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☕ Afternoon briefing on April 12

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on April 12 ảnh 1

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

- The VietnameseNational Assembly (NA) stands ready to support cooperation between Vietnameselocalities and China’s Yunnan province, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed ata law and policy forum held in Kunming city on April 12.

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 12 ảnh 2NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the forum. (Photo: VNA)

The forum on laws and policies to promote tradeand investment ties between Vietnam and China was the second of its kind heldwithin the Vietnamese legislative leader’s six-day official visit, followingthe first in Shanghai. Read full story

- Chairman of theNational Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue hosted receptions for leaders of severalChinese corporations in Kunming city, Yunnan province, on April 12 as part ofhis official visit to China.

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 12 ảnh 3Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue (R) receives Chairman of Sunwah Group Jonathan Choi (Photo: VNA)

Receiving Chairman of Sunwah Group Jonathan Choi,the top legislator spoke highly of the group's 5-billion-USD investment inVietnam, and welcomed the group to increase its presence in the country,especially at industrial parks in Lao Cai province. Read full story

- Deputy PrimeMinister Tran Luu Quang is scheduled to pay an official visit to Cuba fromApril 14 to 16, aiming to continue reinforcing multifaceted cooperation betweenthe two countries.

Talking to the Vietnam News Agency, VietnameseAmbassador Designate to Cuba Le Quang Long said the visit is taking place amidthe continually enhanced traditional friendship and increasingly substantivecooperation between the two countries. Their fraternity, comprehensivecooperation, and mutual trust have been further strengthened and expanded inall aspects. Read full story

- United Nations(UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres expressed his impression of Vietnam'seconomic growth, at a working session with Ambassador Dang HoangGiang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, on April 11 in New York.

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 12 ảnh 4Participants at the working session (Photo: VNA)

The UN chief said he believes that Vietnam willcomplete its development goals despite recent challenges in the region. Read full story

- The 41st sessionof the Vietnam-Cuba Intergovernmental Committee opened in Havana on April 11,seeking ways to expand and diversify bilateral economic relations incommensurate with the traditional political relationship between the twoParties, States, and peoples.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Vietnamese Ministerof Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi, who is co-chair of the committee, said thatthe Vietnamese Party, State, and people always remember the special affection,strong support and help from the Cuban Party, State, and people to theSoutheast Asian country’s past struggle for liberation as well as its currentnation building and development. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the State Bank ofVietnam (SBV) to keep a close watch on international and domestic goldprices, and put in place measuresand tools in a timely and effective way to regulate the gold market in line with regulations.

The move is to ensure that the market operates in astable, healthy, transparent, and efficient manner, and prevent the"goldisation" phenomenon in the national economy, the leader saidwhile chairing a recent meeting on solutions to manage the gold market inthe coming time, the GovernmentOffice said in a notice.  Read full story

- Processing andmanufacturing enterprises have forecast better performance in Quarter 2 despiteglobal headwinds posed by conflicts and high production costs, according to theGeneral Statistics Office (GSO)’s survey.

The GSO said more stringent requirements onquality, production process, information and green production will exertpressure on domestic businesses, but 82% of the surveyed firms expecttheir business will improve from Quarter 1, while only 18% anticipate moredifficulties. Read full story

- The Vietnamese Statealways respects and protects the right to freedom of religion or belief forall, and does not discriminate against any based on religion or belief,affirmed Vice Chairman of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs NguyenVan Ky.

Vietnam is a country with ethnical and religiousdiversity. There are now more than 27 million religious followers, accountingfor 27% of the total population, over 54,000 religious dignitaries, 144,000religious assistants, and nearly 30,000 places of worship, Ky told a pressmeeting held by the Ministry of Information and Communications in Hanoi onApril 11./. Read full story

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