☕ Afternoon briefing on June 9
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
- President Vo Van Thuong applauded contributions by Bulgarian Ambassador to Vietnam Marinela Petkova to the countries’ relations while receiving the outgoing diplomat in Hanoi on June 9.
The State leader congratulated Petkova on her
excellent fulfillment of tasks in Vietnam, with various substantial
contributions to the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation
between the two countries. Read full story
- Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui
Thanh Son met with officials of Brazil, France, the European Commission (EC),
and Canada on the sidelines of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation
Development (OECD) Ministerial Council Meeting 2023 in Paris on June 8.
Meeting with his Brazilian counterpart Mauro
Vieira, he affirmed that Vietnam treasures and wishes to enhance the
comprehensive partnership with Brazil, one of its most important partners in
Latin America. Read full story
- Vietnam is set to
have 30 airports by 2030, including 14 serving international flights and 16
serving domestic flights.
The investment is estimated at about 420 trillion
VND (18 billion USD), mobilised from the State budget, non-budget capital and
other legal capital sources. Read full story
- State budget
collection in the January-May period was estimated at over 769.6 trillion VND
(32.75 billion USD), equivalent to 47.5% of the estimates for the whole year,
the Ministry of Finance reported on June 8.
According to the ministry, although the domestic revenue
in the reviewed period was quite good compared to the estimates, the monthly
tended to decrease as the January collection reached 14.7% of the estimate,
February 7.7%, March 8.9%, April 9.9%, and May 6.4%. The domestic collection in
the first five months was equal to 97.1% of that recorded in the same period
last year. Read full story
- VinFast
officially launched the VF 3, a mini electric car model designed specifically
for the Vietnamese market.
Boasting a compact and contemporary design, the VF
3 offers numerous benefits, making it suitable for a wide range of applications
and operating environments. This eco-friendly vehicle is also equipped with
smart features, providing a dynamic mobility option for individuals of all
backgrounds. Read full story
- Vietnam exported nearly 131,777 tonnes of pepper worth 408.9
million USD in the first five months of this year, up 30% in volume but down
12.7 in value over the same period last year, according to the Vietnam Pepper
Association (VPA).
Of the figures, black pepper was 119,832 tonnes and white
pepper, the rest. Pepper exports to Asian market remained a bright sport,
reaching 78,907 tonnes, skyrocketing 77.2% and accounting for nearly 60% of the
country's total export turnover of this kind of spice. China was the key market
as the neighbour imported 46,169 tonnes of pepper, taking up 35% and soared
1,668.9% year-on-year, while the exports to the Philippines was 3,305 tonnes, a
hike of 26.1%. Read full story
- Food-related issues, including the food crisis, El Nino and
food reserves, have been discussed at the ASEAN Food Security Reserve Board
(AFSRB)'s meeting that opened on June 7 in Bogor district in Indonesia's West
Java province.
Head of Indonesia’s National Food Agency (Bapanas) Arief
Prasetyo Adi said the two-day meeting underlines the crucial issues raised by
Indonesian President Joko Widodo regarding the threats of food shortages and
starvation across the globe as the results of climate change./. Read full story