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☕ Afternoon briefing on April 8

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on April 8.
☕ Afternoon briefing on April 8 ảnh 1

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of theday’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on April 8.

– The northernprovince of Hai Duong is giving the finishing touches to facilities serving theupcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31). According to NguyenTruong Thang, Deputy Director of the provincial Department of Culture, Sportsand Tourism, up to 95 percent of the upgrade work to the Hai Duong Gymnasium -the venue of the table tennis event of the Games from May 13 to 20 - has been completed. Read full story

– The People’s Committee of Phu Tho on April 8 met a delegationof 30 outstanding overseas Vietnamese paying tribute to Hung Kings - thelegendary founders of the nation, at Hung Kings Temple in the northernprovince. The delegation was led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs andChairman of the State Committee on Overseas Vietnamese Affairs Pham Quang Hieu. Read full story

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 8 ảnh 2A street fruit vendor in Hong Kong (China). (Photo: VNA)

– Hong Kong(China) is viewed as a promising market for Vietnamese exporters as bilateraltrade experienced growth of 64.6 percent, from over 8.28 billion USD in 2015 tonearly 13.63 billion USD in 2021. Last year, Vietnam’s export ofagricultural and aquatic products alone advanced 3.08 percent to near 310million USD. Vegetables and fruits recorded the highest growth of 32.94percent, followed by aquatic products (7.71 percent), cashew nut (7.32percent), and rice (0.53 percent), according to the Vietnamese trade office inHong Kong and Macau. Read full story

– The overall punctuality of the local aviation industry was95.5 percent in the first quarter of this year, according to statistics fromthe Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV). In the period, Vietnam'ssix airlines operated 58,302 flights, a reduction of nearly 25 percent comparedto last year’s figure. Bamboo Airways took the lead with 96.6 percent of itsflights on time; Vietnam Airlines and Pacific Airlines ranked second and thirdwith on-time performance (OTP) of 96 percent and 95.7 percent, respectively;and the OTP rate of Vietjet Air was 94.4 percent. Read full story

– Ho Chi MinhCity welcomed nearly 130 tourists from the US on April 8 under a tour organisedby Citslinc International Inc in collaboration with Asia Life and Beauty Traveland Tour Services Co., Ltd. As scheduled, the visitors, who came to HCMCity for the first time, stay at Muong Thanh hotel in Phu Nhuan district, enjoyfood at Rex Hotel Restaurants and Bars and Indochina Queen Rivercruiser. Read full story

☕ Afternoon briefing on April 8 ảnh 3Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

– The Ho ChiMinh City Department of Environment and Natural Resources has proposed othermunicipal departments and agencies cooperate with the Japan InternationalCooperation Agency (JICA) in addressing land subsidence. The proposalwas sent to the HCM City People’s Committee after JICA showed an interest injoin hands with the city to implement a project for technical cooperation incomprehensively assessing and tackling land subsidence. Read full story

– TheVietnam-Canada Investment Forum was held online on April 7 (Canada time),offering a good opportunity for the Southeast Asian nation to promote andattract investment, and to intensify the supply chain between the two sides ata time when both economies are showing signs of good recovery. The forumwas among activities organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Canada to promotethe economic diplomacy so as to serve the national development cause. Read full story

– Traders atwet markets in the central city of Da Nang are now able to go cashless as theycan use e-wallet mobile app Viettel Money under a 4.0 wet market modelintroduced on April 8. The new model was launched by the municipalDepartment of Industry and Trade and the Da Nang branch of military-run telecomgroup Viettel, aiming to accelerate digital transformation and use of thenon-cash payment method at the city’s wet markets and provide moreopportunities for local residents to experience modern payment services./. Read full story

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