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☕ Afternoon briefing on April 10

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on April 10 ảnh 1

Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

-Chairman of the Vietnamese NationalAssembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue visited the Hongqiao legislative centre in Shanghaion April 10, as part of his official trip to China.

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 10 ảnh 2Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue (1st from left) at the Hongqiao legislative centre in Shanghai on April 10. (Photo: VNA)

The centre has so far contributed to the draftingof 82 draft laws and legal documents, including four laws promulgated by theNational People's Congress (NPC) of China.Read full text

-The United Nations Economic and SocialCouncil (ECOSOC) on April 9 (US time) elected Vietnam to the Executive Board ofthe United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UNWomen) for the 2025-2027 term.

With this election, from January 2025 to the endof 2027, Vietnam will participate in coordinating the building andimplementation of major orientations of the UN Women and ensuring that theagency’s strategies and activities are consistent with the UN's overall goalsand policies on promoting gender equality and women's empowerment.Read full text

-The focus of border management andprotection between Vietnam and neighbouring countries has shifted fromdemarcation to cooperation for development, Minister of Foreign Affairs BuiThanh Son has said.

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 10 ảnh 3At the conference on reviewing and guiding the implementation of land border gate planning held in Hanoi on April 8. (Photo: Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

In his concluding statement delivered at aconference on reviewing and guiding the implementation of land border gateplanning held in Hanoi on April 8, Son noted it is crucial to seizecollaboration opportunities to promote development in border areas.Read full text

- Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui ThanhSon’s official visit to Thailand from April 10 to 12 is important to promotingthe two countries’ strategic partnership as well as their foreign ministries’cooperation, thus consolidating the foundation for elevating bilateral ties toa new level, a diplomat has said.

Talking to the Vietnam News Agency, Chargéd’affaires a.i. of Vietnam in Thailand Bui Thi Hue said the two countriesmarked the 10th anniversary of their strategic partnership in 2023. Over thepast years, bilateral relations have been reinforced and growing fast andpractically in all fields with profound political trust and the cooperation ineconomy - trade - investment and security - defence among bright spots.Read full text

- Minister of Labour, Invalids andSocial Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung received Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to VietnamMohammed Ismaeil A. Dahlwy in Hanoi on April 9, during which they discussedmeasures to promote labour cooperation between the two countries.

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 10 ảnh 4 Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung(R) receives Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Vietnam Mohammed Ismaeil A. Dahlwy. (Photo: VNA)

Mohammed Ismaeil A. Dahlwy affirmed his countryreally wants to continue receiving an increasing number of Vietnamese workers,not only in the field of domestic work but also in many others. This will contributeto further strengthening bilateral cooperation.Read full text

-Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, PermanentRepresentative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), World Trade Organisation(WTO), and other international organisations in Geneva, receivedrepresentatives from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)’sDivision for Asia and the Pacific on April 9.

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 10 ảnh 5Ambassador Mai Phan Dung (second from right) and WIPO representatives. (Photo: VNA)

At his working session with the division’sDirector Andrew Ong, Dung expressed his delight at the close cooperationbetween the WIPO and Vietnam.Read full text

- Vice Chairman of the People’sCommittee of Ho Chi Minh City Vo Van Hoan on April 10 received formerVice-Chancellor, former Minister of Health and Minister of Economics andTechnology of Germany Philipp Rösler who is joining a delegation of Germanfirms to visit the city.

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 10 ảnh 6An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA)

Hailing the visit, Hoan said that the city isexperiencing an economic transition stage towards green growth and digitaltransformation, and has high demand for technological change, digital transformation,and digital government building, which is a great chance for German firms toengage in the city’s development process in the future.Read full text

-Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandonereceived a delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committeeled by its President Do Van Chien in Vientiane on April 10.

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 10 ảnh 7Lao PM Sonexay Siphandone (right) and President of the VFF Central Committee Do Van Chien at their meeting in Vientiane on April 10 (Photo: VNA)

Chien voiced his delight that the specialsolidarity between Vietnam and Laos stays strong and is growing properlydespite fast and complex developments in the region and the world.Read full text/.

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