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PM Pham Minh Chinh chairs a ceremony to celebrate Vietnam's 78th National Day and the 46th anniversary of the country's accession to the United Nations in New York. (Photo: VNA) New York (VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a ceremony celebrating Vietnam's 78th National Day and the 46th anniversary of the country's accession to the United Nations (UN) at the UN headquarters in New York, the US, on September 22 evening. The event was attended by President of the 78th UN General Assembly Dennis Francis, representatives from UN organisations and UN member states, international friends, leaders from Vietnamese ministries and sectors, and Vietnamese officials working in the US. President of the 78th UN General Assembly Dennis Francis attends the ceremony. (Photo: VNA) In his remarks, PM Chinh highlighted that Vietnam has contributed its efforts to realise the UN’s goals since it joined the organisation 46 years ago, just like what President Ho Chi … [Read more...] about PM chairs ceremony marking Vietnam’s 78th National Day at UN’s headquarters

Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dung addresses the event. (Photo: VNA) Washington D.C. (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in the US in collaboration with the US Institute of Peace organised a banquet on September 19 evening to celebrate the 78th National Day of Vietnam and the newly-elevated Vietnam-US relationship to a  comprehensive strategic partnership for peace, cooperation and sustainable development. The event was attended by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is on a US trip for the 78th United Nations General Assembly and bilateral activities in the country, his entourage, and nearly 30 US guests who are senior officials of the US administration and parliament, and representatives of businesses and organisations, along with scholars and US friends. Opening the event, Ambassador Nguyen Quoc Dung highlighted the significant of the National Day of Vietnam and the elevation of the Vietnam-US ties during the Vietnam visit by US President Joe Biden . He thanked US friends and … [Read more...] about National Day, elevation of Vietnam-US ties celebrated in Washington

The event was attended by President of the 78th U.N. General Assembly Dennis Francis, representatives from U.N. organizations and U.N. member states, international friends, leaders from Vietnamese ministries and sectors, and Vietnamese officials working in the U.S. In his remarks, PM Pham Minh Chinh highlighted that Vietnam has contributed its efforts to realize the U.N.’s goals since it joined the organization 46 years ago, just like what President Ho Chi Minh expressed in his letter to the President of the 1st session of the U.N. General Assembly, in which he said Vietnam’s formation, struggle and development history is always associated with the U.N.’s values and principles, and is a part of the international community’s flow. Briefing the guests on Vietnam’s development journey, PM Pham Minh Chinh stressed that Vietnam has transformed from an aid recipient to a big rice exporter, and from a country ravaged by wars for decades to a nation with great strides in hunger eradication … [Read more...] about PM chairs ceremony marking Vietnam’s 78th National Day at U.N.’s headquarters

Get-together to celebrate Malaysia’s 66th Independence Day (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Malaysia sincerely hopes Vietnam will continue developing prosperously, and the Malaysia-Vietnam friendship will get closer and closer, new Malaysian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Firdauz Bin Othman has affirmed. Speaking at a get-together in celebration of Malaysia’s 66th Independence Day (August 31), held by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) on October 4, Firdauz Bin Othman said that the event is the manifestation of the close friendship between the city and Malaysia. He expressed his hope for more collaboration activities between the Malaysian Consulate General and the HUFO and its agencies to encourage people-to-people exchanges, and promote trade and tourism ties. Malaysia appreciates Vietnam as an important partner, and the two countries are always close friends whether in bilateral relations, within ASEAN or in the international arena, … [Read more...] about HCM City strengthens friendship with Malaysia

Check out the latest Vietnam news and events. Virtual Art Exhibition Space launched in Hanoi The Virtual Art Exhibition Space. Photo: The Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum The Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum on October 3 launched the Virtual Art Exhibition Space (VAES) in Hanoi, on the occasion of the National Digital Transformation Day (October 10), to make art more accessible to the public and to introduce and promote Vietnamese culture and art through the application of digital transformation. The first version of this online event presents ten galleries, including seven showcasing artworks from the collections of the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum, the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts, the Hue Fine Arts Museum, and three individual galleries. Vietnam among top cheapest Internet markets At US$10.99 per month, Vietnam ranks 12th out of 219 countries in the world and fourth in Asia with the lowest average cost of broadband, according to … [Read more...] about Vietnam news in brief – October 4

