Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue arrived in Wellington capital city on July 26, starting his three-day official visit to New Zealand at the invitation of his counterpart Paula Bennett.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue (L) and New Zealand Finance Minister Steven Joyce (Source: VNA)
Wellington (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vuong DinhHue arrived in Wellington capital city on July 26, starting his three-dayofficial visit to New Zealand at the invitation of his counterpart PaulaBennett.
During a working session with New Zealand Finance MinisterSteven Joyce in the afternoon, Hue said Vietnam is accelerating economicrestructuring, including in credit organisations, commercial banks andState-owned enterprises, adding that the country is also working to refinemarket economy mechanisms, improve competitiveness and business climate.
He asked New Zealand to share experience and encourage itsenterprises to join the restructuring process in the country.
Hue highly valued development support that New Zealand hasprovided for Vietnam and asked for the early signing of a bilateral financialdeal.
Joyce, for his part, hailed Vietnam as a significant partnerof New Zealand in ASEAN and spoke highly of Vietnam’s successful hosting ofimportant events in its capacity as Chair of ASEAN 2017.
He affirmed that New Zealand would assist Vietnam in therestructuring of finance-banking, bad debts, business equitisation andsecurities market, continue facilitating Vietnamese agro-fisheries’ access to thePacific country’s distribution and supermarket chain.
Both sides agreed to further enhance cooperation in thefields of economy, trade, investment, services, education-training, connectivityand information technology, towards raising two-way trade to 1.7 billion USD by2020.
Visiting the Vietnamese embassy in New Zealand, Hue said hisvisit is to further promote bilateral ties, particularly in trade, educationand labour exchange, urge New Zealand to consider the future of the Trans-PacificPartnership and prepare for the upcoming visits by both sides.
According to Vietnamese Ambassador to New Zealand NguyenViet Dung, the Vietnamese community in New Zealand now counts more than 6,600,mostly in Auckland city.-VNA
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and visiting Foreign Minister of New Zealand Murray McCully have agreed to continue fostering development momentum to lift the bilateral relations to a higher level during their talks in Hanoi on April 24.
President Tran Dai Quang called on New Zealand to join the economic development in Vietnam via increasing trade and investment during his reception for New Zealand Foreign Minister Muray McCully in Hanoi on April 25.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about the escalating and complex conflict in the Middle East, which poses a serious threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue (L) and New Zealand Finance Minister Steven Joyce (Source: VNA) 
