Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
-PresidentVo Van Thuong on June 14 met with 140 role models in the fight against drugcrime nationwide and representatives of families of the 28 persons falling downin the fight.
The meeting in Hanoi took place on the occasion ofthe 75th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s appeal for patriotic emulation(June 11, 1948 - 2023), on the sidelines of a programme held by the Ministry ofPublic Security (MPS) in honour of the exemplars, and in response to the ActionMonth for Drug Prevention and Control in June.Read full text
-PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception for Minister of Foreign Affairs ofthe United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Hanoi onJune 14.
The PM spoke highly of delegation exchangesbetween Vietnam and the UAE in the recent past, especially the visit to the UAEby Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan last May, which reaped significant outcomes.
Host and guest shared the view that the bilateralfriendship and cooperation have made progress in various spheres likepolitics-diplomacy, economy, trade, investment, tourism and energy.Read full text
-VietnameseDeputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang and Minister of Statein the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Anne-MarieTrevelyan co-chaired the ninth strategic dialogue between the two countries inLondon on June 12.
They shared the view that the Vietnam - UKstrategic dialogue has been developing intensively and comprehensively in allspheres and on both bilateral and multilateral dimensions, especially with thestrategic partnership established in 2010 and the 2020 joint statementidentifying nine priority areas, showing the countries’ strong determination toelevate bilateral relations.Read full text
-Threedays after the gun attacks targeting the headquarters of the People’sCommittees of Ea Tieu and Ea Ktur communes of Cu Kuin district, the CentralHighlands province of Dak Lak, normal activities have resumed in the localitieswith ensured security thanks to the efforts of authorised forces.
During the attacks, which took place on early June11 morning, gunmen killed and injured a number of communal police officers,communal cadres, and civilians, causing insecurity among the local community.
In order to ensure safety for locals, Dak Lak hasset up security stations where authorised personnel are available around theclock.Read full text
-TheVietnamese Embassy in Italy, in collaboration with the Rome-based Centre forInternational Studies (Ce.SI), has held a seminar themed “Dynamics in theIndo-Pacific and the Importance of Italy’s Engagement” on the occasion of the50th anniversary of the two countries' diplomatic relations.
The June 12 event attracted the participation ofnearly 50 delegates, who are officials of Italy, ambassadors of several ASEANmember states in the European country, and representatives from leadingresearch and consulting agencies, and universities.Read full text
-Membersof the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA) sold 22,409automobiles of all kinds in May, a decrease of 8% compared with the previousmonth.
This is the 2nd month in a row that VAMA's saleshave dropped after increasing by 30% and 33% in February and March.Read full text
-Flightsbetween Nanki Shirahama airport in Japan’s southeastern prefecture of Wakayamaand Hanoi and Da Nang city of Vietnam are expected to be launched next month,Wakayama’s authorities said on June 13.
The service forms part of the efforts by theauthorities in increasing international flights to the airport after a hiatusdue to the COVID-19 pandemic, Wakayama’s Governor Kishimoto Shuhei told a localmeeting.Read full text
-Thenumber of passengers through Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport, the secondbusiest airport in Vietnam, on the first days of this summer has surged, and isexpected to maintain at a high level to mid-August.
On the first 12 days of June, the airport servedover 1 million passengers with more than 7,000 flights, up 3% against the sameperiod last year.Read full text/.
