Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to prioritise assistance for Vietnam, while receiving Era Dabla-Norris, head of the organisation’s Article IV Consultation of the Department of Asia-Pacific, in Hanoi on October 3.

Empowered by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on October 3 presented a Friendship Order to the outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK), Park Noh-wan, in honour of his valuable contributions to promoting bilateral ties.

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

The Party Central Committee has decided to expel Secretary of the Hải Dương Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Phạm Xuân Thăng from the Party.

Between March 2020 to February 2021, nearly 200 million litres of petroleum, worth nearly VNĐ2.9 trillion ($130 million) were smuggled into Việt Nam.

The Party Central Committee decided to expel Secretary of the Hai Duong Provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Council Pham Xuan Thang from the Party during the first working day of its sixth plenum in Hanoi on October 3.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received the outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK), Park Noh-wan, in Hanoi on October 3.

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam attended the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP)’s workshop with the theme of developing politics in Asia via political parties, which was held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, from September 28-30.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong stressed that many major issues have been implemented for a long time but the results have not met expectations, thus requiring new resolve and new measures to address them at a different scale to meet the requirements of the new situation.

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on October 3.

Senior Party officials will be deliberating major issues such as socio-economic development plans for the upcoming periods

He called for continued cooperation between the project management board and the Airports Corporation of Việt Nam (ACV) to ensure this goal is achieved. 

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent greetings to his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the occasion of the 32nd German Unity Day (October 3, 1990-2022).

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has urged the southern province of Dong Nai to continue to cooperate with the management board of Long Thanh International Airport project and the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to accelerate ground clearance work so that construction of the project can start as scheduled.

The sixth plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee opened in Hanoi on October 3 under the chair of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

The following is a list of selected news summaries last weekend by Vietnam News Agency.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue congratulated the southern province of Binh Phuoc on its socio-economic achievements, during his working session with the standing board of the provincial Party Committee on October 1.

There is plenty of room for cooperation between Cuba and Ho Chi Minh City, particularly in the fields they are both strong in or of mutual interest, to develop further, said Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen on October 1.

They affirmed that the Party, State and people of Việt Nam attach importance to consolidating and developing friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive cooperation with the Chinese Party, State and people

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered stronger efforts to achieve the best possible socio-economic development results in 2022 and create momentum for next year.