The fifth meeting of a joint committee on economic cooperation between the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Italian Ministry of Economic Development took place in Rome on December 4.
At the event (Source: VNA)
The annual event was
co-hosted by Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hoang Quoc Vuong
and Italian Under-Secretary of State for Economic Development Michele Geraci.
The two sides agreed that while Vietnam-Italy economic and trade ties have
progressed well in recent years, they still fall short of their potential.
In the first 10 months of 2018, Italy – with 90 valid projects worth over 388
million USD – was ranked 31st among the 129 countries and territories investing
in Vietnam. Italian investors injected their capital into 12 out of the 21
sectors that receive foreign funds in Vietnam.
The sides raised measures for improved cooperation in several spheres,
including footwear, garment-textile, renewable energy-electricity, farming
produce-food processing, science-technology, and tourism.
The meeting was rounded off with the signing of its minutes. Both sides agreed
to hold the sixth meeting in Vietnam next year.
As part the meeting, on the morning of the same day, the MoIT delegation and
the Italian centre for agro-fishery product distribution (CAR) held an
agricultural cooperation conference. It was an occasion for participating
Vietnamese businesses to learn about Italian distribution systems for
agro-fishery products, as well as the standards set for goods to be imported to
Italy and the EU. They also gained experience from Italy’s development and
management of wholesale markets.
The conference saw the CAR and Vietnam’s Proton company sign a memorandum of
understanding on future cooperation.
Source: VNA
In the afternoon of December 17, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a summary and awarding ceremony for the Online Competition on preventing and controlling the Family Violence in 2024.
Implementing the Resolution of the 17th Provincial Party Congress to reach a health insurance coverage rate of 95% or more of the population, the Women's Union at all provincial levels has deployed the creative models and methods and effectively replicated them. These activities not only contribute to completing the social security goals, but they also spread the spirit of solidarity and sharing in the community.
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.
