☕ Afternoon briefing on August 10

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on August 10.
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Hanoi, (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported bythe Vietnam News Agency on August 10. 

-The question-and-answersession as part of the 14th session of the 15th National Assembly (NA) StandingCommittee started on August 10 with questions on issues under the management ofthe public security ministry.

Opening the session which was broadcast live onnational television and radio, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said that basing onproposals of 58 NA deputy delegations, the NA Standing Committee has chosen twogroups of issues for the Q&A session – those under the jurisdiction of theMinistry of Public Security, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Read full story

- Minister of PublicSecurity Gen. To Lam provided more information about the new passport versionof Vietnam while fielding questions from full-time lawmakers at the 14thsession of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on August 10.

He said the granting of the new passport has beencarried out in line with the Law on Exit and Entry of Vietnamese Citizens,adopted by the NA in 2019, and that all details shown in the passport are inaccordance with law. 

The new passport version matches internationalpractices, he said, noting that many countries also use this design, whichdoesn’t include the “place of birth”. Read full story

Also at the Q&Asession, the minister stressed the need for each individual to protect personalinformation, especially on the cyberspace, when responding to deputies’ queriesregarding the disclosure and sale of personal information on social networks.

Lam said that the problem of personal informationdisclosure in the world and Vietnam is alarming, while the legal corridor onthis issue has not been completed, and people's awareness of personalinformation protection remains low. Read full story

-Prime Minister Pham MinhChinh chaired the first meeting of the state steering committee for nationalkey transport projects in Hanoi on August 10, during which he requestedministries, sectors and localities to apply comprehensive measures to speed upthe implementation of the projects to expand development space for regions.

PM Chinh noted that the country aims to build atleast 5,000 kilometres of expressways by 2030. Over the past 20 years, only1,100 kilometres of expressways have been constructed, which means the task forthe country until 2030 is heavy. Read full story

-A delegation of major Danish companies willaccompany Crown Prince Frederik in his upcoming visit to Vietnam to seek businessand investment opportunities with Vietnamese agencies and partners, DeputyDirector General of the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI) Thomas Bustruphas said.

At his meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador toDenmark Luong Thanh Nghi in Copenhagen on August 9, Bustrup affirmed that inthe context that the two countries share many common interests and holdincreasingly substantive and comprehensive relations, and many Danishbusinesses intend to expand their operations abroad, Vietnam has emerged as apotential destination. Read full story

-Thesixth court conference of Lao, Vietnamese, Cambodian border provinces opened inVientiane on August 10.

In his opening speech, Lao Deputy Prime Minister Kikeo Khaykhamphithoune saidthe event not only enable participants to share lessons in fightingtrans-national crimes and judicial assistance but also helped Laos carry outtwo national agendas on dealing with economic-financial difficulties and drugissues. Read full story

-Ambassador Dang HoangGiang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, has suggested Nasdaq Incof the US introduce reputable and experienced US investors to invest inVietnam in IT, renewable energy, agriculture, health care, education,finance, and real estate in the coming time.

In a meeting on August 9 with Robert McCooey,Senior Vice President of Nasdaq's  Listing Services unit,who leads business development for new listings in Latin America andAsia-Pacific, the Vietnamese diplomat said Vietnam wants to attract big firmsfrom the US to invest in the above-mentioned areas, especially those that cancontribute to implementing Vietnam's commitments at the 26th UN Climate ChangeConference of the Parties (COP26). Read full story

-Localitiesfrom the northern to the northern central regions have been requested to gearup personnel and equipment for Storm Mulan, which is predicted to enter theGulf of Tonkin on late August 10.

The Standing Office of the National SteeringCommittee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control held a meeting withministries, sectors, and localities on August 10 to discuss measures to respondto the storm. Read full story/. 
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