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☕ Afternoon briefing on December 15

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on December 15 ảnh 1
Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events asreported by the Vietnam News Agency.

- The book "Severalissues about military policy, national defence strategy in the cause ofbuilding and defending the socialist Vietnam Fatherland in the new period”authored by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, published in July, marksa breakthrough in military and national defence policies.
With 39 articles,speeches, and interviews by the Party chief, who is also Secretary of theCentral Military Commission, the book reflects his consistent ideology onleadership, guiding principles, and strategies for protecting the homeland inthe new era which inherits the national tradition and draws on practicalexperiences in the past struggle for national construction and defence.Read full text

– PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh arrived in Tokyo on December 15, starting his four-daytrip to Japan for the Commemorative Summit for the 50th Yearof ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation and bilateral activities inJapan, at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio.
☕ Afternoon briefing on December 15 ảnh 2PM Pham Minh Chinh (left, front) arrives at Haneda International Airport in Tokyo on December 15 (Photo: VNA)
The Vietnamese Government leader was welcomed atHaneda International Airport by Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister KomuraMasahiro and Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Pham Quang Hieu, among others.Read full text

–Vietnam plays an important role in Japan’s policy on ASEAN as well as itsefforts to maintain order in the Indo-Pacific, stated Japanese Ambassador toVietnam Yamada Takio in an interview granted to Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on December 15 ảnh 3Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yamada Takio (Photo: VNA)
Japan will welcome Vietnamese Prime MinisterPham Minh Chinh’s trip to Japan for the summit, and hopes to foster cooperationwith Vietnam to promote the comprehensive strategic partnership in the comingtime, said the ambassador.Read full text

–Vietnam wishes to promote its comprehensive partnership with Canada in aneffective and substantive manner, towards a higher level, Minister of ForeignAffairs Bui Thanh Son told visiting Canadian Deputy Minister of Foreign AffairsDavid Morrison in Hanoi on December 14.
☕ Afternoon briefing on December 15 ảnh 4Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (R) and visiting Canadian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs David Morrison. (Photo: VNA)
Son briefed the guest on remarkable achievementsthe two countries have recorded since they established diplomatic ties 50 yearsago, noting regular contacts and good relations between their leaders havecreated a firm premise for the bilateral ties to grow further.Read full text

– Thesouth-central province of Binh Thuan has continued to intensify measures toaddress shortcomings and outstanding problems in the fight against illegal,unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, in a bid to have the EuropeanCommission (EC)’s “yellow card” warning against Vietnam’s seafood exportslifted.
One of the key tasks is to closely manage localshipping vessels and resolutely prevent fishing vessels and fishermen fromillegally exploiting seafood in foreign waters.Read full text

- ThePeople's Committee of the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum has asked theMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment to provide technical support indeveloping a dossier seeking UNESCO recognition for its Kon Tum plateau as aWorld Biosphere Reserve.
According to Dao Xuan Thuy, Director of the ChuMom Ray National Park in Kon Tum, the Kon Tum Plateau Biosphere Reserve has acore area of Ngoc Linh Nature Reserve and Chu Mom Ray National Park, whichboasts a diverse ecosystem with numerous rare and endangered animal and plantspecies listed in the Red Data Book of Vietnam and the International Union forConservation of Nature (IUCN)'s Red List of Threatened Species.Read full text

– Riceexport volume and value during the first 11 months surpassed the figures of theentire 2022, and this year’s revenue is expected to reach 5 billion USD,authorities said.
In 2023, the rice farming area nationwide is 7.1million ha with productivity estimated at 6.08 tonnes of unmilled rice per haand total output at 43.1 million tonnes, up about 420,000 tonnes from last year.Read full text/.
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