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AT A GLANCE Congratulations on Mozambique Independence Day

PARTY LOOKS OVER LAND REGULATIONS LAND MANAGEMENT
The 5th plenum of the 13th need to intensify the leadership of the Party, the management of
Party Central Committee, held the State, and the supervising role of Vietnam Fatherland Front
in Hanoi between May 4 and Committees, socio-economic organizations, and the public. The
10, reached consensus on solu- plenum also offered comment on a report reviewing 15 years of
tions, guidelines, and orienta- implementing the resolution on agriculture, farmers, and rural
tions on further renewing, con- areas adopted at the 7th plenum of the 10th Party Central Com-
solidating, and enforcing land-related laws and policies, among mittee, and looked into the 20-year implementation of the reso-
other matters. It requested that the 2013 Land Law and relevant lution on continuing to reform, develop, and improve the
laws be amended and supplemented to tackle pending limitations efficiency of the collective economy, which was adopted at the
and weaknesses in land management, where it emphasized the 5th plenum of the 9th Party Central Committee.

VIETNAM - US TIES PM MEETS PRESIDENT BIDEN DURING WORKING VISIT
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid a working visit to the and human resources training. Pres-
US from May 11 to 17, where he attended the second ASEAN - ident Biden, for his part, said the
US Special Summit and met with President Joe Biden and US US is eager to cooperate with and
officials and business leaders. During their meeting on May 12, assist developing and less-developed
Prime Minister Chinh told President Biden that Vietnam-US countries in various areas, including economic and trade devel-
relations are “special”, as the two countries have overcome the opment, disease prevention and control, and climate change
pain and devastation of war and are actively cooperating to response. During the visit, Vietnamese ministries, agencies, and
make the Comprehensive Partnership even more substantial businesses signed a number of cooperative documents with US
and effective across all areas. He added that Vietnam wants the partners, including an investment certificate and a business
US to continue to support and cooperate with Vietnam in areas registration certificate granted to PetroVietnam Gas and the
where the US has strengths and Vietnam has potential and US’s AES Corporation for the Son My liquefied natural gas
needs, such as disease prevention and control, digital transfor- (LNG) terminal project in south-central Binh Thuan province,
mation, diversification of supply chains, climate change response, with total investment of about $1.4 billion.

JAPANESE PM PAYS VISIT VIETNAM - JAPAN PARTNERSHIP
Twenty-two new cooperation doc- They agreed to promote cooperation in post-pandemic economic
uments were signed between Viet- recovery, including in trade, investment, agriculture, energy, and
namese and Japanese partners the environment. The two countries will work to quickly reach and
during Japanese Prime Minister effectively implement a program on new-generation ODA loans
Kishida Fumio’s visit to Vietnam with flexible and preferential conditions and streamlined procedures
on April 30 and May 1. During talks in Hanoi on May 1, Prime for building strategic and transport infrastructure, and digital trans-
Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Prime Minister Fumio reached formation, climate change response, and healthcare. They will also
overall agreement on major orientations as well as measures to speed up procedures so that Japan can open up its market to Viet-
deepen cooperation in all aspects, thus opening up a new development namese longan in September, while continuing to facilitate the
stage in the extensive strategic partnership between the two countries. import of Vietnamese pomelo, avocado, and rambutan.

FOREIGN INVESTMENT INAUGURAL ANNUAL REPORT RELEASED
An annual report on foreign investment in Vietnam, the first of its issues that need to be tackled to raise the
kind and published by the Science and Technics Publishing House in efficiency of FDI attraction for socio-
coordination with the compilation council, was released in Hanoi on economic development. The report also
May 12. Dr. Phan Huu Thang, former Head of the Foreign Investment analyzes regional and global FDI trends
Agency at the Ministry of Planning and Investment and Chairman of over the past three years as well as opportunities and challenges for
the compilation council, was quoted by local media as saying that the Vietnam in this regard, and gives recommendations on improving
report is expected to provide an insight into FDI in Vietnam and the efficiency of State management over foreign investment.

VIETNAM HOSTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE MARITIME ECONOMY
Addressing the International Con- and climate change adaptation. He emphasized that as marine
ference on Sustainable Ocean Econ- pollution and ocean plastic waste are urgent global issues,
omy and Climate Change Adapta- countries should establish a global system to monitor and share
tion in Hanoi on May 12 and 13, data on a national, regional, and global scale. Norwegian Minister
held by the Ministry of Natural of Foreign Affairs Anniken Huitfeldt noted that the conference
Resources and Environment and Norway’s Ministry of Foreign addressed “some of the most important issues of our times” and
Affairs, with support from the United Nations Development that “Norway and Vietnam’s objective is to push the climate and
Program (UNDP), Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh said ocean agenda forward. We live in a time of global turbulence.
that all countries need to make stronger commitments and adopt Global cooperation is more important than ever. We need conse-
more drastic and effective measures to demonstrate their respon- quential and immediate action. And it is our responsibility to
sibility in the sustainable development of the ocean economy keep building the momentum.”

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