NA discusses special policies for private sector development, law building

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. 

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

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.

The Austrian side welcomed and highly appreciated the delegation’s visit, affirming that Austria highly values its traditional friendship with Vietnam and considers Vietnam one of Austria's leading important partners in Asia.

At the meeting, held on the sidelines of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3), both diplomats expressed their satisfaction with the positive outcomes of French President Emmanuel Macron's state visit to Vietnam in late May, marking another milestone in the relationship between the two countries.

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.