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☕ Afternoon briefing on August 1

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

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☕ Afternoon briefing on August 1

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

- State President To Lam held talks with visiting President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta in Hanoi on August 1, during which the leaders sought measures to further promote all-round cooperation between the two countries.

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State President To Lam and President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta in Hanoi on August 1. (Photo: VNA)

Lam underlined that the visit, the third by Ramos-Horta to Vietnam, including two as the President of Timor-Leste, will create new momentum for collaboration between the two countries. Read full story

- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over an official welcome ceremony for visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the presidential palace in New Delhi on August 1 morning.

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Visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at an official welcome ceremony for the former at the presidential palace in New Delhi on August 1 morning. (Photo: VNA)

At the ceremony, the national anthems of both countries were played by a military band, followed by PM Chinh reviewing the Indian Armed Forces' guard of honour. Afterwards, the two PMs introduced the members of their respective delegations to each other. Read full story

- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man hosted a reception in Hanoi on August 1 for Tokai Kisaburo, member of the House of Representatives of Japan and Chairperson of the Policy Research Council under the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP).

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National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man (R) receives Tokai Kisaburo, member of the House of Representatives of Japan and Chairperson of the Policy Research Council under the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). (Photo: VNA)

On behalf of the Party and State leaders and people of Vietnam, Man expressed sincere gratitude to Prime Minister Kishida Fumio, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nukaga Fukushiro, President of the House of Councillors Otsuji Hidehisa, and members of the Japanese Parliament for their messages of condolences on the passing of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. Read full story

- Foreign investors injected more than 2.87 billion USD into the Vietnamese realty market during January-July, a year-on-year surge of 78%, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI)’s Foreign Investment Agency.

The agency said that foreign investors funneled their money in 18 out of the 21 economic sectors, with the processing and manufacturing industry attracting the largest share of over 12.65 billion USD, or 70.3% of the total. Read full story

- Vietnam has a market economy, if the pace of reforms it has undertaken from the Doi Moi (Renewal) period in 1986 to now is taken into consideration, Senior Lecturer in Economics at Australia’s Deakin University Dr. Cong Pham has assessed.

Vietnam joined the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2007 and has since signed numerous multilateral and bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) with various countries, including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), and the Vietnam-US Bilateral Trade Agreement. Read full story

- Vietnam Airlines took delivery of its fifth Boeing 787-10 on July 31, making it the 30th wide-body aircraft in the national flag carrier's fleet.

The Boeing 787-10 is currently the largest passenger aircraft used in Vietnam, with a length of over 68 metres. With 367 seats available, including 24 in business class, the aircraft will help the airline better meet passengers’ increasing demand during peak seasons./.Read full story

#State President To Lam #Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh #National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man #Indian Prime Minister #Narendra Modi #President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta
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