PM hopes for UK magazine’s continued cooperation with Vietnam
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc has wished that The Economist magazine will continue coordination with Vietnam to promote the country’s economic and investment environment and introduce its development policies.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) meets with Charles Goddard in Hanoi on November 2 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA)🍎 – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has wished that The Economist magazine of the UK will continue its effective coordination with Vietnam so as to promote the country’s economic and investment environment as well as introduce its development policies to international investors.
At a reception for the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Asia-Pacific Editorial Director Charles Goddard in Hanoi on November 2, the PM spoke highly of efforts made by The Economist and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in organising the Vietnam Summit 2016.
He expressed his belief that this year’s conference will actively contribute to promoting the Vietnamese economy to the international business community.
He applauded the magazine’s selection of the conference theme “Smooth Sailing Ahead”, focusing on many practical issues for Vietnam after it started to implement its 2016-2020 socio-economic development plan.
PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc stated the Vietnamese Government is striving to build a government of integrity with strong actions that is instrumental to development, hoping that the conference will help the global business community understand more about development opportunities and prospects in Vietnam as well as the Government’s strategies and policies, hence having effective business strategies in the country.
For his part, Charles Goddard showed his interest in Vietnam’s measures to transform its development model and increase productivity as well as difficulties facing the country in the implementation process.
He shared PM Phuc’s view that a peaceful and stable environment and a pure government are needed to develop the economy.-VNA
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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.
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Politburo member, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 8 attended the first congress of the Party Organisation of Tay Ho ward of Hanoi for the 2025–2030 term, during which he called for fresh momentum to turn the ward into a model that takes the lead in all fields.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) meets with Charles Goddard in Hanoi on November 2 (Photo: VNA)
