Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Philippine PresidentFerdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on January 29afternoon, starting their two-day state visit to Vietnam at the invitation ofPresident Vo Van Thuong and his spouse.
Philippine President Ferdinand Romualඣdez Marcos Jr. and his spouse arrive in⛄ Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) They were welcomed at the Noi Bai InternationalAirport by Chairman of the President's Office Le Khanh Hai, Chairman of theHanoi People's Committee Tran Sy Thanh, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs DoHung Viet, and Vietnamese Ambassador to the Philippines Lai Thai Binh, amongothers. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hasasked for a renewed mindset in building laws and issuance of mechanisms andpolicies to mobilise the general strength for development, emphasising thatinstitutions, mechanisms, and policies are the sources of development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the session. (Photo: VNA) Chairing the Government's session on law-buildingon January 29, the PM stressed that resources originate from thinking,motivation arises from innovation, and the strength emanates from the people. Read full story
- Vietnamese Minister of ForeignAffairs Bui Thanh Son suggested the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) enhance digital, infrastructure, institution and people-to-peopleconnectivity, while addressing the ASEAN Foreign Ministers (AMM)' Retreat thatopened in Luang Prabang city, Laos, on January 29.
Vi𝄹etnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son at the event. (Photo: VNA) ASEAN should work to raise its intra-bloc tradeand investment, turning itself into an epicentre of growth, he said, notingcooperation strategies to 2045 need an inclusive, comprehensive, and creativeapproach. Read full story
- The ASEAN Foreign Ministers (AMM)'sRetreat concluded in Luang Prabang on January 29 with important resultsobtained and Vietnam’s contributions reflecting its strong and consistentsupport for the ASEAN Year 2024 chaired by Laos, an official has said.
Ambassador Vu Ho, acting head of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam, attends a meeting held on January 28 to prepare for the AMM Retreat. (Photo: VNA) Following the meeting, Ambassador Vu Ho, actinghead of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam, toldthe Vietnam News Agency that as the first activity of the ASEAN Chair in 2024,the retreat identified the focuses and priorities of the bloc’s cooperationthis year. Read full story
- The amended Land Law which waspassed at the 15th National Assembly’s fifth extraordinary session inmid-January is expected to provide a firm legal framework to enhance landmanagement efficiency and create new momentum for Vietnam to become ahigh-income country by 2045.
Comprising 16 chapters and 260 articles, the lawwould solve existing problems in land management and contribute to promotinggrowth with innovations and breakthroughs in thinking, Deputy Prime MinisterTran Hong Ha said, emphasising that improving the legal framework for land hasbeen a focus of the Party and the Government. Read full story
- Vietnam had shipped 15.08 billionUSD worth of products overseas as of January 15, a year-on-year increase of4.1%, the General Statistics Office announced on January 29.
Foreign firms occupied 11.06 billion USD, up 1.9%against the same time last year, while the domestic sector made up 4.02 billionUSD of the total, a year-on-year rise of 10.4%. Read full story
- Vietnam saw a year-on-year rise of3.37% in January’s consumer price index (CPI), according to the GeneralStatistics Office (GSO).
The office reported that the figure represented anincrease of 0.31% over December 2023. Read full story
- In order to achieve the targetof 6% rise in exports this year, exporters are advised to maintain majormarkets such as the US, the EU, Japan, the Republic of Korea and China.
This year, the Ministry of Industry and Trae(MoIT) aims for 337 billion USD in export revenue, with a trade surplus ofabout 15 billion USD. Read full story
- The number of new enterprises andthose resuming their operation this month reached 27,335, up 5.5% year-on-year,and more than 1.3 times higher than the average figure in the 2018-2023 period,statistics show.
According to the Business Registration ManagementAgency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, 13,536 firms wereestablished in January, a rise of 24.8% from the same period last year, thehighest ever recorded for the first month of each year. They added 151.45trillion VND (6.16 billion USD) to the national economy, a year-on-yearincrease of 52.8%./. Read full story
- Philippine PresidentFerdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on January 29afternoon, starting their two-day state visit to Vietnam at the invitation ofPresident Vo Van Thuong and his spouse.
Philippine President Ferdinand Romualඣdez Marcos Jr. and his spouse arrive in⛄ Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hasasked for a renewed mindset in building laws and issuance of mechanisms andpolicies to mobilise the general strength for development, emphasising thatinstitutions, mechanisms, and policies are the sources of development.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the session. (Photo: VNA) - Vietnamese Minister of ForeignAffairs Bui Thanh Son suggested the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) enhance digital, infrastructure, institution and people-to-peopleconnectivity, while addressing the ASEAN Foreign Ministers (AMM)' Retreat thatopened in Luang Prabang city, Laos, on January 29.
Vi𝄹etnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son at the event. (Photo: VNA) - The ASEAN Foreign Ministers (AMM)'sRetreat concluded in Luang Prabang on January 29 with important resultsobtained and Vietnam’s contributions reflecting its strong and consistentsupport for the ASEAN Year 2024 chaired by Laos, an official has said.
Ambassador Vu Ho, acting head of the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam, attends a meeting held on January 28 to prepare for the AMM Retreat. (Photo: VNA) - The amended Land Law which waspassed at the 15th National Assembly’s fifth extraordinary session inmid-January is expected to provide a firm legal framework to enhance landmanagement efficiency and create new momentum for Vietnam to become ahigh-income country by 2045.
Comprising 16 chapters and 260 articles, the lawwould solve existing problems in land management and contribute to promotinggrowth with innovations and breakthroughs in thinking, Deputy Prime MinisterTran Hong Ha said, emphasising that improving the legal framework for land hasbeen a focus of the Party and the Government. Read full story
- Vietnam had shipped 15.08 billionUSD worth of products overseas as of January 15, a year-on-year increase of4.1%, the General Statistics Office announced on January 29.
Foreign firms occupied 11.06 billion USD, up 1.9%against the same time last year, while the domestic sector made up 4.02 billionUSD of the total, a year-on-year rise of 10.4%. Read full story
- Vietnam saw a year-on-year rise of3.37% in January’s consumer price index (CPI), according to the GeneralStatistics Office (GSO).
The office reported that the figure represented anincrease of 0.31% over December 2023. Read full story
- In order to achieve the targetof 6% rise in exports this year, exporters are advised to maintain majormarkets such as the US, the EU, Japan, the Republic of Korea and China.
This year, the Ministry of Industry and Trae(MoIT) aims for 337 billion USD in export revenue, with a trade surplus ofabout 15 billion USD. Read full story
- The number of new enterprises andthose resuming their operation this month reached 27,335, up 5.5% year-on-year,and more than 1.3 times higher than the average figure in the 2018-2023 period,statistics show.
According to the Business Registration ManagementAgency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, 13,536 firms wereestablished in January, a rise of 24.8% from the same period last year, thehighest ever recorded for the first month of each year. They added 151.45trillion VND (6.16 billion USD) to the national economy, a year-on-yearincrease of 52.8%./. Read full story
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