☕ Afternoon briefing on November 11
Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Amidst the regional and global economic slowdown, the ASEAN
needs to strongly open its markets, remove trade barriers, and work together to
create new growth engines to catch up with current major transition trend,
stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the 40th ASEAN Summit in Phnom Penh on
November 11.
The Vietnamese leader affirmed that Vietnam is willing to
work closely with Cambodia and other ASEAN countries to ensure the success of
ASEAN conferences. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh reaffirmed the importance of
maintaining solidarity and promoting internal strength of the Association of
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) while addressing the 41st ASEAN Summit in Phnom
Penh, Cambodia on November 11.
The 41st summit focused on the bloc’s external relations, the
regional architecture, and regional and international issues of common concern. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Indonesian
President Joko Widodo on November 11, on the sidelines of the 40th and 41st
ASEAN Summits in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
PM Chinh affirmed that Vietnam always treasures and wants to
further develop its traditional friendship and strategic partnership with
Indonesia. Read full story
- Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations
(ASEAN) have agreed in-principle to admit Timor-Leste to be the bloc’s 11th
member, according to a statement adopted on November 11.
As per the ASEAN Leaders' Statement on the Application of
Timor-Leste for ASEAN Membership, the nation will be granted an observer status
and allowed to participate in all ASEAN meetings, including the summit
plenaries. Read full story
- Standing Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly
(NA) Tran Thanh Man held talks with First Vice President of the Cambodian NA
Cheam Yeap in Phnom Penh on November 11.
The talks took place on the sidelines of the ASEAN Leaders'
Interface with Representatives of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)
within the framework of the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits. Read full story
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s official visit to Vietnam
from November 13-14 will open up a new chapter in the two countries’ friendship
and cooperation, showing the joint commitment and determination to lift the
ties to a new height.
The statement was made by Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu
Quang Minh in an interview granted to Vietnam News Agency correspondents in
Berlin on the threshold of the visit. Read full story
- A report on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
(RCEP)’s impacts on the shaping of supply chains in Vietnam was released by the
National Centre for Socio-Economic Information and Forecast (NCIF) and
Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Vietnam on November 10.
Luong Van Khoi, Deputy Director of the NCIF under the
Ministry of Planning and Investment, cited the report as saying that the RCEP
will generate many positive impacts on regional economies, helping raise the
region’s income by some 0.6% by 2030, equivalent to 245 billion USD each year,
and create 2.8 million jobs annually. Read full story
- Vietnamese automaker VinFast has announced that it will
participated in Los Angeles Auto Show 2022 (LAAS 2022) scheduled to take place
from November 17 – 28.
At the show, VinFast will display four all-electric SUV
models, VF 6, VF 7, VF 8, and VF 9 which represent the most popular segments
B-C-D-E. For the first time, US customers will experience the interior and
exterior design details of the VF 6 and VF 7 models crafted by Torino Design./. Read full story