VNA News Bulletin - Jan. 22, 2016

Despite near-term trade headwinds, tourism has emerged as a source of growth for Vietnam to mitigate the challenges ahead in 2023, according to the “Vietnam at a glance” report released by HSBC on February 6.

HMS Spey, the British Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessel, anchored at Ho Chi Minh City’s port on February 7, beginning a five-day friendship visit to the city on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

The Presidential Office hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on February 4 to hand over work between former President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Acting President Vo Thi Anh Xuan.

On February 5, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a conference on the implementation of the Government’s action plan to materialise a Politburo’s Resolution on orientations for socio-economic development and national defence and security in the north-central and central coastal regions by 2030 with a vision towards 2045.

The Clay Mathematics Institute (CMI) announced on January 27 that, Pham Tuan Huy from Vietnam would be appointed as a Clay Research Fellow for a five-year period beginning from July 1.