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☕ Afternoon briefing on March 22

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on March 22.
☕ Afternoon briefing on March 22 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review ofthe day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on March 22.

- Malaysian Prime Minister Dato’ Sri Ismail Sabri bin Yaakob and a high-rankingdelegation of the Malaysian Government left Hanoi on March 22, successfullyconcluding their three-day official visit to Vietnam.

During the visit, the Malaysian PM held talks withVietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, witnessed the signing of cooperationagreements between the two countries, and attended a banquet hosted by PM Chinh. Read full story
☕ Afternoon briefing on March 22 ảnh 2Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (L) and Secretary of the Hoa Binh provincial Party Committee Ngo Van Tuan at the working session with local leaders on March 22 (Photo: VNA)
- Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong paid a workingvisit to northern Hoa Binh province on March 22, saying the most important tasknow is to press on with the COVID-19 fight and economic recovery.

He highlighted that Hoa Binh holds a strategiclocation, serving as a gateway to the country’s northwestern region and abridge linking this region with Hanoi capital and provinces in the Red RiverDelta. Read full story

- A Vietnamese delegation attended a discussion on emergencyissues within the 144th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) andrelated meetings in Bali, Indonesia, on March 22.

Addressing the event, Thai Quynh Mai Dung,standing member of the National Assembly (NA)'s Committee for External Relations,reaffirmed that peace and cooperation is the top priority and goal of Vietnam,which is also the principle and purpose of the IPU from the very first days ofits establishment 133 years ago. Read full story

- A Vietnamese defence delegation attended the online openingceremony of the 15th Annual Conference and the 7th Track II Networkof ASEAN Defence and Security Institutions Retreat (NADI Retreat-7) onMarch 21.

Major General Vu Cuong Quyet, Director of theInstitute for Defence Strategy under the Ministry of National Defence, led thedelegation to attend the event from Hanoi. Read full story
 
☕ Afternoon briefing on March 22 ảnh 3Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (left) meets General Secretary of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) Louise Mushikiwabo during his official visit to France last November. (Photo: VNA)
- A Francophone delegation for trade and economic promotionis visiting Vietnam from March 21-30 to help French-speaking enterprises expandbusiness overseas and promote sustainable post-pandemic recovery.

Led by General Secretary of the InternationalOrganisation of La Francophonie (OIF) Louise Mushikiwabo, the visit forms partof the efforts to implement the Francophone Economic Development Strategy from2020 – 2025. Read full story

- Vietnam always wishes to be a long-term and stable ricesupplier for Sierra Leone as its domestic production has not yet met thedemand, Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien said at a recentmeeting with Sierra Leone’s counterpart Edward Hinga Sandy.

Dien appreciated the latter's proposal forconsidering the re-signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on rice tradeto strengthen the legal framework for cooperation activities relating to thematter between the two countries. In particular, the two sides agreed to createconditions for their businesses in conducting rice import and export. Read full story

- The Vietnam Network for Child Online Protection (VN-COP)recently debuted its website, aiming to popularise child online protectionskills and knowledge and receive child abuse reports.

The website, vn-cop.vn, was launched by theAuthority of Information Security under the Ministry of Information andCommunications (MIC). Read full story

- The Republic of Korea (RoK) has decided to list Vietnamamong countries subjected to strengthened medical supervision as part of itsmeasures to prevent the pandemic.

The decision is likely to affect many areas in partnershipbetween the two countries, including labour cooperation, said Ta Thi ThanhThuy, head of the Labour Management Board under the Vietnamese Embassy in theRoK. Read full story

☕ Afternoon briefing on March 22 ảnh 4The Kurash team (Photo: qdnd.vn)
- Vietnam won four medals, including one silverand three bronze, at the Asian Kurash Championship, which closed on March 21 inTajikistan.

Tran Thi Thanh Thuy took the silver in the women'sover-87kg class. Her teammates To Thi Trang (women's U48kg), Vu NgocSon (men's U73kg) and Bui Minh Quan (men's U81kg) bagged the bronze medals./. Read full story
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