☀️ Morning digest July 11

The following is a list of selected news summaries yesterday by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest July 11 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is alist of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

– President Vo Van Thuong has congratulated outgoing FrenchAmbassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery on fulfilling tasks during his tenure inthe Southeast Asian country.
At a reception for Warnery in Hanoi on July 10, President Thuongexpressed his belief that in any position, the diplomat will continue servingas a bridge promoting traditional friendship and strategic partnership betweenthe two countries.

☀️ Morning digest July 11 ảnh 2President Vo Van Thuong (R) and French Ambassador to Vietnam Nicolas Warnery. (Photo: VNA)
He took this occasion to thank France for donating millions ofvaccine doses to Vietnam, helping the country to successfully cope with theCOVID-19 pandemic. Read full story

– Vietnam consistently considers Japan its topimportant and long-term strategic partner, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh toldmember of the Japanese House of Representatives and Chairman of the PolicyResearch Council of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Hagiuda Koichi during areception in Hanoi on July 10.

☀️ Morning digest July 11 ảnh 3Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Chairman of the LDP's Policy Research Council Hagiuda Koichi. (Photo: VNA) 
Congratulating Hagiuda Koichi on his fourthvisit to Vietnam, PM Chinh believed that his visit will contribute tostrengthening relationship between the two ruling Parties and Governments. Read full story

- Prime Minister PhamMinh Chinh received visiting Governor of Japan’s Kagoshima prefecture ShiotaKoichi in Hanoi on July 10.

PM Chinh said theextensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and Japan is developingfruitfully and comprehensively, with their political trust increasinglystrengthened. Japan has remained aleading important economic partner, the biggest ODA provider, the third biggestinvestor and tourism partner and the fourth trading partner of Vietnam, hesaid. Read full story

–Politburo member Truong Thi Mai, Chairwoman of the Vietnam-Japan FriendshipParliamentarians Group, received Hagiuda Koichi, member of the Japanese Houseof Representatives and Chairman of the Policy Research Council of the LiberalDemocratic Party (LDP), in Hanoi on July 10.

Highly appreciating the positive development ofthe Vietnam-Japan ties, including the relationship between the Communist Partyof Vietnam (CPV) and LDP, the host and guest exchanged views on theVietnam-Japan relations’ future growth and the enhancement of engagementsbetween young Vietnamese and Japanese leaders and parliamentarians as well asof the locality-to-locality and people-to-people exchanges. Read full story

– A Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) delegationled by Politburo member Nguyen Xuan Thang is on a working visit to China at theinvitation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.

☀️ Morning digest July 11 ảnh 4At the meeting between the Vietnamese delegation and  member of the Politburo Standing Committee Cai Qi. (Photo: VNA)
On July 10, Thang, who is also President of the HoChi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central TheoryCouncil, paid a courtesy call to Cai Qi, member of the Politburo StandingCommittee, Secretary of the CPC Central Committee’s Secretariat and Director ofthe General Office of the CPC Central Committee; and held talks with Li Shulei,Politburo member, Secretary of the CPC Central Committee’s Secretariat and headof the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee. Read full story

– Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Dang Quoc Khanhhas hailed the World Bank (WB)’s effective cooperation with Vietnam, especiallyin climate change response, green growth and environmental protection.

At a working session in Hanoi on July 10 with Anna Wellenstein,Director for Sustainable Development in East Asia and the Pacific, and GlobalDirector for Environment, Natural Resources, and Blue Economy at the WB, Khanhinformed that on June 30, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment approveda project on the implementation of the carbon market in Vietnam and assignedits Department of Climate Change to work closely with the WB, ministries andagencies concerned on the project. Read full story

– The Vietnam-Japan Festival 2023 will takeplace at the Bien Dong (East Sea) Park in the central city of Da Nang from July13-16, as part of celebrations of the 50th founding anniversary of diplomaticties between the two countries.

The festival will be jointly held by the city’sDepartment of Foreign Affairs, the Japanese Consulate General in Da Nang andadministrations of Japanese localities./. Read full story

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