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☀️ Morning digest December 13

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest December 13 ảnh 1

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

-General Secretary ofthe Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong heldtalks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) CentralCommittee and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, rightafter the official welcome ceremony in Hanoi on December 12.

☀️ Morning digest December 13 ảnh 2An overview of the talks between General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping (Photo: VNA)

In a friendly, sincere and straightforwardatmosphere, the two leaders discussed in depth the situation of each Party andcountry, ties between the two Parties and countries, and global and regionalissues of shared concern.Thirty-six cooperation documents were signedbetween Vietnamese and Chinese ministries, agencies, sectors and localitiesduring General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) CentralCommittee and President of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping’s Statevisit to Vietnam.Read full text

-Vietnam considers developing relations with China a top priority and astrategic choice in its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance,diversification and multilateralisation as well as its “four no's” defencepolicy, said a senior official of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV).

☀️ Morning digest December 13 ảnh 3Truong Thi Mai (R), Politburo member, standing member of the CPV Central Committee Secretariat and head of the CPV Central Committee's Organisation Commission, and Cai Qi, member of the Politburo Standing Committee, Secretary of the Secretariat and Director of the Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee (Photo: VNA)

Truong Thi Mai, Politburo member, standing memberof the CPV Central Committee Secretariat and head of the CPV CentralCommittee's Organisation Commission, made the statement at her talks with CaiQi, member of the Politburo Standing Committee, Secretary of the Secretariatand Director of the Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) CentralCommittee in Hanoi on December 12.Read full text

-The State visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the Communist Party ofChina (CPC) Central Committee and President of the People’s Republic of ChinaXi Jinping on December 12-13 is expected to develop the Vietnam – Chinarelations to a new high, according to the Global Times, an English-languagepublication under the CPC’s flagship newspaper - People’s Daily.
Made at the invitation of General Secretary of theCommunist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong andPresident of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vo Van Thuong, Xi’s visit isbelieved to further elevate the relations between China and Vietnam, theGlobal Times’ article on December 12 said.Read full text

-President Vo Van Thuong on December 12 hosted 70 representatives out of 500reputable citizens from ethnic minority groups across the country.
President Thuong said that the Party and tStatepay great attention to ethnic minority communities, with the issuance of manypolicies to support them, including national target programmes aiming toenhance the living conditions of ethnic minority groups.

☀️ Morning digest December 13 ảnh 4President Vo Van Thuong meets with reputable citizens from ethnic minority groups across the country on December 12. (Photo: VNA)

He highlighted the great contributions of ethnicminority communities to the revolutionary cause of the Party and people both inthe past struggle for national independence and reunification as well as to thepresent national construction and development.Read full text

-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presented his Cambodian counterpartSamdech Thipadei Hun Manet a number of books by Party General Secretary NguyenPhu Trong on December 12.
He stressed that the books have valuable practical and theoretical meanings forthe revolution cause of Vietnam, which he thinks Cambodia can refer to duringits national construction and defence.Read full text  

-Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha BorvorThipadei Hun Manet left Hanoi on December 12, concluding his two-day officialvisit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

☀️ Morning digest December 13 ảnh 5Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet on December 12 concludes his two-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. (Photo: VNA)

During his stay in Vietnam, Hun Manet paidcourtesy visits to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President VoVan Thuong, attended an official welcome ceremony and held talks with PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh, and met with National Assembly Chairman Vuong DinhHue.Read full text

-Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien on December 12 held aworking session in Hanoi with Cambodian Minister of Commerce Cham Nimul andMinister of Industry, Science, Technology and InnovationHem Vandy, on the occasion of an official visit to Vietnam by Cambodian PrimeMinister Hun Manet.
The two sides agreed that bilateral cooperation in trade and industry has madenoteworthy progress in the recent past. In 2022, Vietnam - Cambodia tradeturnover grew nearly 11% from 2021 to reach nearly 11 billion USD. Of thefigure, Vietnam's exports to Cambodia stood at 5.75 billion USD, up 19%year-on-year while imports from Cambodia reached 4.82 billion USD, an increaseof 2.48%.Read full text

-There were some 13,900 cyberattacks in Vietnamin 2023, a year-on-year increase of 9.5%, according to a report announced bythe National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) on December 12.
The report showed that more than 550 websites ofState agencies with the domain name of “.gov.vn” and some educationalorganisations with the domain name of “.edu.vn” have been attacked, infiltratedand have had advertising codes for gambling and betting inserted into theirconfines by hackers.Read full text

-Air carrier Vietjet on December 12 held a ceremony to launch a newroute linking Hanoi directly with Cambodia’s Siem Reap.
The event took place within the framework of the Vietnam-Cambodia investmentand trade promotion forum with the attendance of Prime Minister Pham MinhChinh, his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet,representatives from ministries, agencies and businesses of the two countries.Read full text/.

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