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☀️ Morning digest April 27

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 selected news summarieslast night by the Vietnam News Agency.

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received President of the Central Committee ofthe Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune inHanoi on April 26, saying his visit will contribute to fostering the greatfriendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnamand Laos. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested the Asian Productivity Organisation(APO) choose Vietnam as a model for productivity improvement, starting fromspecific and key projects, during a reception in Hanoi on April 26 for APOSecretary-General Indra Pradana Singawinata.

The PM also proposed the APO assist Vietnam in fine-tuning mechanisms, humanresource training, administrative science, and stepping up internationalcooperation in the field of productivity. Read full story

- Vietnam attaches great importance to further strengthening traditionalfriendship and cooperation with Belarus, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinhwhile hosting visiting Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs IvanVladimirovich Kubrakov in Hanoi on April 26. Read full story

- National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a Vietnam-Argentinabusiness conference in the Argentine province of Santa Fe on April 26.

Taking place at the Rosario Stock Exchange, the event was participated byGovernor of Santa Fe Omar Angel Perotti, Governor of Cordoba province JuanSchiaretti, and Governor of Entre Rios province Gustavo Bordet; as well asother officials, heads of trading floors and enterprises from the three centralArgentine localities, which account for 60% of the country’s total exports toVietnam. Read full story

- National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his entourage arrived inMontevideo on April 26, starting their official visit to Uruguay at theinvitation of Speaker of the Senate of Uruguay Beatriz Argimon Cedeira.

Hue is scheduled to hold talks and meet with high-ranking leaders of Uruguay,sign a cooperation agreement between the two law-making bodies, attend a numberof activities marking the 30th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between thetwo countries, and witness the signing of cooperation documents of a number ofauthorities and localities. Read full story

- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received World Bank (WB) Country Directorfor Vietnam Carolyn Turk in Hanoi on April 26.

Informing his guest on Vietnam’s significant demand for preferential credit, Hahoped that the WB will support the country in projects on carbon neutralisationand sequestration via afforestation, emission reduction in agriculturalproduction, carbon capture, and green transport development, among others,thereby speeding up the energy transition in Vietnam. Read full story

- Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairwoman of the committee'sCommission for Mass Mobilisation Bui Thi Minh Hoai held talks withPresident of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central CommitteeSinlavong Khoutphaythoune in Hanoi on April 26.

Affirming that Vietnam strongly and comprehensively supports Laos' reformprocess, Hoai emphasised the importance of the countries’ special solidarity,contributing to each country’s maintaining of stability, socio-economicdevelopment, and expansion of foreign relations and international integration. Read full story

- A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), led by Politburomember, permanent member of the CPV Central Committee’s Secretariat and head ofthe committee’s Organisation Commission Truong Thi Mai, is on a working visitto China from April 25-28 at the invitation of the Communist Party of China(CPC) Central Committee. Read full story

- The Global Sourcing Fair Vietnam 2023, an event connecting global buyers withsuppliers in Vietnam and other Asian countries, was opened at the SaigonExhibition and Convention Centre in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, on April 26.

 Thefirst-ever fair features more than 400 booths of over 200 suppliers fromvarious countries and territories, including Vietnam, China, India, andThailand, showcasing over 5,000 export-qualified products. There are also morethan 6,000 buyers from some 120 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, andother territories in the world. Read full story

- The Vietnam U17 women's team have officially qualified for the nextqualification round of the 2024 AFC U17 Women's Asia Cup after a 3-0 victoryover Uzbekistan in the final match. Read full story./.
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