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☀️ Morning digest December 18

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest December 18 ảnh 1

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

-PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh held talks with his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumioin Tokyo on December 16, as part of his trip to attend the Commemorative Summitfor the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation and have bilateralactivities in the East Asian country.

☀️ Morning digest December 18 ảnh 2Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) and his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio. (Photo: VNA)

Thiswas the sixth talks between the two government leaders in the past two years andthe second in 2023.Read full text

-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has calledon ASEAN and Japan to strengthen cooperation amidst the global headwinds withvarious unprecedented challenges so as to develop their comprehensive strategicpartnership into a symbol of international solidarity and cooperation.

☀️ Morning digest December 18 ảnh 3Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation in Tokyo on December 17 (Photo: VNA)

He made the call at the Commemorative Summit forthe 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation in Tokyo on December 17.Read full text

-Leadersof Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on December 17agreed to deepen their relations in economy and security at the CommemorativeSummit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation in Tokyo.
In a "joint vision statement" issued after the summit, the leaderspledged to intensify collaboration in maritime security, strengthen supplychains, promote sustainable energy practices and expand people-to-peopleexchanges in various sectors.

-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and hisLao and Cambodian counterparts Sonexay Siphandone and Hun Manet on December 17agreed to continue enhancing the three countries’ solidarity in ensuringnational security and in the cause of national building and development attheir working breakfast on the occasion of the Commemorative Summit for the50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation in Tokyo.Read full text

-The PM also had bilateral meetings with leaders of Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei andMalaysia on December 17 in the framework of the Commemorative Summit for the50th Year of ASEAN – Japan Friendship and Cooperation.Read full text

-PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh attended a Vietnam-Japan labour cooperation forum inTokyo on December 16, as part of his working trip to take part in theCommemorative Summit for the 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship andCooperation and bilateral activities.

☀️ Morning digest December 18 ảnh 4PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the forum. (Photo: VNA)

Theforum was co-hosted by the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and SocialAffairs (MoLISA), the Ministry of Planning and Investment, and the VietnameseEmbassy in Japan.Read full text

-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 16 attended aVietnam-Japan economic forum in Tokyo as part of his ongoing trip to the EastAsian country for attendance at the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Year ofASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation and bilateral activities.

☀️ Morning digest December 18 ảnh 5Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (centre) attends a Vietnam-Japan economic forum in Tokyo on December 16. (Photo: VNA)

At the event, whose theme highlighted the twocountries’ economic relations in the new era and comprehensive strategicpartnership for peace and prosperity in Asia and the world, leaders of Japaneseministries, organisations, and businesses praised Vietnam's high growth rate,appropriate policies, large market, and excellent human resources.Read full text

-PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of Vietnamese ministries, agencies andlocalities on December 16 attended a dialogue with major Japanese economiccorporations on green transition and social infrastructure, as part of hisworking trip to the East Asian country for attendance at the CommemorativeSummit for the 50th Year of ASEAN- Japan Friendship and Cooperation andbilateral activities.
Thetwo sides discussed practical and feasible solutions to boost bilateral tradeand investment cooperation, especially in emerging areas.Read full text

- Vietnam’s CMC Corporation and theKyoto Computer Gakuin (KCG) exchanged an agreement on cooperation in educationand training, within the framework of the Vietnam-Japan Business Forum in Tokyoon December 16.
The event took place in the presence of PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh and the Vietnamese Government’s high-rankingdelegation, who are on a working visit to Japan.Read full text

-A hybrid Vietnam-Senegalbusiness-networking event was held in Dakar on December 14, gatheringrepresentatives of the Senegalese Ministry of Commerce and about 50 firms fromboth countries.
Mbaye Chimère Ndiaye, Secretary General of theDakar Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, described the event as anexcellent opportunity for Vietnamese and Senegalese businesses to enhanceeconomic and trade cooperation.Read full text/.

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