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☕ Afternoon briefing on March 29

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on March 29 ảnh 1

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 29 acknowledged thatkey transport projects are progressing more effectively.

☕ Afternoon briefing on March 29 ảnh 2PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)

Chairing the 10th hybrid meeting of the State Steering Committeeon key national transport projects, the government leader, who is also thecommittee's head, called for the engagement of the entire political system tofully address site clearance issues for the north-south expressway project forthe 2021-2025 period before April 30, along with three East-West expressway andtwo ring road projects in the second quarter of this year. Read full story

- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue asked NAdeputy delegations to continue increasing their working capacity and enhancingtheir operational efficiency while delivering a speech at a conference hostedby the NA Standing Committee in Hanoi on March 28 to review operationsof NA deputy delegations of provinces and centrally-run cities in 2023 andlaunch tasks for 2024.

☕ Afternoon briefing on March 29 ảnh 3National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue addresses the conference. (Photo: VNA)

The NA leader noted that last year, despite a hugeworkload, NA deputy delegations and NA deputies showed an active spirit in lawbuilding, effective supervision and timely decision making as well as a highsense of responsibility in building laws, deciding important matters of thecountry, and following up the settlement of citizens’ complaints anddenunciations. Read full story

- Vietnam's economy grew 5.66% in the first quartercompared to the same period last year, the highest for the first quarter since2020, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced at a press conference inHanoi on March 29.

☕ Afternoon briefing on March 29 ảnh 4Vietnam's economy grew 5.66% in the first quarter compared to the same period last year. (Photo: VNA)

According to the GSO, the agro-forestry-fishery,industry-construction, service sectors expanded by 2.98%, 6.28%, 6.12%,contributing 6.09%, 41.68%, and 52.23% to the total Q1 GDP growth, respectively. Read full story

- Vietnam’s total export-import turnover hit 178.04 billion USDin the first quarter of this year, up 15.5% annually, resulting in a tradesurplus of 8.08 billion USD, reported the General Statistics Office (GSO) onMarch 29.

Exports performed particularly well, with an estimated value of93.06 billion USD, reflecting a 17% year-on-year growth. Processed industrialgoods dominated exports, accounting for a substantial 88.1% share with a valueof 82.02 billion USD. Read full story

- Experts gave forecasts on impacts of the global economy onVietnam and exchanged views on how to manage the macro economy and the domesticgold market at a meeting of the National Financial and Monetary Policy AdvisoryCouncil on March 28.

☕ Afternoon briefing on March 29 ảnh 5Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai (standing) speaks at the meeting of the National Financial and Monetary Policy Advisory Council. (Photo: VNA)

They held that the monetary and fiscal policiesemployed over the past time have helped achieve set objectives and enabled thenational economy to withstand shocks that seemed to be insurmountable. Read full story

- Vietnam’s tuna exports showed a gradual recovery inthe last quarter of 2023 and have strongly grown again in the first months ofthis year, promising a surge throughout 2024 and a return as a commodity withbillion-USD export value, according to the Vietnam Association of SeafoodExporters and Producers (VASEP).

Amidst the overall decline in aquatic exports,tuna exports also saw a drop of 17% to 845 million USD in 2023. However,from the last few months of 2023, they have begun to recover. In January ofthis year, the tuna export turnover reached over 79 million USD, surging by 58%year-on-year. Read full story

 - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) inVietnam on March 28 convened a technical meeting focusing on a roadmap fortransition from coal-fired power generation to sustainable alternatives.

The meeting aimed to provide the latest information aboutpolicies and technologies for the transition process, the best availabletechniques; costs, benefits and potential impacts of the shift while discussingoptions for decommissioning, repurposing and transforming various types ofcoal-fired power plants./. Read full story

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