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☕ Afternoon briefing on December 8

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on December 8 ảnh 1

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

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Belarusiancounterpart Roman Golovchenko visited the Hanoi Flag Tower, an iconic relic inthe capital city, and enjoyed Vietnamese coffee at noon on December 8 followingtheir talks within the framework of the latter’s official visit to Vietnam.

☕ Afternoon briefing on December 8 ảnh 2Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and his Belarusian counterpart Roman Golovchenko. (Photo: VNA)

PM Chinh briefed his guest on the history andsignificance of the flag tower and several other cultural and historical works,and the Vietnamese people’s nation building and safeguarding tradition. Read full story

- Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Huereceived Chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) Sanan Angubolkuk andexecutives of several leading businesses of Thailand in Bangkok on December 8as part of his ongoing official visit to the Southeast Asian country.

☕ Afternoon briefing on December 8 ảnh 3National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (front, right) receives Chairman of the Thai Chamber of Commerce Sanan Angubolkuk. (Photo: VNA)

NA Chairman Hue hailed the TCC’s effectivecoordination with Vietnamese agencies in preparing for a Vietnam-Thailand forumin Bangkok to discuss policies and laws to promote bilateral economic, tradeand investment cooperation, as well as the chamber’s contributions to trade andinvestment collaboration outcomes between the two countries. Read full story

- Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Prof. Dr.Vuong Dinh Hue on December 8 visited and delivered a keynote speech atChulalongkorn University in Bangkok as part of his official visit to Thailand.

☕ Afternoon briefing on December 8 ảnh 4Chulalongkorn University students welcome NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue. (Photo: VNA)

It is one of the prestigious and oldestuniversities in Thailand, with a rich tradition spanning over 100 years,serving as a nurturing ground for generations of talents of Thailand and manycountries worldwide. Read full story

- The official visit to Vietnam from December 11-12 byCambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet is expected tocontribute to lifting Vietnam-Cambodia relations to a new height, VietnameseAmbassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang said in an interview granted to theVietnam News Agency (VNA)'s resident correspondent in Phnom Penh.

The diplomat highlighted the significance andimportance of the visit, saying that it will contribute to further tighteningand deepening the good neighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensivecooperation and long-term sustainability between the two countries on the basisof equality, mutual benefit, effective cooperation and respect for each other'sinterests. Read full story

- Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dienand the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy BangMoon-kyu co-chaired the 13th meeting of the Vietnam-RoK Joint Committee forTrade, Industry and Energy Cooperation and the 7th meeting of the JointCommittee for the implementation of the Vietnam-RoK free trade agreement inSeoul on December 7.

☕ Afternoon briefing on December 8 ảnh 5An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA)

The meetings aimed to review and evaluate theoutcomes of bilateral cooperation in trade, industry and energy since the twocountries upgraded their relations to a comprehensive strategic partnership inDecember 2022. Read full story

- With the pace of economic activities on the mend andinflation rates already easing below the target level, the State Bank ofVietnam (SBV) will maintain its refinancing rate at the current level of 4.5%to support economic recovery, the United Overseas Bank (UOB) said in a report.

According to the UOB’s Global Economics &Markets Research, Vietnam’s GDP growth accelerated further to 5.33%year-on-year in the third quarter of 2023, from 4.14% year-on-year in thesecond quarter. This was underpinned by improvements in the trade performance,manufacturing sector output and domestic activities after struggling in thefirst half of 2023. Read full story

- Flight 5J 5756 of low-cost airline Cebu Pacific Air,carrying 177 passengers from Manila, landed at the Da Nang InternationalAirport on December 7, making it the first flight from the Philippine capitalto the central city of Da Nang.

☕ Afternoon briefing on December 8 ảnh 6Philippine visitors welcomed at Da Nang International Airport. (Photo: VNA)

The passengers were welcomed to a stellar artprogramme, and received souvenirs and free vouchers to experience services atFelix e-gaming and Sky 36, as well as attend an Ao dai (Vietnamese traditionallong dress) show. Meanwhile, free round-trip tickets on the Manila-Da Nangroute were given to three luckiest people. Read full story

- The year 2023 has witnessed many important events thataffirm Vietnam's positive contributions to protecting and promoting humanrights in general, and the right to freedom of belief and religion inparticular at both the international and national levels.

On April 3, the United Nations Human RightsCouncil passed a resolution marking the 75th anniversary of the UniversalDeclaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the 30th anniversary of the ViennaDeclaration and Programme of Action (VDPA) proposed and compiled by Vietnam.The resolution is an outstanding hallmark of Vietnam in its second time servingas a member of the council, demonstrating its substantive and responsiblecontributions in the field of human rights. Read full story

- The Ministry of Education and Training has just issued adecision promulgating a training and certificate granting programme forforeigners teaching English language at foreign language and informationtechnology centres in Vietnam.

This programme aims to train and issue Englishteaching certificates to foreigners, including native speakers (Englishlanguage) with a college degree or higher, foreigners with a college degree inEnglish language or higher, foreigners with a college degree or higher and aforeign language proficiency certificate of level 5 or higher in accordancewith Vietnam’s 6-level foreign language competency framework or equivalent./. Read full story

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