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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) and LuxSE Chairman Alain Kinsch (Photo: VNA) Luxembourg (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 9 toured the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE), the first in the world to have a platform dedicated to green securities and currently listing half of the world's green bonds. Alain Kinsch said that the PM's choosing LuxSE as a destination during his visit shows recognition for the exchange's efforts in developing green finance and sustainability. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and LuxSE Chairman Alain Kinsch at the stock exchange (Photo: VNA) On the occasion, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and Vietnam Stock Exchange signed a cooperation agreement. VNA … [Read more...] about Prime Minister visits Luxembourg Stock Exchange

Illustrative photo (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam and the Eu ropean Union (EU) should work together to accelerate the transition towards “a carbon-neutral, resource-efficient and circular economy ” to tackle climate change, the European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries has said. Speaking at the recent Green Economy Forum & Exhibition, Virginijus Sinkevičius said: “We need global action – at all levels and within this decade – for a world that is climate-neutral, nature-positive and resilient. “We need to pick up the pace. Time is running out. Today is a great opportunity for direct engagement among EU and Vietnamese stakeholders on the green transition agenda,” he said. The EU is aware of the need for global change as no one country can advance a sustainability agenda on its own, he said. The EU and Vietnam are already key partners with the latter emerging as one of the former’s main partners in Southeast Asia, he said. … [Read more...] about EU, Vietnam urged to expand cooperation in tackling climate change

The Vietnam International Defense Expo 2022 (Vietnam Defense 2022), the first of its kind in the country, opened in Hanoi on Thursday. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended and addressed the event, which will last through Saturday. The PM stated that international defence cooperation has been a focus of the Party and state of Vietnam to strengthen trust between Vietnam and other countries, along with the growing trend of integration in all fields. An R-17E surface-to-surface missile is on display at the opening of Vietnam International Defense Expo 2022 in Hanoi, December 8, 2022. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre The exhibition is a good chance for defense policymakers and defense industry firms to meet and seek partnership toward a world of peace, cooperation, and prosperity, the leader added. On the occasion, Chinh also highlighted that Vietnam’s defense policy is for peace, self-defense, and the people. Following the opening ceremony, PM Chinh and delegates … [Read more...] about Vietnam opens first int’l defense exhibition

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized that with the aim of promoting international integration, strengthening defense diplomacy, enhancing trust between Vietnam and countries around the world, bolstering cooperation in defense industry, the Vietnam International Defense Expo 2022 is a very good opportunity for defense policy makers and defense and security industry enterprises to meet, exchange, foster development towards a world of peace, cooperation, and prosperous development. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that besides the big trend of peace, cooperation, and development, the world is witnessing a rise in increasingly fiercer traditional and non-traditional security challenges. Therefore, countries need to step up international cooperation, uphold multilateralism and solidarity, and coordinate closely with one another based on justice and international law. In particular, strengthening and expanding international cooperation and … [Read more...] about Vietnam International Defense Expo 2022 kicked off

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a business forum as part of his visit to Luxembourg on December 9 (local time). Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the forum (Photo: VNA) Luxembourg is running 58 projects worth over 2.6 billion USD in Vietnam, ranking 17th out of 141 countries and territories investing in the Southeast Asian nation, according to the forum’s organisers. Luxembourg is also the third largest European investor in Vietnam, with capital mainly poured into information-communications, and real estate. The two-way trade reached 96 million USD in 2019, 110.7 million USD in 2020 and 181.6 million USD last year, a rise of 64%. The forum was intended to identify investment potential and opportunities of each side, thus enabling businesses, investors and international organisations to make investment decisions. In his remarks, PM Chinh said Vietnam is building three pillars of society –socialist democracy, a law-governed socialist State and … [Read more...] about PM attends Vietnam-Luxembourg business forum

