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☕ Afternoon briefing on July 31

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on July 31 ảnh 1

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

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a nationalteleconference on the rearrangement of administrative units at the district andcommunal levels for the 2023 – 2030 period on July 31.

☕ Afternoon briefing on July 31 ảnh 2Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh addresses the event (Photo: VNA)tả cho ảnh

Speaking at the event, PM Chinh said the rearrangement ofadministrative units at the district and communal levels is necessary tostreamline the administrative apparatus, enhance the effectiveness andefficiency of State management, and create convenience for the people andbusinesses. Read full story

- The Vietnam-Singapore relationship is now at its prime withdeep political trust, close economic and investment cooperation, and strongpeople-to-people exchange, Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Mai Phuoc Dunghas said.

☕ Afternoon briefing on July 31 ảnh 3Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) and his Singaporean counterpart Lee Hsien Loong. (Photo: VNA)

In an interview recently granted to the Vietnam News Agency onthe occasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties this year,the diplomat said since 2020, Singapore has always been among the biggestforeign investors in Vietnam with a stable two-way trade despite  theglobal political-economic troubles. Read full story

- In 2023, Vietnam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties (August1, 1993-2023) and officially start negotiations on the Vietnam-UAEComprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA).

On the occasion, the UAE Ambassador to Vietnam,Bader Almatrooshi, grants an interview to the Vietnam News Agency on thedevelopment of bilateral ties over the past 30 years and prospects of therelations in the new period. Read full story

- Rice prices in Vietnam's Mekong Delta region last week reacheda record high in the last 10 years after India banned the export of non-basmatiwhite rice.

The price of Vietnam's 5% broken rice increased to 550-575 USDper tonne on July 27, the highest since 2011. In the week earlier, it was just515-525 USD per tonne. Read full story

- The Vietnam-Israel Free Trade Agreement,which was signed on July 26 after seven years of negotiations, would create aconducive atmosphere for the export of Vietnamese products to Israel, accordingto many experts. 

Expert Dinh Trong Thinh said the deal presentsstellar opportunities for Vietnamese producers to drive substantial costsavings and gain competitive advantages through access to Israelihigh-tech sectors. Read full story

- Total retail sales of consumer goods andservices have increased 10.4% year on year to almost 3.53 quadrillion VND (149billion USD) in the first seven months of 2023, compared to a rise of 15.7%during the same period of 2022, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO).

☕ Afternoon briefing on July 31 ảnh 4Goods retail sales are estimated at nearly 2.78 quadrillion VND during the first seven months of 2023. (Photo: VNA)

Excluding the price factor, the seven-monthsales climbed 9.6%, compared to the growth of 11.7% during the same period lastyear. Read full story

- Ethnic and religious issues in the CentralHighlands have been frequently abused by reactionary and hostile forces toundermine Vietnam. However, those forces have always failed because of people’ssolidarity and support for authorities’ reactions.

The Central Highlands is home to nearly 6 millionpeople from all the 54 ethnic groups of the country, including nearly 2.2million from 53 ethnic minorities or 37.5% of its population. Read full story

- The last body of the four victims killed inthe July 30 landslide on Bao Loc Pass, the Central Highlands province of LamDong, was found at noon on July 31, local authorities reported.

☕ Afternoon briefing on July 31 ảnh 5The landslide site on Bao Loc Pass on July 31 morning (Photo: VNA) 

A serious landslide happened on a section of BaoLoc Pass, part of National Highway 20, in Da Huoai district at about 3pm onJuly 30, burying a traffic police station with four people and many vehiclestrapped inside. The victims comprise three traffic police officers and onecivilian./. Read full story



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