☕ Afternoon briefing on August 5

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review ofthe day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on August 5.

- President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with newly-appointed ambassadorsof South Africa, Saudi Arabia and Belgium, who came to present theircredentials, in Hanoi on August 5. Read full story

- Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son stressed the importanceof dialogue, trust, and sense of responsibility while attending the East AsiaSummit (EAS) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Phnom Penh on August 5. 

The event took place as part of the 55th ASEAN ForeignMinisters’ Meeting (AMM-55) and related meetings in the capital city ofCambodia. It drew the participation of foreign ministers from ASEAN memberstates and EAS partners, namely China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia,New Zealand, India, Russia, and the US. Read full story

- Joining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)was the first step of Vietnam in the process of international integration, andthe bloc has served as a gateway for the country’s integration into the regionand the world, an official has said. 

Pham Quynh Mai, Deputy Director of the Multilateral TradePolicy Department at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, made the remark duringan interview granted to the press on August 4, on the sidelines of a conferenceon communications about ASEAN ahead of the bloc’s 55th founding anniversary(August 8, 1967 - 2022). Read full story

- Major universities need to become a role model in terms ofmanagement - an environment in which all good values are spread and expressedin society, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam spoke at the University AutonomyConference 2022 on August 4.

Dam stressed that university autonomy is a very longinnovation journey with many hardships and difficulties still ahead. However,the reality has proven that higher education results have had more positivechanges. Read full story

Sunwah Group has been doing business in Vietnam for over 50 years. (Photo: Sunwah Group)

- Dr Jonathan Choi, Chairman of the Hong Kong-based Sunwah Group, has expressedhis optimism about Vietnam’s future, saying the country has recovered “veryquickly” after the COVID-19 pandemic was controlled and is one of the bestperformers in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in this regard.

In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) inHanoi on August 5, Choi said Vietnam has made a good decision on the pandemicas the country opened doors right after the situation got better. Read full story

- The Vietnamese economy is likely to grow 10% year on yearin the third quarter of this year, driven by strong domestic consumption,according to Michael Kokalari, chief economist at VinaCapital, one of thecountry’s leading investment management and real estate development companies.

Earnings growth are expected to exceed 20% this year,Kokalari said in a report entitled “The divergence between Vietnam’s strongeconomy & weak stock market,” which outlines expectation for Vietnam’seconomy in the last five months of 2022. It is attributed to the country’ssolid economic performance, he added. Read full story

- The Ministry of Health has asked localities nationwide tomonitor foreign arrivals from countries with monkeypox as an early responseafter infections were spotted in the region.

Thailand, Singapore, the Republic of Korea, China and Japanare some of the countries where monkeypox has been detected. Read full story

Vietnam (in red) play Australia in the final of the AFF U18 Women’s Championship 2022 on August 4. (Photo: VNA)

- Vietnam finished the AFF U18 Women’s Championship 2022 as the runner-up afterlosing 0-2 to Australia in the final in Indonesia on August 4.

Thailand took the third place after beating Myanmar 0-2 inanother match./. Read full story

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