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☕ Afternoon briefing on May 12

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on May 12.
☕ Afternoon briefing on May 12 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a brief review of theday’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on May 12.

– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met President Pro TemporePatrick Leahy and key senators of the US Senate in Washington D.C on May 11(local time), as part of the Vietnamese leader’s trip to the US. Chinhaffirmed that Vietnam regards the US as a leading important partner, and standsready to work with the country to promote the comprehensive partnership on thebasis of respect for independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity andpolitical institutions of each other. Read full story

☕ Afternoon briefing on May 12 ảnh 2ASEAN foreign ministers review preparation for ASEAN-US Special Summit. (Photo: baoquocte.vn)
– Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and hiscounterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) reviewed preparationsfor the ASEAN - US Special Summit in Washington D.C on May 11 (local time). At the meeting, Son said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who arrived inWashington D.C. the same day, will attend activities within the summit, slatedfor May 12-13. Read full story

– Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi MinhNational Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theory CouncilNguyen Xuan Thang is paying a working visit to Israel, meeting many localleaders.  On May 11, his first dayin the nation, Thang met Speaker of the Knesset Mickey Levy, during which theofficial expressed his delight at the growing friendship and cooperationbetween the nations in the past time. Read full story

– The Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) and theKonrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) Vietnam jointly held the 19th edition of theChina Talk series, themed “US and China competition in Southeast Asia”, viavideo teleconference on May 11. The event was co-chaired by DAV VicePresident Dr. Nguyen Hung Son and KAS Vietnam Resident Representative FlorianConstantin Feyerabend. It brought together more than 150 participants on theground and online. Read full story

– Cooperation in education and training is an important partof the Vietnam-Lao relationship, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen KimSon has said. He made the statement at a meeting in Hanoi on May 11 withLao Minister of Education and Sports Phouth Simmalavong who is in Vietnam,together with the Laos sports delegation to the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEAGames 31). Read full story

☕ Afternoon briefing on May 12 ảnh 3Soldiers of Vietnam's Engineering Unit Rotation 1 set off to assume missions at the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (Photo: VNA)
– Soldiers of Vietnam's Engineering Unit Rotation 1 participatingin peacekeeping mission at the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei(UNISFA) have recently deployed field reconnaissance to prepare for the rainyseason and build barracks. After a meeting with the UNISFA’s EngineeringSection on these works, the Vietnamese engineering unit sent out two fieldreconnaissance teams on May 10. Read full story

– Vietnam’s achievements and potential for cooperation withAfrican nations have been popularised at the 8th Edition of the Africa Forum ofInvestment and Commerce, which takes place in Algeria on May 11 and 12. Organisedby the Arab-African Center for Investment and Development (CAAID), the eventconnects 650 investors, leaders of regional and international organisations,experts, and representatives of commerce chambers from 35 countries. TheVietnamese delegation to the forum is led by Ambassador to Algeria Nguyen ThanhVinh. Read full story

– An annual report on foreign investment in Vietnam, thefirst of its kind, was released at a ceremony in Hanoi on May 12. Thereport was published by the Science and Technics Publishing House incoordination with the compiling council of the annual report on foreigninvestment in Vietnam. Read full story./.
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