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☀️ Morning digest November 22

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest November 22 ảnh 1

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

– President Vo Van Thuong hosted a reception on November 21for leaders of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRC) who are in Hanoi to attend the 11th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).
☀️ Morning digest November 22 ảnh 2President Vo Van Thuong greets delegates to the IFRC’s 11th Asia-Pacific Regional Conference at the reception in Hanoi on November 21. (Photo: VNA) 
The President thanked the IFRC, the InternationalCommittee of the Red Cross, Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies of countriesand international organisations for their cooperation and effective support forVietnam over the past years, especially in times of natural disasters anddiseases.Read full text

 – A book of Party General Secretary Nguyen PhuTrong on the building and development of Vietnam’s diplomacy deeply imbued withthe characteristics of “Vietnamese bamboo” made debut at a ceremony held inHanoi on November 21.
The book is divided into three parts, with thefirst focusing on the important role of and major contributions by diplomacy tonational construction and defence. It consists of an overview article and sevenspeeches the Party leader delivered at meetings of the Party Central Committeeand national diplomatic and foreign affairs conferences.Read full text

– Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General To Lamreceived Chief of Staff of the Chinese People's Armed Police Zhou Jianguo inHanoi on November 21.
☀️ Morning digest November 22 ảnh 3Vietnamese Minister of Public Security General To Lam (right) receives Chief of Staff of the Chinese People's Armed Police Zhou Jianguo in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA)
Lam said that the Vietnam-China comprehensivestrategic cooperative partnership has been developing fruitfully andeffectively thanks to trusted cooperation in politics, economy, defence,security, culture, social affairs and people-to-people exchanges.Read full text

– The upgrade of the Vietnam - US relations to thecomprehensive strategic partnership is opening considerable opportunities forboth sides to activate new and breakthrough cooperation fields so that Vietnamcan engage more deeply in global supply chains, said Deputy Minister ofIndustry and Trade Do Thang Hai. 
☀️ Morning digest November 22 ảnh 4Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai addresses the Vietnam - US Trade Forum 2023 in HCM City on November 21. (Photo: VNA)
Addressing the annual bilateral trade forum heldin Ho Chi Minh City on November 21, he highlighted Vietnam’s consistent policyof viewing the US as one of the most important economic and trading partners.Read full text

– A "Made in Vietnam Energy Forum" was held onlineby the Vietnam Business Forum (VBF)’s Power & Energy WorkingGroup on November 21, focusing on analysing issues related to the electricityand energy sector in Vietnam in the context of global energy transition.
As the 2nd event of this kind in 2023, the forumalso discussed strategies to attract investment for the ongoing energytransition process in the country.Read full text

– Operation Mekong Dragon V (OMD V), a programme crackingdown on drug and wildlife trafficking in Asia-Pacific, was successful, heard aconference held by the General Department of Vietnam Customs in Hanoi onNovember 21.
☀️ Morning digest November 22 ảnh 5 Participants at the conference (Photo: VNA) 
OMD is a joint action programme of customsagencies and other law enforcement bodies in the Asia-Pacific region to fightthe illegal trading in drugs, wild animals and plants, and products from thespecies in the list of the Convention on International Trade in EndangeredSpecies of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).Read full text

- Progenitor of Vietnamese traditional medicine Hai ThuongLan Ong Le Huu Trac has been honoured as an eminent personality by the UnitedNations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
The UNESCO General Conference on November 21passed a resolution on the list of eminent personalities and historical eventsin 2023 – 2024 at its 42nd session in Paris, France.Read full text/.
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