☕ Afternoon briefing on June 7

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on June 7 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review ofthe day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

– The Party, since taking up the leadership ofthe revolution in Vietnam, has followed a consistent policy on ensuring thefreedom of belief and religion, strengthening the national solidarity bloc anduniting followers of all religions as well as secular people in the nationalconstruction and safeguarding process. 

☕ Afternoon briefing on June 7 ảnh 2A ceremony in celebration of the birth anniversary of Lord Buddha in the 2567th Buddhist year in 2023 (Photo: VNA)
In his recent article, Dr Vu Chien Thang,Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, has underlined Vietnam’s viewpoint and policyon belief and religion and their implementation in reality. The following ispart of his writing. Read full text

– Minister-Chairman of the Government Committeeon Ethnic Minority Affairs Hau A Lenh clarified issues related to theattraction of investment in ethnic minority-inhabited areas at the ongoing 15thNational Assembly (NA) during the fifth plenary session on June 7.

Answering the question by Hanoi representativeVu Thi Luu Mai on a number of documents that do not match the regulations ofthe law, Lenh admitted that there are still conflicts and overlapping indocuments guiding the implementation of policies to encourage investment inethnic minority-inhabited areas. Read full text

- The United Nations Development Programme(UNDP) has been and will continue to be one of the most important and trustedpartners of the Government and people of Vietnam on the country’s developmentand integration pathway, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang has affirmed.

☕ Afternoon briefing on June 7 ảnh 3Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang (second from right), Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, speaks at the dialogue. (Photo: VNA)
Addressing an interactive dialogue between theUNDP Executive Board and UN member states held in New York on June 6 on theoccasion of the 45th anniversary of the Vietnam - UN relations, the PermanentRepresentative of Vietnam to the UN pointed out impacts of such global issuesas the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, geo-political tensions, and food andenergy crises. Read full text

– Over 200 documents and objects reflectingpatriotic emulation movements will be exhibited at the Vietnam NationalMuseum of History from June 9 to August 9 as a practicalactivity to celebrate 75 years since President Ho Chi Minh issued an appeal forpatriotic emulation (June 11, 1948 - 2023).

The patriotic emulation movements havesignificantly contributed to the great victories of the Vietnamese revolutionover the past seven decades. Read full text

– Vietnam is a popular tourist destination forJapanese holiday-makers as it attracts approximately 1 million arrivals fromthe Asian nation each year, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports andTourism’s Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).

Fifty years after establishing diplomaticrelations (September 21, 1973 - 2023), Vietnam and Japan have witnessed numerousaccomplishments in across fields, including tourism cooperation. Read full text

– Winners of the ‘Green Journey for A GreenFuture’ competition were awarded at a ceremony held in Hanoi on June 6 by theEmbassy of Saudi Arabia in Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union ofHanoi's Tay Ho district.

The online completion was jointly organised bythe Embassy of Saudi Arabia and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union ofHanoi's Tay Ho district with the aim of honouring environmentally-friendlylifestyles as well as initiatives and ideas to protect the environment. Read full text

– Vietnam and Brazil hold great potential forfurther development as members of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur),including Brazil, are eager to enhance economic, commercial and investmentcooperation with Vietnam, said Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc.

In a Hanoi reception on June 6 for hisBrazilian counterpart Eduardo Paes Saboia, Ngoc expressed his delight at Brazilcontinuing to be Vietnam's largest trade partner in the Latin America, withtwo-way trade reaching 6.78 billion USD in 2022. Read full text/.

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