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☕ Afternoon briefing on May 9

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on May 9 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review ofthe day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh arrived at Labuan Bajo airport,Indonesia, in May 9 afternoon, starting his participation in the activitieswithin the framework of the 42nd ASEAN Summit from May 9-11 in Indonesia.

Besides the plenary sessions and retreats of the 42nd ASEANSummit, PM Chinh will attend dialogues between leaders of ASEAN countries andrepresentatives of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), the ASEANBusiness Advisory Council (ABAC), and the High-Level Task Force on ASEANCommunity’s Post-2025 Vision.Read full story

- The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee convened its23rd session on May 9 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Hue said that the session, which will take placeuntil May 12, focuses on 13 important contents to be debated at the NA fifthplenary session slated for May 22.Read full story

- To affirm itself as an epicentrum of growthamid the rapid movements in the regional and global strategic environment,ASEAN needs to strongly promote its solidarity, unity, strategic autonomy, andcentrality, affirming the mission of maintaining peace, stability anddevelopment in the region, stated Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son.

Son made the statement in his remarks at variousmeetings in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia, on May 9 – namely the ASEAN ForeignMinisters’ Meeting, the 33rd ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) Meeting, and the26th ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) Council Meeting. Read full story
☕ Afternoon briefing on May 9 ảnh 2A flag-raising ceremony is held in Co To district on May 9 to mark the 62nd anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh’s trip to the island of the same name.(Photo: VNA)
- A flag-raising ceremony was held by the Party Committee andthe People’s Committee of Co To district in the northern province of Quang Ninhon May 9 to mark the 62nd anniversary of late President Ho Chi Minh’s trip tothe island of the same name (May 9, 1961 - 2023).

The island district is over 100 km from themainland and covers an area of 46.2sq.km. Read full story

- Sea and island tourism has long been a magnet, attractingover 70% of the total foreign tourists to Vietnam. However, the country has yetto fully tap its potential and advantages to develop this type of tourism in abetter way.

Vietnam boasts a coastline of 3,260km, with nearly400 beaches and over 3,000 islands, stretching from the North to the South.Read full story

- The Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed theGovernment build a plan for salary reforms, in which the lowest wage in thepublic sector will be increased to the regional minimum wage of employees atenterprises.

Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra recently reported tothe National Assembly the result of the implementation of the Resolution onquestioning activities at the fourth plenary session of the 15th NationalAssembly. Read full story

- The 2023 European Literature Days will take place in Hanoifrom May 11-21, with various attractive activities, announced by the FrenchInstitute in Hanoi.

The opening ceremony for the event will be held onMay 13 in front of the Ly Thai To Monument on Dinh Tien Hoang Street, featuringthe participation of representatives from embassies and cultural institutes of13 European countries, the Nhan dan newspaper cited the source as saying.Read full story
☕ Afternoon briefing on May 9 ảnh 3Vietnamese U22 team defeat Malaysia 2-1 (Photo: VNA)
- Concluding the third competition day of the 32nd SoutheastAsian Games (SEA Games 32) on May 8, Vietnam won additional 15 gold medals toclimb to the second position in the medal table with 30 gold, 28 silver, and 36bronze medals.

It was a successful day for Vietnamese athletes intrack-and-field and Kun Bokator (a traditional battlefield martial art ofCambodia), with two and six gold medals, respectively. Read full story

- Female chess player Doan Thi Hong Nhung on May 9 brought a goldmedal to Vietnam in Ouk Chaktrang women's single 60-minute after defeatingFillipo player Shania Mae Garcia Mendoza.

With this, the Vietnamese chess team has reached its target oftwo gold medals at the 32nd SEA Games./. Read full story
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