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☀️ Morning digest December 12

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest December 12 ảnh 1

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

- Vietnam always supports Cambodia’s nationalconstruction and development process, General Secretary of the Communist Partyof Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong told Prime Minister and Vice President of theruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet ata reception in Hanoi on December 11.

☀️ Morning digest December 12 ảnh 2Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (R), and Prime Minister and Vice President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet. (Photo: VNA)

General Secretary Trong expressed his belief thatunder the rule of the King, the leadership of the Senate and the NationalAssembly, and the management of the Government led by PM Hun Manet, theCambodian people will continue to achieve many new and even greateraccomplishments, successfully realising the CPP’s Political Platform for the2023 – 2028 period and the Pentagonal Strategy set forth by the Government. Read full story

- Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong hosted areception in Hanoi on December 11 for visiting Cambodian Prime Minister SamdechMoha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet.

☀️ Morning digest December 12 ảnh 3Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong (R) and Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet. (Photo: VNA)

President Thuong congratulated Cambodia onsuccessfully holding the extraordinary congress of the Cambodian People's Party(CPP) and electing Hun Manet as Vice President of the CPP. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and hisCambodian counterpart Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet discussed majororientations to boost the bilateral comprehensive cooperation in the comingtime at their talks in Hanoi on December 11.

☀️ Morning digest December 12 ảnh 4At the talks between Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet. (Photo: VNA)

Welcoming Hun Manet’s first official visit toVietnam and also his first visit to an ASEAN country, Chinh congratulated himon being elected to Vice President of the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP)at its congress on December 10. Read full story

- National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue metwith visiting Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manetin Hanoi on December 11.

☀️ Morning digest December 12 ảnh 5National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (R) meets with visiting Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet in Hanoi on December 11, 2023. (Photo: VNA)

Welcoming PM Hun Manet on his first official visitto Vietnam and also his first visit to an ASEAN country, NA Chairman Huecongratulated him on his election as Vice President of the ruling CambodianPeople's Party (CPP) at its extraordinary congress on December 10. Read full story

- President Vo Van Thuong appreciated outgoing Spanish Ambassadorto Vietnam Pilar Méndez Jiménez's contributions to Vietnam-Spain strategicpartnership during her tenure in Vietnam at a reception in Hanoi on December11.

☀️ Morning digest December 12 ảnh 6President Vo Van Thuong (R) receives outgoing Spanish Ambassador to Vietnam Pilar Méndez Jiménez. (Photo: VNA)

Congratulating Spain on its successful role as the rotatingPresident of the Council of European Union (EU) in the last half of this year,Thuong said that Spain has become Vietnam's eighth largest trade partner in theEU while Vietnam is the largest ASEAN trade partner of the European country. Read full story

- The Vietnamese and Indian defence ministries launched ajoint military exercise for United Nations peacekeeping operations calledVINBAX 2023 in Hanoi on December 11.

The event is the fourth edition of its kind, taking place fromDecember 11-19, with 577 personnel taking part, including 45 officers frommedical and engineering corps of each army, along with lecturers, communicationofficers and support staff. Read full story

- Vietnam boasts huge potential to develop semiconductor andAI industries, and pledges to create favourable conditions for NVIDIAcorporation, a leading chip producer in the US, Minister of Planning andInvestment Nguyen Chi Dung said on December 11.

At a roundtable discussion on the semiconductorindustry and AI development trends and opportunities for Vietnam, Dungsuggested NVIDIA enhance research and development (R&D) activities, carryout semiconductor and AI projects in Vietnam, and build R&D centres andlabs at the National Innovation Centre (NIC), and high-tech parks./. Read full story

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