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3792 newsPolitburo member and Permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Le Hong Anh on January 21 paid a pre-Tet visit to officers and soldiers of the Long Khot Border Guard Station in Thai Binh Trung commune, Vinh Hung district, the Mekong Delta province of Long An.
Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao has attributed the capital’s impressive growth to the enthusiastic contribution of press agencies, especially in the mass mobilisation work.
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has asked the Red River Delta province of Thai Binh to strongly develop high-quality agriculture and production connected to processing and sales.
Vietnam has set its sights on an import-export growth of 10% year-on-year in 2014, with a particular focus on reducing the trade deficit.
If the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement is realised soon, Vietnam’s textile-garment exports to the US could hit around US$10 billion this year, with the number set to double by 2020.
The southern province of Binh Duong attracted US$300 million of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first 20 days of this year alone, three times higher than that of the same period last year.
A delegation from the Hanoi Archdiocese led by its Archbishop Nguyen Van Nhon paid a pre-Tet visit to the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Mass Mobilisation on January 20.
Vietnam remains proactive in international integration, advocating fair and mutual beneficial cooperation with all partners.
President Truong Tan Sang has lauded the Vietnam Union of UNESCO Associations’ achievements in culture, education and science and technology over the past two decades.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said Vietnam is ready to work with the Republic of Korea (RoK) to further accelerate bilateral cooperation in economics, trade, investment and labour.