Vietnam boosts diversification of energy resources: PM
Vietnam has accelerated the diversification of energy resources, with a focus on clean and renewable energy, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said in a recorded speech at the 4th Russian Energy Week that is taking place in Moscow from October 13-15.
Moscow (VNA) – Vietnam has accelerated thediversification of energy resources, with a focus on clean and renewableenergy, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said in a recorded speech at the 4th Russian Energy Week that is taking place in Moscow from October 13-15.
As a country experiencing high economic growth inASEAN and hit hard by climate change, Vietnam has been aware of the significanceof energy restructuring, towards raising the ratio of renewable energy intandem with the economical, efficient and sustainable use of energy.
Vietnam is drawing up a planning scheme on nationalelectricity development for 2021-2030 with a vision towards 2045, which setsthree major orientations in energy restructuring.
Accordingly, the country will step up thediversification of energy resources. To that end, it has issued many mechanismspromoting the development of wind, solar and biomass power, as well aselectricity from solid waste.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (Photo: VNA)
Vietnam has also reduced coal thermal electricity production, while boosting the development of gas-fired thermal power.
In an effort to economically and effectively useenergy, the country has rolled out the National Energy Efficiency Programme for2019-2030, the PM said.
For the Vietnam-Russia ties, Chinh said Vietnam alwaystreasures the traditional friendship, covering cooperation in energy that hasborne fruit over the past decades.
Oil and gas collaboration is an important pillar ofthe Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership, he affirmed.
Vietnam will further consolidate its institutions,policies and laws to support the energy sector, promote public-privatepartnership, and create optimal conditions for enterprises from Russia andother countries to operate in energy in Vietnam, the PM affirmed.
Chinh’s speech has been appreciated by otherdelegates at the event.
Initiated by the Russian Government in 2017, theRussian Energy Week is an important event in the energy sector, which serves asa platform for discussions on development and international cooperation inenergy. It brings together leaders from many countries, internationalorganisations and major businesses in energy./.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend and deliver a pre-recorded speech at the 4th Russian Energy Week, which will take place in Moscow from October 13-15, at the invitation of Russian leaders and Government.
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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.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (Photo: VNA) 
