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☕ Afternoon briefing on January 11

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on January 11 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events asreported by the Vietnam News Agency.

–Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his entourage arrived in Hanoi on January11 afternoon, starting a three-day State visit to Vietnam at the invitation ofVietnamese President Vo Van Thuong.

☕ Afternoon briefing on January 11 ảnh 2Indonesian President Joko Widodo (R) and his entourage arrive in Hanoi on January 11 afternoon, starting a three-day State visit to Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)
The Indonesian leader was accompanied byIndonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs Retno Marsudi, Minister of State-OwnedEnterprises Erick Thohir, Minister of Industry Agus Gumiwang Kartasasmita,Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono, Chief of thePresidential Staff Office Moeldoko, member of the Presidential AdvisoryCouncil Ambassador Gandi Sulistiyanto Soeherman and Indonesian Ambassador toVietnam Denny Abdi. Read full story

– PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh on January 11 asked the Ministry of Planning andInvestment (MPI) to constantly keep a sharp and reformed mindset, quickly graspissues emerging in Vietnam and the world, and have foresight to advise theParty, State, people, and businesses about major socio-economic policies.

☕ Afternoon briefing on January 11 ảnh 3PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the conference of the Ministry of Planning and Investment in Hanoi on January 11. (Photo: VNA)
This is among the tasks for 2024 that theGovernment leader assigned to the MPI while attending the ministry’s conferencein Hanoi on January 11. Read full story

–Vietnam wishes to foster cooperation with India and its Gujarat state inparticular in the areas of the Indian side’s strengths and Vietnam’spriorities, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang affirmed whileaddressing the 10th Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit on January 10.

☕ Afternoon briefing on January 11 ảnh 4Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang addresses the summit. (Photo: VNA)
Thesummit was conceptualised in 2003 under the visionary leadership of ShriNarendra Modi, Prime Minister of India (the then Chief Minister of Gujarat). Read full story

– The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has issueddecisions allowing the operations of four international accreditation organisationsin Vietnam, namely ACQUIN, THE-ICE, ACBSP and ABET.

They are all allowed to conduct evaluation andaccreditation activities according to the process and standards stated in theapplication dossiers for training programmes at all levels of higher educationin line with the law of Vietnam. Read full story

– Trade between Vietnam and Sweden has been growing steadilyfor many years, with the North European country’s imports rising 9% annuallyduring 2018 - 2022, a relatively impressive figure, an official has said.

The figure of the Swedish international tradecentre was cited by Nguyen Thi Hoang Thuy, Trade Counsellor at Vietnam’s TradeOffice in Sweden and Northern Europe. Read full story

– Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable exports are expected to reacha new record of 6.5-7 billion USD this year, up 15-20% from 2023, propelled byrobust market signs, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment.

Earlier, the agricultural sector eyed 4.5 billionUSD and 5.69 billion USD in export turnover in 2024 and 2025, respectively.However, 2023 was a successful year of the fruit and vegetable sector as exportrevenue reached a record high of 5.69 billion USD, a year-on-year hike of nearly70%. Read full story

– The disbursement of public investment in 2023 was projectedto reach 95% of the plan, equivalent to nearly 676 trillion VND (over 27billion USD), marking the record high so far, according to Deputy Minister ofPlanning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong.

Public investment has been mainly allocated to keyprojects, which generate development momentum and foster regional connectivity./. Read full story
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