Vietnam to maintain growth with new leadership: Malaysian media
The Malaysian news service site theinnews.com (INS) has published an article, titled “Vietnam’s economy to keep growing solidly with new leaders”, highlighting that despite COVID-19, Vietnam has emerged as a shining star in Asia.
Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - The Malaysian news service site theinnews.com (INS)has published an article, titled “Vietnam’s economy to keep growing solidlywith new leaders”, highlighting that despite COVID-19, Vietnam has emerged as ashining star in Asia.
The article said the country’s political and economicachievements came from pandemic containment efforts that restrict COVID-19impact on the economy. It noted the country has also wisely invested heavily inpublic healthcare system, which had benefited its people even before COVID-19.
“Effective managementof COVID-19 has allowed the country to outperform all its regional counterparts,”it said, citing an example that Vietnam’s economy grew 2.9 percent last yearfrom a year ago, outperforming even China which posted 2.3 percent growthduring the same period according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The article also noted that as ASEAN Chair in 2020, whiledeveloping collective effort against COVID-19 and establishing joint groupsrelated to public health emergencies, Vietnam undertook major initiatives underits chairmanship including cooperation on transnational crime, public securityand coordination among the ASEAN law enforcement agencies.
Regarding Vietnam’s transition of leadership, the articleexpressed its belief that its new leaders will help develop the nationfurther.
It said in the face of a challenging situation in severalcountries in the region due to domestic political, economic and socialinstability, Vietnam stands out as a place of calm in a storm of uncertaintywith a strong government in place that has managed to keep people employed andtaken care of./.
Vietnam’s new leadership is expected to continue inheriting and building on impressive achievements made in the past tenure to carry the country forward, contributing to ensuring peace, stability and development in the region and the world, said Dr. Takashi Hosoda, an expert on Asia-Pacific from the Czech Republic’s Charles University.
Vietnam’s new leadership has continued to make foreign headlines, with Germany’s Junge Welt (Young World) running an article on this regard on April 9.
Vietnam’s new leadership have recently been on the radar of Russian scholars and media, especially after Russian President Vladimir Putin had a phone call with the Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and sent his congratulations to newly-elected leaders of Vietnam.
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Investigators believe the operation is part of a broader scam network involving romance scams, where victims are lured into fake relationships and persuaded to transfer money.
Ambassadors, Consuls General, along with staff and their families, joined traditional sports and cultural activities of Southeast Asia and performances bearing regional identity, thus contributing to strengthening unity and the ASEAN community spirit in New York.
In his post on social media the same day, Hun Manet said energy companies would be able to import sufficiently from other sources to meet domestic fuel and gas demands in the country.
The forum, which involves global experts and creative leaders from across 14 cultural sectors, aims to expand Thailand’s presence on the world stage through innovation and cultural exchange.
In his article, Oscar Sanchez Serra highlighted President Ho Chi Minh’s founding of the Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper on June 21, 1925, which marked the birth of Vietnam's revolutionary press rooted in a bold and far-sighted vision.
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The article stressed that throughout his revolutionary career, the founder of modern Vietnam consistently regarded the revolutionary press as a vital part of the Vietnamese Party’s and nation’s revolutionary struggle.
Pichai said the trade talks with the US are important and need to move forward professionally, without regard for any political changes in Thailand, believing that Thailand has clear principles, guidelines and procedures in place.
The tax adjustment supports the Malaysian Government’s strategy to reduce reliance on foreign food supply chains and to assist domestic farmers, a finance official has said.
The proposed venue is located in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok, featuring eight public sites, including Krungthep Aphiwat Central Terminal and several nearby parks.
Connectivity is expected to improve further with the completion of the fifth Laos–Thailand Friendship Bridge by the end of 2025, facilitating logistics and agricultural exports to Vietnam, Thailand, and China.
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In the today context of socio-economic development and growth, the professionalism of Vietnam’s revolutionary journalists continues to rise, guided by exemplary mastery of new information technologies and the modernisation of their founding principles to preserve the enduring values of revolutionary journalism.
A corner of Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) 
