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☕ Afternoon briefing on July 11

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on July 11 ảnh 1

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

– Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son leda Vietnamese delegation to attend a meeting of the Southeast Asia NuclearWeapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) Treaty Commission and a dialogue with the ASEANIntergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) in Jakarta, Indonesia, onJuly 11.

☕ Afternoon briefing on July 11 ảnh 2At the meeting of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) Treaty Commission. (Photo: VNA)

They were the first activities as part of the 56thASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and related meetings in the capital city ofIndonesia. Read full story

– Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Finance VoThanh Hung held a working session with French Minister Delegate for IndustryRoland Lescure in Paris on July 10.

☕ Afternoon briefing on July 11 ảnh 3Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Finance Vo Thanh Hung (R) and French Minister Delegate for Industry Roland Lescure. (Photo: VNA)

At the event, Hung expressed his delight atvisiting the headquarters of the French Ministry of Economics, Finance andIndustrial and Digital Sovereignty on the occasion of the 50th anniversary ofdiplomatic ties and the 10th anniversary of strategic partnership between thetwo countries this year. Read full story

– Ambassador Vu Ho, Acting Head of ASEAN SOM Vietnam, led aVietnamese delegation to the ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) and themeeting of the Executive Committee of the ASEAN Nuclear Weapon-Free ZoneTreaty (SEANWFZ) Commission in Jakarta, Indonesia, on July 10.

Ho actively shared Vietnam's stances on various issues of sharedconcern and priority in the region, and proposed solutions and initiatives topromote cooperation while ensuring the consensus principles of the Associationof Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Read full story

– Experts gave recommendations to restoreaggregate demand and promote growth in the new context at a mid-yearmacro-economic roundtable seminar in Hanoi on July 11.

Speaking at the event, Assoc. Prof., Dr. NguyenThanh Hieu, Vice President of the National Economics University (NEU), saidthat Vietnam reported a GDP growth rate of 3.72% in the first half of 2023 – arelatively low rate compared to the same period of the last 10 years (onlyhigher than the 1.74% in the same period of 2020 - due to serious impact of theCOVID-19 pandemic). Read full story

- Hanaka Group JSC has commenced construction of the firsteco-industrial park in the northern province of Bac Ninh.

The groundbreaking ceremony of Gia Binh II Industrial Park (IP)on July 9, coupled with the announcement of a technology transfer cooperationcontract for transmission transformer production and the signing of a contracton technology transfer for the building of circular eco-industrial park withTakaoka Toko Co. Ltd. of Japan, marked a significant milestone in the strategiccollaboration between the two companies. Read full story

– The UK-based Financial Times has posted anarticle in which it assessed that after decades of showing promise, Vietnam’seconomic moment may have finally arrived, and the country must capitalise onthe manufacturing boom for its long-term development.

According to the article on July 9, the SoutheastAsian nation has become a major beneficiary of manufacturers’ efforts to“de-risk” their exposure to China as geopolitical tensions accelerate. Read full story

- The ASEAN Permanent Committee on Science, Technology, andInnovation (COSTI) and the US Government, through the US Agency forInternational Development (USAID) and the UL Research Institutes on July 10announced the list of 12 finalists for the 2023 UnderwritersLaboratories-ASEAN-US Science Prize for Women.

The finalists in the mid-careerscientist category are Dr. Nguyen Thi Yen Lien of Vietnam, Dr. Juliana HajiZaini of Brunei Darussalam, Dr. Noor Titan Putri of Indonesia, Dr. Nofri YenitaDahlan of Malaysia, Dr. Charlle L. Sy of the Philippines, and Dr. Lili Zhang ofSingapore./.Read full story


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