Japanese Emperor’s 82nd birthday celebrated in HCM City
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and the VJFA of Ho Chi Minh City jointly held a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on December 10 to mark the Japanese Emperor’s 82nd birthday and National Day.
HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations and the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Association (VJFA) of Ho Chi Minh City jointly held a ceremony in Ho Chi Minh City on December 10 to mark the Japanese Emperor’s 82nd birthday and National Day (December 23).
Speaking at the event, Nguyen Cong Chanh, President of the VJFA of Ho Chi Minh City, said Vietnam-Japan friendship and economic ties have obtained significant progress in recent years.
Japan now ranks sixth in foreign direct investment in the city and its investors have seen Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City as promising destinations for trade and investment, he added.
For his part, Japanese Consul-General to Ho Chi Minh City Nakajima Sotoshi spoke highly of the development of bilateral cooperation in all fields, from economics, foreign affairs, to culture and people exchange.
Japan will continue fostering cooperation and people exchange with the City to strengthen the two countries’ relations.
Japan had operated around 790 projects in the sou🎶thern business hub from 1988 to July this year, with the focus on infrastructure development, retail, auto൲mobiles and science-technology.-VNA
President of Japan's House of Councilors Yamazaki Masaaki pledged to make more contributions to the strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan while meeting with President Truong Tan Sang.
Japan's House of Councilors continually gives priority to cooperation with Vietnam and wishes to facilitate exchanges and experience between the two legislatures.
A delegation of 32 Japanese businesses operating in high-tech agriculture has visited the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho to learn about cooperation opportunities in the field.
The resolution on such mechanisms aims to serve as a legal basis for opportunely dealing with difficulties and hindrances caused by legal regulations in important, priority, and urgent areas that require immediate settlement so as to unlock resources, facilitate economic development, and turn legislation into a competitive edge.
PM Pham Minh Chinh instructed chairpersons of the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to strictly follow the Ministry of Finance's guidelines on handling public finances and budgets, with a focus on preventing wastefulness, misconduct, or corruption.
Knapper reaffirmed the US's commitment to supporting a strong, independent, prosperous and resilient Vietnam, while respecting each other’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and political systems.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
Japanese Emperor Akihito (Source: AFP/VNA)
