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The National Assembly adopted the revised Law on Real Estate Business on November 28 morning, part of its ongoing sixth session.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will announce Vietnam’s new initiatives and commitments at the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in joint efforts against climate change, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh pledged the Government’s continued support for young entrepreneurs while addressing a ceremony marking 30 years of the young Vietnamese entrepreneurs’ movement in Hanoi on November 27.

Besides taking care of creating stable jobs and improving income levels for workers and employees, improving their cultural and spiritual life are very important tasks of trade unions at all levels.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on November 27 hailed agencies and localities for the success of the 9th Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians that took place in Hanoi from September 14-18.

President Vo Van Thuong on November 27 described the adoption of the joint statement on the elevation of the Vietnam - Japan relations to a “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership for Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World” as an important event ushering in a new chapter in the bilateral ties.

Vietnam and Japan on November 27 issued a joint statement on the elevation of their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world on the occasion of official visit to Japan by President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse.

With 433 out of the 472 participating deputies saying “yes”, the National Assembly (NA) approved the Housing Law (amended) at its sixth session on November 27 morning.

(CPV) - The program "1 million initiatives, efforts, overcoming difficulties, creativity, determination to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic" was launched in the context of socio-economic difficulties due to the impact of COVID-19 epidemic. Workers’ lives and jobs were severely affected. However, after only 10 months of launching, the program has completed its target, 332 days earlier than the schedule.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked ministries and agencies to soon submit policies to the government for approval to remove obstacles and create favourable conditions for Ho Chi Minh City to develop quickly and sustainably.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the 2nd conference of the Coordinating Council for the Southeastern Region in Ho Chi Minh City on November 26 to consult about the Master Plan of the region for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050.

(CPV) - The Hanoi Industrial Vocational College (HNIVC) and REACH Institute, with support from Plan International Vietnam (PIV), has held the closing ceremony for the Standard Chartered Foundation (SCF)-funded project Ready for Work - COVID-19 Recovery and Digital Economy.

Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) has considered digital technology and digital data as tools for breakthroughs in the digital economy, therefore, in 2023 the city has implemented various activities and solutions to promote digital transformation in the locality, with the vision of becoming a smart city in 2030.

President Vo Van Thuong, his spouse and a high-ranking delegation on November 26 departed Hanoi for an official visit to Japan from November 27 – 30 at the invitation of the Japanese State.

Outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Le Thanh Tung has received the country’s friendship medal in acknowledgment of his contributions to the development of the strong and long-standing traditional relationship between Vietnam and Cuba.

The Vietnam-UK Friendship Association in Hanoi held a friendship dance festival on November 25 to mark the 50th anniversary of the countries’ diplomatic relations.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked ministries, agencies and localities to make greater efforts to remove roadblocks to national and key transport projects while chairing a meeting on November 25.

With an array of effective models and programmes put in place, a biodiversity protection and environmental sustainability project in Da Nang, funded by the EU, has made contributions to promoting biodiversity and helping local people develop livelihoods, heard a workshop held in the central city on November 24.

With its biodegradable bioplastics product made from organic waste and technology exclusively patented, BUYO Bioplastics became the champion of the National Innovation Technopreneur Contest TECHFEST Vietnam 2023.

Vietnam targets 6-6.5% growth in gross domestic product (GDP) and 4,700-4,730 USD in per capita income in 2024, according to a newly-approved National Assembly (NA) resolution.

With 470 out of the 471 participating deputies saying “yes”, the National Assembly (NA) approved the Law on the Management and Protection of National Defense Works and Military Zones at its sixth session on November 24.

A delegation including 100 delegates, who were honored with the "HCMC Silent and Noble Role Model" award, visited Uncle Ho's Hometown in Hoang Tru Village of Kim Lien Commune in Nam Dan District, Nghe An province on November 23.

The National Assembly (NA) approved the Law on Telecommunications (revised) on November 26 as part of its ongoing sixth sitting.

That is the topic of a scientific conference program organized by the School of Politics of Thai Nguyen, on November 22.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s recently-published book is an invaluable reference source for generations of officials engaged in foreign affairs and diplomacy, thus helping to build a comprehensive and modern diplomacy of Vietnam, experts and diplomats have said.

The delegation of typical examples in the patriotic emulation movement of Ho Chi Minh City on November 22 respectfully offered flowers and reported achievements to Uncle Ho at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum in Hanoi.

A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly, led by its Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai, attended the opening of the 31st Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-31) in Manila, the Philippines, on November 23, with the participation of 275 parliamentarians from 19 regional countries.

About 700 Vietnamese citizens in Myanmar are staying in temporarily safe areas and information about many others is now being verified in the context of the complicated security situation in some northern states of the country, said Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang on November 23.

Vietnam is going to defend its fifth national report on the implementation of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD) at a session in Geneva, Switzerland, on November 29 - 30.

(CPV) - As the country's economic locomotive, with a seaport system, favorable trade location and extensive regional connectivity in the southern region, Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) leads the logistics competitiveness rankings announced by the Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLA).