Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency. – Senior Party officials of Vietnam and Cuba have agreed that amid the COVID-19 pandemic, regular meetings and exchanges between the two Parties and countries vividly demonstrate their special friendship. Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee held online talks with Roberto Morales Ojeda, Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Central Committee on May 26. Read full story - Asia needs to play a greater role in maintaining and fostering a peaceful and stable environment conducive to development and prosperity in the region and beyond, on the shared basis of cooperation, understanding, trust and responsibility, Standing Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh has said. Minh made the suggestion while delivering his remarks at the 27th … [Read more...] about ☀ Morning digest on May 27
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Vietnam seeks Australian investment opportunities in Sydney
The administration of Binh Duong province, in collaboration with the Vietnamese Consulate General in Sydney and Becamex IDC Corporation, organized an investment promotion seminar in Sydney on May 27. Binh Duong promotes investment opportunities in Australia. (Photo: baobinhduong.vn) In his remarks, Consul General Nguyen Dang Thang introduced to Australian officials and businesses the potential for expanding trade and investment in Vietnam, affirming that the two countries have treasured a close relationship in various fields, including politics, diplomacy, trade and investment. Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, he said, two-way trade turnover between Vietnam and Australia reached a record high of more than US$12.4 billion in 2021, a year-on-year rise of 49.45%. The first four months of this year alone also saw bilateral trade grow impressively, reaching US$4.8 billion, up 32.37% compared to the same period of last year. With regard to investment, as … [Read more...] about Vietnam seeks Australian investment opportunities in Sydney
Banks promote lending to exporters amid Viet Nam’s positive shipments
Workers process shrimp for export at a firm in the South. Total outstanding loans in HCM City by the end of April 2022 reached more than VND3 quadrillion, of which about VND196 trillion was poured into the Government’s priority areas, including exports. — Photo thoibaonganhang.vn Commercial banks have stepped up lending to export firms, especially those in industrial parks and export processing zones, as exports of many goods have grown strongly this year. Nguyen Duc Lenh, deputy director of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s HCM City branch, said total outstanding loans in HCM City by the end of April 2022 reached more than VND3 quadrillion (US$130 billion), of which about VND196 trillion was poured into the Government’s priority areas, including exports. According to Lenh, the loans have helped many firms in industrial parks and export processing zones maintain production and business. The credit growth for the firms reached 24.4 per cent in Q1 2022, a fairly high level … [Read more...] about Banks promote lending to exporters amid Viet Nam’s positive shipments
Binh Duong promotes investment with seminar in Australia
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Sydney (VNA) – Binh Duong provincial authorities on May 27 organised a seminar in Sydney introducing the southern province’s potential and investment opportunities in a bid to attract Australian investors. In his remarks, Vietnamese Consul General to Sydney Nguyen Dang Thang said Binh Duong is the first province in Vietnam to arrange an official visit to Australia after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Boasting a stable socio-political environment , a favourable legal framework, continuously improved infrastructure and a population of nearly 100 million, of whom 70 percent are young and educated, Vietnam is poised to become a favorite destination for Australian investors, said the diplomat. In 2021, despite the pandemic, the nations’ two-way trade soared 49.45 percent year-on-year to exceed 12.4 billion USD. In the first four months of 2022, their trade value hit 4.8 billion USD, up 32.37 percent annually. As of March this year, … [Read more...] about Binh Duong promotes investment with seminar in Australia
Hospitals in HCMC short of medicines
Insured patients are waiting to receive medicine at Trung Vuong Hospital Recently, many people have reported that physicians at Thu Duc City Hospital or satellite clinics of the hospital asked them to go out to buy medicine because the hospital is short of medicine. Many patients with health insurance cards have been angry about losing their benefits; therefore, they have sent petitions to responsible agencies. Talking about this, Director of the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City Associate Professor Tang Chi Thuong said that right after the social distance, the number of patients with health insurance cards coming to Thu Duc City Hospital for examination and treatment increased from 80 percent to more than 100 percent compared to the number during the epidemic outbreak. According to the data of the health sector, the number of outpatients with health insurance cards in August 2021 was only about 28,048 persons while it was 75,459 patients in April 2022. Worse, the Thu … [Read more...] about Hospitals in HCMC short of medicines
Former defense leader receives 65-year Party membership badge
The event was attended by Chief of the General Staff and Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, and Deputy Defense Ministers Senior Lieutenant Generals Le Huy Vinh, Vo Minh Luong and Pham Hoai Nam. Deputy Chief of the General Department of Political Affairs (GDP) Senior Lieutenant General Do Can, and Deputy Chief of the General Staff Lieutenant General Phung Si Tan were also present at the ceremony. Addressing the event, General Giang congratulated General Tra on receiving the noble Party membership badge, affirming that the badge demonstrates the Party’s recognition of General Pham Van Tra’s great achievements and devotion to the revolutionary cause of the Party and military. Over the past 65 years, General Tra has held many important working positions. In any circumstances, the former defense minister has always been loyal to the Party, nation and people; done his utmost to best perform all assigned tasks, deserving the trust of the Party, State, … [Read more...] about Former defense leader receives 65-year Party membership badge