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☀️ Morning digest December 1

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

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse and the Vietnamesedelegation arrived at Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai city, lateNovember 30, starting a trip to attend the World Climate Action Summit in theframework of the 28th United Nations climate change conference(COP28) and bilateral activities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from November30 to December 3, at the invitation of the UAE Government.

The PM and his entourage were met at the airport byrepresentatives from the COP28 organisers and the UAE Ministry of ForeignAffairs, and Vietnamese Ambassador to the UAE Nguyen Manh Tuan, among others. Read full story

- Prime Minister PhamMinh Chinh concluded his official visit to Türkiye and left Ankara forDubai, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on November 30 to attend the WorldClimate Summit in the framework of the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UNFramework Convention on Climate Change (COP28) and engage in bilateralactivities at the invitation of the UAE Government. 

Earlier on the day, the PM visited the Turkish AerospaceIndustries (TAI) in Ankara and held a working session with the firm'sexecutives to explore measures to promote bilateral cooperation in the defenceindustry in the coming time. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested Türkiye recogniseVietnam’s full market economy status and the two sides negotiate a free tradeagreement while addressing a business forum in Ankara on November 30 (localtime).

Jointly held by the Vietnamese Ministry ofPlanning and Investment, the Vietnamese Embassy in Türkiye, and the ForeignEconomic Relations Board of Türkiye, the event brought together representativesfrom ministries, agencies and localities, and nearly 200 corporate leaders ofthe two countries. Read full story
☀️ Morning digest December 1 ảnh 2President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse at the Fukuoka international airport on November 30 before leaving Japan for Vietnam (Photo: VNA).
- President Vo Van Thuong, his spouse, and a high-rankingdelegation of Vietnam arrived at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi onNovember 30 evening, concluding the four-day official visit to Japan at theinvitation of the Japanese State.

Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and hisspouse hosted a welcome ceremony for Thuong and his spouse. The President andthe PM then held their talks, reviewing the achievements made in theVietnam-Japan diplomatic relations over the past five decades and outliningstronger cooperation directions for the future. Read full story

- President of the Cambodian National Assembly (NA) Samdech MohaRathsapheathika Thipadei Khuon Sudary arrived in Hanoi on November 30evening, beginning an official visit to Vietnam from November 30-December 2 atthe invitation of National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

The Cambodia NA leader was met at the airport by NA ViceChairman Nguyen Duc Hai and Chairman of the NA’s Committee for ExternalRelations Vu Hai Ha. Read full story

- Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)Executive Council Most Venerable Thich Gia Quang has described Party GeneralSecretary Nguyen Phu Trong's book on the promotion of the great nationalsolidarity tradition as a guidance for the VBS to strengthen its place in thenational great unity bloc. 

The book was recently published by the Party Delegation of theVietnam Fatherland Front in collaboration with the Su that (Truth) NationalPolitical Publishing House. Read full story

- Vietnamese Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra heldtalks with French Minister of Public Transformation and Service StanislasGuérini in Hanoi on November 30.

Minister Tra hailed the minister’s visit as a significantmilestone as the two countries are celebrating the 50th anniversary of theirdiplomatic ties and the 10th anniversary of their strategic partnership. Read full story

- The 15th Vietnam-Chinainternational trade and tourism fair opened in Mong Cai City, in the northernborder province of Quang Ninh on November 30.

The fair has been held in turn by Mong Cai andChina’s Dongxing City since 2006, and is included in the annual national tradepromotion programme of the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade. Read full story

- The ongoing National Action Month forHIV/AIDS Prevention and Control 2023 is themed “Creative community -Determination to end the AIDS pandemic by 2030”, which stresses the need forthe entire community’s engagement in the work.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phan Thi Thu Huong, Director ofthe Vietnam Administration of HIV/AIDS Control under the Ministry of Health,said the country is assessed by international organisations as a bright spot inthe global map of the HIV/AIDS fight. However, there remain challenges as HIVis transmitted mostly by sexual contact, more popular among men who have sexwith men (MSM), in recent years. Read full story
☀️ Morning digest December 1 ảnh 3Bags of ST25 rice (Photo: VNA)
-  Vietnam's Ong Cua ST25 rice has won the first prize at theWorld’s Best Rice 2023 competition, within the framework of the 2023International World Rice Conference Summit in Cebu, Philippines from November28-30.

The contest was organised by The Rice Trader, a publicationproviding in-depth analysis of the global rice industry. Thirty rice samplesfrom more than 10 countries took part in this year’s edition. The ST25 ricefrom Vietnam became the winner of the competition, followed by Cambodian andIndian rice varieties./. Read full story
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