Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the opening of the fifth National Startup Festival for students in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue’s Hue city on March 25.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working session with a delegation of the US-ASEAN Business Council in Hanoi on March 22, during which he said Vietnam wants to promote its comprehensive partnership with the US in a practical, effective, equal and mutually-beneficial manner.

Economic cooperation should continue to be the focus of bilateral ties between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea, National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai said at his talks with Deputy Assembly Speaker of the RoK Chung Woo-taik in Seoul on March 20.

Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Thanh Tinh, European Union Ambassador to Vietnam Giorgio Aliberti, and UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi jointly held the 2023 Legal Partnership Forum on Digital Transformation in the Justice Sector in Hanoi on March 20.

The application of digital science and technology towards the goal of gender equality requires political will and real actions of governments and the willingness to transform of relevant sectors in society, affirmed a Vietnamese official.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh applauded the US Agency for International Development (USAID) for continuing to increase development budget for Vietnam while receiving USAID Administrator Samantha Power in Hanoi on March 10.

“Dak Lak province must grasp and bring into full play agricultural economy thinking and expeditiously perform the key task of agricultural restructuring toward a multi-value, clean, organic, circular and responsible agriculture,” said Secretary of the Dak Lak Provincial Party Committee Nguyen Dinh Trung.

In order to perpetuate the country’s positive results recorded in 2022 amid multiple headwinds facing the global economy, the Government recently issued Resolution 01/NQ-CP, specifying major tasks and providing important solutions to implement the 2023 socio-economic development plan and improve the domestic business environment and national competitiveness.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested basic and comprehensive reform in digital transformation to improve labor productivity and competitiveness of enterprises and the nation, contributing to building an independent, self-reliant economy that integrates into the world extensively and effectively.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hailed the European Union as a top important partner in Vietnam’s foreign policy during a reception in Hanoi on February 23 for Chair of the European Parliament (EP)’s Committee on Foreign Affairs David McAllister.