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National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his spouse Nguyen Thi Thanh Nga, along with a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese legislature, on December 3 afternoon (local time) concluded their official visit to Singapore, and left the Southeast Asian nation for an official visit to Japan.

The official visit to Singapore from December 1-3 by Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man takes place at the right time and holds great significance, according to Assoc. Prof. Vu Minh Khuong at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy under the National University of Singapore.

State President Luong Cuong requested the court sector to strictly carry out the Party’s policy on building an elite, streamlined, strong, efficient, and effective apparatus at a working session with the Supreme People’s Court on December 2.

VCN - According to experts, after a "difficult" year of 2023 and the first quarter of 2024, and having to suffer damage from super typhoon Yagi, Vietnam's GDP in the third quarter of 2024 increased by 7.4% compared to the same period last year, exceeding

Politburo member and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh reported on national socio-economic development this year and solutions to accelerate the development in 2025 at a national conference held on December 1.

Party General Secretary To Lam, while addressing a national conference in Hanoi on December 1, emphasised the need to further create institutional breakthroughs, resolve all difficulties, obstacles, and bottlenecks to unlock resources and strongly accelerate administrative reforms thus fostering a favourable environment for development.

Quang Tri province has been focusing on attracting investments in its port infrastructure, aiming to establish itself as a significant logistics and trade hub in the central region and countries along the East-West Economic Corridor (EWEC) by 2030.

VCN - On November 21, GDVC’s Director General Nguyen Van Tho signed Decision 2718/QD-TCHQ to temporarily transfer and appoint Nguyen Van Hoan, Deputy Director of the Anti-smuggling and Investigation Department to hold the position of Director of Lang Son

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man’s upcoming visit to Singapore is another concrete manifestation of the excellent bilateral and inter-parliamentary ties between the two countries, Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Seah Kian Peng has stated.

Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien had meetings with Canadian Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development Mary Ng and Singapore’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade and Industry Gan Kim Yong on November 28 within the framework of the eighth Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership Commission (CPTPP) meeting in Vancouver, Canada.