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☀️ Morning digest April 24

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

– Chairman of the Vietnamese National AssemblyVuong Dinh Hue and a high-ranking delegation of the NA arrived at MinistroPistarini International Airport in Buenos Aires on April 23 afternoon (localtime), beginning an official visit to Argentina.
The delegation was welcomed at the airport byCecilia Todesca Bocco, Secretary for International Economic Relations at theArgentine Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship;President of the Argentina-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians Group Maria RoseMartinez; Vietnamese Ambassador to Argentina and Uruguay Duong Quoc Thanh; andstaff of the Vietnamese Embassy in Argentina.Read full text

– Many prestigious newspapers in Argentina have highlighted thesignificance of Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue’sofficial visits to Cuba, Argentina and the Eastern Republic of Uruguay fromApril 18-28.
The Resumen Latinoamericano published an article by Dr. RuvisleiGonzález Sáez who said the visits demonstrate Vietnam's commitment and wish toenhance multifaceted relations with the three Latin American and Caribbeancountries, not only through the parliamentary diplomacy channel but also aspart of Vietnam's overall foreign policy of prioritising the deepening offriendship with traditional partners in the region. Read full text

- President Vo Van Thuong attended an event tolaunch the 2023 National humanitarian Month and mark the 160th anniversary ofthe International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement in the Mekong Delta cityof Can Tho on April 23.
At the event, which was co-organised by theCentral Committee of Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) and the municipalPeople’s Committee, over 485 billion VND (21 million USD) was raised for themonth.Read full text

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a workingsession with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), the Ministry of Finance and theMinistry of Justice on April 22 to review and step up the issuance of twoimportant circulars related to the finance-banking sector.
Discussing the draft circular on debtrestructuring and rescheduling, and keeping debt groups unchanged, PM Chinhasked the SBV to continue fine-tuning the document in the direction ofexpanding the coverage of the circular as well as the duration ofimplementation in an appropriate manner.Read full text

– The Saudi Arabian Embassy in Vietnam,together with the embassies of Egypt, Palestine, Algeria, Morocco, Indonesia, Pakistan,Brunei, Iran, and Bangladesh marked the Eid al-Fitr, one of two major holidayscelebrated by Muslims worldwide, with an event in Hanoi on April 23.
Addressing the event, Saudi Arabian AmbassadorMohammed Ismaeil A. Dahlwy said the festival, which marks the end of the holymonth of Ramadan, shares similarities with Vietnam’s traditional New Yearfestival or Tet.Read full text

– Three foreign groups unveiled their plans topour 3.7 billion USD into Vietnam at the Prime Minister’s meeting with foreigninvestors in Hanoi on April 22, reported the Ministry of Planning andInvestment.
Among them, a group from the Republic ofKorea is to invest 1.6 billion USD in heavy industry and logistics production;a German investor is eyeing green production using renewable energy with anestimated capital of 1.5 billion USD; and a Japanese investor plans tospend 600 million USD on medical equipment production.Read full text

– Amidst the rapidly increasing number of newcases of COVID-19, the Health Ministry has urged continued efforts toaccelerate vaccination against COVID-19, with priority given to groups of highrisks of developing serious symptoms and even dying when contracting the virus.
During the week from April 16 – 22, Vietnamcounted 12,700 new cases, the highest weekly number since the beginning of theyear. The total number of COVID-19 cases so far rose to 11,54,059, with10,616,725 patients having recovered.Read full text/.

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Vietnamese, Lao legislatures strengthen strategic ties

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