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☀️ Morning digest December 14

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest December 14 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list ofselected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

- President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vo VanThuong held talks with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC)Central Committee and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping inHanoi on December 13.

President Vo Van Thuong expressed his belief thatfollowing the historic visit to China by General Secretary of the CommunistParty of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong right after the 20thCongress of the CPC (October 2022), this visit to Vietnam by Party GeneralSecretary and President Xi Jinping will bring relations between the two Partiesand the two countries to a new stage of development, which is better, and moreeffective and sustainable. Read full story

- A friendship meeting with nearly 400 intellectuals andyoung people of Vietnam and China took place in Hanoi on December 13, on theoccasion of the State visit to Vietnam by General Secretary of the CommunistParty of China Central Committee and President of the People's Republic ofChina Xi Jinping, his spouse and a high-level delegation of China.

The event saw the attendance of GeneralSecretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and President ofthe People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, his spouse and members ofthe high-level delegation of China, as well as General Secretary of theCommunist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong, his spouseand leaders of the Vietnamese Party, State, Vietnam Fatherland Front,ministries, agencies and localities. Read full story
 - Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh met with General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping in Hanoi on December 13, as part of the latter’s state visit to Vietnam.

PM Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that the visit by Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping and his spouse demonstrated the importance the Chinese Party and State have attached to Vietnam and the bilateral relations. Read full story
- Chairman of the National Assembly of the Socialist Republicof Vietnam Vuong Dinh Hue met with visiting General Secretary of the CommunistParty of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of the People's Republicof China Xi Jinping in Hanoi on December 13.

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue noted with pleasureachievements reached by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam(CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and Chinese Party General Secretaryand President Xi Jinping during their talks on December 12, especially theirconsensus on building a Vietnam - China community with a shared future thatcarries strategic significance. Read full story

☀️ Morning digest December 14 ảnh 2Chinese Party General Secrectary and President Xi Jinping and his spouse at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi. Photo: VNA
- General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC)Central Committee and President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping,his spouse and a high-ranking delegation of the Chinese Party and State leftHanoi on December 13 afternoon, concluding their successful two-day state visitto Vietnam.

The visit was made at the invitation of GeneralSecretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen PhuTrong and his spouse, and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vo VanThuong, and his spouse. Read full story

-  Vietnam and China on December 13 issued a jointstatement on continuing deepening and elevating the comprehensive strategiccooperative partnership between the two countries, and building a Vietnam-Chinacommunity with a shared future that carries strategic significance.

The joint statement was released on the occasionof General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committeeand President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping’s state visit to Vietnam. Read full story

- The Royal Government of Cambodia on December 12 eveningpublicised a press release on the official visit to Vietnam on December 11-12by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet assoon as the leader concluded the visit.

The Cambodian Government praised the results of the visit andemphasised the commitment between the leaders of Vietnam and Cambodia instrengthening, expanding, and cultivating the traditional friendship for thebenefits of the two nations, the region, and the world. Read full story

- Chinese and international media have highlighted the talksbetween General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) CentralCommittee Nguyen Phu Trong, and General Secretary of the Communist Party ofChina (CPC) Central Committee and President of the People's Republic of ChinaXi Jinping, who paid a state visit to Vietnam from December 12-13.

The Xinhua News Agency and Global Times, apublication of the People's Daily - the organ of the CPC Central Committee -and China Daily published articles and photos about the talks and visit, andmentioned prospects for promoting cooperation between the two countries afterthis visit./. Read full story
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