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☕ Afternoon briefing on December 19

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on December 19 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a briefreview of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

- Party GeneralSecretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who is Secretary of the Central Military Commission,chaired the commission’s fifth session in Hanoi on December 19 to consider theapproval of a report on the implementation of military and defence tasks in2022, and orientations for 2023, and several draft resolutions.

☕ Afternoon briefing on December 19 ảnh 2Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the session. (Photo: VNA)
The meeting approved the report with highconsensus, with participants affirming that amidst complicated developments inthe world situation, the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) as a whole has alwaysstayed united and ready for as well as has fulfilled any assigned tasks. Read full story

- Prime Minister PhamMinh Chinh attended the 78th National Public Security Conference that opened inHanoi on December 19, saying that the force has greatly contributed toVietnam’s achievements this year.

☕ Afternoon briefing on December 19 ảnh 3PM Pham Minh Chinh addresses the 78th National Public Security Conference in Hanoi on December 19. (Photo: VNA)
The two-day event, held under the chair ofMinister of Public Security Gen. To Lam, reviews the performance of publicsecurity tasks in 2022 and discusses orientations for duties next year andbeyond. Read full story

- Prime Minister PhamMinh Chinh visited the Border Guard High Command in Hanoi on December 18,hailing the force’s achievements which have contributed to Vietnam’s successesin 2022.

The tour took place on the occasion of the 78thanniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) (December 22) and 33 years ofthe All People’s National Defence Festival. Read full story

- The upcoming statevisit to Indonesia by Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc is very crucial forthe two countries to continue their discussion on how the two countries cansubstantially create synergy and cooperate with one another to become economicgenerators in the region, according to President of the Indonesia-VietnamFriendship Association (IVFA)'s President Budiarsa Sastrawinata.

Sastrawinata, who is also Director of CiputraGroup, told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) ahead of President Phuc’s visit fromDecember 21-23, that many of Indonesian firms have come to Vietnam to exploreinvestment opportunities, noting that Indonesia has remained one of thelargest ASEAN countries investing in Vietnam, mostly in oil and gas explorationand exploitation, coal mining, banking, hotel industry, wood processing andexporting, and garment. Read full story

- The Vietnam VentureSummit 2022 took place in Hanoi on December 19 under the theme “Shifting GlobalCapital Flows”.

In his opening remarks, Minister of Planning andInvestment Nguyen Chi Dung said global investment trends are changingprofoundly as a result of geopolitical uncertainties and a risk of recession inmany big economies. The shift of capital flows has been taking place stronglyamong regions and countries, in which there are fewer investment opportunitiesfor both startups and investors. Read full story

- As many as 39investment funds committed to invest 1.5 billion USD for creative startups inVietnam in 2023 – 2025, lifting the total investment for the field in theperiod to 5 billion USD, heard the Vietnam Venture Summit 2022 on December 19in Hanoi.   

☕ Afternoon briefing on December 19 ảnh 4Participants at the summit (Photo: VNA) 
According to Minister of Planning and InvestmentNguyen Chi Dung, investment funds and innovative businesses will be importantpartners of the Government, ministries and sectors to support and contributeideas for making investment startup-related policies, contributing to makingVietnam’s business environment more attractive in the region and the world atlarge. Read full story

- The domestic rentalmarket had a bright start in 2022, although it began to decline in the secondquarter, according to batdongsan.com.vn, Vietnam's leading real estatetrading website.

Nguyen Quoc Anh, deputy general directorof batdongsan.com.vn, said the level of interest and transaction volumefor property for sale has tended to decrease due to negative factors, such assome large investors' cancellation of purchasing land plots in Thu Thiem, HCMCity after winning auctions. Read full story

- Helpingworkers in disadvantaged circumstances to have a warm and sufficient Lunar NewYear holiday (Tet), Vietnam’s biggest traditional festival, is a key task fortrade unions at all levels.

At the recent 12th meeting of the Vietnam GeneralConfederation of Labour (VGCL)’s Executive Board, VGCL President NguyenDinh Khang noted that with more than a month left until Tet, trade unions atall levels need to closely monitor the employment situation, especially the cuttingof working hours or employment, in order to promptly propose and issue propercare policies for affected workers./. Read full story

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