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☀️ Morning digest August 10

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest August 10 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 9 suggested UShealthcare giant Abbott expand its investment and upgrade the quality of itspharmaceutical manufacturing plants in Vietnam, thus helping promote thedomestic pharmaceutical industry.

☀️ Morning digest August 10 ảnh 2Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Robert Ford, Abbott's Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. (Photo: VNA)
At a reception in Hanoi for Robert Ford, Abbott'sChairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, the PM told his guest thatVietnam considers the US a leading partner in its foreign policy, and wishes toenhance the bilateral comprehensive partnership in a more practical andeffective manner and on the basis of mutual respect for independence,sovereignty and territorial integrity, and political institutions of each other. Read full story

- Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue on August9 received Hossein Selahvarzi, President of the Iran Chamber of Commerce,Industries, Mines and Agriculture (ICCIMA), along with several Iranianbusinesses in the fields of construction materials and pharmaceuticals.

☀️ Morning digest August 10 ảnh 3Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue (fourth from left) receives a business delegation led by Hossein Selahvarzi, President of the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (fourth from right) on August 9. (Photo: VNA)
Hue, who is on an official visit to the MiddleEast nation, appreciated the role and extensive network of the chamber, with 34branches nationwide. He affirmed that the recently signed agreement between thetwo parliaments would provide a framework for enhanced collaboration betweenchambers of trade and industry. Read full story

- The Vietnamese and Iranian economies are reciprocal,and the two countries have a lot of potential to advance their economic andtrade cooperation, making it match the good bilateral political and diplomaticrelations, heard a forum on August 9.

The forum on policies and laws to promoteeconomic, trade and investment ties between Vietnam and Iran was jointly heldby the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Vietnamese Embassy inIran, and the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture, aspart of National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s ongoing official visitto Iran. Read full story

- National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and Expedia Group,one of the world’s biggest travel groups based in the US, have announced thatthey will expand their cooperation to a global scale.  

☀️ Morning digest August 10 ảnh 4This agreement will create favourable conditions for international travelers to visit the Southeast Asian nation on Vietnam Airlines flights, through Expedia's global online platform. (Photo: VNA)
This agreement will create favourable conditionsfor international travelers to visit the Southeast Asian nation on VietnamAirlines flights, through Expedia's global online platform. The two sides willcollaborate across various fields to improve passengers’ experiences, expandmarket access, and increase their revenue. Read full story

- The Pacific Partnership has returned to Tuy Hoa city in thesouth central coastal province of Phu Yen on August 9 to commence the largestannual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief preparednessmission conducted in the Indo-Pacific.

Returning to Vietnam for the 12th time, the PPenables participants, including US and Vietnamese personnel, to work togetherto enhance disaster response capabilities and foster new and enduringfriendship, according to a media release by the US Embassy in Hanoi. Read full story

- Chief of Mission of the International Organisation forMigration (IOM) to Vietnam Park Mihyung has spoken highly of the VietnameseGovernment’s commitments to preventing and combating human trafficking,affirming that the organisation will continue to support Vietnam in assistingvictims of human trafficking.

According to IOM, the organisaiton andthe Department of Social Vices Prevention and Combat underthe Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) havecompleted a series of mid-term evaluation workshops for the implementation ofthe Human Trafficking Prevention and Control Programme for 2021-2025 held inHanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Read full story

- Flights to and from Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK)operated by national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines may have their scheduleschanged based on the extent of the impact of typhoon Khanun to ensure safety.

On August 10, later departure times are expectedfor two flights (VN422 and VN426) from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to theRoK’s Busan city as well as two others (VN423 and VN427) from Busan to theVietnamese cities./. Read full story

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