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Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a telegram asking relevant ministries and agencies to adopt drastic measures to prevent and battle wildfires due to heatwaves. The prime minister also ordered the enhanced safety of the national power grid. To minimize damage caused by wildfires, the prime minister urged local authorities to beef up supervision of fire prevention and fighting operations and consider the task as a key duty. The provinces and cities should not be negligent in the fight against wildfires and must patrol fire-prone areas round the clock, according to the telegram. Moreover, authorities were told to proactively evacuate residents from dangerous areas if necessary to ensure the safety of people. It is vital to tighten control over vegetation treatment by fire in and near forests, and rice-field and dump burning activities, said the prime minister. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development is in charge of monitoring fire prevention and … [Read more...] about Vietnamese prime minister warns of wildfires amid intense heat

In their discussion, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Trudeau expressed their delight at the sound growth of the Vietnam - Canada comprehensive partnership, notably the over-7-billion-USD trade turnover posted last year. Given that the nations are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their diplomatic relations this year (1973-2023), they agreed to promote multifaceted cooperation, contact, dialogue, the exchange of delegations at all levels, and people-to-people exchange. The Vietnamese Prime Minister recommended the two sides continue to promote trade-investment ties toward raising the bilateral trade value to USD 10 billion soon. He proposed Canada cooperate with Vietnam in new areas such as digital transformation, green transformation, circular economy and innovation; and sign bilateral agreements to promote cooperation in areas where the two sides have strengths and demand. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also suggested Canada further create conditions for more Vietnamese goods … [Read more...] about Prime Minister meets Canadian, Indian, Comoros leaders

According to FM Son, during nearly three days in Japan, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired and attended about 40 activities, including working sessions and meetings with Japanese leaders as well as circles, businesses, friends in Japan, along with leaders of countries and international organizations. Multilaterally, Vietnam contributed to the G7's expanded Summit approaches and important solutions from the perspective of a developing country, aiming to promote industrialization, modernization and extensive and comprehensive international integration, the minister said. At the working sessions, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highlighted many important messages, including promoting a more substantive and effective global partnership, upholding international solidarity, and persevering with multilateral cooperation in order to solve unprecedented challenges currently. The Prime Minister also stressed that sustainable development, climate change response, emission reduction and … [Read more...] about Prime Minister’s trip to Japan, attendance at G7 expanded Summit a success: Foreign Minister

At the meeting between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the President of Brazil, the two leaders said they were pleased to see the good progress of bilateral relations over the past time, particularly since the two countries’ trade maintained a rapid growth momentum. For years, Brazil has been Vietnam's largest trading partner in Latin America, with trade turnover in 2022 reaching a record 6.78 billion USD. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh conveyed greetings of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Vo Van Thuong, and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue to President Lula da Silva. He affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to and hopes to strengthen the comprehensive partnership with Brazil, one of its leading important partners in the region. Vietnam called on Brazil to support and promote the early start of negotiations for a free trade agreement between Vietnam and the South American Common Market (MERCOSUR). The two countries are also hoped to continue … [Read more...] about Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with Presidents of Brazil, Ukraine

The visit, spanning from May 3-5, will open a series of activities to mark the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam-Luxembourg diplomatic relations (1973-2023). Vietnam and Luxembourg have shared a sound partnership over the past half a century, with regular exchanges of high-level delegations. Most recently, in December 2022, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh made a fruitful official visit to Luxembourg, bringing the bilateral partnership to a new development period in a comprehensive, practical and effective manner. During the visit, leaders of the two sides agreed to set up a strategic partnership in green finance at an early date. Luxembourg agreed to support the development of a new financial center in Ho Chi Minh City and strengthen cooperation with Vietnam in trade, investment, education-training, science-technology, and stock market. They also concurred to increase the exchange of delegations at all levels, especially high level in 2023, while jointly organizing activities to … [Read more...] about Luxembourg Prime Minister’s visit hoped to deepen bilateral friendship, cooperation

