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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and Japan ese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio at the talks in Tokyo on September 26 (Photo: VNA) Tokyo (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had talks with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio in Tokyo on September 26 as part of his stay in Japan to attend the state funeral for former PM Abe Shinzo. On behalf of the Party, State, and people of Vietnam, President Phuc offered his deepest condolences to the Liberal Democratic Party, parliament, Government, and people of Japan, along with the family of Abe, who he described as a “close friend” of the Vietnamese leaders and people. He affirmed that Vietnam’s leaders and people cherish former PM Abe’s sentiment towards and significant contributions to the two countries’ friendship and cooperation. Vietnam always treasures the extensive strategic partnership with Japan, views Japan as an important and long-term strategic partner, and supports the latter in actively contributing to … [Read more...] about Vietnamese President, Japanese PM hold talks in Tokyo

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh addresses the meeting (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed the need for drastic measures to speed up the disbursement of public investment capital and the implementation of the socio-economic recovery and development programme as well as three national target programmes, while chairing a meeting with ministries, sectors and localities on September 26. macro-economic stability as well as the completion of socio-economic targets for this year. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked for drastic measures needed to speed up public investment capital disbursement (Photo: VNA) PM Chinh said that working groups from ministries, sectors and localities should make frequent checks on the projects and give timely solutions to problems. public investment capital from the State budget is expected to be disbursed this year. VNA … [Read more...] about Drastic measures needed to speed up public investment capital disbursement: PM

Hanoi, (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on September 26: -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed the need for drastic measures to speed up the disbursement of public investment capital and the implementation of the socio-economic recovery and development programme as well as three national target programmes, while chairing a meeting with ministries, sectors and localities on September 26. Read full story Read full story Read full story Read full story Read full story Read full story Read full story Read full story Read full story /. VNA … [Read more...] about ☕ Afternoon briefing on September 26

At the reception (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh City wishes to enhance cooperation with localities and partners from the Republic of Korea (RoK) to contribute to advancing the Vietnam-RoK strategic cooperative partnership to a new level, a municipal official said on September 26. At a reception for visiting Park Soo Kwan , Vietnam’s Honorary Consul General in Busan, Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan highlighted cooperation between the Vietnamese southern economic hub and Korean localities over the past years, especially in trade, tourism and investment. HCM City is accommodating about 80,000 Koreans and some 2,000 Korean firms, Hoan said, considering them a bridge of culture between the two sides. The official suggested Park continue his efforts to promote collaboration between HCM City and Busan in the time ahead, affirming that local leaders are willing to welcome Korean enterprises who come to explore investment … [Read more...] about HCM City seeks stronger cooperation with Korean localities, partners

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by Vietnam News Agency. - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had talks with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio in Tokyo on September 26 as part of his stay in Japan to attend the state funeral for former PM Abe Shinzo. On behalf of the Party, State, and people of Vietnam, President Phuc offered his deepest condolences to the Liberal Democratic Party, parliament, Government, and people of Japan, along with the family of Abe, who he described as a “close friend” of the Vietnamese leaders and people. Read full story President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (left) met Japan’s Speaker of the House of Representatives Hosoda Hiroyuki on September 26. (Photo: VNA) - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met Japan’s Speaker of the House of Representatives Hosoda Hiroyuki on September 26 as part of his trip to the country to attend the state funeral for late Prime Minister Abe Shinzo. During the meeting, the Vietnamese leader … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest September 27

The committee issued a notice Monday after evaluating a report proposing disciplinary action against a number of people for allegedly receiving bribes, abusing power and fraudulently appropriating assets at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hanoi, and other provinces and cities. The committee assessed that Dung and Linh have demonstrated irresponsibility, degradation of political ideology, ethics and lifestyle; and violated the Communist Party's regulations and the State's anti-corruption laws. These violations have undermined the humanitarian policy of the Party and the State in organizing flights to bring Vietnamese citizens home when the Covid-19 epidemic broke out, it said, adding that their actions also had very serious consequences including loss of the Party’s prestige. Dung was arrested in April for allegedly receiving bribes when organizing repatriation flights for Vietnamese citizens abroad during the Covid-19 pandemic. Vietnam organized around 800 repatriation flights … [Read more...] about Deputy foreign minister faces disciplinary action in repatriation flight scandal

He cited the United Nations report in 2021 as saying that Vietnam is on the way to completing SDG 1 on poverty elimination. Although the country is facing many challenges for SDG 2 on ending hunger, the country has shown certain improvements, he noted. According to the report, Vietnam is ranked 51th among 165 countries in the SDG index, with a country score of 72.8. The country’s spillover is 96.4. Overall, Vietnam, a developing country, has considerable experience in implementing the U.N. SDGs and can provide practical policy advice on issues affecting comprehensive human rights globally and regionally, Thayer underlined. He highlighted Vietnam’s major contribution in the fight against COVID-19, saying that the country has worked hard to respond to the pandemic and protect public health and ensure healthcare services, while maintaining economic growth and social stability, he said. Besides, as the Chair of ASEAN, Vietnam took the lead in organizing online meetings among … [Read more...] about Vietnam exerts great efforts in implementing SDGs: Australian scholar

Looking back at the development history of the Vietnamese press, publications are associated with various political or economic trends. VIR was born at a time when the country was focusing on attracting foreign investment to create momentum for the doi moi journey. Back then, the newspaper worked as a press agency of the State Committee for Cooperation and Investment. VIR’s publications are available on PressReader and all flights of Vietnam Airlines In the economic press, VIR and its sister Vietnamese-language newspaper Dau tu had to compete with rivals such as Vietnam Economic Times, Saigon Times, Banking Times, and Financial Times. After more than 20 years of competition, with relentless efforts to report on hot economic issues, VIR has won a string of press awards, both at home and abroad. Today, VIR can also be found in the cabins of Vietnam Airlines flights, at international conferences, and at important meetings of the government, ministries, and state agencies. … [Read more...] about Building on a rich history

Haydn Jones, director and senior specialist of Blockchain Market at PwC UK, shared with VIR’s Luu Huong how this trend could broaden access to financial services and some suggestions to build more transparent cross-border transactions, as discussed at the PwC workshop “Cryptocurrency and its Impact to Businesses” hosted in Hanoi last week. Haydn Jones, director and senior specialist of Blockchain Market at PwC UK Could you provide some highlights from the PwC Global CBDC (central bank digital currency) Index 2022? The headline message is that adoption is a political decision. A 2021 survey from the Bank for International Settlements of central banks found that 86 per cent are actively researching the potential for CBDCs, 60 per cent were experimenting with the tech, and 14 per cent were deploying pilot projects. So, if you look at the different jurisdictions, they all have a specific driver, whether it’s financial inclusion, a drive towards digitisation, reasons … [Read more...] about Keeping on top of crypto legislation

A corner of Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The ninth sitting of the 16th Hanoi People’s Council wrapped up on September 12, with the adoption of nine resolutions covering a wide range of economic and social issues. Among them were those endorsing a plan for public investment and in-principle approval and revision of a number of public projects in the capital city; financial support for healthcare services and tuition fee payment for the 2022 – 2023 school year; and amendments to the medium-term public investment plan from 2021 – 2025 and those of 2022 and 2023. Delivering a remark at the event, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyen Ngoc Tuan said that what have been adopted at this meeting will provide a legal basis to address social welfare issues, boost socio-economic development and enhance defence and security in the city. He asked the municipal People’s Committee and local authorities to take prompt … [Read more...] about Social welfare, public investment issues tackled at Hanoi People’s Council’s ninth sitting