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☀️ Morning digest September 14

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

- As an active and responsible member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU),the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam is hosting the ninth Global Conference ofYoung Parliamentarians, which is to officially open in Hanoi on September 15.

The conference, to be held at the National Convention Centre, is an importantand the only multilateral activity organised by the NA this year. Read full story

- Politburo member and Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam paid a courtesycall to member of the Politburo Standing Committee, Secretary of theSecretariat of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee andDirector of the CPC Central Committee Cai Qi in Beijing on September 13, aspart of his official China visit from September 12-16. Read full story

- The upgrade of the Vietnam – US relations to the Comprehensive StrategicPartnership is a force for prosperity, cooperation and sustainable developmentin the region, US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E.Knapper said at the pressbriefing on President Joe Biden’s visit to Vietnam on September 13.  Read full story

- Vietnam sees a good chance to become an important link in the US energy giants’value chain as there is an increasing number of US firms coming to theSoutheast Asian country to seek cooperation opportunities, experts said at theVietnam – US Trade Forum held in Ho Chi Minh City on September 13. Read full story

- Vietnam’s wood export is likely to hit about 14.5 billion USD this year,lower than the yearly target of 17 billion USD, Vice Chairman of theHandicraft and Wood Industry Association of Ho Chi Minh City (HAWA) NguyenChanh Phuong told a local press conference on September 13.

Between now and the year’s end, the figure could reach roughly 6 billion USD. Read full story

- The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Vietnam is stepping upactivities and projects as part of its agricultural cooperation programmes withthe Vietnam Agricultural Extension, JICA Deputy Chief Representative KuboYoshitomo has said.

It is expected to help localities increase productivity and the efficiency ofthe local agricultural supply chain, strengthen linkage among various economicdevelopment models, especially in the private sector while improving thelivelihoods of locals. Read full story

- An energy transition seminar on Norwegian-Vietnamese business partnershipsopened in Ho Chi Minh on September 13, hosted by the Norwegian Embassy inVietnam in collaboration with the Oil, Gas and Coal Department under theMinistry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

According to experts, the participation and collaboration of the private sectorwill play a vital role in the implementation of the Vietnamese government’sPower Development Plan VIII with priority to be given to the development ofrenewable energy. Read full story

- The Authority of Information Security (AIS) under the Ministry of Informationand Communications (MIC) and the global cybersecurity company Kaspersky held aworkshop themed “Cyber Immunity for Security in IoT” in Hanoi on September 12in recognition of the complex cybersecurity landscape brought about by theproliferation of IoT devices.

The annual workshop, part of long-term cooperation activities between the twosides, aimed for technical exchange and thought leadership. Read full story./.
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