October 26, 2022

National master plan until 2030 submited to National Assembly

  The national master plan for the 2021-2030 period with a vision to 2050 was signed by Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh and submitted to the National Assembly for approval. Under the master plan, by 2030 Vietnam will become a developing country with a modern industry and high-middle income;

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UK PM Rishi Sunak forms cabinet

Immediately after taking office on Tuesday, Britain’s new Prime Minister (PM) Rishi Sunak formed a new cabinet. Several ministers under former PM Liz Truss had resigned or were fired. Sunak reappointed Jeremy Hunt as his Finance Minister, and also kept his predecessor’s Defense Secretary Ben Wallace and Foreign Secretary James Cleverly.

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EU pledges to honor Brexit agreement with UK

 The EU stressed Tuesday that it remains committed to upholding the full Brexit agreement with Britain, especially regarding Northern Ireland, as it congratulated Rishi Sunak on becoming the new British PM. The EU counts on a strong relationship with Britain in full respect of the agreements made after Britain’s departure

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Russia bans more EU representatives

On Tuesday, Russia banned more EU representatives from entry to Russia in response to unfriendly actions by the EU and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs cited EU Trade representatives supplying weapons to Kiev as the reason for the ban. The

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Biden, Sunak reaffirm US-UK special relationship

– US President Joe Biden on Tuesday had a phone conversation with new British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, according to the White House website. The two leaders reaffirmed the special relationship between their countries, underscoring their desire to further enhance cooperation on issues critical to global security and prosperity. They agreed on

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Press awards on marine environmental protection announced

 The Voice of Vietnam on Tuesday hosted the press award “Mitigating marine plastic debris” and ASEAN regional photo contest “White pollution and its impacts on marine ecosystem”. The award is co-organized by VTC News online newspaper of the Voice of Vietnam, Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and

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