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☕ Afternoon briefing on February 21

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on February 21 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 on February 21 chaired anational teleconference on the acceleration of public investment allocation anddisbursement in 2023 as well as the socio-economic recovery and developmentprogramme.

☕ Afternoon briefing on February 21 ảnh 2Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the conference. (Photo: VNA)

Underlining that public investment as a resourceand a motivation for development, PM Chinh said that one of the major tasks for2023 is to speed up the disbursement of public investment, effectivelyimplementing the socio-economic recovery and development programme and threenational target programmes. Read full story

- President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan has thanked Vietnameseforces for their timely support and tireless efforts in search and rescueoperations following the huge earthquake on February 6.

☕ Afternoon briefing on February 21 ảnh 3President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan thanks domestic and international search and rescue teams. (Photo: VNA)

The host leader expressed his thanks to domesticand international search and rescue teams, including one from the VietnameseMinistry of National Defence, during his February 20 field trip to Antakya, thecapital of Hatay province, one of the localities hardest hit by the naturaldisaster. Read full story

- The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO)attaches importance to people-to-people exchanges between Vietnam and theDominican Republic, VUFO President Nguyen Phuong Nga has affirmed.

At a reception for General Secretary of theDominican Republic’s United Left Movement (MIU) Miguel Mejia in Hanoi onFebruary 20, Nga thanked MIU and people of the Dominican Republic for theirsupport to Vietnam in the past struggle for national liberation as well as thepresent national construction and defence. Read full story

- Many banks have just launched credit packages withpreferential lending interest rates that decreased by between 0.5-3% per yearfor customers in the fields of business and production, including real estate.

Most recently, the Vietnam Bank for Agricultureand Rural Development (Agribank), one of the largest banks inVietnam, announced that as of January 31, the interest rates for real estatebusiness is likely to be reduced by up to 3% per year from the interest ratesthat are being applied. The adjusted interest rates will be applied fromJanuary 31, 2023 to December 31, 2014. Read full story

- As several foreign investors are eyeing Vietnam foropportunities, the country must make greater efforts to improve the investmentclimate.

Many enterprises from countries such as the UK,the Republic of Korea and Japan said Vietnam is an attractive investmentdestination, given the country’s stable macro-economy, rapid growth and largemarket with a rising middle class. Read full story

- Vietnamese longan is much welcomed in Japan although itsretail prices are high, which brings a big opportunity for local farmers.

☕ Afternoon briefing on February 21 ảnh 4Vietnamese longan retail price in Japan is high, about 320,000 VND (13.5 USD) per kilo, but the fruit is very favoured by Janpanese consumers. (Photo: baodautu.vn)

Nguyen Khac Huy, director of Hoang Phat Fruit Ltd Company basedin the southern province of Long An, said that after its first batch of 10tonnes of fresh longan was exported to Japan early this year, the company willcontinue exporting about 70-100 tonnes of the fruit by sea and by air to themarket monthly. Read full story

- The export of dragon fruit, banana and durianis expected to contribute 2 billion USD to the country’s export turnover in2023.

The fruits and vegetables export recordedpositive signals in early 2023, reaching 300 million USD in January, up 3%year-on-year. Read full story

- The FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy isscheduled to make a stopover in Vietnam for the first time on March 4 and 5 aspart of its tour around the globe ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia& New Zealand 2023 in July.

☕ Afternoon briefing on February 21 ảnh 5The FIFA Women’s World Cup Trophy (Source: FIFA)

The tour, kicked off on February 25 with Japanas the starting point, is set to take the iconic trophy to all 32 participatingnations of the tournament, according to FIFA./. Read full story

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