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☀️ Morning digest April 19

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
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Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selectednews summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

– Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) VuongDinh Hue and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese NA arrived at JoseMarti, airport in Havana on April 18 afternoon (Cuba time), starting hisofficial visit to Cuba at the invitation of President of the National Assemblyof People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez.
Chairman Hue and his entourage were welcomed atthe airport by Deputy President of the National Assembly of People's Power ofCuba Ana Maria Mari Machado, head of the Department of International Relationsof the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba Emilio Lozada Garcia,and head of the Cuban National Assembly’s Commission on Foreign RelationsYolanda Ferrer Gomez, and Vietnamese Ambassador to Vietnam Le Thanh Tung, amongothers.Read full text

– Permanent Vice Chairman of the NationalAssembly Tran Thanh Man expressed his delight at the development ofVietnam-Austria ties during a reception in Hanoi on April 18 for AustrianFederal Minister for European and International Affairs Alexander Schallenberg.

Man said both sides have maintained the exchangeof delegations at all levels, especially those at high level. Two-way trade hit3.35 billion USD in 2021, up 5.5% annually. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, thefigure hit 2.79 billion USD last year, down 16.7% year-on-year.Read full text

– Permanent Vice Secretary of the Ho Chi MinhCity Party Committee and Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan VanMai hosted a reception on April 18 for CEO of Korea CEO Summit(KCS) Park Bong-kyu to discuss the organisation of the CICON 2023, aninternational conference that combines the initials of Creative Urban, Culture,Convergence and Industry.
Park said KCS, which gathers over 8,000 CEOsfrom over 8,000 member companies in various areas to discuss advancedmanagement strategies, information and knowledge, wants to jointly holdactivities and embark on projects in the city in the near future. He added thatKCS hopes to organise the CICON 2023 in HCM City in June on the occasion of the31st anniversary of the establishment of Vietnam-Republic of Korea (RoK)diplomatic ties. The event expects to draw the attendance of about 100 Koreanofficials, parliamentarians and businesses.Read full text

- The Ministry of Construction has proposed theGovernment allow foreigners to buy and own houses in Vietnam in the draftHousing Law (amended).
However, in the draft law, expected to besubmitted to the National Assembly for consideration and discussion at its 5thsession in May and approval at its 6th session, foreigners are not permitted toown houses associated with land use rights.Read full text

– Despite declines in the export of someagricultural products, overseas shipments of fruits and vegetables remainpositive, promising a bright prospect in the second quarter of 2023.
Vietnam exported nearly 1 billion USD worth offruits and vegetables in Q1, rising 7% from a year earlier, reported the Centrefor Digital Transformation and Statistics under the Ministry of Agriculture andRural Development.Read full text

- A seminar on French literature is scheduledto take place on April 25 at the National Library of Vietnam in Hanoi as partof activities to mark the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-France diplomacy(1973-2023).
Dr. Tran Van Cong of Hanoi University and Dr.Tran Le Bao Chau of Ho Chi Minh City University of Education will deliverspeeches at the event, reported Radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV).Read full text

– The northern border province of Cao Bang isbuilding a plan for the pilot opening of the landscape site of Ban Gioc(Vietnam) - Detian (China) Waterfalls in October 2023, local officials informedat a workshop on April 18.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and theprovincial People’s Committee held the workshop to discuss the pilot opening ofthe landscape site for tourism, which has been delayed due to severaldifficulties. Part of the waterfalls, called Ban Gioc by the Vietnamese sideand Detian by the Chinese side, is located in Vietnam while the other in China.Read full text

– The central province of Quang Tri hascompleted a survey of cluster bomb remnants in all accessible areas since itslaunch eight years ago, reported Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) Vietnam on April18.
Specifically, NPA Vietnam has identified atotal of 1,270 hazardous areas with a total land coverage of 615 sq. kmcontaminated with cluster bombs. Some 173 sq. km have been cleared byinternational non-governmental organisations and the provincial military highcommand, and the remainder are being categorised for future removal.Read full text/.

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