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☕ Afternoon briefing on March 1

The following is a brief review of the day’s news reported by the Vietnam News Agency on March 1.
☕ Afternoon briefing on March 1 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a brief review of theday’s news reported by the Vietnam News Agency on March 1.

- Infrastructure development, including transportinfrastructure, is a strategic breakthrough of the Party and the State, PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh said at a meeting between the Government andlocalities on March 1.

The virtual meeting looked into pre-feasibilityreports of five major transport projects – Belt Road 4 in Hanoi, Belt Road 3 inHo Chi Minh City, Chau Doc-Can Tho-Soc Trang Expressway, Khanh Hoa-Buon MaThuot Expressway, and Bien Hoa-Vung Tau Expressway. Read full story
☕ Afternoon briefing on March 1 ảnh 2A Vietnam Airlines plane (Photo: VNA)
- Vietnam Airlines has sent its plans for flights bringinghome Vietnamese citizens in Ukraine to the Ministry of Transport, saying itstands ready to follow instructions of the Government.

The routes proposed by the national flag carriercomprise of Hanoi- Warsaw, Hanoi-Budapest, Hanoi-Bratislava, Hanoi-Moscow,Hanoi-Minsk, and Hanoi- Bucharest. Read full story

- The 13th National Women's Congress will be held from March9-13 in Hanoi, said Vice President of the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) CentralCommittee Nguyen Thi Minh Huong at a press briefing on March 1.

The congress, themed “Promoting tradition,solidairty, creativity and integration; building a strong association for thehappiness of women and prosperity of the nation,” is expected to lure 1,000delegates representing Vietnamese women from different social classes, ethnicgroups, religions and sectors, along with about 200 guests. Read full story
☕ Afternoon briefing on March 1 ảnh 3A corner of Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA)
- Vietnam’s economy is forecast to grow beyond expectation in2022 as domestic demand rebounds and foreign direct investment (FDI) inflowsremains stable.

Most forecasts by foreign investment funds showthat Vietnam’s GDP growth is likely to increase by 7.5 percent in 2022. Read full story

- Foreign investors have poured nearly 5 billion USD inVietnam so far this year, equivalent to 91.5 percent of that in the same timelast year, reported the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry ofPlanning and Investment.

As of February 20, 183 new projects had beenlicenced, a rise of 45.2 percent year on year, with their combined capitaltotaling 631.8 million USD, down 80.9 percent year on year. Read full story
☕ Afternoon briefing on March 1 ảnh 4Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine (Photo: Reuters)
- Children aged between 5 and 11 in Vietnam will beadministered with Pfizer BioNTech Covid-19 Vaccine with a dosage of 0.2ml,according to the Ministry of Health. Read full story

- Vietnam’s pencak silat team won nine gold medals at theSoutheast Asian Championship 2022, held on February 25-27 in Singapore./. Read full story
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