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☕ Afternoon briefing on April 4

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on April 4 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief reviewof the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

- Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong and Governor-General ofAustralia David Hurley expressed their delight at the practical and effectivedevelopment of the strategic partnership between the two countries during theirtalks in Hanoi on April 4.

The talks followed an official welcome ceremonyhosted by President Thuong and his spouse for the Australian leader and hisspouse, who are paying a State visit to Vietnam. Read full story

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh welcomed the first State visit to Vietnam by Australian Governor-General David Hurley, which is also the first trip by a senior leader of Australia after a four-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, at their meeting in Hanoi on April 4.

Highlighting the significance of the visit at a time when the two countries are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Vietnam-Australia diplomatic ties, PM Chinh congratulated Australia on its impressive achievements in economic recovery and development in the post-COVID-19 period, positively improving social security for people and carrying out important international commitments, including in response to climate change. Read full story

- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the4th Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, on April 5 atthe invitation of his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone.

The MRC is an intergovernmental organisation thatworks with the governments of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam to managethe shared water and related resources of the Mekong River for the sustainabledevelopment of the Mekong region. It was founded under the Mekong Agreement in1995, building on previous cooperation through the Mekong Committee establishedin 1957. Read full story


- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will attend the 4th MekongRiver Commission (MRC) Summit, themed “'Innovation and Cooperation for a WaterSecure and Sustainable Mekong”, in Vientiane, Laos, on April 5.

In an interview recently granted to the press,Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanhsaid the 4th MRC Summit will be attended by the Prime Ministers of the MRCmember countries - Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam - representatives ofthe MRC’s dialogue partners - China and Myanmar - as well as its developmentpartners, and international organisations within and outside the Mekong region. Read full story

- The UN Human Rights Council (HRC) on April 3 adopted aresolution proposed and drafted by Vietnam to commemorate the 75th anniversaryof the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the 30th anniversary ofthe Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action (VDPA).

The resolution was adopted by consensus andco-sponsored by 98 states as of the end of April 3 afternoon (Geneva time),including 14 co-authors (Vietnam, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bolivia,Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Fiji, India, Panama, Romania, South Africa, andSpain). Read full story

- Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung led aVietnamese delegation to the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 4 tocongratulate the country's on its traditional New Year festival Bunpimay.

Hung expressed his best wishes to the Lao Party,State and people on the occasion. He informed that Party General SecretaryNguyen Phu Trong, President Vo Van Thuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh andNational Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue will send letters of congratulationsand flowers to Lao Party and State leaders. Read full story
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- The Investigation Security Agency under the Ministryof Public Security has proposed prosecuting 54 defendants involved in thecases of “giving and accepting bribes, brokering bribery, abusing positions andpower while performing duties, and fraudulently appropriating property”, whichoccurred at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Hanoi and other provinces andcities, after the agency concluded its investigations.

Accordingly, 21 defendants are prosecuted forreceiving bribes in line with Article 354 of the Penal Code, including NguyenQuang Linh, former Assistant to the Standing Deputy Prime Minister; NguyenThanh Hai, Director of the Government Office's Department ofInternational Relations, and Nguyen Tien Than and Nguyen Mai Anh, employees atthe department. Read full story


- After a strong performance in 2022, Vietnam’s economicgrowth is expected to moderate at 6.5% this year and further expand at 6.8% in2024, according to Asian Development Outlook (ADO) released by the AsianDevelopment Bank (ADB) on April 4.

Vietnam’s economic growth will be constrained in2023 by the global economic slowdown, continued monetary tightening in advancedeconomies, and spillover from global geopolitical tensions, said ADB CountryDirector for Vietnam Andrew Jeffries. Read full story
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- Vietnam remains an important source of tourists toSingapore, and the country has always been an attractive destination forinternational holidaymakers, including Singaporeans, according to chiefrepresentative of the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) in Vietnam Serene Ng.

She said that Vietnam's strengths are in naturalconditions, rich natural resources and culture, history, and national heritage. Read full story

- A symposium was held in London on April 3 to discuss howBritish non-governmental organisations (NGO) that are operating in Vietnam cansupport the country’s socio-economic development.

Representatives of the NGOs gave proposals onmeasures to assist Vietnam’s socio-economic expansion process, especially inthe fields of health care, science-technology, climate change, support to poorcommunities and ethnic minority groups, as well as women and girls’empowerment. They also asked for more favourable conditions for theiroperations./.Read full story
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