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☕ Afternoon briefing on March 25

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on March 25.
☕ Afternoon briefing on March 25 ảnh 1

Hanoi, (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported bythe Vietnam News Agency on March 25. 

-PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh has sent greetings to Khmer ethnic people on theoccasion of their traditional Chol Chnam Thmay (New Year) festival, which fallson April 14-16 this year. Read full story

-VietnameseMinister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held phone talks with his Australiancounterpart Marise Payne on March 24.

Both ministers expressed their delight at the strong development of theVietnam-Australia strategic partnership, despite difficulties caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic in the recent past. Read full story

-Secretary-Generalof the International Organisation of La Francophonie (OIF) Louise Mushikiwaboattended the launch of a Francophone space at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam(DAV) on March 25.
☕ Afternoon briefing on March 25 ảnh 2OIF Secretary General Louise Mushikiwabo (third from right) join the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Francophone space (Photo: VNA)
Mushikiwaboaffirmed that the newly inaugural space will be a symbol of the cooperation betweenthe OIF and the DAV, as well as the friendship between the Francophonecommunity and Vietnam at large. Read full story

-AmbassadorDang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN),has affirmed that Vietnam supports and wants to participate more deeply inimplementing proposals in the “Common Agenda” report of the UN.

During a working session with Volker Turk, UNUnder-Secretary-General for Policy, Giang said that Vietnam wants to contributefurther to common efforts of the international community. Read full story

-ChiefJustice of the Supreme People's Court Nguyen Hoa Binh hosted areception for Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti, Head of the European UnionDelegation to Vietnam, and Rana Flowers, Acting UN ResidentCoordinator and UNICEF Representative in Vietnam.

During themeeting, Binh highlighted the effective cooperation of the two agencies withthe Supreme People's Court of Vietnam in judicial and legal activities andother fields, expressing his hope that the agencies will continue toeffectively implement cooperation activities as well as develop cooperationplans for the coming time. Read full story

-Vietnameseairlines have seen a surge of 441 percent in international passengers but adecline in domestic passengers in the first quarter of 2022, according to theCivil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

In a report sent to the Ministry of Transport,CAAV said Vietnamese airlines have transported an estimated 141,600international passengers and 38,000 tonnes of international cargo in Q1,respectively soaring 441 percent and 113.9 percent year on year. Read full story

-A mobilephone application for the Vietnam Shrimp Forum made debut on March 25. Since2016, the forum has become an annual event, and in addition to theoffline forum, online forums are set up on Facebook and Zalo, offeringinformation about daily shrimp prices, markets, farming techniques and newpolicies. However, it is difficult to look up old data on these platforms andthe number of member is also limited.

The app is designed to address the above-mentioned disadvantages. Read full story

-Thecapital city of Hanoi has welcomed about 2.8 million domestic tourists sincethe beginning of this year, an increase of 45.3 percent compared to the sameperiod last year, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

The city earned approximately 7.8 trillion VND(343.1 million USD) in tourism revenue between January and March, up 45.3percent year-on-year. Read full story/.
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