☕ Afternoon briefing on June 9

Both sides committed to soon convening the first session of the Joint Committee on Economic, Trade and Investment Cooperation in 2025, with a view to fully tapping the potential and complementarity of the two economies, striving to raise bilateral trade to over 8 billion USD in the near future.

Deltas cover just 0.65% of the Earth’s land but support 4.5% of its population and produce 6% of global food output.

PM Pham Minh Chinh called on the international community to act faster, more strongly, and more decisively and to gather joint efforts by countries, regions, and the whole world in preserving and sustainably using the blue ocean.

PM Pham Minh Chinh called on Greece to support the European Parliament’s early ratification of the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) and to advocate the European Commission’s removal of its “yellow card” warning on Vietnamese seafood.

The Vietnamese and Chinese leaders pledged to promote the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership their countries in line with the six major orientations, maintain regular high-level exchanges, and strongly boost economic, trade, and investment cooperation.

More than 280 million opinions from individuals, agencies, and organisations have been collected on the draft resolution on amending specific articles of the 2013 Constitution. With an approval rate of 99.75%, the process reflects strong alignment between the Party’s guideline and public sentiment.

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man applauded the growing cooperation between the two legislatures, citing the visit by Senate President Sue Lines and exchanges among parliamentary friendship groups, female and young parliamentarians.

Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man has sent a message of congratulations to Francis Scarpaleggia on his election as Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada.

State President Luong Cuong noted the country’s steadfast foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralism, and diversification. A responsible member of the international community, Vietnam supports resolving disputes peacefully in accordance with international law, firmly opposing all forms of using or threatening to use force in international relations.

PM Pham Minh Chinh expressed his hope that President of the UN General Assembly Philemon Yang will bolster UN – Vietnam cooperation and keep promoting the Vietnam – Cameroon traditional friendship.

PM Chinh is set to deliver two keynote speeches representing ASEAN and Vietnam at the plenary session of the third United Nations Ocean Conference. 

With the foundation of solid friendship, political goodwill from both sides and the need for mutual development, Vietnam - Lithuania relations will continue to flourish strongly, substantially and comprehensively in the coming time.

The Vietnamese leader reaffirmed the Southeast Asian country's unwavering commitment to UNESCO's mission of maintaining global peace, security, and sustainable development through enhanced multilateral cooperation in education, culture, science, information, and communications.

PM Chinh proposed the two sides enhance delegation exchanges and high-level contacts, and establish and implement bilateral cooperation mechanisms to make the most of their collaboration potential.

Attention must be paid to reviewing regulations related to the establishment of a fund for promoting efficient and economical use of energy in the draft law, and financial incentives to ensure consistency with the Law on State Budget, the Law on Public Investment, and the Law on Taxation, the top legislator said.

The Party chief affirmed the strategic significance of merging the three provinces to form a new, larger Lam Dong province. The move is aimed at enhancing governance efficiency, restructuring the development space for greater cohesion and sustainability, and optimising resources.

Associate Professor Dr. Duong Trung Y, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA), on June 9 received and worked with a delegation from the National Institute for Unification Education (NIU) of the Republic of Korea (RoK), led by Nam Misun.

The visit will be made at the invitation of Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong, according to an announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Vietnamese Government leader thanked Costa Rica for recognising Vietnam’s status as a market economy and expressed his belief that economic and trade relations between the two countries will grow significantly in the time ahead.

Resolution 59 marks a historic turning point in Vietnam’s international integration process, identifying integration as a strategic motivation for the nation to confidently enter a new era.