Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) - The Thai Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh Cityheld a ceremony on December 4 to mark the 93rd National Day of Thailand (December5).
Addressing the event, which also commemorated the birthday of the late KingBhumibol Adulyadej, Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Duong AnhDuc highlighted the sound development of the two countries’ relations in thefields of politics, economy, trade, investment and people-to-people exchangeover the past 44 years since Vietnam and Thailand established the diplomaticties.
Despite the outbreak of COVID-19, the economicpartnership between Vietnam and Thailand has grown strongly, with bilateraltrade in the first nine months of 2020 hitting over 11 billion USD. In thefirst half of this year, Thailand invested 1.58 billion USD, ranking secondamong foreign investors in Vietnam.
According to Duc, people-to-people diplomatic activities between HCM City andThailand have been promoted via programmes of the Vietnam-Thailand FriendshipAssociation in HCM City. As of September, 2020, Thailand had operated 219investment projects with total capital of 454 million USD in HCM City, ranking12th among 111 countries and territories investing in the southern hub. Totalimport-export turnover between HCM City and Thailand reached 2.3 billion USD inthe January-September period.
Thai Consul General in HCM City Apirat Sugondhabhirom thanked the Vietnamesegovernment and HCM City authority for assisting the Thai community in Vietnamamid the COVID-19 pandemic.
He spoke highly of the success ofVietnam in the role as ASEAN Chair in 2020, emphasising that Vietnam has showedthe leading role and innovative spirit in the fight against COVID-19 in ASEAN aswell as in cooperation fields, including post-pandemic economic recovery.
Congratulated the HCM City Party Committee on its Party congress’s success, theConsul General expressed his belief in the further development of thefriendship between the two countries as well as between Thailand and HCM City.
He affirmed to closely coordinate with the city’s authorities to boost theThailand-Vietnam relations, toward the celebration of the 45th anniversary ofthe two countries’ diplomatic ties in 2021.
The Thai government has supported 30,000 USD, and the Thai Consulate General,businesses and community in HCM City has donated over 1.3 billion VND and goodsto help people affected floods and storms in Vietnam’s central region./.
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Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has suggested that the country and Vietnam set up a bilateral cooperation mechanism in animal health.
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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.
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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.
Vice Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Duong Anh Duc speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) 
