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☀️ Morning digest May 25

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest May 25 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list ofselected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

- The 15th National Assembly (NA)’s fifthsession entered the third working day in Hanoi on May 24 under the chair of NAChairman Vuong Dinh Hue, which was televised on the NA Television's channel.

Presided over by NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Haiin the morning, the NA listened to Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc’s report onState budget execution 2021, the State Auditor General Ngo Van Tuan’s report onauditing State budget execution 2021, Chairman of the NA Finance-BudgetCommittee Le Quang Manh’s report examining the State budget execution 2021. Read full story
☀️ Morning digest May 25 ảnh 2President Vo Van Thuong (left) receives credentials from Qatari Ambassador Khalid Ali Abdullah Abel. (Photo: VNA)
- President Vo Van Thuong on May 24 received the ambassadors ofQatar, Brazil, Slovenia, Portugal, Estonia and Guinea, who came to present theircredentials.

At his reception for Qatari Ambassador Khalid Ali Abdullah Abel,Thuong said he hopes to welcome the Emir of Qatar in Vietnam soon this year,thereby creating a breakthrough for the friendship and cooperation between thetwo countries. Read full story

- Vietnam welcomes partners, including those from India, whoare interested in investing in infrastructure, especially strategicinfrastructure in the country, including transportation, energy, digital, andclimate-adaptive infrastructure, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told CEO of theAdani Group’s Adani Ports and SEZ Limited (APSEZ) Karan Adani during areception in Hanoi on May 14.

The PM told his guest that during the recentexpanded Summit of the Group of Seven in Japan, he met with his Indiancounterpart Narendra Modi to discuss measures and orientations to promotingbilateral cooperation that matches with the potential of their comprehensivestrategic partnership. Read full story

- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang met with former PrimeMinister of Japan Suga Yoshihide, Chairman of the Japan - Vietnam ParliamentaryFriendship Alliance Nikai Toshihiro, and President of the Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA) Tanaka Akihiko in Tokyo on May 24 as part of hisworking visit to Japan.

At their meeting, Quang wished former PM SugaYoshihide, who is now an advisor to the Japan - Vietnam ParliamentaryFriendship Alliance, to pay further attention to lifting the countries’relations to a new height, increasing the exchange of delegations this year,and supporting the Vietnamese community in Japan, whose population nears500,000. Read full story

- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha chaired the openingsession of the Vietnam - Asia DX Summit 2023 themed “Driving economic growthenabled by digital data mining and smart connectivity” in Hanoi on May 24.

Addressing the event, Ha affirmed that Vietnam'sdigital transformation is taking place strongly, and producing practicalresults. However, it cannot be done by one person, one organisation, onecountry, one government, but requires the engagement of everyone and all sectors. Read full story

- The reputable Russian newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda (KomsomolTruth) on May 24 published an article highlighting the potential and prospectsof the Russia-Vietnam relationship in the current situation, on the occasion ofthe Vietnam visit by Chairman of the United Russia Party and Deputy Chairman ofthe Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev.

The article described Vietnam as a strong emerging country witha population of 100 million, and one of the fastest-growing digital economiesin the region, with an annual growth of 38%. The country is also likely tobecome the second-largest digital economy in Southeast Asia by 2025. Read full story
☀️ Morning digest May 25 ảnh 3Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)
- Legislators on May 24 listenedto a proposal and a verification report on the further application of the 2%reduction in the value added tax (VAT) under a resolution dated January 11,2022, as part of the ongoing fifth session of the 15th National Assembly.

Minister of Finance Ho Duc Phoc noted that theGovernment submitted Resolution 43/2022/QH15 on fiscal and monetary policies insupport of the socio-economic recovery and development programme for approval. Read full story

- The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS)’ Institute ofAfrican and Middle Eastern Studies and the group of African Ambassadors toVietnam held an international seminar on promoting African Continental FreeTrade Area: opportunities and challenges for Vietnam on May 24.

In his opening speech, VASS President Dr. Phan ChiHieu said Vietnam and African countries have a long-standing relationship andalways support each other, from the struggle for national liberation tonational development process. Despite COVID-19 pandemic, trade volume betweenVietnam and African nations still recorded positive growth./. Read full story
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