

The Lao Party, State and people will do their utmost, together with Vietnam, to nurture the two countries’ special solidarity and develop it to a new height for the benefit of not only local people.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung has highlighted the special relationship between Vietnam and Laos through years ahead of Vietnam’s National Day (Sept. 2).

The 30th Diplomatic Conference concluded in Hanoi on August 17 after five days of sitting.

The diplomatic sector has efficiently served the national revolutionary cause and made worthy contribution to the country’s strong rise from the ruin of war to become a symbol of peace, stability, unity and harmony, renovation and development, according to the country’s top diplomat Pham Binh Minh.

The central city of Da Nang is collecting opinions from domestic and foreign managers and experts to develop a high-tech park which operates based on information-technology (IT) and well trained personnel.

The 18th Asian Games (ASIAD 2018) from August 18 to September 2 in Indonesia is expected to facilitate a cash flow of 22 trillion IDR (1.6 billion USD) to the economy of this Southeast Asian country.

Indonesia has potential to become one of the main players in the Islamic finance industry (Sharia), said head of the National Development Planning Board Bambang Brodjonegoro.

President Tran Dai Quang has written an article entitled “Upholding the power of national reunification will and aspiration for peace in the cause of national reform, construction and defence”.

Policymakers, experts and researchers from Southeast Asian countries, Australia and the Republic of Korea (RoK) gathered at a workshop in Hanoi on April 26 to discuss the significance of public reform and state capacity to national development.

Myanmar’s new President U Win Myint has pledged to promote changes for the stronger development of the country, believing that the objective could be realised through the pursuit of united strength. ​