PM lauds efforts of Vietnamese community in Japan in bolstering bilateral ties
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hailed the solidarity and efforts of the 300,000-strong Vietnamese community in Japan in fostering the extensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc addresses the meeting with the Vietnamese community in Japan on October 8 (Photo: VNA)
Tokyo (VNA)– Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hailed the solidarity and efforts of the300,000-strong Vietnamese community in Japan in fostering the extensive strategicpartnership between Vietnam and Japan.
Meeting the communityat the Vietnamese Embassy in Tokyo on October 8 as part of his visit to Japanto attend the 10th Mekong-Japan Summit Meeting, the PM said that 2018 has beenone of the best years for Vietnam in terms of socio-economic, defence, andsecurity achievements.
Vietnam has continuedto be one of the countries with the highest growth in Asia in recent years, hesaid, adding that in 2018, Vietnam may enjoy a trade surplus of over 60 billionUSD, with export turnover of over 40 billion USD.
In 2019, Vietnam aimsto earn an export revenue of 45 billion USD, with inflation below 4 percent.
The PM said thatJapanese PM Shinzo Abe has proposed a visit to Vietnam, which demonstrates theimportant role of Vietnam in the Southeast Asian region and to Japan.
The Government leaderalso expressed his hope that the Vietnamese community in Japan will make morepositive contributions to the homeland by bringing high technology back to variousfields in the home country.
He also showed hiswish that the community will foster solidarity and strictly follow the law ofthe host country.
He asked the embassyto show better performance in citizen protection work, ensuring that Vietnamesepeople can enjoy all basic citizen rights.
On the occasion, hepresented the embassy a certificate of merit in recognition of its attainmentsin strengthening foreign investment in Vietnam over the past 30 years.
Vietnamese Ambassadorto Japan Nguyen Quoc Cuong pledged that the embassy and the Vietnamesecommunity in Japan will complete all tasks assigned by the PM, while fosteringsolidarity and joining hands in developing the homeland as well as theJapan-Vietnam ties. –VNA
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is leading a high-level delegation of Vietnam to attend the 10th Mekong-Japan Summit in Tokyo and visit Japan from October 8-10. The trip is hoped to help lift bilateral trade to 60 billion USD in 2020.
Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe had talks in Tokyo on October 10, reaching consensus on various measures to bring the countries’ extensive strategic partnership to a new stage of more comprehensive and substantive development.
Vietnam and Japan will closely cooperate with each other to bring forward their extensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia into a new period of more comprehensive and pragmatic development, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
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.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc addresses the meeting with the Vietnamese community in Japan on October 8 (Photo: VNA) 
