While the Government will make all efforts to meet the 6.7 per cent growth target set for the year, it will not compromise on the environment or macro-economic stability, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyễn Chí Dũng said yesterday.
A sense of regionalism was one of the greatest achievements of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) over the last five decades and will remain critical for its integration in the future, experts said.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation concluded a five-day official visit to Japan on Thursday.
The private sector, farmers and manufacturers will have to contribute their share to upgrading, repairing and building new irrigation systems for their use, according to a draft Law on Irrigation discussed yesterday by the National Assembly.
Việt Nam and the Czech Republic have issued a joint statement during the state visit to Vietnam from June 6-8 by Czech President Milos Zeman and his spouse. Following is the full text of the joint statement.
President Trần Đại Quang and his Czech counterpart Milos Zeman agreed to forge co-operation between Việt Nam and the Czech Republic in various areas during their talks in Hà Nội yesterday.
Việt Nam and the Czech Republic should maintain delegation exchanges at all levels and increase co-operation between their ministries, sectors, localities and businesses to carry out the signed agreements, said Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng.
Chairman of the Cuban National Assembly Esteban Lazo Hernandez will pay an official visit to Việt Nam between June 11 and 18, said the National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations yesterday.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday called on Japanese business to expand their public-private partnerships (PPP) in Việt Nam and urged Japan to take a lead role in executing this form of investment.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc assured more than 30 corporate executives in the Kansai region of Japan that Vietnamese localities will offer all possible support for them to do business.
The ongoing visit to Cuba by a high-level Vietnamese military delegation from June 1-7 is a chance for the two countries to strengthen ties in various fields, including defence.
President of the Czech Republic Milos Zeman arrived in Hà Nội yesterday to start his three-day State visit to Việt Nam at the invitation of President Trần Đại Quang.
A draft amendment to the 2003 Law on Fisheries would allow provincial people’s committees to assign, lease and withdraw sea surface from organisations and individuals for aquaculture farming but a National Assembly working body says the Government or ministries should do the job.
Vietnamese and Japanese Prime Ministers, Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Shinzo Abe, yesterday agreed on major orientations and specific measures to strengthen bilateral ties in a more comprehensive, practical and effective manner.
The Vietnamese Government and people always give top priority to cooperative relations with Japan and will do their best to elevate the ties to new heights for interests of the two countries’ people and for peace and prosperity in the region and in the world, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.
Việt Nam strongly condemns terrorist acts in any form and holds that such deeds must be met with strict punishments, Spokesperson for the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Lê Thị Thu Hằng said.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday emphasised the key role of Asia during globalisation, pointing out three key measures for the region to tacle major challenges.
Prime Ministers of Việt Nam and Japan Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and Shinzo Abe have reaffirmed their determination to foster the Việt Nam – Japan relationship in a comprehensive and extensive manner in a joint statement on deepening the two countries’ extensive strategic partnership.
Việt Nam has stressed the need for ASEAN and China to implement the Code for Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CEUS) and operate a diplomatic hotline to settle problems at sea in an effective manner to avoid disputes from flaring up.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has called for strong political will and feasible measures to achieve growth targets set for each sector this year.
