The domestic real estate market is believed to have reached the bottom and expected to roar back to life this year thanks to a slew of measures taken by the Government, ministries, agencies and localities.

The National Assembly (NA) Office has collaborated with news agencies and newspapers to select 10 outstanding issues and events of the legislature in 2023.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a national teleconference that opened on January 5 to review the operations of the Government and local administrations in 2023 and look at ways to implement their tasks for 2024.

The upcoming trip to Vietnam by Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone is expected to create new impulse for the special cooperation between the two countries, especially economic collaboration, making it a firm pillar of the bilateral ties.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Ta Van Thong held a New Year meeting with the media in Jakarta on January 4, during which he expressed his hope that the press of Vietnam and Indonesia will continue contributing to promoting the partnership between the two countries and acting as a bridge for friendship between the two peoples.

Politburo member, President Vo Van Thuong, who is Chairman of the Council of National Defense and Security, on January 4 chaired the 4th meeting of the council.

The deputy PM emphasised that the recent development of plans to allocate and adjust land use targets still encountered many difficulties and problems in planning, legal basis and practice. Therefore, it is necessary to continue to adjust the allocation of land use targets to keep up with development requirements, from the perspective of ‘national interests first’, he told the meeting.

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

Top Vietnamese leaders on January 4 sent messages of condolences to Iranian leaders over the recent bombing in the southeastern city of Kerman that left over 100 dead and nearly 200 others injured.

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh on January 4 held talks with his Lao counterpart Chaleun Yiapaoher in Hanoi.

2024 meeting will focus on important, strategic issues related to national defence, security, and foreign affairs. Based on the results of the discussions, it will propose suggestions to the Politburo, the National Assembly, and the Government.

Chairman Huệ congratulated the Lao National Assembly on successfully holding the Cambodia-Laos-Việt Nam (CLV) Parliamentary Summit in December 2023, saying the event's success marked the important role of the Lao legislature in the cooperation mechanism among the parliaments of the three countries as well as in the region.

Politburo member, President Vo Van Thuong, who is Chairman of the Council of National Defence and Security, on January 4 chaired the 4th meeting of the council.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue extended a warm welcome to Vice President of the Lao legislature Chaleun Yiapaoher, the first foreign guest to visit the Vietnamese NA in the new year of 2024, during a reception in Hanoi on January 4.

President Võ Văn Thưởng has sent condolences to Iranian counterpart Ebrahim Raisi, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính extended his sympathies to the First Vice President of Iran Mohammad Mokhber

Vietnam strongly condemned the bombing in Kerman city in Southeastern Iran on January 3, which claimed hundreds of lives and injuries, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang has said.

Ambassador Do Hoang Long, representing Vietnam in Bulgaria, emphasised the significance of the upcoming official visit to Vietnam by Speaker of the National Assembly of Bulgaria Rosen Dimitrov Jeliazkov from January 5-9, during an exclusive interview recently granted to the Vietnam News Agency.

Amid numerous difficulties and uncertainties in the global situation last year, Vietnam has obtained significant results, making breakthroughs and historic achievements. These have become a “highly impressive bright spot” in the country’s achievements over the last more than half of the 13th National Party Congress as assessed by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

General Secretary of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) and Chairman of the NA Office Bui Van Cuong had a working session in Hanoi on January 4 with Vice President of the Lao legislature Chaleun Yiapaoher on documents on the NA history as well as the relationship between the two legislative bodies.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.