Nearly twenty years later, most people find new artists via algorithms and the average US concert ticket costs $250 -- double what it was just five years ago. All Things Go, however, has grown into a thriving indie music festival in a world where live events are increasingly owned by a handful of companies. Now in its ninth year, the festival -- whose name derives from a Sufjan Stevens lyric -- embodies the same ethos as that of music blogging's turn-of-the-millennium heyday. It focuses on emerging artists while prioritizing the experience of live performance over creating viral moments or appealing to social media influencers, both now dominant forces at more corporatized festivals. The event kicked off its 2023 edition on Saturday at Maryland's historic Merriweather Post Pavilion amphitheater, spanning two days for the first time, with a women-led bill and headliners including Lana Del Rey, boygenius, Carly Rae Jepsen and Maggie Rogers. The festival's founders first began … [Read more...] about In face of corporate behemoths, an indie music festival thrives

At the reception for Boeing leaders (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted separate receptions in New York on September 21 for leaders of several US corporations as part of his trip to attend the high-level week of the UN General Assembly’s 78th session . During separate meetings with representatives from Apple Inc., Boeing Company, Google, Siemens Healthineers, the PM reiterated his commitment to create favourable conditions for US enterprises to operate effective business in Vietnam. Chinh suggested that Apple continue to expand investment in Vietnam, increase the local content and work as a bridge for US firms and Apple's partners to invest ịn Vietnam. He hoped that Apple will turn Vietnam into an important link in its supply and production chain. Meanwhile, he asked Boeing to expand its manufacturing and supply chain in Vietnam and early build its maintenance facility in the country while supporting Vietnamese partners in … [Read more...] about PM receives leaders of US enterprises in New York

During separate meetings with representatives from Apple Inc., Boeing Company, Google, Siemens Healthineers, the PM reiterated his commitment to create favorable conditions for U.S. enterprises to operate effective business in Vietnam. PM Pham Minh Chinh suggested that Apple continue to expand investment in Vietnam, increase the local content and work as a bridge for U.S. firms and Apple's partners to invest ịn Vietnam. He hoped that Apple will turn Vietnam into an important link in its supply and production chain. Meanwhile, he asked Boeing to expand its manufacturing and supply chain in Vietnam and early build its maintenance facility in the country while supporting Vietnamese partners in personnel training and technology transfer so that they can participate deeper in Boeing's supply chain. The Vietnamese government leader called for Google's continued support for Vietnam's national innovation center and cooperation in digital transition training for Vietnamese firms as well … [Read more...] about PM receives leaders of U.S. enterprises in New York

Vietnam and Brazil released a joint statement and signed four cooperative agreements during Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to the South American country, with an aim to lift the comprehensive partnership to new heights. The joint statement was released on Monday, highlighting the content of a meeting held earlier between Brazilian President Lula da Silva and PM Chinh, who arrived last Saturday for a four-day official visit at the invitation of the former. At the talks, the host highly valued Chinh’s visit as it came in the context of the two countries celebrating 16 years of comprehensive partnership and looking forward to the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations next year. The Brazilian leader believed that the visit would help bring traditional friendship and good cooperation between the two countries to a new level in the future, contributing positively to peace, stability, and development in the two regions and in the world. President Lula, his … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Brazil launch joint statement, pledge to lift ties to new height

The visit of Senior Lieutenant General Thongloi Silivong, who is also Deputy Defense Minister of Laos, takes place in the context that the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries have been continuously expanded. After the welcome ceremony, the two sides held talks, during which General Cuong highly appreciated the significance of the Vietnam visit of Senior Lieutenant General Thongloi Silivong and the Lao delegation. He emphasized that the visit would contribute to consolidating the solidarity between the two defense ministries and two militaries, thus strengthening the bilateral relations in a more intensive, practical, and effective manner. The Chief of Vietnamese GDP said that Vietnam and Laos are two neighboring countries with time-honored relationship. The two sides have given great, valuable, wholehearted, sincere, impartial, and effective support to each other’s struggle for independence in the past as well as current … [Read more...] about GDP’s Chief holds talks with Lao counterpart