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☕ Afternoon briefing on March 28

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on March 28 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’sevents as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has just signed a document requesting moreefforts to promote the development of and remove obstacles to the real estatemarket.

He asked ministries, agencies and People’s Committees of provinces andcentrally-run cities to strictly follow  the Government’s resolution dated March 11, 2023 on several measures tosolve difficulties for and promote the safe, healthy and sustainable developmentof the market. Read full story

- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has signed a dispatch on thecancellation of World Bank (WB) loans due to the unusability, and there-allocation and use of the cancelled International Development Association(IDA) loans in the 2022 - 2023 fiscal year. Read full story

- Hoang Duc Cuong, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Meteorological and HydrologicalAdministration (VNMHA) under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment,highlighted the important role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the field ofhydrometeorology, while speaking at a webinar held by the VNMHA on March 28. Read full story

- The national news agencies of Vietnam and Malaysia - Vietnam News Agency(VNA) and BERNAMA - can learn from each other as they move forward in thechanging media environment, BERNAMA CEO Roslan Ariffin told VNA correspondents inKuala Lumpur. Read full story

- Deputy Minister of Finance Do Thanh Hung is leading a Vietnamese delegationto the ASEAN Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting (AFMGM) andrelated meetings, which opened in Bali, Indonesia on March 28.

The four-day AFMGM comprises 24 meetings, including those at the ministerialand deputy ministerial levels, and sideline meetings themed “ExploringIndonesia” to introduce and promote the culture of Sulawesi and Kalimantanregions, and introduce tourism potential of Indonesia. Read full story

- The People's Council of Da Nang city has just approved a resolution on the cityMaster Plan for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050 which will be soonsubmitted to the government for approval.

Accordingly, by 2030, the city expects to achieve an average annual economicgrowth rate of 9.5-10% and a gross regional domestic product (GRDP) per capitaof about 200-220 million VND (8,500 – 9,350 USD) per person. Read full story

- The consumer price index (CPI) in the first quarter of 2023 is estimated torise 4.2 - 4.3% year on year, according to the Price Management Departmentunder the Ministry of Finance. Read full story

- Increasing foreign investment is expected to come to industrial, logisticsproperties in Vietnam, pushing the growth of the sector. according to insiders.

The largest-ever US business mission to Vietnam including 52 businesses visitedVietnam from March 21-23 to learn about the local market and seek investmentopportunities. Most of the firms in the mission have business and productionactivities in Vietnam. Read full story

- MoMo, Vietnam’s leading super app, has been named among the Top 10 GlobalPlatforms by TABInsights, the research arm of The Asian Banker magazine. It alsowon the award for “Best Platform for Financial Services in Vietnam” at theExcellence in Retail Financial Services Awards from The Asian Banker on March16. Read full story

- Phu Quoc island city in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang welcomed morethan 1.5 million visitors in the first quarter of 2023, a rise of 43.4% year onyear, fulfilling 25.9% of its yearly target. Read full story

- Five caves were recently discovered in Lam Hoa commune of Tuyen Hoa districtin the central province of Quang Binh by experts of the British Royal CaveAssociation.

Running for a total length of 3,349m, the caves also feature underground riverswhich are completely pristine. They have duly been named Hung Tru 1, Hung Tru2, Hung Tru 3, Hung Ka Vong 1, and Hung Ka Vong 2. Read full story./.
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