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☕ Afternoon briefing on March 18

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on March 18.
☕ Afternoon briefing on March 18 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is abrief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency onMarch 18.

– The upcoming visit to Vietnam by Malaysian Prime MinisterDato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob from March 20-21 is expected to open upopportunities to elevate the bilateral strategic partnership to a new height, VietnameseAmbassador to Malaysia Tran Viet Thai told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’scorrespondents in Kuala Lumpur. According to the diplomat, theVietnam-Malaysia relationship has developed intensively and extensively overthe past years, especially since the two countries established their strategicpartnership in August 2015. Read full story

☕ Afternoon briefing on March 18 ảnh 2Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh (C) speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)
– Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh hasrequested ministries and sectors to seek ways to address legal barriers relatedto the implementation of investment projects. Speaking at a meeting ofthe Prime Minister's special working group on reviewing, removing difficultiesand obstacles and promoting the implementation of investment projects inministries, agencies and localities on March 17, Minh assigned the Ministry ofPlanning and Investment to continue reviewing difficulties and problems facingministries, sectors and localities in the work, quickly classifying andproposing specific solutions. Read full story

☕ Afternoon briefing on March 18 ảnh 3Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Action at United Nations Selwin Chalres Hart (L) meets head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the UN Dang Hoang Giang on March 17. (Photo:baoquocte.vn)
- Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Action at UnitedNations (UN) Selwin Chalres Hart has affirmed that the internationalorganisation is very interested and wishes to be able to support Vietnam inrealising its commitments to deal with climate change. He made thestatement on March 17 during a working session with Ambassador Dang HoangGiang, head of the Permanent Delegation of Vietnam to the UN, on promotingcoordination between the UN and the country in climate change response andfulfilling its commitments at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of theParties (COP26). Read full story

- Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army(VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuongheld talks with Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces GeneralVong Pisen in Phnom Penh on March 18, within the framework of his officialfriendly visit to Cambodia. The meeting took place after Cuong’sattendance at the 19th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Meeting (ACDFM-19). Read full story

– An article posted on the travel website Traveloffpath.comon March 17 highlighted the entry requirements that Vietnam is applying in thenew normal context, saying Vietnam now seems to be the easiest country to enterin Southeast Asia. In efforts to shore up tourism activities, Vietnamhas resumed international and domestic travel by air, road, railway, and seawith appropriate anti-pandemic measures for inbound and outbound tourists, andthose making domestic trips. Read full story

– Maps and documents on Vietnam’s Hoang Sa (Paracel) andTruong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes are now on display in Cam Lo district, thecentral province of Quang Tri. The mobile exhibition, opened on March18, is co-organised by the provincial Department of Information and Communications,the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the People’s Committee ofCam Lo district. Read full story

☕ Afternoon briefing on March 18 ảnh 4Damien Devillian (centre), one of the first tourists from Singapore to visit Vietnam after the country officially reopened international tourism (Photo: VNA)
- Digital travel platform Agoda has revealed 10 countrieswith the highest numbers of tourists keen to travel to Vietnam. Singaporetakes the lead in countries searching for information on Vietnam. Tourists fromthe country wish to enjoy the cordiality, beautiful landscapes and cuisine ofVietnam, Agoda added. Other countries in the list include the US, theRepublic of Korea, India, Malaysia, Australia, followed by the UK, Germany,Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. Read full story

– Installing vessel monitoring systems (VMS) is one of theimportant measures the European Commission (EC) recommended for Vietnam toremove the EC’s “yellow card” warning against illegal, unreported, andunregulated (IUU) fishing. The Directorate of Fisheries has certifiedeight VMSs that meet the standards stipulated in the Government’s Decree No.26/2019/ND-CP. Read full story./.
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