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☀️ Morning digest April 6

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest April 6 ảnh 1

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

- Prime MinisterPham Minh Chinh held a working session with his Lao counterpart SonexaySiphandone in Vientiane on April 5 to review the implementation of theagreement between the two Politburos.

☀️ Morning digest April 6 ảnh 2At the working session (Photo: VNA)

PM Chinh congratulated Laos on successfullyhosting the fourth Mekong River Commission Summit, thereby improving its roleand position in the region.Read full story

- Prime Minister PhamMinh Chinh arrived in Hanoi on April 5, concluding his working trip to attendthe fourth Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Vientiane, Laos.

☀️ Morning digest April 6 ảnh 3A farewell ceremony held for Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the Wattay International Airport in Vientiane, Laos. (Photo: Duong Giang/VNA)

At the summit, he delivered an important speechwhich outlined challenges facing the Mekong River and its basin; and assessedthe operation of the MRC and the cooperation of its dialogue and developmentpartners, international and regional organisations, as well as socialorganisations and communities. Read full story

- Ho Chi Minh Citywants to strengthen cooperation with Australian localities in areas where ithas demand and Australia has strength such as high-quality human resourcedevelopment, digital economy, and innovation, finance, energy transition,climate change response, and logistics, Secretary of the municipal PartyCommittee Nguyen Van Nen said in a meeting with Australian Governor-GeneralDavid Hurley in the city on April 5.

Nen said over the past five decades, Vietnam-Australiarelations have been developing strongly in many fields, not only bringingpositive results to their people but also making an important contributions topeace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region. Read full story

- More than 1,300businesses from 21 countries and territories are participating in the VietnamTextile & Garment Industry Expo (Saigontex) 2023, the leading exhibition ofthe industry in Southeast Asia, which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on April 5.

Saigontex 2023 has the largest scale since 1991,with nearly 2,000 booths. For the first time, a separate "dye, yarn andchemicals" display area has been designed with the engagement of 75international suppliers. Read full story

- Vietnam’s 70 sweet potato cultivation areas and 13 packagingfacilities have been licenced to export to China, reported the Ministry ofAgriculture and Rural Development (MARD)’s Plant Protection Department.

General director of the department Hoang Trung said, on November9, 2022, the MARD and the General Administration of Customs China (GACC)signed a protocol on quarantine requirements for sweet potato exports to China. Read full story

- The National Agricultural Cooperative Federation of theRepublic of Korea (Nonghyup) announced on April 5 that it has opened an officein Vietnam to expand its exports to Southeast Asian countries, includingVietnam, and seek new projects as well as pave the way for its kimchi exportsto Vietnam.

Nonghyup Chairman Lee Sung-hee pledged to make efforts tointroduce high-quality farm produce from Nonghyup to Vietnam and exploreforeign markets, thus creating conditions for Nonghyup's kimchi to become arepresentative product of the RoK. Read full story

- A Bell-505 helicopter, owned by the Northern VietnamHelicopter Company under the Vietnam Helicopter Corporation, took off at 4:56pmand lost contact at 5:15pm on April 5 while carrying four Vietnamese touristson a sightseeing tour of Ha Long Bay from above.

The Ministry of National Defence’s Department of Information andTraining reported on April 5 that the helicopter was piloted by Colonel ChuQuang Minh./.Read full story

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