At a reception for Yoshida Akio, Representative Executive Director of AEON Co., Ltd., Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh highly valued the positive and effective contributions of AEON to the development of retail and export sectors in Vietnam. He suggested that AEON select Vietnam as its global business hub and continue investing in more shopping centers and outlet malls in suburban areas. Furthermore, he encouraged AEON to invest in the construction of shopping centers in more cities and provinces with high average per capita income, dense population and tourism potential like Quang Ninh, Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Thai Nguyen, Nghe An, the Central Highlands, Khanh Hoa, and An Giang. The Prime Minister also proposed AEON bring more Vietnamese goods to the global supply chain, especially goods of Vietnam’s strength such as apparel, footwear, aquatic and agricultural products. Yoshida, for his part, said Vietnam is the biggest investment destination for AEON globally, with over USD 1.18 … [Read more...] about Prime Minister receives Japanese corporate executives

Welcoming Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation at the airport were Japanese Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yamada Kenji, Governor of Hiroshima prefecture Hidehiko Yuzaki, and Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu, among others. According to the working agenda of the expanded G7 Summit, the Vietnamese leader will attend three discussion sessions on the topics of handling multiple crises, joint efforts for a sustainable planet, and towards a peaceful, stable and prosperous world. He is scheduled to participate in activities related to the G7 Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) initiative, and have bilateral meetings with leaders of countries and international organizations. At the discussion sessions, and multilateral and bilateral activities, the Prime Minister is expected to contribute to the international community in association with Vietnam's interests on many issues, especially those related to security - … [Read more...] about Prime Minister arrives in Hiroshima, beginning trip to attend expanded G7 Summit and visit to Japan

Attending the second session of the expanded Summit of the Group of Seven (G7) in Hiroshima, Japan, he raised Vietnam’s point of view on ensuring fairness and reasonableness, taking into account the different conditions and levels between countries; ensuring a strategic balance between clean energy transition and global energy security; and developing fair, diversified, highly practical energy transition road-maps in line with market rules. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that human resources, science, technology, and innovation are the central driving force for the sustainable development of all countries, the key to solving the issue of ensuring both rapid and sustainable growth. He proposed G7 countries and international organizations to strengthen support for developing countries in technology transfer, capacity building in institutions, infrastructure, human resources, governance methods, and building an ecosystem for clean energy development. Prime Minister Pham … [Read more...] about Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh addresses G7 expanded Summit’s 2nd session

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) and his Japanese counterpart  Fumio Kishida. (Photo:VNA) Hiroshima (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio on May 21 within the framework of his trip to attend the G7 expanded Summit. This is the first Vietnam-Japan high-level talks to take place in Hiroshima, the hometown of PM Kishida, and the fifth between the two PMs in more than a year. Chinh congratulated Kishida and host Japan on successfully organising the G7 and G7 expanded Summits, and spoke highly of Japan's coordinating role to reach consensus in solving global challenges such as food security and emission reduction. Kishida welcomed the active and effective participation in and contribution of the Vietnamese delegation to the success of the G7 expanded Summit, affirming that Vietnam holds a leading position in the implementation of Japan's foreign policy in the region. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Japanese … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Japanese Prime Ministers hold talks in Hiroshima

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his delight at the strong development of the Vietnam-Japan relations, as well as the rapid and substantive development of cooperation and friendship between Vietnam and Hiroshima. He suggested the Hiroshima Governor further promote collaboration with Vietnamese localities in investment, human resources development, and people-to-people exchange in the context of the two countries’ recent announcement of a direct air route between Hanoi and the Japanese prefecture; and encourage his prefecture’s businesses to invest in Vietnam in digital and green transformation, climate change response, processing, manufacturing, smart agriculture, wastewater treatment, and production of electronic components. Governor Yuzaki Hidehiko described Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s visit to Hiroshima and its Peace Memorial as an affirmation of his support for a peaceful world free of nuclear weapons. He briefed the Vietnamese Government leader on the … [Read more...] about Prime Minister receives Hiroshima Governor