- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 2 chaired a hybrid conference withVietnamese representative agencies abroad and provinces and cities nationwideto discuss enhancing economic diplomacy and its role in Vietnam’s developmentin 2024 and beyond.
Addressing the event, PM Chinh highlighted investment, export and consumptionas three traditional growth engines, alongside emerging sectors such as greeneconomy, digital economy, circular and sharing economies.
- Vietnam always views Japan as an important and long-term strategic partner,and stands ready to develop the bilateral ties to a stronger and morecomprehensive and practical fashion on the basis of its foreign policy ofindependence, self-reliance, multilateralism and diversification, a senior VietnameseParty official has said.
Politburo member, permanent member of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)Central Committee’s Secretariat and Chairwoman of the Party Central Committee’sOrganisation Commission Truong Thi Mai made the statement while meeting withhigh-ranking Japanese leaders in Tokyo on April 2. Those included President ofthe Liberal Democratic Party and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, President ofHouse of Councillors Otsuji Hidehisa, and President of the National Diet NukagaFukushiro.
- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang on April 1 held workingsessions with Governor of Jeonbuk province Kim Kwan Yyeong and Mayor of Najucity in Jeollanam-do province Bok Soo Kim within the framework of her workingvisit to the Republic of Korea (RoK), during which she assured them that theVietnam-RoK ties are now at the best development stage in history.
Hang, who is also Chairwoman of the State Committee for OverseasVietnamese (OV) Affairs, described the RoK as the biggest foreign directinvestor in Vietnam with a total capital value of 86 billion USD. The twocountries also enjoy active exchanges on various levels, including culturalinteractions and high-level delegations.
- Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi and Russian Deputy Minister ofAgriculture Sergey Levin on April 2 discussed measures aimed at furtherpromoting agricultural cooperation between the two countries.
Acknowledging the past accomplishments, both sides commended the sustainedtrade turnover in agro-forestry-fisheries, surpassing the 1 billion USD markannually. Notably, various investment initiatives within the agriculturalsector are currently underway, indicating a thriving bilateral engagement.
- Tourists from the Republic of Korea (RoK) are falling for Vietnam’s beacheswith stark soft sand and crystal azure water, online travel platform Agoda saidon April 2.
Da Nang, Hoi An, Nha Trang and Phu Quoc, boasting stunning beaches, high-endresorts and a kaleidoscope of tourism activities, are the most favouritedestinations of Korean visitors.
- Ho Chi Minh City’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) was estimated atover 406.34 trillion VND (16.34 billion USD) in the first quarter, a year-on-yearincrease of 6.54%, the highest growth recorded for Q1 since 2020, heard ameeting of the municipal People’s Committee on April 2.
The service sector remained the key locomotive of the city’s economicdevelopment during January – March, contributing 71.6% to the growth andaccounted for 65.5% of the economic structure.
- Over 45,600 new jobs were created in Hanoi in the first quarter of this year,representing 27.6% of the annual target and a 2.3% year-on-year increase.
The Vietnam Bank for Social Policies, entrusted by municipal authorities,played a key role by providing loans totaling 886.9 billion VND (36.95 millionUSD) to the poor and social welfare beneficiaries. This initiative is creditedwith creating employment opportunities for 13,900 workers.
- Vietnamese weightlifter Trinh Van Vinh clinched a coveted spot at the Paris2024 Olympics with a dominant performance at the ongoing 2024 InternationalWeightlifting Federation (IWF) World Cup in Thailand.
His triumph added to the growing roster of Vietnamese athletes who have securedtheir places at the prestigious Paris Games, joining Nguyen Thi That (cycling),Le Thi Mong Tuyen (shooting), Nguyen Huy Hoang (swimming), and Vo Thi Kim Anh(boxing). ./.
VNA
