Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by theಌ Vietnam♌ News Agency.
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi onMarch 4 for Takebe Tsutomu, Special Advisor to the Japan-Vietnam ParliamentaryFriendship Alliance, who is visiting Vietnam in his capacity as HonoraryChairman of the organising board of the ninth Japan-Vietnam Festival in Ho ChiMinh City.
PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Special Advisor to the Jaཧpan-Vietnam Pa🐻rliamentary Friendship Alliance Takebe Tsutomu. (Photo: VNA) PM Chinh hailed the festival as the first major event during theinaugural year of the Vietnam-Japan comprehensive strategic partnership, whichattracted nearly 400,000 visitors on March 9-10. Read full story
💖 - Politburo member, permanent member of theParty Central Comm𓆉ittee’s Secretariat and head of the Party Central Committee’sOrganisation Commission Truong Thi Mai hosted a reception for the newAmbassador of Laos to Vietnam, Khamphao Ernthavanh, in Hanoi on March 14.
Politburo member, Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat and head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Truong Thi Mai (R) and new Ambassador of Laos to Vietnam, Khamphao Ernthavanh. (Photo: VNA) The Lao diplomat congratulated Vietnam on itssignificant, important, and comprehensive achievements across various fields,expressing her belief that under the leadership of the Communist Party ofVietnam, headed by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, the Vietnamese peoplewill continue to gain greater accomplishments in the renewal process and in thenational construction and defence cause. Read full story
- Vietnam requests that China respect and comply with theAgreement on the delimitation of the territorial sea, exclusive economic zonesand continental shelf between the two countries in the Tonkin Gulf signed in2000, and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),said Forei🦹gn Ministry’s spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang.
The Ministry of ꦺForeign Affairs' spokeswoman Pham Thu Hang. (Photo: VNA) The spokeswoman made the statement at the ministry’s regularpress conference in Hanoi on March 14 in response to reporters’ questionregarding China's recent declaration of the straight baselines in the Gulf ofTonkin.Read full story
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has advised Vietnamesecitizens not to travel to places where conflicts are taking place, itsspokeswoman Pham Thu Hang said at the ministry’s regular press conference inHanoi on March 14.
Responding to reporters' question about citizen protection inHaiti amid the worsening security situation in this Caribbean country, shecited information from the Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba and Haiti as saying thatthe violence situation in Haiti is escalating rapidly and becoming extremelycomplex, resulting in many casualties. Read full story
- VinFast Auto announced on March 14 that it will participate inthe Vancouver International Auto Show (VIAS) 2024 in Canada from March 19-24.
In its first appearance at VIAS, the Vietnamese electricautomaker will showcase a diverse range of electric vehicles, further markingits position in the green mobility sector and signifying its commitment tobringing its comprehensive EV ecosystem closer to global consumers. Read full story
- The national flag carrier VietnamAirlines signed a sponsorship contract worth 1.2 billion VND (nearly48,600 USD) with the organising board of the Hue Festival 2024 at a ceremony inHue city of the central province of Thua Thien - Hue on March 14.
Under the contract, Vietnam Airlines will continueto serve as an official carrier for the Hue Festival 2024. This marks the 9thconsecutive year Vietnam Airlines has been participating as a companion to theannual festival./. Read full story
