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☕ Afternoon briefing on June 23

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on June 23 ảnh 1

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

– Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai hosted areception in Hanoi on June 23 for President and CEO of the Industrial Bank ofKorea (IBK) Kim Sung-tae and Chairman and CEO of the Korea Development Bank(KDB) Kang Seoghoon who are accompanying President of the Republic of Korea(RoK) Yoon Suk Yeol during his ongoing state visit to Vietnam.
Underlining that the Vietnamese Governmenthopes that with the lifting up of bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategicpartnership, the two sides will enter a new glorious chapter of cooperation,Khai said he expects RoK businesses, including its banks in Vietnam, willfurther promote their role and support the growth of partnership between thetwo countries, especially in economy.Read full text

– The 15th National Assembly (NA) approved therevised Law on Bidding on June 23 during its ongoing fifth plenary session.
Before the voting, Chairman of the NA’s Financeand Budget Committee Le Quang Manh presented the NA Standing Committee’s reportgiving further explanations on the draft and the revision of the draft based onreceived feedback and recommendations.Read full text

– The UN’s freshly-adopted agreement on theconservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyondnational jurisdiction (the Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Treaty,also known as the Treaty of the High Seas) marks a new development milestone ofinternational law, said Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Vietnam’s PermanentRepresentative to the UN.
It is the third treaty to enforce the 1982United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), following the UN FishStocks Agreement and the Agreement on Part XI of the UNCLOS.Read full text 

– Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh on June 22paid a courtesy visit to Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of ForeignAffairs Don Pramudwinai in Bangkok on June 22.
The ambassador expressed his delight about the fruitfuldevelopment of relations between the two countries in all areas, includingpolitics, foreign affairs, economy, investment, trade and culture.Read full text

– An expert of the Republic of Korea (RoK) hasexpressed his optimism about the future of the RoK - Vietnam relations, andsaid the ongoing State visit by his country’s President Yoon Suk Yeol couldprobably provide a catalyst for the future progress of bilateral relations.
Talking to the Vietnam News Agency, Prof. ChoeWon-gi, head of the Centre for ASEAN - India Studies at the Korea NationalDiplomatic Academy (KNDA), said that the June 22-24 visit is very importantbecause Vietnam is the first Southeast Asian country that President Yoon hasvisited after he took office in 2022, which implies that Vietnam is very importantfor the RoK.Read full text

- A ceremony was held at the Tong Khao martyr’scementary in the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien on June 23 torebury the remains of eight Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who laid down theirlives in Laos during the wartime.
The remains were found and collected during thepast six months by a repatriation team of Military Region 2 with thesupport by authorities and people of six northern Lao provinces.Read full text

– Automechanika Ho Chi Minh City – a leading regional trade fairfor automotive services - kicked off on June 23 in Ho Chi Minh City with theparticipation of over 460 exhibitors from 20 countries and territories.
This year, the annual fifth edition sees a record number ofexhibitors which is 28% higher than that of the previous one.Read full text

– The book " A Miracle Vietnam" byDr. Pavel Suian published recently in Romania brings to readers an overview ofVietnam and is regarded as a valuable resource for those interested in Vietnamin this Eastern European country.
Dr. Suian, a politician and retired universityprofessor, said that he wrote this book primarily out of admiration forVietnam's history and culture, as well as his profound respect for therevolutionary heroism and the bravery of the Vietnamese people during thestruggle for national liberation.Read full text/. 

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