The Southeast Asian country won 157 out of 193 votes at an election during the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the US, on December 17.

An overview of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York.

Vietnam and eight other Asia-Pacific countries ran for seven membership vacancies this year. This is the first time that Vietnam has stood as a candidate for the position.

UNCITRAL, established by the General Assembly in 1966, is the core legal body of the United Nations in international trade law and aims to remove legal obstacles to international trade.

The success in the election shows the country’s rising international prestige, and is recognition of the country’s efforts and contributions to the common tasks of the international community.

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of Vietnam's Permanent Mission to the UN, said that Vietnam’s UNCITRAL membership candidacy was motivated by the country’s external policy of active international integration, enhancing multilateral foreign relations and engaging in international law development.

Vietnam’s membership of the commission marks a step forward in the country’s international integration, especially in multilateral legal integration, while realizing the country’s policy of helping build and shape common rules at international level and within the UN framework, he said.

UN's headquarter.

Over the years, Vietnam has joined various international conventions and applied many model laws, guidelines and regulations in international trade, including arbitration rules built within the UNCITRAL framework, noted the diplomat, adding that the country urgently needs to complete its trade laws to implement bilateral and multilateral trade and investment deals, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).

Vietnam’s joining the UNCITRAL will also help the country harmonize national trade laws, thus reducing obstacles in settling disputes and strengthening international trade for sustainable growth, he stated.

PhD Nguyen Thien Tao becomes member of World Academy of Sciences

PhD Nguyen Thien Tao, head of the Vietnam National Museum of Nature's Department of Nature Conservation under the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology was elected as a young member of the World Academy of Sciences (WAS) in the 2018-2022 tenure.

 

Vietnam – active member of APEC

  

 

Vietnam to work with IPU members in promoting peace, sustainable development

The National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam pledges to be an active and responsible member of the Assembly of the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) and is willing to work with parliaments of countries to implement IPU resolutions and initiatives, thus contributing to building peace and sustainable development for the benefit of the people around the world.

 

Vietnam - Active, responsible member of United Nations

 

 

Nearly 1.7 billion VND presented to trade union members on Mid-Autumn Festival

(BGO) – On the occasion of the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, the Trade Union of  Taiwanese invested New Wing Interconnect Technology Company Limited in Van Trung Industrial Park, Viet Yen district, Bac Giang province on September 20 coordinated with the enterprise owner to present the gifts to about 13,000 members of trade union and workers. 

 

Source: VNA