Hanoi, July 28 -- Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on July 28 commended the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as a strategic policy advisory partner and a trusted companion in Vietnam's socio-economic development process. Receiving Jochen Schmittmann, outgoing IMF Regional Resident Representative for Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, and Fazurin Jamaludin, who will assume the position of IMF Regional Resident Representative for Vietnam and Laos on August 23, PM Hung thanked Schmittmann for his contributions during his tenure, particularly in maintaining policy dialogue and facilitating training and capacity-building programmes. He also congratulated Schmittmann on his new assignment and Jamaludin on his appointment. The PM said the third meeting of ...