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☀️ Morning digest March 16

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

- Leaders of more countries and the Secretary-General of the United Nationshave offered congratulations to President Vo Van Thuong on his recent electionas the State leader of Vietnam by the 15th National Assembly. Read full story

- The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee discussed some contentiousissues on the revised draft Law on Bidding on March 15 as part of its ongoing21st session in Hanoi. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his belief that Vietnam will becomeone of the top 30 countries worldwide in terms of tourism competitiveness,while chairing an national teleconference on tourism on March 15. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid a working visit to northern Hai Duongprovince on March 15, during which he toured economic and social facilities,such as Ford Vietnam Co.Ltd and local social protection centre, and attended aceremony to recognise the province’s fulfillment of the new rural developmenttask. Read full story

- Vietnamese Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang XuanChien delivered a keynote speech at the 12th ASEAN-Japan deputy defenceministers’ meeting in Tokyo on March 15, in which he affirmed that the regionis facing a series of traditional and non-traditional security challenges,notably maritime security, terrorism, cyber security, climate change, naturaldisasters and epidemics. Read full story

- Secretary of the Da Nang municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Quang said hehopes that the city of Daegu in the Republic of Korea (RoK) will cooperate withthe Vietnamese central city and invest more in its hi-tech sector, along witheducation, training and tourism, during a reception on March 15 for Mayor ofDaegu Hong Joon-pyo. Read full story
 
- Eighty Chinese tourists entered Vietnam via the Lao Cai International BorderGate on March 15 afternoon, marking the return of Chinese travellers to thenorthern mountainous province of Lao Cai after a three-year hiatus caused bythe COVID-19 pandemic. The visitors came to Vietnam after China includedVietnam on the list of countries to which group tours are resumed on a trialbasis from March 15. Read full story

- A ceremony took place in Hanoi on March 15 to mark the 70th anniversary ofthe Vietnamese photography’s traditional day (March 15). The event was held bythe Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA) and theDepartment of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition underthe Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Read full story./.
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