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Bangkok (VNA) – Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha committed to work for the nation following his re-election as prime minister by the country’s parliament, government deputy spokesman Werachon Sukhondhapatipak said. Prayut thanked the lawmakers for their support, and he vowed to do his utmost for the nation, religion, monarchy and people, Werachon stressed, adding that for those who did not support him, the prime minister would like to ask them to join hands in working for the country as there are many problems ahead. The combined members of the House of Representatives and Senate cast 500 votes for Prayut, head of Palang Pracharath Party, well ahead of Future Forward Party leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit's 244 votes. The election result will be submitted to the King for ratification, and the new cabinet is expected to be announced this month.-VNA … [Read more...] about Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha pledges to work for nation

He added ASEAN member states will work closely together to promote a cohesive and responsive ASEAN community so as to cope with the danger of COVID-19 that is threatening the safety of citizens and the development of member countries and the region. … [Read more...] about ASEAN enhances joint work against Covid-19

Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Malaysia officially launched the National Automotive Policy 2020 (NAP 2020) on February 21 in an effort to bolster the development of the domestic automotive sector. Speaking at the launch ceremony, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and Minister of International Trade and Industry Darell Leiking voiced their expectations that the NAP 2020 will create a new driving force for the country’s economy amid fiercer competition in the automotive industry and changes in consumer demand. This move is to help the country’s automotive sector overcome any challenges and make it a major contributor to the development of the Malaysian economy. The policy is expected to contribute 104.2 billion ringgit (nearly 25 billion USD) to Malaysia’s gross domestic product over the next 10 years, in line with a projection of a total production volume of 1.47 million vehicles. To realise the target, Darell said Malaysia eyes an increase in research of new … [Read more...] about Malaysia launches policy to boost domestic automotive sector

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has instructed ministries, sectors and localities to quickly build their own development scenarios in accordance with the development of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in order to mitigate the impact of the epidemic while striving to fulfill set targets. The instruction was part of an announcement released by the Government Office on the PM’s conclusions regarding the impacts of COVID-19, update on growth scenarios and directions on measures to implement socio-economic targets for 2020. The PM emphasized that with a long border and strong economic-trade exchanges with China, Vietnam is bound to be affected by COVID-19, which requires drastic, synchronous and effective measures to counter the impact in both short and long term. The Ministry of Planning and Investment was assigned to coordinate with relevant ministries and agencies to draft a Directive of the Prime Minister. The draft should assess the development of the … [Read more...] about PM instructs building socio-economic scenarios in COVID-19 epidemic context

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh will lead a Vietnamese delegation to the event (Source: VNA) Under the theme “Shared River and Shared Future”, the meeting will announce cooperation documents related to development mechanism directions, production ability cooperation and project design. … [Read more...] about Vietnam to attend Mekong – Lancang Cooperation leaders’ meeting in China