The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
– Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong held high-level phone talks with US President Joe Biden on March 29 night (Vietnam time).
The two leaders expressed their delight at the talks that offer them an opportunity to exchange views on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership. They spoke highly of the positive and comprehensive development of the bilateral relationship over the past time, and agreed to promote, develop and deepen it, for interests of both nations, as well as peace, cooperation and development. Read full story
– President Vo Van Thuong on March 29 commended Hanoi’s efforts in implementing the national defence strategy in the new situation while addressing a conference reviewing the 10-year implementation of the resolution adopted at the 8th plenum of the 11th Party Central Committee on the strategy.
Thuong, who is also head of the steering committee for the building of the project reviewing the implementation of the strategy, said Hanoi has maintained political security, social order and safety, ensuring the absolute safety for major political events of the Party and the State. Read full story
– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Vietnam Mohammed Ismaeil A. Dahlwy in Hanoi on March 29, highly valuing his guest’s activeness in helping strengthen friendship and cooperation.
The PM expressed his belief that the ambassador will contribute to improved bilateral relations, adding that the Vietnamese Government will order relevant agencies to coordinate with and assist the diplomat to fulfil his duties. Read full story
– Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue lauded achievements recorded by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC), especially those in digital transformation, at a working session with the ministry in Hanoi on March 29.
Digital transformation will also be discussed at one of the three sessions of the ninth Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Forum of Young Parliamentarians, scheduled for September in Hanoi, which will see the participation of MIC, Hue said. Read full story
– A regional workshop opened in Hanoi on March 29 to share regional experience and global progress in overcoming the consequence of bombs and mines for peace and sustainable development.
Co-hosted by the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), the two-day event draws about 100 delegates, including representatives from the Vietnam National Mine Action Centre, ministries, agencies, localities and mine action agencies from Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. Read full story
– The 17th theoretical workshop between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the Communist Party of China (CPC) was held in an online format on March 29, with focus on experience in social management innovation in the information age.
The Vietnamese delegation to the event was led by Nguyen Xuan Thang, Politburo member, Chairman of the Central Theory Council and President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), while the Chinese side was headed by Li Shulei, Politburo member, Secretary of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, and head of its Publicity Department. Read full story
– An international forum themed “Women, Cybersecurity and STEM” was held by the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) and the UN Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women in Vietnam (UN Women) on March 29.
The event was part of the activities to respond to the campaign of “Digital for All: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality” launched by the UN, aiming to share experience and call for efforts to promote gender equality and to encourage women to master science, technology, engineering, math, and cyberspace. Read full story
– Vietnam ran a trade surplus of 4.07 billion USD in the first quarter this year, with 79.17 billion USD in export revenue and 75.1 billion USD in imports, down 11.9% and 14.7% annually, respectively, reported the General Statistics Office on March 29.
Of the export revenue, 19.26 billion USD was contributed by the domestic economic sector and the remaining from the foreign-invested sector, marking a respective annual decrease of 17.4% and 10%. Read full story./.
Source: Vietnam News Agency