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☕ Afternoon briefing on July 13

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on July 13 ảnh 1

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

- President Vo Van Thuong on July 13 inspected thecombat readiness of Military Zone 2 and had a working session with its topofficers on the implementation of the zone’s military-defence tasks so far thisyear.

☕ Afternoon briefing on July 13 ảnh 2President Vo Van Thuong meets with officers and soldiers of Military Zone 2. (Photo: VNA)

The State leader hailed the efforts andachievements officers and soldiers of Military Zone 2 have gained inmaintaining socio-political stability and strengthening defence-security in thearea, which comprises of nine provinces of Vinh Phuc, Phu Tho, Tuyen Quang, HaGiang, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, Son La, Dien Bien, and Yen Bai. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 13 demanded drasticmoves to tackle bottlenecks related to site clearance and constructionmaterials facing key transport projects nationwide.

☕ Afternoon briefing on July 13 ảnh 3The sixth meeting of the State steering committee for nationally important projects of the transport sector on July 13. (Photo: VNA)

He made the request while chairing the sixthmeeting of the State steering committee for nationally important projects ofthe transport sector. The hybrid event was connected with 33 provinces andcities housing key transport projects. Read full story

- Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son onJuly 13 attended meetings between foreign ministers of ASEAN member states andtheir partners - New Zealand, India, Russia, Australia and China - within theframework of the 56th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-56) in Jakarta,Indonesia.

☕ Afternoon briefing on July 13 ảnh 4Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (centre). (Photo: VNA)

Participating ministers welcomed theimplementation progress of action plans, and appreciated cooperation results inall fields which have contributed to inclusive recovery and sustainabledevelopment. Read full story

- With a continuous rise in bilateral trade in recent years,Chile has become the fourth largest trade partner and one of the biggestmarkets of Vietnam in the Latin American region.

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade(MoIT), the Vietnam-Chile trade has expanded impressively over the recentyears, reaching 2.15 billion USD in 2022, a year-on-year rise of 9%, includingVietnam’s exports of 1.72 billion USD. Read full story

- Software exporters took the spotlight in theVietnamese digital economic picture in the first six months of this year,posting high export revenue.

In the first quarter of this year, FPT reported32% rise in revenue from IT services abroad, with a 44.1% increase in thenumber of new contracts. Read full story

- Vietnam's growth forecast for 2024 has been raised to 7.6%from last April's projection of 7.1%, reflecting signs of an emergingturnaround.

AMRO's quarterly update of the ASEAN 3 RegionalEconomic Outlook also has a positive outlook for the country's inflation, whichis expected to moderate further to 2.9% this year and 2.7% next year. Read full story

- The Thai parliament convened a joint session on July13 to vote for a new prime minister who will lead the country’s government inthe coming four years.

Speaker of the House of Representatives WanMuhamad Noor Matha said that the Senate, the eight-party alliance led by theMove Forward Party (MFP) and other political parties agreed to spend six hoursfor discussion before Thai legislators vote for the new prime minister on 5pmthe same day./. Read full story

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