Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a briefreview of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 1 chaired theGovernment’s regular meeting to review the socio-economic situation in January,the allocation and disbursement of public investment, and the implementation ofnational target programmes.
At the meeting, the leader called for elaboratingParty General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s recent article titted “Proud andconfident under the Party's glorious flag, determined to build a Vietnam moreprosperous, powerful, civilised and heroic with a fine and long-lastingculture” penned on the occasion of the 94th founding anniversary of theCommunist Party of Vietnam (CPV). Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh demanded renewing currentgrowth drivers and optimising new ones while chairing the Government’s regularmeeting on February 1.
The meeting reviewed the socio-economic situationin January, the allocation and disbursement of public investment, and theimplementation of the three national target programmes. Read full story
- Brazilian President Lula da Silva affirmed that Vietnam isan important partner of his country while receiving Vietnamese Ambassador BuiVan Nghi, who came to present his credentials in Brasilia on January 31.
Expressing his admiration for the achievementsVietnam have obtained over the past years, the host leader lauded thedevelopment of bilateral relations and asked the two countries to enhancecooperation in multiple spheres, including politics - diplomacy, economy -trade, agriculture, and science - technology. Read full story
- Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son is in Brusselsfor the 24th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM) and the third EU-Indo-PacificMinisterial Forum (EU-IPMF) as well as a visit to Belgium from January 30 toFebruary 3.
Vietnamese Ambassdor to Belgium and head of theVietnam Mission to the EU Nguyen Van Thao said that the EU-IPMF gathers nearly70 delegations from EU member countries and more than 40 countries in theIndo-Pacific region, as well as representatives from a number of internationalorganisations. Read full story
- Winners of the eighth National Press Awards on PartyBuilding, the Bua Liem Vang (Golden Hammer and Sickle) Awards 2023, will beannounced at a ceremony in Hanoi on late February 1.
The Party Building magazine, the standing agencyof this year’s awards, said the organising board had received 2,216 entries, up184 against the previous one. Six A, 12 B, 18 C and 30 consolation prizes willbe named at the awarding ceremony. Read full story
- Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung has visitedItaly’s Campania region and its capital city of Naples, aiming to promoteVietnam’s comprehensive cooperation with the Italian localities.
At his meetings with Campania President VincenzoDe Luca, Naples Mayor Gaetano Manfredi and Prefect of Naples Michele di Bari,Hung briefed the host on major cooperation activities of the embassy andItalian partners in Naples. Read full story
- The number of foreign arrivals to Vietnam in the firstmonth of 2024 reached over 1.5 million, the highest ever recorded for a monthsince the country fully reopened all tourism activities in March 2022,according to Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).
The figure represented an increase of 10.3%compared to previous month and a 73.6% hike compared to the same period lastyear. Read full story
- One of the world's leading online travel platforms, Booking.com,has announced Da Lat - the city resort in the Central Highlands province of LamDong - as the most-searched destination in Vietnam for the Lunar New Year (Tet)holiday.
According to its list of the ten most-searched destinations fortourists during the Tet holiday based on searches and bookings from February8-14 (the 29th day of the 12th lunar month to the 5th day of the first lunarmonth), announced on January 31, booking.com said Da Lat, Nha Trang and Da Nangare the three destinations most searched thanks to the harmonious combinationof majestic natural landscapes, romantic beaches and special cultures. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 1 chaired theGovernment’s regular meeting to review the socio-economic situation in January,the allocation and disbursement of public investment, and the implementation ofnational target programmes.
At the meeting, the leader called for elaboratingParty General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s recent article titted “Proud andconfident under the Party's glorious flag, determined to build a Vietnam moreprosperous, powerful, civilised and heroic with a fine and long-lastingculture” penned on the occasion of the 94th founding anniversary of theCommunist Party of Vietnam (CPV). Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh demanded renewing currentgrowth drivers and optimising new ones while chairing the Government’s regularmeeting on February 1.
The meeting reviewed the socio-economic situationin January, the allocation and disbursement of public investment, and theimplementation of the three national target programmes. Read full story
- Brazilian President Lula da Silva affirmed that Vietnam isan important partner of his country while receiving Vietnamese Ambassador BuiVan Nghi, who came to present his credentials in Brasilia on January 31.
Expressing his admiration for the achievementsVietnam have obtained over the past years, the host leader lauded thedevelopment of bilateral relations and asked the two countries to enhancecooperation in multiple spheres, including politics - diplomacy, economy -trade, agriculture, and science - technology. Read full story
- Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son is in Brusselsfor the 24th ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting (AEMM) and the third EU-Indo-PacificMinisterial Forum (EU-IPMF) as well as a visit to Belgium from January 30 toFebruary 3.
Vietnamese Ambassdor to Belgium and head of theVietnam Mission to the EU Nguyen Van Thao said that the EU-IPMF gathers nearly70 delegations from EU member countries and more than 40 countries in theIndo-Pacific region, as well as representatives from a number of internationalorganisations. Read full story
- Winners of the eighth National Press Awards on PartyBuilding, the Bua Liem Vang (Golden Hammer and Sickle) Awards 2023, will beannounced at a ceremony in Hanoi on late February 1.
The Party Building magazine, the standing agencyof this year’s awards, said the organising board had received 2,216 entries, up184 against the previous one. Six A, 12 B, 18 C and 30 consolation prizes willbe named at the awarding ceremony. Read full story
- Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung has visitedItaly’s Campania region and its capital city of Naples, aiming to promoteVietnam’s comprehensive cooperation with the Italian localities.
At his meetings with Campania President VincenzoDe Luca, Naples Mayor Gaetano Manfredi and Prefect of Naples Michele di Bari,Hung briefed the host on major cooperation activities of the embassy andItalian partners in Naples. Read full story
- The number of foreign arrivals to Vietnam in the firstmonth of 2024 reached over 1.5 million, the highest ever recorded for a monthsince the country fully reopened all tourism activities in March 2022,according to Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).
The figure represented an increase of 10.3%compared to previous month and a 73.6% hike compared to the same period lastyear. Read full story
- One of the world's leading online travel platforms, Booking.com,has announced Da Lat - the city resort in the Central Highlands province of LamDong - as the most-searched destination in Vietnam for the Lunar New Year (Tet)holiday.
According to its list of the ten most-searched destinations fortourists during the Tet holiday based on searches and bookings from February8-14 (the 29th day of the 12th lunar month to the 5th day of the first lunarmonth), announced on January 31, booking.com said Da Lat, Nha Trang and Da Nangare the three destinations most searched thanks to the harmonious combinationof majestic natural landscapes, romantic beaches and special cultures. Read full story
- A new oceanside, multimedia andmulti-sensory show, created by an award-winning French producer, amazed a fullhouse at the official premiere on January 26 in Sunset Town on Phu Quoc Islandin the southern province of Kien Giang.
The sold-out performance is another feather in thecap for Sunset Town, which has become 'the Pearl Island's' premier destinationthanks to the recently opened "Kiss Bridge", an iconic landmark, andVUI-Fest Bazaar, a new vibrant and contemporary night market concept./. Read full story
The sold-out performance is another feather in thecap for Sunset Town, which has become 'the Pearl Island's' premier destinationthanks to the recently opened "Kiss Bridge", an iconic landmark, andVUI-Fest Bazaar, a new vibrant and contemporary night market concept./. Read full story
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