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☕ Afternoon briefing on August 8

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

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

- Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) VuongDinh Hue had separate meetings in Jakarta on August 7 with Speaker of theMalaysian House of Representatives Tan Sri Dato’ Johari Bin Abdul and VicePresident of the Cambodian Senate Kittisangkahabindit Tep Ngorn, whileattending the 44th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly(AIPA-44).

Hue spoke highly of Malaysia’s contributions tothe AIPA-44, particularly the speaker’s speech, adding that therelationship between the two legislative bodies should be further promoted tomatch the Vietnam-Malaysia strategic partnership, especially in the exchange ofdelegations at all levels and the sharing of experiences. Read full story

- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue arrived inTehran on August 8 morning, beginning his official visit to Iran at aninvitation of Speaker of the Iranian Parliament (Majlis) Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.

☕ Afternoon briefing on August 8 ảnh 2NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (fifth from left) welcomed at Mehrabad airport. (Photo: VNA)

While there, Hue will hold talks with his host andmeet with Iranian high-ranking officials, the Chairman of the Iran-VietnamFriendship Parliamentary Group and the President of the Iran-Vietnam FriendshipAssociation. Read full story

- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s visit toIran from August 8-10 reflects the importance that the Vietnamese Party, NA,and Government attach to the friendship and cooperation with Iran, VietnameseAmbassador to Iran Luong Quoc Huy told the Vietnam News Agency.

The diplomat underlined the significance of thevisit, saying that it offers an occasion to review cooperation achievementsbetween the two countries over the last five decades, and discuss measures andorientations to create breakthroughs in the bilateral relations in the comingyears. Read full story

- Since Vietnam joined the “common house”of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on July 28, 1995, thecountry has always affirmed its core and leading role in the grouping and madecontributions to the growth of the association.

☕ Afternoon briefing on August 8 ảnh 3The plenary session of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Photo: VNA)

With a positive, active and responsible spirit,Vietnam has joined hands with other members of the association in building astrong ASEAN Community, maintaining the solidarity, unity of the grouping andpromoted its central role for peace, stability, cooperation and development ofthe region. Read full story

- A see-off ceremony for Engineering UnitRotation No 2 of Vietnam for the UN peacekeeping mission in the UN InterimSecurity Force for Abyei (UNISFA) was held by the Ministry of Defence on August8.

☕ Afternoon briefing on August 8 ảnh 4The see-off ceremony for Engineering Unit Rotation No 2 of Vietnam for the UN peacekeeping mission in the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei at Noi Bai International Airport on August 8, 2023. (Photo: VNA)

Chairing the ceremony, Sen. Lt. Gen. Phung Si Tan,Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army and deputy headof the defence ministry’s Steering Committee on participation in UNpeacekeeping operations, ordered all members of the unit to be united andovercome challenges to well perform assigned tasks. Read full story

- Vietnam’s foreign investment attraction will see a positiveoutlook in the coming time as efforts have been made to improve investors’trust in the country, said director of the Ministry of Planning andInvestment’s Foreign Investment Agency (FIA) Do Nhat Hoang. 

Besides political and social macroeconomic stability, Vietnam ismaking great efforts to improve its investment environment and continue toperfect three strategic breakthroughs of institutions, infrastructure, andhuman resources, he said. Read full story

- The slow recovery of the world economy, high inflation inmany countries, and a decline in purchasing power have had a strong impact onVietnam's production and export activities.

According to the General Statistics Office, in thefirst six months of 2023, Vietnam’s export turnover reached 164.45 billion USD,down 12.1% from the same period last year. Read full story

- The digital payment system, Apple Pay, developed by Apple,has expanded its reach to Vietnam, making it the third nation in Southeast Asiato support this service, following Malaysia and Singapore.

Available from August 8, this strategic movestrengthens Apple's standing in over 80 countries and regions globally, inpartnership with more than 10,000 banking institutions./. Read full story

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