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☕ Afternoon briefing on June 13

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

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

- Prime Minister PhamMinh Chinh had a working session with the Vietnam Journalists’ Association(VJA) in Hanoi on June 13, during which he highlighted the need to furtherdevelop a contingent of highly-qualified journalists and a professional, modernand humanitarian Vietnamese revolutionary press, for the interest of the nationand the people’s happiness.

☕ Afternoon briefing on June 13 ảnh 2 Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the working session with the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA). (Photo: VNA)

At the event, held on the occasion of the 98thanniversary of the Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day (June 21, 1925 - June 21,2023), he underlined the significant role of the VJA in gathering journalistsand helping them improve their political mettle and professional skills,hailing its contributions to the success of the national revolution and thestrengthening of social consensus over the past 73 years since itsestablishment. Read full story

- The official visit toVietnam from June 13-16 by President of Côte d’Ivoire's National Assembly AdamaBictogo will mark a new development for the two countries’ relations.

☕ Afternoon briefing on June 13 ảnh 3President of Côte d’Ivoire's National Assembly Adama Bictogo. (Photo: quochoi.vn)

The visit, made at an invitation of VietnameseNational Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, is the first by a senior leader ofthe West African country to the Southeast Asian nation since the two set uptheir diplomatic ties 48 years ago. Read full story

- Many reputable internationalorganisations have shown their optimism about Vietnamese economic outlook,predicting that the country can complete its GDP growth target of 6.5% thisyear.

The World Bank (WB) has announced its updatedforecast of Vietnam’s GDP growth of about 6% in 2023, down about 0.3% comparedto the prediction that the lender made in January. However, the growth rate isstill the highest in the Southeast Asian region despite the gloomy globaleconomic situation.Read full story

- Brazil is Vietnam’strading partner in Latin America and one of the three largest markets of ViệtNam in the Americas market, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Brazil.

Brazil is a very large and potential market forVietnamese goods. This market is not too strict and people's tastes are verydiverse. Read full story  

- Vietnam and Malaysia,one of its most important trading partners, have set a bilateral trade targetof 18 billion USD by 2025.

Speaking at a meeting on June 12, Tran Phu Lu,deputy director of HCM City Investment and Trade Promotion Center (ITPC), saidthe city will continue to improve its business climate and streamlineadministrative reform, including creating favourable conditions forMalaysian investors. Read full story

- A new report by Prime Minister’s Advisory Council forAdministrative Procedure Reform has identified nine groups of challenges thatenterprises in Vietnam are facing in the coming time.

They include the increase of inflation rate/prices of goodsand materials; the risks of crisis and increasing costs that suppliers suffer;the insufficient quality of human resources; the improper logistics services;the labour shortage; the changes and lack of transparency in regulationsrelated to governance/environment/society; the technology/digital and cybersecurity-relatedrisks; the ethical/legal/reputational risks of distributors/intermediaries andagents; and difficulties for business to access bank capital. Read full story

- Additional 10suspects were arrested on the night of June 12 for involving in the June 11 gunattacks on the headquarters of the People’s Committees of Ea Tieu and Ea Kturcommunes, including the communes’ police stations, in Cu Kuin district of theCentral Highlands province of Dak Lak, said Spokesman of the Ministry of PublicSecurity Lieut. Gen. To An Xo on June 13.

Xo said that as of June 13 morning, the totalnumber of detained suspects had increased to 39, including two turningthemselves in at night. Read full story

- Vietnam’s female cyclist Nguyen Thi That won a gold medal atthe 2023 Asian Road Cycling Championships in Thailand on June 12.

☕ Afternoon briefing on June 13 ảnh 4Cyclist Nguyen Thi That (centre) wins a gold medal at the 2023 Asian Road Cycling Championships in Thailand (Photo: thanhnien.vn)

With strong support from her teammates, the Vietnamese ridersuccessfully surpassed rivals from China, the Republic of Korea, Japan and thehost nation to finish first in the women’s 109km race./. Read full story

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