PM Chinh visits Europe’s leading research innovation hub
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 15 (local time) visited the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC), an international research and development organisation active in the fields of nanoelectronics and digital technologies.
IMEC President and CEO Luc Van den hove receives Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 15. (Photo: VNA)
Brussels (VNA)💫 – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 15 (local time) visited the InteruniversityMicroelectronics Centre (IMEC), an international research and developmentorganisation active in the fields of nanoelectronics and digital technologies.
This created an occasion for Vietnam and Belgium to share experiences and discusssolutions to boost their co-operation in sciences and technology. Chinh expressed his hope IMEC will strengthen co-operation with Vietnam, and that it will help Vietnam record rapid progressin technology development while the two sides with enjoy harmonised benefitsand shared risks, he said, suggesting thatit’s time to start a cooperative relationship between Vietnam and IMEC but a roadmap for the co-operation is needed.
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC) in Leuven City, Belgium’s Flanders region. (Photo: VNA)
IMEC Presidentand CEO Luc Van den hove informed his guest that founded in 1984, it is now one of theworld's leading innovation centres with infrastructure, human resources, andcooperation activities with world leading groups such as Samsung, Intel, TMSC,Meta, Sony, Google, Apple, and Microsoft. IMEC also has offices and research and development centres incountries and territories such as the Netherlands, USA, China, Taiwan (China),and India with about 5,500 researchers from 90 countries. It also supportsbusinesses in licensing, training, and testing. In 2021, IMEC'srevenue is about 732 million euros (nearly 780 million USD), and it is expected to rise to about 825 million euros this year./.
Vietnam always considers Belgium a partner of leading importance in the European Union (EU), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told his Belgian counterpart Alexander De Croo during their talks in Brussels on December 13 (local time).
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met representatives of the Vietnamese community in Belgium and other European countries on December 13 (local time), as part of his official visit to the country.
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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and President of the Chamber of Representatives of Belgium Eliane Tillieux have agreed to promote cooperation and facilitate all-level visits between the two legislatures and offer mutual support at regional and global inter-parliamentary forums.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with President of the Workers’ Party of Belgium Raoul Hedebouw on December 15 as part of his official visit to the country.
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Party General Secretary To Lam met with members of the Vietnam Innovation Network in Korea (VINK) and Vietnamese experts living and working in the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Seoul on August 10 as part of his state visit to the RoK.
In an interview with Korean media on the occasion of Party General Secretary To Lam’s state visit to the RoK, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son affirmed that the visit demonstrates Vietnam’s strong resolve to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with the RoK, with the aim of fostering greater political trust, closer strategic coordination, more substantive and comprehensive cooperation, and stronger bonds of friendship between the two countries' people.
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State President Luong Cuong’s trip once again reaffirmed the Party and State’s foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, diversification and multilateralisation of relations. It also reflected the strong trend of enhanced cooperation among countries of the Global South in shaping a new, more multipolar, fair and equitable world order.
The outcomes of Party General Secretary To Lam's visit will serve as a driving force and source of inspiration for the two countries to inherit, promote, and elevate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, contributing to the national construction and development cause in each country, and to peace, cooperation, and development in the region and the world.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 inspected the construction site of the new Phong Chau bridge, and surveyed a planned route for the Lao Cai – Hanoi – Hai Phong railway section running through the northern province of Phu Tho.
Across print, broadcast, and online platforms, Angolan media portrayed State President Luong Cuong's visit as a warm and historic occasion, strengthening bilateral ties and boosting Vietnam’s presence in Africa through the AU.
The 500kV Lao Cai – Vinh Yen power transmission line has a total investment of over 7.41 trillion VND (282.5 million USD), and a total length of 229.5 km, passing through 31 communes in the two provinces, and comprising 468 transmission tower foundations.
The visits reflected the elevated position of Vietnam’s foreign policy in the new era—aimed at not only advancing ties with key regional partners like Egypt and Angola but also delivering a strategic message about Vietnam’s commitment to deepening relations with African nations as a whole.
At their talks and meetings, President Cuong and Angola’s top leaders affirmed that the close brotherhood and traditional friendship are a valuable shared asset and a solid foundation for the two nations to advance into a new phase of development.
The ruling People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) attaches great importance to the friendship, solidarity, and comradeship with the Communist Party of Vietnam, and voiced her Party’s wish to further deepen and expand relations between the two sides for the benefit of the Vietnamese and Angolan people.
Vietnam pledges to do its utmost to build an ASEAN of solidarity, consensus, and unity in diversity, and to foster a fast and sustainable development path for ASEAN, grounded in science, technology, and innovation, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
IMEC President and CEO Luc Van den hove receives Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 15. (Photo: VNA) 
Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC) in Leuven City, Belgium’s Flanders region. (Photo: VNA) 
