Politics PM calls for stronger Vietnam–US cooperation in education, human resource development The PM spoke highly of the contributions by the Eisenhower Fellowships to Vietnam over the years, as well as the support provided by the US in education and training through prestigious scholarship programmes such as the Eisenhower Fellowships. 1 hours ago | Vietnam Law Party chief urges MoIT to map out concrete strategy to restructure national economy 1 hours ago | Vietnam Law Party chief urges MoIT to map out concrete strategy to restructure national economy 1 hours ago | Vietnam Law Vietnam, China hold 17th meeting of steering committee for bilateral cooperation 03/17/2026 16:10 | Vietnam Law 1 Vietnam Law | 02/18/2024 08:00 Deputy PM urges ensuring quality, progress of expressway, power projects Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on February 17 led a government delegation to inspect the implementation of sub-projects under the eastern North-South Expressway project, and another on the 500kV north-central power transmission grid. 2 VietnamPlus | 02/17/2024 18:30 Deputy PM urges ensuring quality, progress of expressway, power projects Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on February 17 led a government delegation to inspect the implementation of sub-projects under the eastern North-South Expressway project, and another on the 500kV north-central power transmission grid. 3 VietnamPlus | 02/17/2024 16:43 Party leader's book on socialism introduced in Cuba The book on theory and practice of socialism in Vietnam by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong has been introduced in Havana, Cuba recently as part of a CPV delegation's visit to the Caribbean nation. 4 Vietnam news | 02/17/2024 16:30 Party leader's book on socialism introduced in Cuba Secretary of the PCC Central Committee and head of its Ideological Department Rogelio Polanco Fuentes highlighted theoretical and practical values of the book, saying it helps Cuban officials and people understand more about socialism in the Southeast Asian nation. 5 Vietnam Law | 02/17/2024 08:30 Foreign tourists to Vietnam surge 73.6 percent in January Thanks to widespread tourism promotional policies, coupled with Vietnam’s reputation as a safe destination, international tourist arrivals in January 2024 stood at over 1.5 million, an increase of 73.6 percent compared to January 2023. 6 Vietnam news | 02/16/2024 21:37 Vietnamese, Russian Deputy PMs discuss measures to promote cooperation Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Trần Hồng Hà on February 16 held phone talks with his Russian counterpart Alexander Valentinovich Novak to review the bilateral cooperation in the past time and discuss measures to promote cooperative ties in various areas in the coming time. 7 Vietnam news | 02/16/2024 21:32 PM calls for support for Điện Biên ahead of 70th anniversary of globe-shaking victory PM Phạm Minh Chính has issued an appeal for nationwide support for the northwestern mountainous province of Điện Biên on the occasion of the coming 70th anniversary of the Điện Biên. 8 VietnamPlus | 02/16/2024 21:18 Vietnamese, Russian Deputy PMs discuss measures to promote cooperation Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on February 16 held phone talks with his Russian counterpart Alexander Valentinovich Novak to review the bilateral cooperation in the past time and discuss measures to promote cooperative ties in various areas in the coming time. 9 Vietnam news | 02/16/2024 20:48 PCC's Secretariat reviews Tết situation, assigns tasks to all-level Party committees Party committees and administrations at all levels actively made preparations to ensure a merry, safe, and economical Tết for all people and create new momentum for socio-economic development, national defence, and security safeguarding 10 VietnamPlus | 02/16/2024 19:57 PM calls for support for Dien Bien ahead of 70th anniversary of globe-shaking victory Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued an appeal for nationwide support for the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien on the occasion of the coming 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu victory. 11 VietnamPlus | 02/16/2024 19:02 PCC's Secretariat reviews Tet situation, assigns tasks to all-level Party committees The Party Central Committee (PCC)’s Secretariat met in Hanoi on February 16 to review the implementation of its Directive No. 26-CT/TW, issued on November 23 last year, on the organisation of the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2024 celebrations and assign some focal tasks to all-level Party committees. 12 VietnamPlus | 02/16/2024 17:00 ☕ Afternoon briefing on February 16 The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency. 13 Vietnam Law | 02/16/2024 16:35 PM urges speeding up key transport projects Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh ordered competent sides to accelerate construction of key transport projects in 2024 to create new development space while chairing the 9th session of the Steering Committee for Key National Transport Projects on February 16. 14 VietnamPlus | 02/16/2024 15:46 Vietnam attends second int’l meeting of theoretical publications of left parties, movements A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), led by Deputy Director and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Su That (Truth) National Political Publishing House Vo Van Be, attended the second International Meeting of Theoretical Publications of Left Parties and Movements, in Havana, Cuba from February 12-14. 15 VietnamPlus | 02/16/2024 14:27 Congratulations extended to newly-appointed Kazakh PM Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent a message of congratulations to Oljas Bektenov on his appointment as Prime Minister of Kazakhstan. 16 Vietnam news | 02/16/2024 10:45 Uruguayan newspaper hails Việt Nam’s 'bamboo diplomacy' The term 'bamboo diplomacy' was coined by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Nguyễn Phú Trọng at a diplomatic conference in 2016 and reiterated at the first national conference on foreign affairs in 2021 17 Vietnam Law | 02/16/2024 09:00 Vietnam to join global efforts addressing impact of climate change, food insecurity: Diplomat Vietnam is committed to actively contributing to global efforts to maintain international peace and security through cooperation to address impact of climate change and food insecurity, Minister Counselor and deputy head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the United Nations Nguyen Hoang Nguyen has said. 18 VietnamPlus | 02/16/2024 08:25 ☀️ Morning digest February 16 The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency. 19 Vietnam Law | 02/16/2024 08:00 Minister of Information and Communications pays working visit to VNA Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung visited and held a working session with Vietnam News Agency at its headquarters in Hanoi on February 15, the first official day back to work following the Lunar New Year break. 20 Vietnam news | 02/16/2024 00:28 NA Chairman praises SAV for contributing to NA activities National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vương Đình Huệ hailed the Audit State Office of Vietnam (SAV) for its contributions to the NA and the NA Standing Committee’s activities in lawmaking, supreme supervision and decision making during his visit to the SAV on February 15 436 437 438 439 440