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☕ Afternoon briefing on December 29

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on December 29 ảnh 1

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

- Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi ThuHang hosted a reception for Queen Mother of Bhutan Gyalyum Dorji WangmoWangchuck in Hanoi on December 28, during which the host affirmed that Vietnamalways attaches great importance to its friendship relations with Bhutan.

☕ Afternoon briefing on December 29 ảnh 2At the meeting (Photo: VNA)

Welcoming the Bhutan Queen Mother's visit toVietnam for the first time, Hang said that although the two countries have setup their diplomatic relations just for 10 years, the bilateral friendship andcooperation have grown positively with a bright spot being tourism partnership. Read full story

- Vietnam’s GDP growth reaches 8.02% this year, a record high inthe 2011-2022 period as the economy is recovering strongly, General Director ofthe General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Thi Huong told a press conference inHanoi on December 29.

☕ Afternoon briefing on December 29 ảnh 3Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)

The agro-forestry-fishery sector expanded by 3.36%, contributing5.11% to the total added value of the whole economy. The industry-constructionsector grew by 7.78%, contributing 38.24% while the service industry rose by9.99%, making a 56.55% contribution to the economy. Read full story

- Vietnam’s import-export turnover inDecember is estimated at 58.82 billion USD, up 2.7% over the previous month,pushing the total in the whole year to 732.5 billion USD, a year on year riseof 9.5%, with a trade surplus of 11.2 billion USD, according to the GeneralStatistics Office (GSO).

GSO General Director Nguyen Thi Huong said thatthis year, the domestic economy has recovered rapidly with an increase indomestic production cost and prices of input materials for exports. Read full story

- Vietnam recorded year-on-year growth of 3.15%in the 2022 consumer price index (CPI) while core inflation increased 2.59%,the General Statistics Office (GSO) said on December 29.

☕ Afternoon briefing on December 29 ảnh 4Consumers shop at a supermarket. (Photo: VNA)

The Vietnamese economy has recovered in 2022. Surgingproduction demand to serve consumption and export, added with soaring globalcommodity prices, has fueled prices of goods and essential services, but pricesare basically still under control, GSO General Director Nguyen Thi Huong told apress briefing in Hanoi. Read full story

- Hanoi recorded year-on-year growth of8.89% in gross regional domestic product (GRDP) in 2022, higher than the targetof 7 - 7.5%, according to the municipal Statistics Office.

This is a high rate compared to those in manyrecent years, showing the local administration’s determination and businesses’efforts, the office said on December 28.Read full story

- Ho Chi Minh City’s total budget collectiontopped 471.5 trillion VND (nearly 20 billion USD) as of December 28, orequivalent to 121.99% of the estimate and up 23.6% year on year, reportedDirector of the municipal Department of Finance Le Duy Minh at a conference onthe same day.

Notably, revenue from export-import reachedover 141.4 trillion VND, equivalent to 121.4% of the estimate. Read full story

- Vietnam’s tourism sector targets to serve about 8 millionforeign visitors from the total of 110 million next year, according to theGeneral Administration of Vietnam Tourism.

The country expects to earn about 650 trillion VND (USD27.5billion) from tourism. Read full story

- The Ministry of Natural Resources andEnvironment (MONRE) is developing a legal document to specify fees forrecycling products and packages, which is expected to be applicable in 2024.

Under the Law on Environment 2020 and theGovernment’s Decree No. 08, the recycling of products and packages will bemandatory for those who import or produce batteries, tyres, lubricants, andpackaging as of January 1, 2024./. Read full story

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