Hanoi, (VNA) – The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.
-President
Vo Van Thuong, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at
Haneda International Airport in Tokyo on November 26 evening (local time),
starting their official visit to Japan at the invitation of the Japanese State.
The
visit takes place at a time when the two countries are celebrating the 50th
founding anniversary of their diplomatic ties.Read full text
– Vietnamese
Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu has said the upcoming official visit to
Japan by President Vo Van Thuong from November 27-30 will open up a new chapter
in Vietnam-Japan ties.
In an
interview recently granted to Vietnam News Agency’s resident reporter in Tokyo,
Hieu said this will be the first Japan visit by President Thuong, which
coincides with the 50th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties with
nearly 500 practical activities held by the two nations to celebrate the event.Read full text
-Prime
Minister Pham Minh Chinh has said startup and innovation must be considered as
a crucial political task that contributes to promoting robust economic growth,
enhancing competitiveness edge and efficiency of production and business,
increasing labour productivity, and opening up a new development space.
PM
Chinh was speaking at the “TECHFEST – WHISE 2023” imprint programme
in Ho Chi Minh City on November 25, which was held as part of the National
Innovation and Startup Festival (TECHFEST) and the Week of Ho Chi Minh City
Innovation, Startup and Entrepreneurship (WHISE) 2023 from November 20-25.Read full text
-Prime
Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the second conference of the Coordinating Council
for the Southeastern Region in Ho Chi Minh City on November 26 to consult about
the Master Plan of the region for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.
PM
Chinh, who is also chairman of the council, said in his opening speech that
following the 13th National Party Congress, the National Assembly and the
Government have issued resolutions to realise the Politburo’s resolutions on
socio-economic development for regions, including the southeastern region.Read full text
-Prime
Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked ministries and agencies to soon submit
policies to the government for approval to remove obstacles and create
favourable conditions for Ho Chi Minh City to develop quickly and sustainably.
PM
Chinh, who is head of the steering committee for the implementation of the
National Assembly’s Resolution 98/2023/QH15 on piloting some specific
mechanisms and policies for the development of HCM City, made the request at
the first meeting of the steering committee held on November 26.Read full text
-The Vietnamese Party and State consistently treasure,
maintain and develop the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative
partnership, considering it an objective requirement, a strategic, long-term
choice and a top priority in the country’s foreign policy, Prime Minister Pham
Minh Chinh has said.
PM Chinh made the statement at a reception in Ho
Chi Minh City on November 25 for Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao and a
delegation of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce who are paying a working visit
to Vietnam and attend the 12th Meeting of the Vietnam-China Economic and Trade
Cooperation Committee.Read full text
-Vice
President Vo Thi Anh Xuan met with staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and
representatives of the Vietnamese community in Norway on November 24 evening
(local time) as part of her official visit to the European nation.
At
the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Norway Dinh Nho Hung told the Vice
President that with over 23,000 people, the Vietnamese community in Norway is
the largest in Northern Europe, who have contributed to the host country’s
socio-economic and cultural development while regularly engaging in investment
and charity activities in Vietnam, and actively supporting the Embassy in
its foreign affairs.Read full text
-Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Duc
Hai paid courtesy calls to, met with and held working sessions with leaders of
the Philippine Congress and Department of Finance, as well as heads of
delegations from Laos, Cambodia, Russia, Japan and Canada, as part of his
working trip to the Philippines to attend the 31st Annual Meeting of the
Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-31) from November 23-26.Read full text
-Vietnam values tourism cooperation with Italy, considering
it a basis for the bilateral relations’ sustainable and long-term growth in the
time to come, affirmed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Hang at
the launch of a Vietnamese tourism promotion programme in Milan on November 24.
The diplomat remarked that in Vietnam’s tourism development
strategy, Italy is identified as one of the key markets with significant
potential for exploration. However, the number of Italian tourists visiting
Vietnam and vice versa remains relatively modest.Read full text
-The Vietnam-Japan Experts’ Society (VJS) made its debut at a
ceremony held on November 25 by the VJS and the Vietnamese Consulate General in
Japan’s Fukuoka prefecture.
Founded on August 19, 2023, the non-profit VJS
brings together Vietnamese and Japanese experts involved in sci-tech and
innovative activities in Vietnam.Read full text
-Vietnamese artists have received the Francophone Economic
Forum (FFA) awards for their works at the exhibition of arts and handicrafts of
the Francophone community held in Paris from November 24-26.
Accordingly, painter Dang Canh and sculptor
Jean-Pierre Vong were awarded for their stand displaying paintings and
sculptures from Vietnam.Read full text/.