☕ Afternoon briefing on March 15

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on March 15 ảnh 1
Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is abrief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed hisbelief that Vietnam will become one of the top 30 countries worldwide in termsof tourism competitiveness, while chairing an national teleconference ontourism on March 15.
The country's tourism sector should developstrongly with “special products, professional services and clean environment”to make Vietnam a safe, friendly destination, he said.Read full text

– A dialogue between the Prime Minister andyouths will be held in both online and in-person formats on March 26 on theoccasion of the 92nd anniversary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union.
Themed “Building up high-quality young humanresources to meet the Industry 4.0", it will focus on the implementationof the Party's guidelines and the State's policies and laws related to youths,as well as responsibilities of relevant agencies and organisations to ensurethe legitimate rights and interests of young people.Read full text

- The 15th National Assembly (NA) StandingCommittee convened its 21st session in Hanoi on March 15 under the chair of NAChairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
Hue said that during the session, which willconclude on March 20, the NA Standing Committee will prepare important contentsfor the legislature’s 5th plenary session.Read full text

– Vietnam - Australia cooperation relations in the past fiveyears have grown strongly with the flexible implementation of bilateralcooperation mechanisms, and possibly see more opportunities in the coming time,said Professor Carl Thayer from the Australian Defence Force Academy, theUniversity of New South Wales.
Speaking to the Vietnam News Agency about the action programmeto implement the Vietnam- Australia Strategic Partnership for the period of2020-2023 when the two countries celebrate the 5th anniversary of theirstrategic partnership (March 15, 2018- March 15, 2023), the professorhighlighted that the strategic partnership focuses on three pillars -strengthening economic-trade linkages; deepen strategic-defense-securitycooperation; and building knowledge and innovation partnerships.Read full text

– The 2023 contest on protecting the CommunistParty of Vietnam (CPV)’s ideological foundation was launched among the membersof the Party Organisation of the Central Agencies’ Bloc on March 15.
This is the third edition of the contest, which isjointly organised by the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics, theCommunist Review, the Nhan dan (People) Newspaper, the Vietnam News Agency, theVietnam Television, and the radio Voice of Vietnam.Read full text

– Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan onMarch 15 said that agritourism should be turned into an integrated economicsector with agricultural products and typical characteristics of rural areasbeing used as resources to serve the tourism industry.Speaking at ateleconference on tourism, Hoan said that the National Strategy for SustainableAgriculture and Rural Development for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to2050, already approved by the Prime Minister, affirms that rural tourismdevelopment is identified as one of the fundamental solutions, a driving forcefor promoting sustainable new-style rural areas, contributing to bringing into playthe advantages and distinctive values of agriculture, rural areas, and farmers.Read full text

– The pair of Mong Cai (Vietnam) – Dongxing (China)International Border Gates officially resumed customs clearance procedures forinternational tourists on March 15.
The first foreign tourists entering Vietnam through the bordergate in the northern province of Quang Ninh on the day were a group of 38Chinese tourists. They are scheduled to visit several places in Vietnam duringtheir four-day tour such as Ha Long Bay (Quang Ninh) and the capital city ofHanoi.Read full text

– The Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of NinhBinh said on March 15 that it has received and rescued many rare andendangered animals from localities nationwide.
From March 5-12, the park's Centre for Rescue, Conservationand Development of Creatures received five pangolins and one masked palm civetfrom authorised units in the central provinces of Quang Tri, Thanh Hoa and HaTinh, and Da Nang city.Read full text/.



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