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☕ Afternoon briefing on February 26

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on February 26 ảnh 1

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

– General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and General Secretary of the Lao People'sRevolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos ThonglounSisoulith co-chaired a high-level meeting between the two Parties in Hanoi onFebruary 26.

☕ Afternoon briefing on February 26 ảnh 2An overview of the high-level meeting between the CPV and the LPRP in Hanoi on February 26. (Photo: VNA)

This was an important event helping to strengthenand deepen the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensivecooperation between the two Parties, States and people of Vietnam and Laos.Read full text

- Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida haverecently hosted a reception for outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand PhanChi Thanh.

☕ Afternoon briefing on February 26 ảnh 3Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida host a reception for outgoing Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh and his spouse. (Photo: VNA)

The King spoke highly of the friendship andcomprehensive, fruitful cooperation between the two countries, as well asAmbassador Thanh’s contributions to the relationship during his tenure inThailand.Read full text

– Deadline.com, a USpremier news source covering the business of entertainment, including movies,television, online, digital and related areas, has described Vietnam as one ofAsia’s fastest-growing cinema markets.

In an article entitled “How Vietnam Has Become One Of Asia’s Fastest Growing MarketsWith New Multiplexes, A Movie-Hungry Audience & Vibrant Local Film Biz”published on February 23, Liz Shackleton wrote that some Vietnamese film-makersshared their views to draw a positive bright outlook for Vietnam’s filmindustry.Read full text

– Despite daunting challenges, Vietnam’s exports of wood andwooden furniture have shown signs of recovery since the end of 2023, Directorof the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)’s Ho Chi Minh CityBranch Tran Ngoc Liem said on February 26.

At the opening ceremony of the VietnamInternational Furniture & Home Accessories Fair (VIFA EXPO) 2024 in HCMCity, Liem said that shipment of the products in December 2023 rose 10.3%month-on-month to 1.6 billion USD while that in January grew 10.2% from theprevious month to nearly 1.8 billion USD.Read full text

– Vietnam has established itself as one of the leadingcountries in the fight against emerging diseases in the context of a number ofdangerous and fast-spreading epidemics in the world over the past years likeCOVID-19 and earlier, SARS or MERS-CoV.

During over 30 years since the launch of thenational Expanded Immunisation Programme, Vietnam has developed the capacity ofmonitoring, detecting, diagnosing, and responding to disease outbreaks in aswift and effective manner. Despite socio-economic challenges, improvementshave been recorded in the prevention and control of dangerous and emergingdiseases, reception and treatment of patients, as well as the preparedness torespond to dangerous epidemics.Read full text

– To boost public investment disbursement in 2024,ministries, sectors, and localities need to foresee problems that may occurduring the implementation of projects to take timely solutions, said anofficial of the Ministry of Finance (MoF).

Duong Ba Duc, Director of the MoF’s InvestmentDepartment, said to ensure the disbursement progress, the department hasproposed the MoF instruct ministries, sectors, and localities to acceleratecapital allocation and seriously carry out measures.Read full text

– Defeating Sander Jong of the Netherlands 2-1 in the men’ssingles final of the M15 Nakhon Si Thammarat Tournament 2024 in Thailandon March 25, Vietnam's top tennis player Ly Hoang Nam became the champion ofthe circuit.

This marks Nam's 11th championship title in hiscareer at the Men's Future circuit organised by the International TennisFederation.Read full text/.

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