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☕ Afternoon briefing on May 26

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on May 26.
☕ Afternoon briefing on May 26 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by theVietnam News Agency on May 26.

☕ Afternoon briefing on May 26 ảnh 2Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai works with WTO Deputy Director-General Zhang Xiangchen (Photo: VNA)
- Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai visited the headquarters of the WorldTrade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva and worked with its Deputy Director-GeneralZhang Xiangchen on May 25 afternoon (local time). Read full story

☕ Afternoon briefing on May 26 ảnh 3Participants at the forum (Photo: VNA)
- Vietnam wants to see more investment from the United Kingdom in hi-techagriculture, from cultivation to processing, preservation and distribution offarm produce and foods, said Deputy Minister of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment Phung Duc Tien. Read full story

- A visiting high-level delegation from Ho Chi Minh City on May 26 held talkswith a delegation of the Lao capital Vientiane, headed by Chairman of themunicipal People’s Council Anouphap Tounalom. Read full story

- The Corporate Sustainability Index (CSI) Programme 2022, the 7th of its kindso far, was launched on May 25, aiming to not only assess enterprises’sustainability but also encourage them to adopt sustainable practices. Read full story

- The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) and the IndianCouncil of World Affairs (ICWA) on May 26 jointly organised adialogue themed “Strengthening the Vietnam-India comprehensive strategicpartnership". Read full story

☕ Afternoon briefing on May 26 ảnh 4The five-strong Vietnamese team (C) participating in 2022 European Physics Olympiad (Photo: CTV)
- Vietnamese students brought home two silver and one bronze medals at the 2022European Physics Olympiad, the Vietnam Physics Society (VPS) announced on May25. Read full story

- All airline members of Vietnam Airlines Group – Vietnam Airlines, PacificAirlines and VASO – will offer more than 7.1 million seats on both domestic andinternational routes during the peak summer travel season. It is estimated thata total of over 36,000 flights will be made available for summer travellersfrom June 1 to August 15. Read full story

☕ Afternoon briefing on May 26 ảnh 5Rangers pose with one of the newly-recognised giant crape-myrtle tree. (Photo: VNA)
 - A forest ofold trees in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong has been recognised as‘heritage trees’ by the Vietnam Association for Conservation of Nature andEnvironment (VACNE). The centuries-old include 36 giant crape-myrtle trees,known as “bang lang”, and one old banyan tree in Quang Truc border commune ofDak Nong’s Tuy Duc district. Read full story./.
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