Vietnam Today

After two years of implementing the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EUVFTA), from August 2020 to July 2022, total export turnover from Vietnam to the bloc stood at $83.4 billion, or $41.7 billion a year on average, which is 24 per cent higher than the average in the 2016-2019 period. Many export items have seen impressive growth, such as iron and steel, cameras, and machinery, etc.

Under north-central Ha Tinh province’s planning for the 2021-2030 period and vision to 2050, approved recently by Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh, it is to become a development pole in the north-central region and central coast by 2030 and be in the top 20 cities and provinces posting the highest gross regional domestic product (GRDP) in the country. It will also develop key industries, including steel, manufacturing, electricity production, and supporting industries.

On November 8, during talks between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is on an official visit to Cambodia,, and Prime Minister Hun Sen, the two sides affirmed their determination to advance relations in an increasingly substantive and effective manner, considering this an objective and inevitable requirement for both. After the talks, the two Prime Ministers witnessed the signing of eleven cooperation documents between the two countries.

The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) held a conference on digital transformation, e-government, and information technology application on November 8. Topics covered were information security in Vietnam’s digital transformation; protecting personal data in the 4.0 era; and digital transformation, e-government, and information technology application in management.

On the evening of November 1, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and the accompanying high-ranking Vietnamese delegation returned to Hanoi, ending their official visit to the People’s Republic of China from October 30 to November 1. The two sides affirmed to continue to promote and deepen the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership.

At a meeting on November 1 with Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth, who are on an official visit to Vietnam, State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc emphasized that the two sides have a lot of space to expand cooperation and hoped that the Royal Family and the Danish Government would continue to support the deepening of the Vietnam-Denmark comprehensive partnership.