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NDO/VNA - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a reception for visiting Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou in Hanoi on May 16.

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Top Vietnamese, Lao leaders witness signing of bilateral cooperation pacts

Welcome ceremony held for top Lao leader Thongloun Sisoulith Party and State leader, Prime Minister host Chinese Minister of Public Security Top leader extends congratulations to newly-elected general secretary of Lao Party New development level of Lao People's Revolutionary Party Bolstering Vietnam – Cambodia solidarity, friendship and comprehensive cooperation

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On April 3, in Thanh Mien district, the northern province of Hai Duong, the ground-breaking ceremony was held for three key traffic works under the investment project to build the east-west trunk road and two intersections of the Hanoi-Hai Phong highway with a total investment of 2.2 trillion VND (over 96.3 million USD).

By the end of the first quarter of 2022, the Ministry of Transport is expected to disburse about 7.492 trillion VND (over 328 million USD), reaching 17.6% of the detailed plan and 14.7% of the total plan assigned by the Prime Minister.

The second Northern Karate Championship concluded in the northern city of Hai Duong on April 3. The Army team ranked first place at the tournament.

Head coach of the national men’s futsal team Pham Minh Giang on April 3 revealed the 14-man squad for the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Futsal Championship 2022, according to the Vietnam Football Federation. Vietnam are to play Myanmar at 11am on April 4 in their first match in Group B. The top two teams in Groups A and B will progress to the semi-finals.

The delegation of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics led by Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang held a working session with the Da Nang Municipal Party Committee on April 2.

The Prime Minister has just issued Decision No.07/2022/QD-TTg stipulating the principles, criteria and norms for the allocation of central budget capital and the proportion of reciprocal capital of local budgets to implement the National Target Programme on New-style Rural Development for the 2021-2025 period.