Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the northern border province of Lao Cai to make greater efforts to promote fast and sustainable socio-economic development, maintain national defence and security, and speed up international integration during his working session with local key officials on August 28.

A grand closing ceremony for the International Military Games - Army Games 2022 was held on Saturday evening (local time) at the Patriot park on the outskirts of Moscow, Russia.

The Vietnamese delegation, led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Hà Kim Ngọc, emphasised Việt Nam’s consistent stance on supporting radical nuclear weapon disarmament to prevent nuclear weapon proliferation

The region has 13 million people, or 13 per cent of the country’s total population, but contributed only 8.54 per cent of the national GDP.

Over the past 77 years, Vietnam, under the sound leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Government, has grown in all spheres, bring progress, prosperity, and better prestige to the nation in the region and in the world, said a Cambodian official.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh on August 27 expressed his hope that authorities of Chanthaburi province will promote cooperation with Vietnamese localities towards the signing of twinned relations.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Canada on August 26 held a ceremony to mark the 77th National Day of Vietnam (September 2), which gathered Canadian government and parliament officials, representatives from diplomatic corps, social organisations, and businesses, and Vietnamese expatriates.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 27 requested ministries, sectors and northern mountainous and midland provinces to well organise the implementation of policies, and action programmes to promote socio-economic development in the region, as the Party and State have adopted sufficient and sound policies and programmes.

The Hanoi chapter of the Vietnam – Australia Friendship Association held its sixth Congress for the 2022-2027 tenure on August 26 to review the past achievements and outline working orientations for new tenure.

Authorities of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and Italian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Enrico Padula held a working session on August 26 to discuss ways to promot bilateral ties, especially in hi-tech agriculture, manufacturing and processing, transport, logistics, finance-banking, and preservation of cultural heritage values.

Da Nang always welcomes US enterprises to invest in the city, especially in hi-tech, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Quang has said.

Vietnam plays a crucial role in connecting the Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Foreign Minister of the RoK Park Jin affirmed on August 26.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a seminar in Hanoi on August 26 to discuss the draft revised Law on Land in accordance with the 13th Party Central Committee’s Resolution No.18-NQ/TW dated June 16, 2022.

Japan officially introduced its Consulate Office in Đà Nẵng City to Consulate-General after two years of establishment to boost trade, tourism, investment and relationship ties with the central city and entire central region.

Deputy PM Vũ Đức Đam expressed his joy at the fruitful cooperation between Việt Nam and the UN over the last decades, affirming that the Vietnamese Government highly values the role played by the UNDP in supporting development worldwide.  

The 6th congress in the 2022 – 2027 tenure of the Vietnam – Thailand Friendship Association’s Hanoi chapter (VTFA Hanoi) was held in Hanoi on August 26, electing a 23-member executive board.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on August 26.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam hailed outgoing United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative Caitlin Wiesen for her initiatives and contributions to supporting Vietnam in promoting socio-economic development and international integration, during a reception for her in Hanoi on August 26.

Vietnam and Singapore have enjoyed fruitful partnership in various areas, including politics, economy, security and people-to-people exchange, Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Mai Phuoc Dung has said.

Ho Chi Minh stands ready to together with the German state of Bremen step up cooperation in industry and education-training; and boost trade, investment and cultural and sports exchanges, said Ngo Minh Chau, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee on August 25.