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☀️ Morning digest March 21

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest March 21 ảnh 1

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

- The 13th CentralCommittee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) convened a meeting at itsheadquarters in Hanoi on March 20 to consider and give opinions on the wish tocease holding positions by Vo Van Thuong, Politburo member, member of the 13thCPV Central Committee, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, andChairman of the National Defence and Security Council for the 2021-2026 tenure.

☀️ Morning digest March 21 ảnh 2An overview of a meeting of the 13th CPV Central Committee. (Photo: VNA)

Thuong is akey leader of the Party and State, received fundamental training, grew up fromthe grassroots and was assigned to hold many important leadership positions ofthe Party and the State. However, recent reports from the CPV CentralCommittee’s Inspection Commission and relevant authorities showed that Thuonghas violated regulations on what Party members must not do, and regulationsconcerning the responsibility to set an example of officials and Party members,firstly members of the Political Bureau, the CPV Central Committee'sSecretariat, and the CPV Central Committee; and bears the responsibility of thehead in line with the Party's regulations and the State's laws. Read full story

- Vietnam welcomes andencourages investments in hi-tech and semiconductor industries by providingappropriate mechanisms, incentives and modern infrastructure, said PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh.

☀️ Morning digest March 21 ảnh 3Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Group Vice President of Global Operations at Lam Research Karthik Rammohan. (Photo: VNA)

PM Chinh madethe statement at a reception in Hanoi on March 20 for Karthik Rammohan, GroupVice President of Global Operations at Lam Research, one of the leading USsemiconductor manufacturing equipment providers, and representatives of theSeojin Company of the Republic of Korea. The two companies collaborating insemiconductor chip production in Vietnam. Read full story

– National Assembly (NA)Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has welcomed the first Vietnam visit by a high-rankingdelegation from the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) since Vietnam and the USupgraded their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership last year.

☀️ Morning digest March 21 ảnh 4NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (third from right) and delegates. (Photo: VNA)

At areception in Hanoi on March 20 for the delegation led by USABC President andCEO Ted Osius, Chairman Hue affirmed that Vietnam considers US a leadingimportant partner, especially in economy and trade. Read full story

– TheNational Assembly Standing Committee has decided to convene the sixextraordinary meeting of the 15th-tenure legislature to consider personnelaffairs under its authority.

The meeting will take place at on March 21 morningthe NA House in Hanoi. Read full story

– Vietnamese Minister ofIndustry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien held talks with Singaporean Second Ministerfor Trade and Industry Tan See Leng in Hanoi on March 20, during which theydiscussed ways to strengthen economic and trade ties between the two nations.

☀️ Morning digest March 21 ảnh 5Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien (R) and Singaporean Second Minister for Trade and Industry Tan See Leng. (Photo: VNA) 

Bothministers hailed the existing economic partnership as a model for successfulbilateral cooperation in Southeast Asia. They acknowledged a shared interest inexpanding collaboration beyond traditional sectors to embrace emerging trendslike energy transition, digital economy, digital transformation and greeneconomy. Read full story

-Vietnam stocks are among the best performers in Southeast Asia to start 2024,and the VanEck Vietnam ETF (VNM) is participating in the rally,reported the US’s etftrends.com on March 19.

As of March 15, the original ETF dedicated toVietnam equities is beating the MSCI Emerging Markets Index by a margin ofbetter than 3-to-1 this year. That index is the gauge to which Vietnam is anglingfor a market classification promotion. Read full story

– The Mekong Deltaprovince of Kien Giang has just issued a directive requesting party committees,party organisations, departments, sectors and localities to focus on overcomingthe European Commission (EC)’s warnings against illegal, unreported andunregulated fishing (IUU) in the locality.

Secretary ofthe provincial Party Committee Do Thanh Binh has directed authorised units tocontinue implementing Official Dispatch No. 81-CV/TW, dated March 20, 2020 ofthe Party Central Committee's Secretariat on the effective implementation ofIUU fishing prevention and control./. Read full story

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