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☕ Afternoon briefing on April 21

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on April 21 ảnh 1

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

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on April 21 morninghosted an official welcome ceremony for his Czech counterpart Petr Fiala who ison an official visit to Vietnam from April 20-22.

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 21 ảnh 2Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) welcomes Prime Minister Petr Fiala. (Photo: VNA)

After the welcome ceremony, the two PMs held talks.As scheduled, the Czech government leader will also witness the signing ofbilateral cooperation pacts, pay a courtesy call to President Vo Van Thuong,and attend a Vietnam-Czech Republic business forum. Read full story

- National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and President ofthe National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernández comparednotes on orientations and measures to further strengthen the fraternalsolidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, States,legislatures and peoples during their talks in Havana on April 20 (local time).

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 21 ảnh 3National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (R) and President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernández (Photo: VNA)

At the talks, which took place following a welcomeceremony for the Vietnamese top legislator, host and guest also briefed eachother on the domestic situation, and exchanged views on regional andinternational issues of shared concern. Read full story

- Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) VuongDinh Hue had a meeting with Cuban revolution leader Gen. Raúl Castro Ruz, andFirst Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of Cuba MiguelDíaz-Canel in Havana on April 20 (local time).

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 21 ảnh 4NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (L) and First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel at the meeting in Havana on April 20. (local time). (Photo: VNA)

The two hosts welcomed the first official visit toCuba by Chairman Hue, who is also the first foreign leader to have visitedtheir country after it successfully held the elections of deputies to theNational Assembly of People’s Power for the 2023 - 2028 tenure and electedthe new State and Government leadership. Read full story

- Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) VuongDinh Hue met with Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz in Havana on April20 afternoon (local time), stressing Vietnam’s resolve to further reinforce itstime-tested ties with Cuba.

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 21 ảnh 5Vietnamese NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (R) meets Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz in Havana on April 20 afternoon (local time). (Photo: VNA)

Chairman Hue, who is paying an official visit tothe Latin American nation, affirmed that the Party, State, Government, NationalAssembly, and people of Vietnam always support the just revolutionary cause ofthe fraternal Cuban people. They also attach importance to and are determinedto further intensify the long-standing solidarity and comprehensive cooperationwith Cuba. Read full story

- Promoting the role of multilateralism is of greatimportance in tackling the current global multidimensional crisis, helpingsecure financial resources for the implementation of the sustainabledevelopment goals (SDGs), recommended Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Vietnam’sPermanent Representative to the United Nations (UN).

In his speech at the 2023 UN Economic and SocialCouncil (ECOSOC) Forum on Financing for Development, held from April 17-20, thediplomat called on the international community to make more efforts to narrowthe financial gap between countries and suggested that the G7 and G20 nationsaccelerate the implementation of their commitments to support developingcountries in accessing preferential financial resources for SDGs and climatechange response. Read full story

- General Director of Vietnam News Agency Vu VietTrang visited the headquarters of Cuban News Agency (ACN) and held talks withACN Director General Edda Diz Garcés on April 20 (Cuba times).

During the talks, two sides reviewed theirbilateral cooperation and highlighted the importance of reliable informationsources in the context of rampant fake news. Read full story   

- Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrellexpressed his deep impression on Vietnam’s economic growth as well as the waythe country has improved living standards of people, during his visit to theSoutheast Asian nation from April 16-20.

In an interview granted to the press, the ministernoted that there's been "a wonderful relationship between Australia andVietnam over the last 50 years” and Australia wants to work with Vietnam tocontinue the improvement in living standards so that Vietnam can beat the goalof being a fully developed country by 2045. Read full story

- Export of pepper beans and spices would earn Vietnam 2billion USD in 2025, according to President of the Vietnam Pepper Association(VPA) Hoang Thi Lien.

At a conference on pepper and spice export onApril 21, Lien said the forecast is based on expectations that pepper priceswill rise as demand recovers after COVID-19 while supply remains scarce. Read full story     

- Natural disasters caused economic loss worth nearly19.5 trillion VND (approximately 830 million USD) in 2022, up 3.4 times fromthe loss recorded in 2021, a conference of the national steering committee fornatural disaster prevention and control heard on April 20.

Also, 175 persons were killed or went missingduring natural disasters last year, it was reported at the conference, held ina hybrid format with the participation of all 63 provinces and centrally-runcities./.Read full story

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