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☀️ Morning digest July 24

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

- President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse leftHanoi on July 23 morning for an official visit to Austria, a State visit toItaly and a visit to the Vatican.
The visits, lasting until July 28, are made at theinvitations of President of Austria Alexander Van der Bellen, President ofItaly Sergio Mattarella and Pope Francis.Read full text

- Vietnamese President VoVan Thuong's official visit to Austria reflects the close relationship betweenVietnam and Austria in the context that the two sides have regularly maintainedthe exchange of delegations at the highest level, Assoc. Prof. Dr. AlfredGerstl, President of the Austria-Vietnam Society (GÖV) told Vietnam News Agency(VNA).
He noted that in April,Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg visited Vietnam following theAustrian visit last year by his Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son on theoccasion of the 50th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic relations.
Austrian businessdelegations have also made regular visits to Vietnam, showing the significanceof economic ties between the two countries, he held.Read full text

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 22inspected major transport and industrial projects in Quang Tri as part of hisworking trip to the central province.
The PM examined the construction of 65.7km VanNinh-Cam Lo Expressway, a session of the Eastern North-South Expressway, whichstarts from Van Ninh commune, Quang Ninh district of Quang Binh province andends at Cam Hieu commune, Cam Lo district of Quang Tri.Read full text

– A delegation of the Communist Party ofVietnam (CPV) led by Vice Chairman of the CPV Central Committee’s Commissionfor Mass Mobilisation Nguyen Lam is paying a working visit to Venezuela fromJuly 19 to 23.
During the trip, the delegation made a courtesycall on First Vice President of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela(PSUV) Diosdado Cabello Rondon, held talks with PSUV Vice President ofMobilisation and Events Nahum Fernandez, and had a working session withMinister of Communities and Social Movements Jorge Arreaza.Read full text

- The July 22 game between Vietnam and the USduring the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in New Zealand drew 6.26 millionviewers, making it the most-watched football telecast in the US since lastyear’s men’s World Cup final, according to Fox Sports.
It said that the game, the first of the US team atWorld Cup 2023, averaged 5.26 million viewers on FOX, making it the second-mostwatched group stage telecast since FOX started covering it in 2015.Read full text

- Hoi An and Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam arethe two destinations standing in the winner list of World’s Best Awards 2023 asthe favourite cities in Asia, voted by readers of by US travel magazineTravel Leisure.
According to the website, whether you’rehoneymooning in a dreamy Indian capital or eating your way through anawe-inspiring Japanese megalopolis, this year’s reader picks for the 15 bestcities in Asia all share a wealth of options for fantastic food, layers ofhistory, and a glimpse at the magic that happens when ancient history andmodernity intersect.Read full text

- More high-quality Vietnamese products havereached consumers in Singapore thanks to the efforts of the Vietnam TradeOffice in the Southeast Asian country and FairPrice, a reputable Singaporeanretailer.
Data from the Vietnam Trade Office in Singapore,Vietnam has won a large market share in Singapore for agricultural andfisheries products, including peppercorn, aquatic products, rice, vegetable,coffee, cashew and rubber.Read full text/.
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