☕ Afternoon briefing on April 5

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

Wednesday, April 05, 2023 16:41

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

- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue chaired a NA full-timedeputies’ meeting to discuss a number of issues to be debated at the NA’supcoming fifth session.

The Chairman said that since the beginning of the tenure, the 15th NA adopted 16laws and 21 resolutions with high consensus. Law-building will be a focal pointof the upcoming fifth session, during which a large number of large-scale andimportant bills will be debated and approved. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed Vietnam’s commitment to cooperationin building a prosperous, fair and healthy Mekong river basin while addressingthe fourth Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit in Vientiane, Laos on April 5.

Chinh spoke highly of the indispensable role of the MRC as well as its effortsto effectively perform the functions and tasks of an international river basinorganisation, helping affirm the value of the 1995 Mekong Agreement. Read full story

- The sound policies adopted by the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) andcoordination in actions by the Government have helped Vietnam keep a closewatch on developments of the world economy and make suitable policyadjustments, a Cuban expert has said.

Dr. Ruvislei Gonzalez Saez, a senior researcher at the Cuban Centre forInternational Policy Research (CIPI), also told the Vietnam News Agency in arecent interview that he is impressed by Vietnam’s GDP growth of 8.02% lastyear. Read full story

- The Vietnamese delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang, madeactive contributions to the agenda of the 52nd regular session of the UN HumanRights Council (UNHRC) that concluded in Geneva on April 4. Read full story

- Vietnam commits to joining actions inaddressing consequences of bombs and mines left over from the war, according toMaj. Gen. Tran Trung Hoa, Director General of the Vietnam National Mine ActionCentre (VNMAC).

Addressing a New York debate session within the framework of the Mine ActionWeek held by the United Nations on the occasion of the International Day forMine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action on April 4, Hoa said that Vietnamis among the countries most affected by unexploded ordnance (UXO). Read full story

- Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung and CambodianMinister of Labour and Vocational Training Ith Samheng on April 5co-chaired the Vietnam-Cambodia Labour Ministers' Meeting in Hanoi. Read full story

- Minister of Public Security Gen. To Lam on April 5 met with representativesof the Japan Coast Guard as part of activities in his working visit to thecountry. Read full story

- French businesses should innovate their approach, enhance their understandingof culture and language, and make changes to adapt to Vietnam's transitioningeconomy in order to expand their market share and boost investment in theSoutheast Asian nation, said Dr. Jean-Philippe Eglinger, the founder of theViet Phap Strategies.

Addressing a seminar held by Salveo/Adit/ESL economic information consultingfirm on April 4 in Paris to introduce investment potential and promote economicand trade cooperation between France and Vietnam, Eglinger said Vietnam is alarge and highly potential market, and businesses from both sides have anopportunity to capitalise on strengths generated by the strategic partnershipbetween the two nations and the EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). Read full story

- Vietnamese associations in the Netherlands – Students’ association,Vietnamese community association, and women’s union – on April 4 co-organisedthe Open Netherlands Games in Amsterdam to celebrate the 50th anniversary ofthe establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries (April 9,1973 - 2023).

The event, the first of its kind, attracted the participation of manybasketball and football teams from European countries including Hungary,Belgium, and France. Read full story

- The Vietnam Trade Office in Australia has helped Vietnamese enterprises tosign a contract to export ten containers of ST25 rice to Vanuatu.

Head of the trade office Nguyen Phu Hoa said that the parties have also agreedon the next shipments, with the total demand expected to be up to thousands oftonnes of Vietnamese rice to Vanuatu. Read full story

- The Vietnam Prosperity Joint-Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) has officiallysigned a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) inenhancing digital banking experiences for its customers. Read full story

- The volume of international visitors coming to Vietnam by sea in March roseby over 2.8 times compared to the previous month, according statistics of theMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Vietnam National Administration ofTourism (VNAT).

A series of cruise ships docked at the ports in Nha Trang, Da Nang, Ba Ria –Vung Tau, Ho Chi Minh City and Quang Ninh in the period. Most tourists camefrom Europe and Asia. Read full story

- A “Night of Pho” event was held in Or Yehuda city, Israel, on April 4,introducing Vietnam’s noodle soup to local people.

Ambassador Ly Duc Trung said that diners invited to try the signature food arethose who know and love the country, people and cuisine of Vietnam, many ofthem local chefs and restaurant owners. Read full story./.

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