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh left Hanoi on Friday morning to attend a summit commemorating the 45th year of the ASEAN-EU ties and visit Luxembourg, the Netherlands, and Belgium from December 9 to 16. The PM’s tour is made at the invitations of President of the European Council Charles Michel, Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte, and Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo. Among Chinh’s entourage are Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan, Deputy Minister of National Defense Hoang Xuan Chien, and deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyen Duy Ngoc, among others. The government leader’s tour is of great significance in implementing the Party's foreign policy on continuing to promote external … [Read more...] about Vietnam premier departs for ASEAN-EU commemorative summit, visits to three European countries

Randolph Augustin, Chief of the Health Population and Nutrition Office of USAID Vietnam. (Photo: VietnamPlus) Hanoi (VNA) - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) is committed to realising a greater role for the private sector's potential through its new plan for investment and the provision of services against HIV/AIDS in the 2021-2025 period. The information was revealed by Randolph Augustin, Chief of the Health Population and Nutrition Office of USAID Vietnam, at a conference on the implementation of a plan to strengthen the involvement of the private sector in the field of HIV/AIDS fight for the first time in Vietnam held by the Anti-HIV/AIDS Department under the Ministry of Public Health and USAID through the Path Steps project on October 20. The official also affirmed that USAID aims to use expertise, resources and investment from the private sector to deal with development challenges and create a larger-scale impact. He added the organisation hopes … [Read more...] about Health Ministry, USAID strengthen private role in HIV/AIDS fight

PM Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese delegation are welcomed at the Luxembourg-Findel International Airport on December 9 morning. (Photo: VNA) Luxembourg (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Luxembourg-Findel International Airport on December 9 morning (local time), starting an official visit to Luxembourg at the invitation of PM Xavier Bettel . PM Chinh and the delegation were welcomed at the airport by Luxembourg Ambassador to Vietnam Patrich Hammer, Chief of Protocol of the Luxembourg Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Olivier Baldauff, and Vietnamese Ambassador to Luxembourg Nguyen Van Thao, among others. During the trip, PM Chinh is scheduled to have talks with his counterpart Bettel, meet with the speaker of the parliament and the Grand Duke of Luxembourg, visit some economic establishments, attend a business forum between the two countries, and meet with representatives of the Vietnamese community … [Read more...] about PM Pham Minh Chinh starts official visit to Luxembourg

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R)and his Luxembourg counterpart Xavier Bettel review the honor guard (Photo: VNA) Luxembourg (VNA) – Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel hosted an official welcome ceremony for his visiting Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh on December 9 morning (local time) in the capital city of Luxembourg. After the ceremony, the two leaders held talks. This is the first official visit to Luxembourg by Chinh at a time when the bilateral relations are flourishing after nearly five decades of diplomatic ties, especially in investment and development. Having invested 2.6 billion USD in Vietnam, Luxembourg is the third largest EU investor in the Southeast Asian nation and also one of the EU countries that have ratified the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) early. It views Vietnam as one of the priority partners in development assistance, with total aid reaching 129 million EUR (136.4 million USD). PM Chinh's trip is … [Read more...] about Luxembourg holds official welcome ceremony for Vietnamese PM

Director Vo Nguyen Phong announced this at the 10th meeting of the Hanoi People's Council where deputies questioned leaders of Vietnam’s capital city about some issues including wastewater treatment and drainage, and responsibility for the delay in the implementation of the Yen Xa wastewater treatment plant project. In response to questions, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Duong Duc Tuan said that the Yen Xa wastewater treatment plant using ODA capital was originally planned to be completed in 2022, but there have been hiccups along the implementation of the project resulting in delays. Regarding the investment progress of wastewater treatment and drainage projects in Hanoi, Vice Chairman Duong Duc Tuan admitted that the implementation is still slow and in the coming time, the city will focus public investment capital for technical infrastructure projects in the city to basically achieve the targets according to the Prime Minister's planning. Regarding the progress … [Read more...] about Hanoi can treat roughly 29.1 percent of wastewater