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☕ Afternoon briefing on July 26

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

☕ Afternoon briefing on July 26

Hanoi, July 26 (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

– The burial service for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong took place solemnly at Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi at precisely 3pm on July 26.

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At the burial ceremony for General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong at Mai Dich Cemetery in Hanoi on July 26. (Photo: VNA)

The ceremony was attended by Politburo members – President To Lam, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, and permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat Luong Cuong, and Secretary of the Party Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien. Also in attendance were former Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, former Presidents Truong Tan Sang, Nguyễn Xuan Phuc and Vo Van Thuong; and former National Assembly Chairpersons Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Vuong Dinh Hue. Read full story

– The respect paying ceremony for Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong continued on the morning of July 26 at the National Funeral Hall in Hanoi, with high-level delegations from foreign countries and international organisations paying their last respects and expressing deep condolences.

Among them were high-level delegations from Belarus led by Siarhei Khamenka, Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Republic (upper house) of the National Assembly of Belarus; from Malaysia led by Deputy Prime Minister Yab Dato’Sri Haji Fadillah Haji Yusof; from the Philippines led by Secretary of the Department of Agriculture Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr; from Thailand led by Minister Attached to the Prime Minister's Office and the PM’s Special Envoy Jakkapong Sangmanee; and from the Communist Party of Britain led by a representative of its leadership Kyril Whittaker. Read full story

– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse on July 26 met with General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and his spouse, who are in Hanoi to attend the state funeral of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

At the meeting, Chinh and his spouse expressed gratitude to the Party, State, and people of Laos in general and General Secretary Sisoulith and his spouse in particular for their sharing with the Party, State and people of Vietnam over the passing of General Secretary Trong. Especially, a two-day national mourning in Laos for the Vietnamese leader reflects the special relations between the two countries. Read full story

– National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man on July 26 hosted a reception for President of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), Chairman of the Supreme Privy Council to the Cambodian King and President of the Cambodian Senate Samdech Techo Hun Sen, who is leading a high-ranking delegation to Vietnam to attend the funeral of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.

Man thanked the Cambodian King, the CPP, Senate, National Assembly, Government and many agencies and organisations of Cambodia for extending their condolences to the Party, State and people of Vietnam over the passing of Party General Secretary Trong and send a high-ranking delegation to Vietnam to pay last respect to the leader, which is a great consolation to the Party, State and people of Vietnam and shows the special sentiments of the CPP leader himself to General Secretary Trong and the bereaved family. Read full story

- The Ministry of National Defence on July 26 handed over the State President’s decisions to two officers who will join the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA).

Major General Pham Manh Thang, Director of the Vietnam Department for Peacekeeping Operations (VDPO) under the ministry, said in order to prepare replacement forces, the department has selected highly qualified officers and organised various training courses following requirements of the UN while sending officers abroad for training. Read full story

– Rice exports could bring in a record turnover of 5 billion USD this year if the pace of shipment is maintained like at present, according to Vu Tuan Anh, CEO of GLE company, a rice exporter.

There is ample room for Vietnamese rice exports as demand in major rice importers such as the Philippines, Indonesia, China and Africa is huge. Read full story

– The People’s Committee of the south-central province of Binh Dinh has ordered harsh punishment for ship owners and captains with vessels violating the regulations against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing with a view to clamping down on illegal act.

The list of violating boats has been made public nationwide while their owners have had their fishing operation limited or even banned. Besides, the local administration has considered meting out administrative punishment, and even criminal liability for violators./. Read full story

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