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☀️ Morning digest May 18

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest May 18 ảnh 1

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

- Mongolia is proud to be a friend of Vietnam -a country with increasing international prestige and position in the region andthe world, which has a vital position in Mongolia's foreign policy in SoutheastAsia, Secretary of the National Security Council of Mongolia JadambaEnkhbayar told President Vo Van Thuong at their meeting in Hanoi on May 17.

☀️ Morning digest May 18 ảnh 2President Vo Van Thuong (R) receives Secretary of the National Security Council of Mongolia Jadamba Enkhbayar. (Photo: VNA) 

President Thuong highlighted the fruitfulfriendship between the two nations in the last nearly seven decades, sayingthat the bilateral relations have been continuously consolidated and developedstrongly. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted areception for  Belgian Ambassador to Vietnam Karl Van Den Bossche andFrancois Michel, CEO of John Cockerill Group - a mechanical engineering firm ofBelgium, in Hanoi on May 17.

☀️ Morning digest May 18 ảnh 3At the reception (Photo: VNA)

At the meeting, PM Chinh affirmed Vietnam isconsistent with its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, peace,friendship, cooperation and development, diversification andmultilateralisation of relations, and extensive, intensive, practical andeffective international integration. Read full story

- Politburo member and permanent member ofthe Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) CentralCommittee's Secretariat Truong Thi Mai hosted a reception for ahigh-ranking delegation from the Committees for the Defence of the Revolutionof Cuba (CDR) led its National Coordinator Gerardo Hernandez Nordelo in Hanoion May 17.

During the reception, Mai expressed her joyat the fruitful development of the special solidarity and friendship betweenthe two Parties, States and peoples, saying that the relationship is a valuablecommon property that needs to be preserved and constantly developed. Read full story

- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang hosted a reception inHanoi on May 17 for Nicholas Moore, Australia's Special Envoy for SoutheastAsia, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.

Quang spoke highly of the fine development ofbilateral relations, with two-way trade hitting 15.7 billion USD in 2022, up26.7% year-on-year, making Australia Vietnam’s seventh largest trade partner,and Vietnam the 10th largest trader with Australia. Read full story

- The 20th ASEAN-China Senior Officials' Meeting on theImplementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties (DOC) in the EastSea (SOM-DOC) was held in the northern province of Quang Ninh on May 17 afternearly two years of hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Earlier, member countries of the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN) convened a meeting to coordinate their stances. Read full story

- Despite uncertainties in the global economy, Vingroup willcontinue focusing on winning over international markets this year, the companysaid at the 2023 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on May 17. 

VinFast, a Vingroup subsidiary that specialises inthe design and production of electric vehicles (EVs), and Black SpadeAcquisition Co. announced a merger on May 12. Read full story

- The Vietnam-Japan joint venture Nghi Son Cement Corporation(NSCC) said it has exported 31,500 tonnes of cement to the US, its first batchto the market.

☀️ Morning digest May 18 ảnh 4Illustrative image (Photo: Nghi Son Cement Corporation)

The shipment is considered a good sign given thegloomy situation facing the construction sector. Read full story

- Eight ministries and agencies will coordinate in conductingcomprehensive, unscheduled inspections of TikTok's operations in Vietnam,according to the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC).

Apart from the MIC, the inspection delegation willcomprise representatives from the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry ofCulture, Sports and Tourism, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministryof Finance, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ho ChiMinh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, and the Ho Chi Minh CityDepartment of Information and Communications. Read full story

- A ceremony was held in Ho Chi Minh City on May 17 to sendoff the Vietnamese team competing in the 12th ASEAN Para Games which isscheduled to take place in Cambodia from June 3-9.

☀️ Morning digest May 18 ảnh 5At the event (Photo: VNA)

The event was co-hosted by the Vietnam Sports Administrationunder the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, HCM City's Department ofCulture and Sports and the Vietnam Paralympic Association./. Read full story

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