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☀️ Morning digest March 24

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest March 24 ảnh 1

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

- The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) vows to create a stable, transparent and favourable legal framework for foreign enterprises, including those from the US, to continue their long-term operations in Vietnam, especially in fields of the US’s strength and Vietnam’s demand, said the top Vietnamese legislator.

During a reception in Hanoi on March 23 for a delegation of over 40 businesses from the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC), NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said their working trip is a vivid demonstration of the development of Vietnam-US ties on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of bilateral comprehensive partnership this year.Read full story

- Italian President Sergio Mattarella has sent a letter of congratulations to President Vo Van Thuong and Vietnamese people on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

In the letter, the Italian President emphasised that March 23, 1973 marked the connection between Rome and Hanoi. Since then, the two countries have realised the potential of a relationship which strongly rooted in history and at the same time directed with confidence towards the future. Read full story

- The Italian Embassy in Vietnam held a ceremony in Hanoi on March 23 to mark the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Italy diplomatic ties.

Speaking at the event, Italian Ambassador to Vietnam Antonio Alessandro said numerous activities will be held this year to honour mutual understanding and cooperation between the two peoples. Read full story

☀️ Morning digest March 24 ảnh 2Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Japanese counterpart Kishida Fumio (Photo: VNA)

-  The Japanese Government has announced its invitation to Vietnamese leaders to the G7 Summit in Hiroshima scheduled for May 20-21, deputy spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang told the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on March 23.

Regarding foreign media’s analysis that Japan’s invitations to Vietnam and Indonesia to the event shows its appreciation for ties with ASEAN and its desire to upgrade the relationship to a comprehensive partnership, Hang affirmed that Vietnam highly values the strong and substantial progress in ASEAN-Japan relations, making positive contributions to the common goal of peace, security, stability and prosperity. Read full story

- Deputy spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Pham Thu Hang has said protecting and promoting human rights is Vietnam’s consistent policy.

She made the statement during the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on March 23 in response to the US Department of State’s March 20 announcement of the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2022, which mentioned that some Asian countries, including Vietnam, had "seriously and systematically violated human rights". Read full story

-  Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Science and Technology Bui The Duy held a working session in Hanoi on March 23 with a business delegation of the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) led by the council's President and CEO Ted Osius who are on a working visit to Vietnam from March 21-23.

Duy said the Vietnamese Party and State consider sci-tech and innovation one of strategic breakthroughs and a driving force of growth pace and quality, turning Vietnam into a modern industrialised nation by 2030 and a high-income and developed country by 2045. Read full story

- Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh has affirmed the Vietnamese Party and State’s consistent policy of always considering the US one of the top important partners.

During a working session with a delegation from the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) in Hanoi on March 23, Anh expressed his delight at the strong and substantial development of cooperation between Vietnamese and US firms. Read full story

☀️ Morning digest March 24 ảnh 3At the event. (Photo: VNA)

- Offshore renewable energy was the centre of discussion at the 10th Ocean Dialogue in the central province of Khanh Hoa on March 23.

The event, entitled “Offshore Renewable Energy: Opportunities and Challenges to Green Transition”, drew the virtual and in-person participation of more than 200 domestic and foreign experts. It was jointly organised by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Foundation (KAS)./. Read full story

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