Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries repo๊rted last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

-The coming official visit to China by National Assembly (NA)Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue is crucial to maintaining high-level exchanges,upholding the strategic orientations for bilateral relations, and realising thecommon perceptions shared by the top leaders of the two Parties and countries,said Vietnamese Ambassador to China Pham Sao Mai.

The visit from April 7 to 12, to be made at the invitation ofChairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China(NPC) Zhao Leji, will be the first trip to China by Hue as the top legislatorof Vietnam. It will also be the first in-person meeting between the leaders ofthe legislative bodies since the 13th National Congress of the Communist Partyof Vietnam and the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China.

-PrimeMinist🐲er Pham Minh Chinh received new Spanish Ambassador to Vietnam Carmen CanoDe Lasala in 🔥Hanoi on April 4. 

Atthe reception, the PM congratulated the Ambassador as she begins her term inVietnam when the two countries celebrated the 15th anniversary of theestablishment of their strategic partnership towards the future (2009 - 2024).

-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed thetraditional friendship and all-round cohesion between Vietnam and France whilꦯereceiving new F🌺rench Ambassador Olivier Brochet in Hanoi on April 4.

The host leader affirmed Vietnam always views France as animportant partner in its foreign policy. He expressed his belief that withrich experience in the diplomatic sector, Brochet will make significantcontributions to elevating the countries’ strategic partnership to a new height.

-Min𒉰ister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held talks withWang Yi, member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China (CPC) CentralCommittee, Director of the Office of the CPC Central Committee’s Commission forForeign Affairs a𓆉nd Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, in Guangxi provinceon April 4.

The event, part of Minister Son’s official visit to China,was the first meeting between the two foreign ministers since their countriesagreed to elevate the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership and builda community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.

𒀰-The Mongolian Ministry of Environment and Tourism is holdingtourism promotion activities in Vietnam from April 4 to 7 d🅷uring the first timethis landlocked country takes part in the Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Festival.

This also marks the start of activities to be held on thethreshold of the 70th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations(November 17, 1954 - 2024).

-Vietnam’s rosy economic prospects have helped consolidatethe confidence of foreign firms in the country, as reflected through theirinvestment of 6.17 bi♛llion USD in the first quarter of this year, up 13.4%year-on-year.

Of the sum, newly registered capital stood at 4.77 billionUSD, a rise of 57.9% from the corresponding time last year. Meanwhile, 934.6million USD was added to 248 existing projects, and 466.2 million USD earmarkedfor stake purchase and capital contribution. These are down 22.6% and 61.7% invalue, respectively, according to the Foreign Investment Agency under theMinistry of Planning and Investment.

-Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc and Deputy Governor of theState Ba♏nk of Vietnam Pham Quang Dung attended meetings between ASEANfinance min🐈isters and central bank governors and the EU-ASEAN BusinessCouncil (EU-ABC), the US- ASEAN Business Council (US ABC), and the APECBusiness Advisory Council (ABAC) in Laos on April 4.

Participants exchanged views on related regional and globalissues such as green finance and Fintech, digital transformation, andcross-border digital payment connection.

-AVietnamese delegation led by Deputy Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)Pham Quang Dung attended a 𓆏policy dialogue between central bank governors ofASEAN countries and financial institutions' Chief Executive Officers on April 4in Luang Prabang, Laos.

Theevent is within the framework of the 28th ASEAN Finance Ministers' Meeting(AFMM) and 11th ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting(AFMGM) which are taking place in Laos from April 3-5.

- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Head of theASEAN Senior Official Meeting (SOM) delegation of Vietnam Do Hung Viet andDeputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, SOM Leader of the Republic of Korea (RoK)Chung Byung-w🌞on co-chaired the 28th ASEAN-RoK Dialogue on April 4.

The event was attended by senior officials of ASEAN memberstates, the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for the ASEAN Political-SecurityCommunity, and Timor-Leste as observer.

-A national symposium on the Dien Bien Phu Victory will beheld on April 15 in the northwe💃stern city of the same name that witnessed thetriumph 70 years ago, it was announced at a press conference in Hanoi on A𓃲pril4.

The press conference was held by the Ministry of NationalDefence in coordination with the Party Central Committee’s Information andEducation Commission, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ho Chi Minh NationalAcademy of Politics, and Dien Bien province.

-Efforts to settle the consequences of bombs and mines in2024 will continue focusing on clearing bombs, mines and unexplodedordnance (UXO) left over🦹 from the war and supporting victims, according to theMinistry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).

Along with collecting data to develop a report summarisingthe implementation of the national action programme for the 2010 - 2025 period,relevant agencies will work together to build a national strategy on UXO safetyeducation./.