Get-together in HCM City marks 93rd birthday of UK Queen
The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations in Ho Chi Minh City (HUFO) on June 18 held a get-together to celebrate the 93rd birthday of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
At the get-together to celebrate the 93rd birthday of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) - TheVietnam Union of Friendship Organisations in Ho Chi Minh City (HUFO) on June 18held a get-together to celebrate the 93rd birthday of QueenElizabeth II of the United Kingdom.
In his remarks, Chairman of the Vietnam-UK Friendship Association Tran HungViet said the annual celebration takes place in the context Vietnam and theEuropean country are enjoying sound relations, particularly in economy, trade,and education-training.
He took the occasion to thanked competent authorities and organisations of theUK for supporting the association to perform its tasks, while committing todoing his utmost to connect citizens in the Vietnamese southern hub and the UK,contributing to promoting cooperation and exchanges between the two nations.
Consul General of the UK Ian Gibbons, who is also director of the UK Trade& Investment in Vietnam, for his part, rejoiced at the fruitful bilateralrelations, which have been bolstered via high-level visits, and cooperativeprogrammes in the fields of education-training, defence, infrastructuredevelopment and healthcare, among others.
He stressed Vietnam-UK ties are developed based on the people-to-peoplediplomacy as well as mutual respect and understanding, describing thecelebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday as a positive step to treasure thediplomatic ties and bolster the bilateral relations.
To date, with 149 projects worth 616 million USD, the UK is the 11th largest investors among 106 countries and territories having investments in HCMCity. Last year, two-way trade reached 761 million USD.
HCM City is running various effective cooperative programmes in education andtraining with the UK.-VNA
The second session of the Vietnam-UK Working Group on Trade and Investment Dialogue took place in London from January 14-15, focusing on orientations for cooperation after the UK’s exit from the European Union (Brexit).
The UK’s exit from the European Union (Brexit) will not affect the special partnership between Vietnam and the UK, said Baroness Fairhead, Minister of State for Trade and Export Promotion at the Department for International Trade (DIT) of the UK.
Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha and Minister of State at the UK Department for Education Nick Gibb discussed the two countries’ educational cooperation during their recent talks in London.
A Vietnam-UK educational investment and cooperation forum held in London on January 22 was successful beyond expectations with the signing of 23 memoranda of understanding.
The fact that the Vietnamese PM has been invited to attend and speak at this important event for three consecutive years reflects the WEF as well as the international business community's recognition and high regard for Vietnam's position, role, and contributions to global and regional economic growth.
This new era marks a crucial phase in which the country must strive with determination to fulfil its strategic objectives, achieving breakthrough development at new levels of sophistication, quality, and global standing, laying the foundation for further growth. Era after era forms a continuous history of development, ascending steadily from one level to the next.
The resolution on such mechanisms aims to serve as a legal basis for opportunely dealing with difficulties and hindrances caused by legal regulations in important, priority, and urgent areas that require immediate settlement so as to unlock resources, facilitate economic development, and turn legislation into a competitive edge.
PM Pham Minh Chinh instructed chairpersons of the People’s Committees of provinces and centrally-run cities to strictly follow the Ministry of Finance's guidelines on handling public finances and budgets, with a focus on preventing wastefulness, misconduct, or corruption.
Knapper reaffirmed the US's commitment to supporting a strong, independent, prosperous and resilient Vietnam, while respecting each other’s territorial integrity, sovereignty, independence and political systems.
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.
At the get-together to celebrate the 93rd birthday of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (Photo: VNA) 
