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☀️ Morning digest April 4

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest April 4 ảnh 1

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

- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on April 3asked NA committees and agencies to thoroughly prepare for the upcoming 7thsession of the 15th-tenure legislature.

☀️ Morning digest April 4 ảnh 2NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the meeting on April 3. (Photo: VNA)

Speaking at a meeting with leaders of the NA committees andagencies to review their performance in the first quarter and discuss importantaffairs for April and the second quarter, Hue said that priority must be givento the preparation for the NA's upcoming 7th session. Read full story

- The Party Central Committee (PCC)’sInspection Commission convened its 39th meeting in Hanoi on April 2 and 3,during which it looked into disciplinary measures against the Party CivilAffairs Committee of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs(MoLISA) and some relevant Party organisations and members.

☀️ Morning digest April 4 ảnh 3At the 39th meeting of the Party Central Committee (PCC)’s Inspection Commission. (Photo: VNA)

Implementing a decision made at its 37th session,the Inspection Commission decided to remove Nguyen Hong Minh, former Secretaryof the Party Committee and former Director General of the MoLISA’s Directorateof Vocational Training, from all of his Party positions. Read full story

- Vietnamese Minister of Foreign AffairsBui Thanh Son and Secretary of the Party Committee of the Guangxi ZhuangAutonomous Region of China Liu Ning discussed measures to further promoterelations between Vietnamese ministries and agencies, and Guangxi province ofChina at their meeting in Chongzuo city on April 3.

☀️ Morning digest April 4 ảnh 4A view of the meeting. (Photo: VNA)

Son, who is paying an official visit to China,affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State always support and facilitatecooperation between Vietnamese localities and their Chinese counterparts,including Guangxi. Read full story

- Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relationswith States and International Organisations of the Vatican, will visit Vietnamfrom April 9-14 at the invitation of the Catholic Bishops' Conference ofVietnam, the office of the conference announced on April 3.

☀️ Morning digest April 4 ảnh 5Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations of the Vatican. (Photo: cgvdt.vn)

According to Chief of the office Archbishop Giuse DaoNguyen Vu, this will be the first Vatican Secretary for Relations withStates-level visit to Vietnam. During the visit, Archbishop Gallagher will meetwith Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son,representatives of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the Government Committeefor Religious Affairs. Read full story

- Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, PermanentRepresentative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation(WTO), and other international organisations in Geneva, on April 3 called forgreater efforts to further promote gender equality as well as the role of womenand girls in all peace and security processes.

Speaking on behalf of the inter-regional group atItem 10 General Debate - technical cooperation within the framework of the 55thregular session of the UN Human Rights Council, which is taking place inSwitzerland from February 26 to April 5, Dung stressed the role and contributionsof women and girls to the implementation of the sustainable development goals(SDGs). Read full story

- Vietnam’s macro-economic achievements wereapplauded at an international workshop co-organised by the InternationalMonetary Fund (IMF) and the State Bank of Laos on April 3 in Luang Prabang.

☀️ Morning digest April 4 ảnh 6Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Hong  (second, left ) speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA)

The workshop discussing measures to overcomeheadwinds of the global economy saw the participation of bank governors fromLaos, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam; the Deputy Managing Director of IMF; theChief Representative of International Financial Corporation (IFC) office inLaos; representatives of central banks and finance ministries of ASEANcountries, international organisations, and financial institutions in theregion. Read full story

- Vietnam’s durianexports accounted for 31.8% of China’s total import turnover of this item,according to the Plant Protection Department under the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

The signed protocol onphytosanitary requirements for Vietnamese durian exported to China hascreated an opportunity for Vietnam to develop its durian industry in a modern,quality, safe, and sustainable manner, the agency said. Read full story

- There has not been any information on casualties related toVietnamese people in strong earthquakes and aftershocks that hit Taiwan (China)on April 3, according to the Vietnam Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has directed the office toquickly contact local authorities and representatives of the Vietnamesecommunity in Taiwan to get information and promptly respond to thesituation. At the same time, the ministry has also instructed Vietnameserepresentative agencies in Japan and the Philippines to prepare citizenprotection plans as the governments of these countries issued tsunami warnings./. Read full story

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