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☕ Afternoon briefing on December 22

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on December 22 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - Thefollowing is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam NewsAgency.

– Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hada telephone talk with First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC)Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel on December 21,during which the two sides discussed measures to further promote the bilateralties in the future.
The Cuban leader briefed Party General SecretaryTrong about the overall situation in the Latin-America region and Cuba, as wellas difficulties and challenges that Cuba is facing due to the impact of theworld economic crisis, the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters and conflictsin Europe as well as the embargo and hostile activities.Read full story

– Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong andPresident Nguyen Xuan Phuc cabled messages of greetings to President of theRepublic of Korea (RoK) Yoon Suk-yeol on the occasion of the 30th anniversaryof bilateral diplomatic ties.
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh also extended hiscongratulations to his RoK counterpart Han Duck-soo, and National AssemblyChairman Vuong Dinh Hue sent his greetings to Speaker of the RoK NationalAssembly Kim Jin-pyo.Read full story

– President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, who is on a Statevisit to Indonesia, was welcomed by his counterpart Joko Widodo at a ceremonyheld at the Presidential Palace in Bogor city, West Java province, on December22.
The host country held a gun salute for theVietnamese leader, showing the importance it attaches to his trip from December21 to 23.Read full story

- Argentina wants to promote cooperation withVietnam in sports development, especially football, Argentine Ambassador toVietnam Luis Pablo María Beltramino has said. 
In a recent interview granted to the Vietnam NewsAgency on the occasion of Argentina winning the World Cup in 2022, the diplomatspoke highly of the potential for cooperation between the two countries in anumber of sports, expressing a hope that an Argentine football team can bearranged to play friendly matches in Vietnam for experience exchange in thecoming time.Read full story

– Vietnam is playing an important role in theglobal efforts in response to climate change, affirmed Special Adviser to theUN Secretary-General on Climate Action and Just Transition Selwin Hart.
Making his statement at a December 21 meeting withAmbassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN,Hart wished the Southeast Asian nation to continue sharing its experience andsuccess lessons on energy transition.Read full story

– Five partners from Germany’s Leipzig city andVietnam on December 21 signed a memorandum of understanding on investmentcooperation in air transport and logistics.
The signatories consisted of Leipzigadministration, Invest Region Leipzig (IRL), and Vietnam’s Vietjetair CargoJSC, Tay Bac Group, and Vigerlaw limited company.Read full story

– Jubilant Christmas atmosphere is everywhereacross the northern province of Ninh Binh, which boasts a large community ofCatholics in Vietnam.
The province's churches, parishes, streets, andamusement spots decorated with colourful lights, ornaments, and Christmas treeshave become popular destinations for both Catholic followers and non-Catholicones.Read full story/.
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