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☕ Afternoon briefing on March 8

The following is a brief review of the day’s news reported by the Vietnam News Agency on March 8.
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- PrimeMinister Pham Minh Chinh attended the fifth Vietnam-US Business Summit in Hanoion March 8, during which he called on businesses of both nations to furtherstrengthen their partnerships to contribute to the promotion of bilateral ties. Read full story
☕ Afternoon briefing on March 8 ảnh 2Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (centre) attends the US-Vietnam Business Summit. (Photo: VNA) 
- Ministerof Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son talked over the phone with his Romaniancounterpart Bogdan Aurescu on March 7, asking for continued support for Vietnamesepeople and their families evacuating from Ukraine. Read full story

- VenezuelanAmbassador to Vietnam Tatiana Pugh Moreno has lauded Vietnam's nationalstrategy on gender equality for the 2021-2030 period, which aims to createfavourable conditions and opportunities for women to engage in and benefit fromall aspects of life, contributing to promoting the country’s sustainabledevelopment. Read full story

- VietnameseAmbassador to Belgium and Luxembourg Nguyen Van Thao has paid a visit toLuxembourg during which he met with officials from a number of localministries, organisations and corporations to seek stronger economiccooperation between the two countries. Read full story

- Thanks to policies to support post-COVID-19recovery, and the gradual resumption of tourism activities, Vietnam is aninvestment attraction magnet. According to The Business Times ofSingapore, "decisive containment measures and well-targeted governmentsupport" as defined by the International Monetary Fund in its reportduring the early years of the pandemic helped limit economic depression fromthe health crisis. Read full story

☕ Afternoon briefing on March 8 ảnh 3Vietnamese citizens repatriated from Ukraine (Photo: VNA) 
- AVietnam Airlines flight carrying 287 Vietnamese people leaving Ukraine arrivedat Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport at noon on March 8. Departingfrom the Romanian capital city of Bucharest, it is the first repatriationflight arranged and fully funded by the Government of Vietnam to bring homeVietnamese living in war-ravaged areas in Ukraine. The passengers included 71children aged under 12. Read full story

☕ Afternoon briefing on March 8 ảnh 4NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue presents gifts and flowers to the players (Photo: VNA) 
- Chairmanof the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue has congratulated the national women’sfootball team on the occasion of the International Women’s Day and the 13thNational Women Congress which will begin on March 9. Read full story

- Vietnamis striving for 140 gold, 77 silver and 71 bronze medals at the 31st SoutheastAsian Games (SEA Games 31), to be hosted by the country this May. Read full story
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