The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) held a grand ceremony at its headquarters in Hanoi on January 15 to receive noble orders granted by the State of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.
National Assembly Permanent Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong hosted a reception for a visiting delegation from the Laos news agency Khaosan Pathet Lao (KPL) led by its General Director Sounthone Khanthavong in Hanoi on January 15.
Vietnam should create breakthroughs in 2019 to complete the 2016-2020 socio-economic development plan and create a foundation for the next five years, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung has said.
Twenty-five outstanding entries to the annual press photo contest titled “Khoang Khac Vang” (Golden Moment) were honoured at an awards ceremony in Hanoi on January 14.
The achievements Vietnam recorded in 2018 have given the country valuable lessons, creating a firm foundation for the country to develop, reform, and integrate further into the world, Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong has said.
Many activities have been organised nationwide to support disadvantaged people and policy beneficiaries on the threshold of the upcoming lunar New Year (Tet) holidays which fall in early February.
The nine best entries of the fifth Vietnam Press Caricature Contest were awarded at a ceremony in Hanoi on January 11.
In 2018, the year marking halfway through the National Assembly (NA)’s 14th tenure, the NA completed a great deal of work and received compliments from voters nationwide, NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has stated.
The Vietnamese Consulate General in Hong Kong (China) is joining hands with local competent authorities to look for two missing Vietnamese sailors, and identify one deceased in the oil tanker blaze in Hong Kong’s southern waters on January 8.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade will focus on developing the domestic market in 2019 with the view to creating a fulcrum for sustainable economic growth besides export, according to an official of the ministry.
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is expected to help raise Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 1.3 percent, according to an official of the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).
The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will continue its efforts to achieve the National Assembly’s target of total export turnover growing from 7-8 percent and trade deficit being kept at below 3 percent, Minister Tran Tuan Anh has said.
The Vietnam News Agency has selected 10 outstanding economic events of Vietnam in 2018.
The overthrow of the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia by the Vietnamese military was an act of saving the humanity, and a great contribution to the international community, said a Japanese expert.
Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) Vu Tien Loc has emphasised the need to attach due importance to the role of business households so as to fuel economic growth with greater strength.
Vietnam actively contributed to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in 2018, which will serve as the foundation for the country to perform the ASEAN Chairmanship in 2020, said Ambassador Tran Duc Binh, Vietnam’s Permanent Representative to ASEAN.
With 2018 drawing to a close, the Vietnam News Agency looks back at the ten most prominent events of Vietnam in the year.
Vietnam closes the year 2018 with many political, diplomatic and socio-economic events which have drawn special international attention. The following are top 10 external relations events of 2018.
