HCM City ceremony marks Singapore’s 50th National Day
Ho Chi Minh City hopes to continue fostering its friendship and people-to-people contacts with Singapore, said Chairman of the Vietnam-Singapore Friendship Association in the city Nguyen Thanh Rum.
Construction of second factory of a Singaporean firm in Vietnam. Photo: VNA
Ho Chi Minh City hopes to continue fostering its friendship and people-to-people contacts with Singapore, said Chairman of the Vietnam-Singapore Friendship Association in the city Nguyen Thanh Rum at a ceremony on August 4 to mark the 50th anniversary of Singapore’s National Day (August 9).
Rum noted that over the past years, Vietnam-Singapore relations have flourished, especially since Vietnam became a member of ASEAN in 1995.
After 40 years of diplomatic ties, the two countries have become one of each other’s major trade and investment markets in the region, he said, adding that the bilateral strategic partnership has also expanded with stronger political relations and trust.
Meanwhile, Singapore ’s Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Leow Siu Lin reviewed the friendship and cooperation between Singapore and Vietnam as well as Ho Chi Minh City in particular over recent years, noting that bilateral ties have expanded and deepened in various fields.
In-depth political partnerships between the two countries have laid a firm foundation for their economic collaboration, she said, adding that Government-level projects and investments as well as Vietnam-Singapore industrial parks have become symbols of strong economic affiliation.
She also believed that the people-to-people relationship between Singapore and Vietnam and Ho Chi Minh City specifically will be bolstered in the future.
Thus far, Singapore has had 578 projects in Ho Chi Minh City with total capital of 8.7 billion USD. Trade between the two sides reached 4.4 billion USD in 2014.-VNA
The Vietnam Military Medicine Department has teamed up with its colleagues from the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Medical Corps to offer free medical treatment and medicine for residents in Binh Xuyen district, northern Vinh Phuc province as from April 15.
Minister of Planning and Investment Bui Quang Vinh and Singaporean Minister of Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang co-chaired the 11th Ministerial Meeting on Vietnam-Singapore Economic Connectivity in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 17.
Within the framework of the Vietnam-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, people-to-people exchanges and local cooperation have been priorities.
The merger of Nam Dinh, Ha Nam, and Ninh Binh aims to shape a modern, vibrant development space with Ninh Binh at its heart, transforming the region into a hub of smart and green industry and services by 2030, while preserving its unique identity as a national heritage centre.
While praising the efforts of ministries, sectors, and localities in tackling smuggling, trade fraud, counterfeiting, and intellectual property violations, PM Chinh acknowledged that in some places and at certain times, there has been lax enforcement and unclear jurisdiction, leading to increasingly complex developments in these issues.
At the working session, General Secretary Lam presented the Party Committee of the VFF and central mass organisations with the Politburo’s Decision No. 304-QD/TW, which outlines the new structure, functions and tasks of the VFF Central Committee, marking a significant step in improving its organisational effectiveness.
Describing the exhibition as a large-scaled, content-rich, and unprecedented event with high requirements and limited preparation time, PM Pham Minh Chinh urged all ministries, sectors, and localities to participate with the highest sense of responsibility, ensuring the exhibition is inclusive, objective, truthful, feasible, and impactful.
Vietnam’s attendance reaffirms its consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification, and comprehensive, intensive, extensive and effective international integration.
Cheng stressed that this is third time PM Chinh has attended the meeting and he is among the few senior government officials participating in this year's event, which is considered as a rare and commendable gesture.
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.
Construction of second factory of a Singaporean firm in Vietnam. Photo: VNA
