Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief reviewof the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

– Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang received ExecutiveSenior Vice President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)Yamada Junichi in Hanoi on March 26.
Welcoming the JICA official to Vietnam to attendthe launch of the first phase of the Vietnam-Japan joint initiative in the newera, Deputy PM Quang briefed the guest on Vietnam’s national budget managementmechanisms as well as the country’s recent efforts to remove difficulties and obstaclesto speed up the progress of projects using Japanese ODA. Read full story

– Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha hosted a reception onMarch 27 for Mary L Schapiro, vice chairwoman of the Glasgow Financial Alliancefor Net Zero (GFANZ).
Vietnam is facing difficulties in establishingmechanisms and policies for green transformation, the Deputy PM said, notingthat many investors have expressed interest in renewable energy projectsbut have yet to solve technology-related challenges concerning ensuring thebalance and stability of the national power grid, producing and using greenhydrogen and ammonia, energy storage solutions and electricity export.  Read full story

– Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son attended anddelivered a speech at a seminar on Vietnam-US relations at Brookings Institutein Washington D.C. on March 26, within the framework of his official visit tothe US to co-chair the first foreign ministerial-level dialogue between the twocountries.

In his speech, Son said that amidst latenttraditional and non-traditional security challenges in the region, Vietnamconsistently implements its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance,peace, friendship, cooperation and development, multilateralisation anddiversification of foreign relations, comprehensive and extensive internationalintegration, and being a friend, a trusted partner and an active andresponsible member of the international community. Read full story

– The close-knit relationship between Cuba and Vietnam,founded by President Ho Chi Minh and Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro andnurtured by the two countries’ generations of leaders and people, is a symbolof the era and of solidarity, said President of the National Assembly ofPeople's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernández.
During a reception in Havana on March 26 for thenew Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba, Le Quang Long, Hernández committed allpossible support for the diplomat to fulfill tasks assigned by the VietnameseParty and State. Read full story  

– Deputy Minister ofNational Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien received newly-appointedCambodian Military Attaché in Vietnam Maj. Gen. Leang Sovannara in Hanoi onMarch 27.

Chienexpressed his delight at the results of bilateral defence cooperation over thepast time, particularly in delegation exchanges, human resources training,border management and protection, and seeking and repatriation of remains ofVietnamese volunteers and experts who sacrificed in Cambodia during the war. Read full story

–Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam met with Senator Tim Ayres,Assistant Minister for Trade and Manufacturing of Australia, in Canberra onMarch 27, during which the Australian official spoke highly of positivedevelopments in the relations between the two countries, especially theelevation of their relationship to comprehensive strategic partnership on theoccasion of an official visit to Australia by Vietnamese Prime Minister PhamMinh Chinh in March.
Ayres affirmed that the Australian Government'sleadership and he personally hold positive views on the current situation andprospects of the Vietnam-Australia relationship. Therefore, they are interestedin and support the further development of the relationship for the benefit ofboth countries, for peace, stability, and prosperity in the region./. Read full story