Day: November 26, 2022

Authorities of the northernmost border province of Ha Giang on November 26 held a memory service and burial for the remains of eight martyrs who laid down their lives in the fight to defend the border.

 

Prominent among the participants was former President Truong Tan Sang.

 

Chairman of the Ha Giang People’s Committee Nguyen Van Son stressed that the province was the fiercest battlefield in the fight more than 40 years ago.

 

More than 4,000 officials and soldiers laid down their lives in the fight, and over 1,000 of them still not found. Bombs, shells and other explosives are still scattering over thousands of hectares of land there.

 

The remains of the eight, found in Giang Nam village, Thanh Thuy commune, Vi Xuyen district, were buried at the Vi Xuyen National Martyrs’ Cemetery./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s official visit to Cambodia, attendance in the 43rd ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) General Assembly, and official trip to the Philippines from November 19 to 25 have contributed importantly to fostering Vietnam’s cooperation with Cambodia and the Philippines, and ASEAN inter-parliamentary collaboration.

 

The statement was made by Bui Van Cuong, NA General Secretary and Chairman of the NA Office.

 

Cuong affirmed that the top legislator’s seven-day trip was a success, with nearly 50 activities.

 

In Cambodia and the Philippines, Chairman Hue held talks with the top leaders of the two countries’ legislative bodies; made courtesy calls on King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk of Cambodia; met Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Deputy PM and Chairwoman of the Cambodia – Vietnam Friendship Association Men Sam An; and met Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte. He visited Kampong Thom province of Cambodia and received leaders of some localities of Cambodia and the Philippines.

 

The NA leader also met executives of some Philippine enterprises doing business in Vietnam and attended a bilateral investment and trade forum. Besides, he visited the Vietnamese embassies in Cambodia and the Philippines and talked to representatives of the Vietnamese community in Cambodia.

 

The visit to Cambodia was the first by Hue as the NA Chairman and also among the activities in the Vietnam – Cambodia Friendship Year 2022 and in celebration of the 55th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.

 

Parliamentary leaders of Vietnam and Cambodia discussed many cooperation aspects, signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between the two parliaments, and witnessed the signing of a cooperation agreement between the secretariats of their NAs.

 

In Cambodia, Chairman Hue took part in AIPA-43 and delivered an important speech. On the sidelines of this event, he had bilateral meetings with parliamentary leaders of some AIPA members and observers.

 

Within the framework of AIPA-43, Hue and his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Heng Samrin and Lao counterpart Saysomphone Phomvihane signed a joint statement on the establishment of a mechanism of the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam parliament high-level conference, according to Vu Hai Ha, head of the foreign relations committee of the NA.

 

The Vietnamese delegation’s participation in AIPA-43 aimed to continue implementing the policy of proactively, actively, comprehensively, and intensively integrating into the world and elevating multilateral diplomacy; and join hands with other AIPA member parliaments to strengthen ASEAN’s solidarity and centrality while enhancing AIPA’s relations with partners, thereby contributing to the ASEAN Community building and promoting regional peace, cooperation, and development.

 

Meanwhile, the official visit to the Philippines from November 23 to 25 was the first to the archipelago nation by a key leader of Vietnam in 2022 and by an NA leader of Vietnam after 16 years. It was also one of the first trip by a foreign parliamentary leader to the Philippines after this country successfully held the general elections in May 2022 and elected new leaders of its House of Representatives and Senate in July.

 

Aside from working to intensify cooperation between the two legislatures, Hue and senior leaders of the Philippines also discussed measures for augmenting multifaceted ties to help bolster the Vietnam – Philippines strategic partnership.

 

Notably, both the House of Representatives and Senate of the Philippines issued resolutions affirming the enhancement of relations between the countries’ legislative bodies, with the host nation setting up the Philippine-Vietnam Parliamentarians Friendship Society./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan, Chairwoman and General Director of the Advanced International Joint Stock Company (AIC), and 35 others will be brought to trial on December 21 for their accused involvement in wrongdoings at the Dong Nai General Hospital, the AIC, and some others.

 

The first-instance trial, to be held by the Hanoi People’s Court, is scheduled to last for 20 days.

 

Nhan and Tran Manh Ha, Deputy General Director of the AIC, were prosecuted for “violating bidding regulations, causing serious consequences” and “offering bribes”.

 

Tran Dinh Thanh – former Secretary of the Dong Nai provincial Party Committee, and Dinh Quoc Thai – former Chairman of the Dong Nai provincial People’s Committee, face the charge of “accepting bribes”.

 

Phan Huy Anh Vu, former Director of the Dong Nai General Hospital and Director of the provincial Health Department, was charged with “violating bidding regulations, causing serious consequences” and “accepting bribes”.

 

Other defendants were accused of “abusing position and power while performing duties”, “violating bidding regulations, causing serious consequences”, and “lacking a sense of responsibility, causing serious consequences”.

 

More than 30 lawyers have registered to defend the accused. The court also appointed lawyers to defend the eight who have fled and been put on the wanted list, including Nhan and Ha.

 

According to the indictment issued by the Supreme People’s Procuracy, Nhan had mastermined, led, and directly engaged in violations of bidding regulations, including setting up relations with officials in Dong Nai province, including Thanh, Thai, Vu, and Bo Ngoc Thu (then Director of the provincial Department of Planning and Investment), to suggest collusion and directly or indirectly order her employees to offer money and material profit totaling 43.8 billion VND (nearly 1.8 million USD at the current exchange rate) to these persons so that the AIC could illegally win bidding.

 

She reportedly had directed Deputy General Directors Hoang Thi Thuy Nga and Tran Manh Ha, along with employees, to collude with the investor and consulting units to facilitate the AIC to win bidding and falsify bidding papers so that this company won 16 bidding packages worth over 665 billion VND of the Dong Nai Hospital project, causing losses of more than 152 billion VND.

 

The Supreme People’s Procuracy held that Nhan’s escape has caused difficulties for the settlement of the case.

 

Investigation agencies have put her on the national and international wanted lists. They have also issued an appeal for Nhan to turn herself in to receive leniency./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

 

An international conference was held in Hanoi on November 25 to seek the enhancement of cooperation with global investment institutions to mobilise green finance for State-owned enterprise (SoE) restructuring and sustainable development.

 

Pointing out changes in the global economy and emerging trends like digital transformation, green transition, and the re-shaping of supply and production chains, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son said it is of great necessity to establish equal partnerships, public – private partnerships, and multi-party partnerships to work towards sustainable development.

 

Multilateral development banks, development partners, multinationals, and global funds are playing an increasingly important role in providing green investment, green finance, and technological and human resources for development, he noted, adding that effectively mobilising external resources to be combined with domestic ones to boost sustainable socio-economic development is a target and also an urgent need of the Vietnamese Government.

 

Aside from foreign direct investment, the country is also stepping up the attraction of green finance and capital from investment funds to help accelerate economic restructuring, a focus of which is SoE restructuring, and capitalise on new driving forces for green transition and green growth.

 

Vietnam owns sufficient factors of a promising destination for green and sustainable investment and capital sources, the official went on, highlighting stable economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic; an increasingly favourable investment and business climate with a young, creative, and highly adaptable workforce; and an economy extensively and substantively integrating into the regional and global economies.

 

At the event, participants suggested some policies for Vietnam to attract finance for sustainable development, introduced good practices in the public investment fund management connected with the SoE restructuring, and presented experiences in utilising public – private resources for green transition.

 

The conference was held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Committee for the Management of State Capital at Enterprises, and the State Capital Investment Corporation./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency