☀️ Morning digest February 15

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported by theVietnam News Agency.

- Morethan 56,600 visitors, including 29,050 foreigners, paid tribute to President HoChi Minh at his mausoleum during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday fromFebruary 9 - 12.

A view of Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum (Photo: VNA)

Meanwhile, over 500 visitors offered incense tothe late leader at the Da Chong (K9) historical relic site in Hanoi’s outlyingdistrict of Ba Vi in the period. Read full story

– PartyGeneral Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong paid tribute to the kings and ancestors whomade enormous dedications to the country at Kinh Thien Palace, part of theImperial Citadel of Thang Long, in Hanoi on February 13.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (front, centre) and other officials offer incense at Kinh Thien Palace in the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long on February 13. (Photo: VNA)

He was accompanied by Politburo member andSecretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung, Secretary of the PartyCentral Committee and Chief of the Party Central Committee’s Office Le MinhHung, along with other officials of the Party and Hanoi. Read full story

 -Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 13 (or the fourth day of the lunarNew Year) attended a ceremony to welcome international ships and give the orderto handle the first cargo in the Year of the Dragon at Tan Cang – Cai Mep port(TCIT) in southern Ba Ria – Vung Tau province.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh extends New Year greetings to personnel working at Tan Cang - Cai Mep international port (TCIT) (Photo: VNA)

The Tan Cang - Cai Mep port cluster, located near the Thi Vai- Cai Mep river T-junction, is a national gateway and a point of transit forgoods between Vietnam and countries around the world, especially the key exportand import markets of Vietnam in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, thus playingan important role in trading activities and economic development of the country. Read full story

-Argentina's newspaper La Nacion has run an article highlighting the businessclimate in Vietnam and encouraging the country's firms to explore the SoutheastAsian market.

Thearticle underlined that Vietnam is the 10th largest economy in Asia with itsGDP reaching 410 billion USD, a forecast growth of 6.5% and inflation of 3.4%in 2024. Read full story

- TheTan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City welcomed nearly 148,000passengers on February 14, the highest level since the beginning of the Tetpeak season 2024.

Accordingto the airport’s operation centre, it served 934 flights on the day, including836 passenger ones. Read full story

–Chinese-flagged cruise ship Zhao Shang Yi Dun carrying 600 passengers docked atHa Long International Cruise Port in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh onFebruary 13 (the fourth day of the Lunar New Year)., bringing 600 visitors tothe famous tourist destination in the north of Vietnam.

This is the first international cruise shipdocking at the port in the Year of the Dragon. Read full story

- Thecapital city of Hanoi has welcomed about 653,000 visitors in seven-day LunarNew Year (Tet) holidays from January 8-14, up 21.6% year on year, includingnearly 103,000 foreigners, a rise of 2.2% over the same time last year,according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

Hanoi welcomes about 653,000 visitors in seven-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday (Photo: VNA)

The department said that total revenue fromtourism activities is estimated at 2.35 trillion VND (96.21 million USD), asurge of 35.1% over the same period last year./. Read full story

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