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☀️ Morning digest March 13

The following is a list of selected news summaries last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest March 13 ảnh 1

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

- Prime Minister PhamMinh Chinh on March 12 chaired a meeting with ministries, sectors andlocalities, discussing plans to invest in an expressway connecting the northernprovinces of Ninh Binh, Nam Dinh and Thai Binh, and another linking Gia Nghiacity in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong and Chon Thanh township insouthern Binh Phuoc province.

☀️ Morning digest March 13 ảnh 2Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh addresses the meeting. (Photo: VNA)

The Ninh Binh-Nam Dinh-Thai Binh expressway has atotal length of 88km, while the Gia Nghia-Chon Thanh expressway is 128.8kmlong. The designing work of the two projects are being underway. Read full story

- Vietnam’s retailmarket has seen positive signs of recovery, especially domestic demand, afterthe COVID-19 pandemic. 

In the new context of the market, many businessesand retailers in Ho Chi Minh City have carried out plans to improve e-commerceinfrastructure in both online and offline channels. Read full story

- The non-lifeinsurance sector has seen a flurry of merger and acquisition (M&A) dealsover the past two years, partly reflecting the attractiveness and keencompetition of the market, which still has room for growth.

☀️ Morning digest March 13 ảnh 3(Photo: VNA)

DB Insurance, which is one of the Republic ofKorea’s leading non-life insurance companies, has just completed another stepof its purchase strategy to take control of Vietnam National Aviation InsuranceCompany (VNI). Read full story

- Vietnam has no coffeebrand in the list of the 10 most expensive in the world, although it is thelargest Robusta coffee producer and ranks second in export coffee volume.

- Authorities of theCentral Highlands province of Dak Lak and the Ministry of Industry and Trade(MoIT) held an international trade conference on March 11, as part of theongoing eighth Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival.

The event drew about 450 delegates who areimporters, distributors, e-commerce platforms, enterprises, coffee producersand cooperatives at home and abroad, as well as economic organisations,contributing to expanding coffee consumption of Vietnam and Dak Lak inparticular and realising the goal of “Buon Ma Thuot – destination for world’scoffee”. Read full story

- The diverse andattractive cuisine of Vietnam is increasingly becoming known to internationalfriends, with not only pho and spring rolls but also many other dishes catchingthe attention of food connoisseurs around the world.

☀️ Morning digest March 13 ảnh 4Illustrative image (Photo: cafef.vn)

In late 2022, the World Culinary Awards listedVietnam as the "Best Culinary Destination in Asia in 2022",surpassing other well-known names in the region such as China, Malaysia,Singapore, the Republic of Korea and Thailand. As part of the World TravelAwards, this prestigious annual award aims to honour and reward excellence inthe culinary industry. Read full story

- Vietnam is likely towelcome the 100 millionth citizen in April, according to the Population andLabour Statistics Department under the General Statistics Office (GSO).

A representative of the department said that amidthe global economic competition where all countries consider workforces as themost important tool to improve their competitiveness, the birth of the 100millionth citizen is a memorable milestone for Vietnam. Read full story

- Vietnam advancedto the next qualification round of the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup after a1-1 draw with India in Group F on March 11 at Pho Tho Stadium.

Both teams are level on seven points butVietnam top the group due to their better goal difference./. Read full story

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