☕ Afternoon briefing on August 12

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on August 12.
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Hanoi, (VNA) – The following is a brief review ofthe day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on August 12. 

– Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. HoangXuan Chien received UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pauline Tamesis in Hanoion August 12, saying that Vietnam will take part in UN peacekeeping operationsmore extensively in the time ahead.

Chien appreciated the cooperationand assistance from the UN and its agencies in Vietnam, especially the UNResident Coordinator Office, when the country served as the ASEAN Chair in 2020and a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council during 2020 - 2021.Read full story

– The National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba hasreceived 750 tablets, two servers and two printers as gifts from theVietnamese counterpart. Speaking at the handover ceremony held on August11 in Havana, Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Le Thanh Tung said the equipment isintended to help the Cuban legislature improve its operational efficiency. Read full story

– Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Tran Sy Thanhreceived visiting Chairman of the Korea & Vietnam Economic and CulturalAssociation (KOVECA) Kim Kil-soo on August 11.

Kim said the Republic ofKorea (RoK) is working hard to help regional countries improve environmentaland water matters towards sustainable development, and that it is ready toshare experience and transfer advanced technology for waste treatment and waterpurification to Hanoi and Vietnam as a whole.Read full story

– Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi visited thehost country's southern federal region of Krasnodar from August 9 -11, where hemet local leaders to discuss the possibility of enhancing bilateral cooperation. Khoi had meetings with Alexander Ruppel, Deputy Governor of Krasnodar Region,and Maxim Slyusarev, deputy mayor of its capital Krasnodar City, during whichthe two sides talked about potential for stronger economic partnership. Read full story

- The Ministry of Health (MoH) has reported on the domesticproduction of vaccines against the COVID-19, and the receipt andimmunisation of vaccines to the Prime Minister.

There are fivevaccines being in the research and clinical trial process, namely Nanocovax,COVIVAC, ARCT-154, COVID-19 HIPRA and S – 268019, the ministry said, adding theresearch is being conducted on schedule and in line with contents of theresearch plans approved by the ministry. The work is expected to complete inDecember next year. Read full story

– There is still a lot of room for Vietnamese goods to expandtheir presence in the European Union (EU) market, but accessing its retaildistribution systems is extremely important, heard a seminar in Ho Chi MinhCity on August 11.

Speaking at the event, held to support domesticenterprises to connect with EU’s distribution systems, Nguyen Thao Hien, deputyhead of the European-American Market Department under the Ministry of Industryand Trade, said the year 2022 is favourable for export and trade promotionactivities with the EU partners, as both sides are recovering from the COVID-19pandemic with great support from the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). Read full story

- The number of air passengers reached nearly 12 million inJuly, including over 10.5 million on domestic flights, an increase of 40.3%compared to July 2019 before the COVID-19 outbreak, said the Civil AviationAdministration of Vietnam (CAAV). Along with a sharp increase in thenumber of passengers, flight cancellations and delays also increased rapidly,partly due to airlines’ errors. Read full story

– So far this year, the southern province of Binh Duong – amagnet for foreign investment of Vietnam – attracted over 2.5 billion USD inFDI, up 74% year-on-year. To date, the province has had 4,059foreign-invested projects worth 39.6 billion USD. After the COVID-19pandemic is put under control, every week, Binh Duong welcomes at least oneforeign delegation coming to learn about the province’s investment environmentand seek cooperation opportunities. Read full story/.
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