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☕ Afternoon briefing on April 26

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on April 26 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief reviewof the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

- Leaders and former leaders of the Party, State, Government,National Assembly (NA), and Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) paid tribute toPresident Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on April 26 on the occasion ofthe 49th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National ReunificationDay (April 30, 1975-2024).
☕ Afternoon briefing on April 26 ảnh 2Leaders and former leaders of the Party, State, Government, National Assembly, and Vietnam Fatherland Front pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum (Photo: VNA)
Prominent among them were Prime Minister Pham MinhChinh, and NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, Permanent member of the Party CentralCommittee's Secretariat and Chairwoman of its Organisation Commission TruongThi Mai, President of the VFF Central Committee Do Van Chien, and Acting StatePresident Vo Thi Anh Xuan. Read full story

– Vietnam always attaches importance to multilateralcooperation and the role of UNESCO, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Sontold visiting President of the 42nd General Conference of UNESCO Simona-MirelaMiculescu in Hanoi on April 25.

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 26 ảnh 3Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (R) and President of the 42nd General Conference of UNESCO Simona-Mirela Miculescu. (Photo: VNA)
The minister affirmed that Vietnam stands ready toshare its experience and success stories with other UNESCO member countries. Read full story

– A representative of Vietnam appealed to all the partiesconcerned to exercise maximum self-restraint and to end hostilities, whileaddressing a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) open debate on the MiddleEast and Palestine situation on March 25.

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 26 ảnh 4Minister Counsellor Nguyen Hoang Nguyen, Chargé d’affaires a.i. of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN, speaks at the UNSC open debate on March 25. (Photo: VNA)
In his remarks, Minister Counsellor Nguyen HoangNguyen, Chargé d’affaires a.i. of Vietnam’s Permanent Mission to the UN, voiceddeep concern over the escalating tensions in the region. Read full story

- State capital and private resources both play an importantrole in meeting financial needs for development and implementation of thesustainable development goals (SDGs), Minister Counsellor Nguyen Hoang Nguyentold the 2024 ECOSOC Financing for Development (FfD) Forum, held in New Yorkfrom April 22-25.

Nguyen, who is also Chargé d’Affaires of thePermanent Delegation of Vietnam to the United Nations, emphasised theimportance of North-South and South-South cooperation, trilateral andquadrilateral cooperation models to share experience, technology, and capitalfor Southern countries to implement the Agenda 2030 on sustainable development. Read full story

– The northern province of Ninh Binh hopes to receive furthersupport from UNESCO to preserve and promote its cultural heritage as well asbetter integrate into the world’s network of heritage, tourism and culturalindustry hubs and creative cities, Secretary of the provincial Party CommitteeDoan Minh Huan has said.

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 26 ảnh 5Secretary of the provincial Party Committee Doan Minh Huan (R) and President of the 42nd General Conference of UNESCO Simona-Mirela Muculescu. (Photo: VNA)
At a reception for President of the 42nd GeneralConference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and CulturalOrganisation (UNESCO) Simona-Mirela Muculescu on April 26, Huan thanked UNESCOfor assisting the province over the past years, helping it to shine bright onthe country’s tourism map and rank in the top 10 provinces an cities with thehighest numbers of visitors. Read full story

– Vietnamese airlines are expected to operate 9,000 flightson domestic routes to meet the travel demand during the upcoming NationalReunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1) holidays, according to theAirports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV).

During April 26 – May 2, the number of dailytakeoffs and landings will increase 16.5% compared to the average of normaldays in April to 1,285, equivalent to 98% of the figure reported in the sameperiod last year. Read full story

– Chairman of the People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City PhanVan Mai has told the Vice President of Worldwide AI Initiative at NVIDIA, KeithStrier that the city wants to become a major and good partner and customer ofthe firm in Vietnam.

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 26 ảnh 6Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee Phan Van Mai presents a souvenir to Vice President of Worldwide AI Initiative at NVIDIA Keith Strier (Photo: VNA)
Receiving Strier and the NVIDIA delegation onApril 26, Mai said that the city aims to not only apply AI technologies butalso become an AI development centre./. Read full story
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