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☀️ Morning digest July 19

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest July 19 ảnh 1

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

- A book on Vietnam’s military policy and defencestrategy in the new period by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who isalso Secretary of the Central Military Commission, was made public at aceremony in Hanoi on July 18.

The event was jointly held by the GeneralDepartment of Politics under the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), the Party CentralCommittee’s Commission for Information and Education, and the Su That (Truth)National Political Publishing House. Read full story

- With its mangrove forest ecosystem and biosphere reserves,Ho Chi Minh City’s outlying Can Gio district should be developed into an urbanarea in the forest, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on July 18.

☀️ Morning digest July 19 ảnh 2PM Pham Minh Chinh makes a field trip to the Can Gio international container transshipment port. (Photo: VNA)

The government leader made the suggestion at aworking session with representatives from ministries, agencies and HCM Cityafter he made a field trip to the Can Gio international container transshipmentport and the Can Gio sea encroachment urban area projects. Read full story

- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha on July 18 calledon the World Health Organisation (WHO) to support Vietnam in responding to newhealth challenges and particularly enhancing the capacity of its grassrootshealth care system.

☀️ Morning digest July 19 ảnh 3Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha (right) and WHO Representative in Vietnam Angela Pratt. (Photo: VNA)

At a reception for WHO Representative in VietnamAngela Pratt in Hanoi, Ha spoke highly of the organisation’s coordinating rolein the context of the world facing various disease challenges, and its supportto Vietnam in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Read full story

- Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son paidan official visit to Singapore from July 17-18 at the invitation of hisSingaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan.

☀️ Morning digest July 19 ảnh 4FM Bui Thanh Son (left) and his Singaporean counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan. (Photo: VNA)

The first official visit to Singapore by Son tookplace in the context that the two countries are celebrating the 50th founding anniversaryof diplomatic relations and the 10th anniversary of their Strategic partnership. Read full story

- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s official visit toVietnam from July 20-21 is expected to contribute to consolidating politicaltrust, promoting multifaceted cooperation, and developing the two countries’relations in a more substantive and effective manner.

This is the Malaysian leader’s first officialvisit to Vietnam since he took office last December. The trip will be made atthe invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh, according to anannouncement of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Read full story

- The ASEAN Online Sale Day 2023, the largest online shoppingevent in Southeast Asia, is scheduled to take place from August 8 - 22,according to the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency under theMinistry of Industry and Trade.

Within the framework of the event, consumers in the ASEAN regioncan shop on digital platforms and major domestic and foreign e-commerceplatforms with exclusive offers. Read full story

- Malaysian Minister of Investment, Trade andIndustry Tengku Datuk Seri Utama Zafrul suggested Vietnam and Malaysiacooperate to attract more investment in the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN).

In an interview granted to the Vietnam NewsAgency (VNA)’s correspondents in Kuala Lumpur ahead of Malaysian Prime MinisterAnwar Ibrahim’s official visit to Vietnam from July 20-21, the minister said hewill accompany the PM with the aim of promoting trade and investment tiesbetween the two countries. Read full story

- The image of the Vietnamese national flag on the roofof a hall on Truong Sa Lon Island was shown in the Google Maps app on July 18morning.

☀️ Morning digest July 19 ảnh 5The image of the Vietnamese national flag on the roof of a hall on Truong Sa Lon Island was shown in the Google Maps app. (Screen shot Photo)

Accordingly, when searching for “Truong Sa Lon” insatellite image mode on the app on smartphones and on the website, users caneasily see the image of a flag with a yellow star in the middle of a redbackground on the roof of the island's hall. Read full story

- Four Chinese tourists were killed and many others hurtafter a coach overturned on Khanh Le pass in the south-central province ofKhanh Hoa on July 18 afternoon.

Ho Ngoc Hung, a 58-year-old man from Ho Chi MinhCity, was driving the vehicle from Da Lat city in the Central Highlandsprovince of Lam Dong to Nha Trang city in Khanh Hoa province when he lostcontrol of the coach which then overturned./. Read full story

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