☕ Afternoon briefing on May 8

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

Monday, May 08, 2023 17:01

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

- The Vietnamese delegation to the upcoming42nd ASEAN Summit led by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will contribute manyimportant ideas to promote ASEAN cooperation and contribute to the overallsuccess of the summit slated for May 9-11 in Indonesia, according to AmbassadorNguyen Hai Bang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN.

The ambassador said PM Chinh will engage in manymultilateral cooperation activities and actively contribute specific ideas tothe bloc’s joint efforts to build the ASEAN Community until 2025, and the ASEANCommunity Vision from 2024 to 2034. Read full story

– Since joining the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) in 1995, Vietnam has made important, productive and positivecontributions to the groupings, stated ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn.
In an interview granted to Vietnam News Agency(VNA)’s correspondents in Jakarta ahead of the 42nd ASEAN Summit, the ASEANSecretary-General said that he has learnt about Vietnam’s fast transformationand outstanding development achievements in recent years.Read full story

Vietnamese passport (Photo: VNA)

- The Government’s National Public ServicePortal has by now integrated services to facilitate people in issuing new andexchanging chip-based passports, and receiving them via post.
The move aims to provide more convenience tocitizens and promote the transparency of public administration.Read full story

– Pasaxon (The People), the official newspaper of the LaoPeople's Revolutionary Party, on May 8 ran an article under the title of “69thanniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory”, highlighting the role of the victory inthe special solidarity between Laos and Vietnam.
The article affirmed that the Dien Bien Phuvictory was one of the pinnacle battles, the most comprehensive test, and thefiercest battle between the Vietnam People's Army and the French invaders withthe intervention and support of the American imperialists.Read full story

– The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment isplanning a number of activities in response to the International Day forBiological Diversity (May 22).
In particular, a ceremony will be held to mark theDay. Other activities will include a workshop on the coordination of actions toimplement the Kunming - Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, planting treesand releasing wild animals at the Ba Be National Park in Bac Kan province,along with painting and photo exhibitions on nature and biodiversityconservation.Read full story

– The northern region is facing a high risk of seriouselectricity shortage this summer due to rising demands and low output ofhydropower plants as a result of unfavourable weather conditions, according tothe Vietnam Electricity (EVN).
In a report to the Ministry of Industry and Trade,the EVN underlined that the water level of reservoirs in the northern region inthe first four months of this year was equivalent to 70-90% of the average inmany years. Similar situation was also seen in many other reservoirs in thecentral and southern region.Read full story

The rare turtles are released back into the ocean (Photo: VNA)

– An endangered turtle weighing about 80 kg with a length of 1.2m and a width of 0.8 m was caught in the net of fishermen and released back tothe sea in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang on May 5.
Earlier, in the morning of the same day, while on patrol in thewaters of Bai Dong area, Tho Chau commune, a working group of Bai Dong BorderGuard Station under Tho Chau Border Guard Station discovered the animal./.Read full story

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Dr Daosavanh Kheuamixay, Deputy Director of the Lao National Academy of Politics and Public Administration (Photo: VNA)

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Prof., Dr. Cheng Hanping, Director of the Vietnam Research Centre at the Zhejiang University of Technology (Photo: VNA)

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Malaysian Ambassador to Vietnam Dato’ Tan Yang Thai (photo courtesy of Malaysian Embassy)

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Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Ito Naoki (Photo courtesy of the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam)

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Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei grants an interview with a special programme by the Voice of China. (Photo: VNA)

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Dr. Heng LiHong, Director of Med115 Polyclinic in Phnom Penh (Cambodia), in an interview with VNA (Photo: VNA)

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Rescue teams and divers are conducting search operations for victims following a mid-air collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a US Army Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport. (Photo: AA/VNA)

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Emeritus Professor Carl Thayer, from the Australian Defence Force Academy at the University of New South Wales (Photo: VNA)

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Party General Secretary To Lam offers incense at the temple dedicated to King Dinh Tien Hoang in Ninh Binh province. (Photo: VNA)

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