Mama fus – Talk Vietnam

Vietnam fulfils role as AIPA Chair: Top legislator Vietnam has well fulfilled its role as Chair of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) in 2020 despite the serious impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and record floods and storms, thus contributing to increasing the country’s position and prestige in the region and the world, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan said. Addressing a conference on December 23 to review Vietnam’s AIPA Chairmanship Year, Ngan stated that right from the beginning of this year when the COVID-19 shows signs of spreading out, Vietnam proactively made scenarios for the AIPA Chairmanship Year and consulted member states about organising activities in an online format. Accordingly, the 41st AIPA General Assembly was held online – the first time in the history of AIPA. With the leadership and regulation of Vietnam, the AIPA-41 was claimed a success, reflected through the full participation and support of member parliaments, observers and international parliamentary organisations. Christmas greetings extended to Catholic and Protestant followers nationwide Leaders of the Party, State, Government, National Assembly and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee visited and extended Christmas greetings to Catholic and Protestant dignitaries and followers across the country over the past week. The leaders expressed their belief that Catholic and Protestant dignitaries and followers would continue to further promote the patriotic traditions while actively contributing to the cause of building the great national unity bloc, as well as joining the local authorities in the cause of building and defending the Fatherland. GDP growth estimated at 2.91% this year Vietnam’s gross domestic product (GDP) this year is expected to rise by 2.91% compared to 2019, according to Director General of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Thi Huong. Speaking at a press conference in Hanoi on December 27 to announce …