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☕ Afternoon briefing on December 5

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on December 5 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a briefreview of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

- National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended anddelivered a speech at the plenary session of the first Cambodia – Laos –Vietnam (CLV) Parliamentary Summit which opened in Vientiane on December 5.

Describing the solidarity, friendship andpolitical trust among the three countries as an invaluable asset that holdslong-term strategic meaning in the national construction, protection anddevelopment of the countries, Hue stressed that Vietnam has treasured and takendeveloping ties with the neighbouring countries as a strategic mission and atop priority in its foreign policy. Read full story

- Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko’s officialvisit from December 6 to 9 holds special importance as it will affirm Vietnam’skey role as one of the important partners of the Eastern European country inSoutheast Asia, said Belarusian Ambassador to Vietnam Uladzimir Baravikou.

In an interview granted to the Vietnam NewsAgency, Baravikou said the visit, to be made at the invitation of PM Pham MinhChinh, will be the first to Vietnam by a Belarusian leader after the COVID-19 pandemic.The resumption of high-level political ties is of great significance. Read full story
☕ Afternoon briefing on December 5 ảnh 2President Vo Van Thuong meets leaders of the Military Region 5 Command (Photo: VNA)
- President Vo Van Thuong had a working session on December 5with the Military Region 5 Command, which comprises 11 central and CentralHighlands localities, on the military-defence situation in the region.

Thuong hailed the efforts of armed forces in theregion in accomplishing their tasks, giving accurate forecast and advice to theParty, State, the Central Military Commission, and the Ministry of NationalDefence on military-defence issues, and settling all arising problems. Read full story

- Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Committee forCulture and Education Nguyen Dac Vinh met with Chairwoman of the Lao NA’sCommittee for Cultural and Social Affairs Thoummaly Vongphachanh in Vientianeon December 4, discussing bilateral cooperation within their realm.

They agreed upon a need to intensify joint worksand law-building experience sharing activities between the two committeesregarding cultural and educational affairs. Read full story

- A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador to Austria NguyenTrung Kien has recently attended the 20th session of the General Conference ofthe United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) and itssidelines events in Vienna.

UNIDO has been present in Vietnam since 1978 andprovided technical support to the Government in accordance with highinternational standards, focusing on enhancing the country’s competitivenessand sustainable industrial development.Read full story

-  The Vietnam-Belarus relationship is developingstrongly, and the two countries boast potential to expand their cooperation inmany fields, said Chairman of the Council of Experts of the Eurasian ResearchFund Grigory Trofimchuk.

Trofimchuk told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)ahead of Belarusian Prime Minister Roman Golovchenko’s official visit toVietnam from December 6-9 that Vietnam has maintained its relations with almostcountries of the former Soviet Union, including Belarus, noting the bilateralpolitical and economic ties have been developing at different levels. Read full story

- Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG)’s Vessel CSB 8002 and adelegation led by Colonel Doan Ngoc Triet, Deputy Commander of Coast GuardRegion 2, are visiting Guangzhou city, China’s Guangdong province.

On December 4, the ship docked at Zhangzhou portwhere it was welcomed by Director of the China Coast Guard (CCG) Major GeneralYu Zhong and leaders of the Chinese locality. Read full story
☕ Afternoon briefing on December 5 ảnh 3Illustrative image (Source: VNA)
- With their beautiful designs and reasonable prices,Vietnamese products are dominating the Christmas market, and preferred by manydomestic customers.

Faux Christmas trees, Santa's sleigh, andreindeer, begin popping up and lighting up all over the capital city,particularly in such streets as Hang Luoc, Hang Ma and Luong Van Can which selldeco items. Read full story

- Hanoi has been honoured as the World’s Leading City BreakDestination 2023 at the World Travel Awards presentation ceremony held recentlyin Dubai, the municipal Tourism Department said on December 4.

In the second time it has won this title, thecapital city surpassed many other outstanding nominees such as Sydney ofAustralia, Tokyo of Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong of China, and Lisbon of Spain. Read full story

- Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park, a world natural heritagesite in the central province of Quang Binh, has welcomed more than 662,000visitors so far this year, rising over 6% from 2022, its management boardreported.

They include over 83,000 international arrivals,up 231%. Meanwhile, the park’s tourism revenue has increased 23% to approximate270 billion VND (11.1 million USD) this year, statistics show./.Read full story
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