The Party and State will continually facilitate investment and business of Vietnamese enterprises in Laos, stated President Tran Dai Quang at his working session with Vietnamese investors in Laos.
President Tran Dai Quang meets Vietnamese investors in Laos (Source: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA) – The Party and State will continually facilitate investment and business of Vietnamese enterprises in Laos, stated President Tran Dai Quang at his working session wit🍌h Vietnamese investors in Laos on June 13.
He hailed efforts made by the Association of Vietnamese Investors in Laos and businesses themselves to overcome difficulties and ensure their projects are implemented as scheduled.
He asked the association and relevant ministries to maintain coordination with the Lao side to better facilitate operations of the businesses, with the focus on energy, mineral exploration, exploitation and processing, agriculture, tourism, finance and banking.
Businesses were requested to raise their social responsibility in order to contribute more to reducing poverty, protecting the environment and ensuring social welfare.
Vietnam currently ranks third among countries and territories investing in Laos. As of early 2016, the country had 258 investment projects with a total registered capital of 5.3 billion USD in the neighbouring country.
When in Vientiane, the State leader also had a meeting with Secretary General of the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Association Saykhong Sayasin, during which he affirmed that Vietnam gives the priority to consolidating and strengthening the Vietnam-Laos relations.
He requested the two countries’ friendship associations continue close coordination to better educate their people on the time-honoured friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos.
The associations should also work together to organise activities to mark the 55 th anniversary of the Vietnam-Laos diplomatic ties and 40 years since the Vietnam-Laos Friendship and Cooperation Treaty was signed in 2017, he suggested.
President Tran Dai Quang paid a visit to former Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong.
He also visited the Kaysone Phomvihane Museum, and a memorial to late President Souphanouvong, and laid a wreath at the unknown martyrs’ monument in Vientiane.
On the afternoon of June 13, the President and his entourage left Vientiane for Champasak province.-VNA
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President Tran Dai Quang arrived in Vientiane on June 12, beginning his three-day State visit to Laos at the invitation of Lao Party General Secretary and President Bounnhang Vorachith.
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Minister of Finance Nguyen Van Thang cleared up deputies' concern regarding how to spur socio-economic growth, renew traditional growth motives and establish new momentum for development.
Vietnam proposed several priorities: narrowing the digital divide, strengthening women’s leadership in the digital economy and AI governance, and mobilising sustainable financing for gender equality initiatives in line with each country’s national priorities and context. Vietnam also advocated for genuine women’s participation and leadership across all areas of public life.
Ha expressed his hope that cooperation in science and technology, agriculture, and natural resources would emerge as new focal points and engines of growth in Vietnam–China relations.
Giang said he believes that building on the solid foundation nurtured over the past half-century and the strong determination of both nations, the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership will continue to grow in a more robust, comprehensive, and extensive manner, thus bringing more practical benefits to the two nations' people.
Highlighting the transformative potential of the draft law in revitalising Vietnam’s railway industry, Hoang Van Cuong, a deputy of Hanoi, expressed his support for Article 39, which empowers the Prime Minister to issue a list of railway-related goods and services to be assigned or ordered from domestic enterprises for production.
According to the Ministry of Public Security, Hoan, formerly Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, is under investigation for allegedly taking bribes in connection with a case involving the Hoang Long Construction and Manpower Supply JSC and related units.
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The Vietnamese representative also emphasised the shared responsibility of relevant parties to build trust, enhance cooperation, and jointly manage the risks of conflict, thus safeguarding long-term peace and stability in the East Sea.
The National Assembly on June 18 passed the law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Product and Goods Quality, with 408 out of 420 participating deputies voting in favour, accounting for 85.36% of the total.
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President Tran Dai Quang meets Vietnamese investors in Laos (Source: VNA)
