Hanoi (VNA) – US P🐽resident Barack Obama🌠 left Ho Chi Minh City on May 25, concluding his successful visit to Vietnam at the invitation of President Tran Dai Quang.
During his three-day stay in the country, the US President held talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang, where they witnessed the signing of important cooperation agreements between the two countries.
He also paid a courtesy visit to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, met with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan; visited late President Ho Chi Minh’s Stilt House and delivered a speech to numerous representatives of Vietnam’s ministries, agencies and students.
In Ho Chi Minh City, the President had an exchange with young Vietnamese entrepreneurs and spoke to 800 young leaders, who are members of the Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative, which he launched in 2013.
The two sides issued a Joint Statement, under which they noted with satisfaction the rapid, substantive, and comprehensive growth of bilateral relations over the past years, guided by the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Partnership of 2013 and the Joint Vision Statement issued during the historic visit to the US by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong in July 2015.
The two countries reaffirmed their commitment to observe the UN Charter and respect international law, as well as each other’s political systems, independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
They consented to coordinate with each other to step up political, diplomatic, economic, national defence and security, and people-to-people ties; promote human rights and judicial reform, address regional and global challenges and deepen their long-term partnership.
Both sides agreed to further enhance the Vietnam-US Comprehensive Partnership, making it deeper, more substantive, and more effective in order to better serve the interests of the two peoples, for peace, stability, and cooperation in the region and the world.
On this occasion, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry.
The two sides announced the establishment of Fulbright University Vietnam in HCM City.-VNA
Vietnam and the US have issued a Joint Statement on the occasion of the visit by US President Barack Obama to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Tran Dai Quang.
US President Barack Obama delivered a speech to numerous representatives of Vietnamese ministries, agencies, trade unions and students at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on May 24.
US President Barack Obama discussed the status of the TPP trade agreement and Vietnam’s entrepreneurial growth during a talk with 100 young businesspeople in Ho Chi Minh City on May 24.
Ha expressed his hope that cooperation in science and technology, agriculture, and natural resources would emerge as new focal points and engines of growth in Vietnam–China relations.
Giang said he believes that building on the solid foundation nurtured over the past half-century and the strong determination of both nations, the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will continue to grow in a more robust, comprehensive, and extensive manner, thus bringing more practical benefits to the two nations' people.
Highlighting the transformative potential of the draft law in revitalising Vietnam’s railway industry, Hoang Van Cuong, a deputy of Hanoi, expressed his support for Article 39, which empowers the Prime Minister to issue a list of railway-related goods and services to be assigned or ordered from domestic enterprises for production.
According to the Ministry of Public Security, Hoan, formerly Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, is under investigation for allegedly taking bribes in connection with a case involving the Hoang Long Construction and Manpower Supply JSC and related units.
Chairing a national conference on the organisation of the examination on June 18, the PM highlighted the historical significance of the examination, as the restructuring of provincial-level administrative units is underway and the two-tier local administration model is set to officially begin operations on July 1.
Right on the same day, the ministry issued its highest-level travel warning, urging Vietnamese citizens not to travel to Israel or Iran, and advised those already in these countries to swiftly consider evacuation or relocation plans.
From the struggles against colonialists and imperialists to the period of Doi moi (renewal) and international integration, the Vietnamese revolutionary press has always played a pioneering role on the ideological and cultural front, he said.
The Party leader's working session with the standing boards of the Party Committees of HCM City, Ba Ria – Vung Tau and Binh Duong, the VNA General Director's remarks on the occasion of the 19th OANA General Assembly, the launch of new NIC - Google initiatives aimed at bolstering AI entrepreneurship and digital literacy in Vietnam are among news highlights June 18.
Vietnam and Indonesia reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in combating terrorism as it remains a threat to peace, security, and stability across their respective nations, the broader region, and the international community.
The Vietnamese representative also emphasised the shared responsibility of relevant parties to build trust, enhance cooperation, and jointly manage the risks of conflict, thus safeguarding long-term peace and stability in the East Sea.
The National Assembly on June 18 passed the law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, with 408 out of 420 participating deputies voting in favour, accounting for 85.36% of the total.
The Party leader asked the new HCM City to embrace a multi-centre and integrated urban ecosystem where each development pole functions as a link complementary to and intelligently connected with each other in a harmonious whole.
The resolutions issued by the PM as well as ministries and ministry-level agencies reassign responsibility for 346 administrative procedures - 18 from district to provincial levels, 278 to commune level, and 50 eliminated.
Legislators are due to pass several amended laws, including the Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Economical and Efficient Use of Energy, and the Law amending and supplementing several articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality.
Vietnamese localities' readiness to implement the two-tier local administration model, the evacuation of 18 Vietnamese citizens from Iran, Petrovietnam's 11th ranking in the 2025 Fortune Southeast Asia 500 are among news highlights on June 17 evening.
The General Secretary underlined the resolve to achieve a growth rate of at least 8% in 2025, laying the groundwork for double-digit growth in the following period. He noted that these are mandatory targets, with no alternative path to success.
Restructuring and improving the quality of officials, civil servants, and public employees is no longer a choice, but an urgent requirement to transition from administrative management to governance in service of the people.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel has advised Vietnamese people living there to proactively prepare and seek ways to leave the country via land border crossings, especially toward Jordan or Egypt, when security and safety conditions allow.
US President Barack Obama (Source: VNA)
