Working groups hold nine meetings on 4th day of SOM1
Working groups and subcommittees convened nine meetings on February 21 as part of the 4th working day of the first APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM-1) and related meetings in Nha Trang city, the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.
A corner of Nha Trang city, where the APEC SOM-1 is taking place (Photo: VNA)
Khanh Hoa (VNA) – Working groupsand subcommittees convened nine meetings on February 21 as part of the 4thworking day of the first APEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM-1) and relatedmeetings in Nha Trang city, the south central coastal province of Khanh Hoa.
The Human Resources Development Working Group(HRDWG) hosted three meetings to map out cooperation orientations andpriorities in 2017, including the implementation of the APEC educationstrategy, preparations for the high-level policy dialogue on human resourcesdevelopment in the digital era in Hanoi in May, and the 7th APEC MinisterialMeeting on human resources development in 2018.
Meanwhile, the first plenary meeting of the APECSub-Committee on Customs Procedures (SCCP) focused discussions on implementingthe Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) within the framework of the World TradeOrganisation (WTO) and the single-window mechanism, as well as promoting harmonyof standards in food safety, environmental protection, and smart urbandevelopment.
The meeting of the Experts Group on IllegalLogging and Associated Trade (EGILAT) is significant to promoting sustainableforest management and legal trade on timber products.
Participants sought to embrace links betweenmanufacturers and consumers as well as between farm households andmulti-national groups to enable small-and medium-sized enterprises to join theglobal supply chain.
Other groups held meetings on February 21included the Competition Policy and Law Group (CPLG), the Life Sciences InnovationForum – Regulatory Harmonisation Steering Committee (LSIF – RHSC), and CounterTerrorism Working Group (CTWG).
Vietnam’s ministries and agencies continuedmaking active contributions to the functions.-VNA
The General Department of Vietnam Customs (Vietnam Customs) is chairing the first meeting of the APEC Sub-Committee on Customs Procedures (SCCP) in Nha Trang city from February 21-23.
Delegates from 21 APEC member economies, APEC financial officials, and experts attended a seminar on disaster risk financing and insurance policies in Nha Trang city on February 21.
The first meeting of the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) in 2017 opened in Bangkok, Thailand on February 21, with more than 150 delegates from member economies and ABAC taking part.
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.
A corner of Nha Trang city, where the APEC SOM-1 is taking place (Photo: VNA)
