☕ Afternoon briefing on February 3

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

-ThePresidential Office on February 3 announced the Acting President’s order topromulgate the Law on Medical Examination and Treatment that was adopted by the15th National Assembly at its second extraordinary session.
The revised law aims to deal with shortcomings andemerging problems in medical examination and treatment activities in a bid todevelop and improve the quality of medical services towards fairness, highefficiency, development and international integration, while strengtheningState management over these activities.Read full text

-A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, thePresidency, the National Assembly, the Government and the Vietnam FatherlandFront (VFF) Central Committee on February 3 paid floral tribute to President HoChi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi on the occasion of the 93rd foundinganniversary of the CPV (February 3, 1930).
The delegation included Prime Minister Pham MinhChinh, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, permanent member of the CPV CentralCommittee’s Secretariat Vo Van Thuong, VFF President Do Van Chien, and ActingPresident Vo Thi Anh Xuan.Read full text

-NationalAssembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on February 3 attended a ceremony in Vinh Yencity to celebrate the 93rd founding anniversary of the Communist Party ofVietnam (February 3, 1930 - 2023) and 60 years since President Ho Chi Minh’svisit to the northern province of Vinh Phuc (March 2, 1963).
Speaking at the event, Secretary of the provincialParty Committee and Chairwoman of the provincial People’s Council Hoang ThiThuy Lan said that during his visit to the province on March 2, 1963, PresidentHo Chi Minh asked for efforts to turn Vinh Phuc into one of the richest andmost prosperous provinces in the northern region.Read full text

-The Ministry of Finance has conducted procedures to adjust and supplement theGovernment’s Decree 65 regarding the private issuance of corporate bonds,Deputy Minister Nguyen Duc Chi said at a government regular press conference inHanoi on February 2.
Chi said that the ministry has so far completedthe impact assessment process and consulted with ministries, sectors,organisations and experts, including international organisations.Read full text

-The scale of the domestic retail market is expected to increase from 142billion USD at present to 350 billion USD by 2025, contributing 59% of thenational GDP, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
Last year, the total revenue from retail sales ofgoods and services rose 21%, exceeding the target of 8%.Read full text

-Vietnam’s rice export is forecast to continue reaping successes thisyear as the world's rice prices remain high at least in the short term asglobal economic and political uncertainties have resulted in a high demand forrice reserves, according to experts.
According to the Vietnam Food Association, by the middle of last month, Vietnamearned nearly 115 million USD from exporting more than 226,000 tonnes of rice,an increase of over 41% in terms of both volume and value compared to the sameperiod last year.Read full text

-The European Commission (EC) has acknowledgedVietnam's recent efforts in enhancing the fight against illegal, unreported andunregulated (IUU) fishing, as well as its openness to the EC's recommendations,the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said on February 3.
At a conference in the central city of Da Nang to make known the outcome of therecent working session with an EC inspection team, the ministry’s VietnamDirectorate of Fisheries said the team described Vietnam’s legal framework ascomprehensive and in line with international standards, but the enforcementremains limited and uneven.Read full text

-The8th Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival in 2023, themed "Buon Ma Thuot -Destination of coffee worldwide", will take place in Buon Ma Thuot cityand several other localities of the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak onMarch 10 – 14, heard a press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on February 3.
According to H'Yim Kđoh, Vice Chairwoman of the provincial People’sCommittee, the festival aims to promote the Buon Ma Thuot coffee brand anddevelop Vietnam’s specialty coffee, towards gradually turning Buon Ma Thuotinto a global coffee centre.Read full text

-Vietnamesecoffee businesses are attending Laos’s Bolaven coffee 2023 festival which isunderway from February 2-4 in the southern province of Champasak of Laos.
The event is not only an opportunity for coffee growers in Laos to intensifythe popularisation of organic coffee products to international friends but alsoa chance for Vietnamese enterprises to expand their market in Laos.Read full text

-The World University Service of Germany (WUS), with thesupport of Sachsen-Anhalt state, has recently presented 30 portable membranewater filters to schools in Vietnam’s mountainous and far-flung areas.
Of the total, 17 PAUL (Portable Aqua Unit for Livesaving) filters were donatedby the German state, and the rest by WUS.Read full text/.

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