National Assembly Chairwoman receives out-going Japanese Ambassador
NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan praised the ideas and efforts of Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio to promote the relations between Vietnam and Japan as well as between the two countries’ parliaments, during a reception for the out-going ambassador in Hanoi on March 19.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) hosts a reception for Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Nganpraised the ideas and efforts of Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio to promotethe relations between Vietnam and Japan as well as between the two countries’parliaments, during a reception for the out-going ambassador in Hanoi on March19.
She noted that bilateral relations have developed strongly across thefields in the recent past, as reflected in the regular exchange of high-levelvisits and close and effective coordination in regional and internationalissues, as well as in the productive cooperation in security-defence,economics, trade, investment, tourism, labour and people-to-people exchange.
Those outcomes can be attributable to the contribution of AmbassadorUmeda, Ngan said.
She also appreciated the bridging role of the ambassador in promotingexchanges and cooperation between the two parliaments.
The NA Chairwoman thanked the Japanese diplomat for conveying Japanesebusinesses’ recommendations to the Vietnamese National Assembly during theprocess of revising and issuing new legal documents. She underlined theJapanese Embassy’s support for the implementation of a project funded by theJapan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to help the NA Office improve itsstaff members’ capacity.
Ngan also acknowledged Ambassador Umeda’s contribution to the closecooperation between the Vietnam-Japan parliamentary friendship group and theJapan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance.
The Japanese Ambassador thanked NA Chairwoman Ngan and other leaders ofthe Vietnamese NA for their support for him during his tenure in Vietnam.
He affirmed that Japan attaches great importance to the Extensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia with Vietnam.
Host and guest also touched upon several specific issues in bilateralcooperation, including the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic./.
Japan on February 21 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Vietnam’s southern economic hub of Ho Chi Minh City to strengthen the city’s urban railway management capacity.
The Japanese Government will provide a non-refundable assistance worth more than 482,000 USD for a project on women and child trafficking prevention in mountainous and remote areas of the northwestern border province of Dien Bien.
Minister and Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung and Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Kunio Umeda co-chaired a workshop in Hanoi on promoting e-Government building on February 27.
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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.
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.
National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) hosts a reception for Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio (Photo: VNA) 
