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☕ Afternoon briefing on November 13

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

- President Vo Van Thuong’s attendance in the coming Asia-Pacific EconomicCooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week in the US this year demonstratesVietnam’s support for multilateralism in general and the APEC process inparticular, said Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Nguyen Quoc Dung.

President Thuong and his spouse will lead a high-ranking delegation of Vietnamto the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week 2023 and bilateral activities in SanFrancisco from November 14 to 17. Read full story

- Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang and CambodianDeputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Gen. Tea Seiha agreed todevelop their countries’ defence cooperation to a new height, during theirtalks in Hanoi on November 13.

The talks followed an official welcome ceremony hosted by Minister Giang forthe high-ranking delegation of the Cambodian ministry, which is paying anofficial visit to Vietnam from November 12 to 14. Read full story

- Vietnam has the potential to achieve a GDP growth rate of 6-6.5% in 2024,driven by public investment, consumer spending, import-export recovery, andmonetary policies, said Huynh Hoang Phuong, head of Investment Research andAnalysis Division at FIDT JSC.

The GDP growth target set by the National Assembly is feasible, as recentreports on the global economy indicate signs of recovery, Phuong said. Read full story

- A unique medical mission focusing on craniofacial trauma surgery for childrenwill go to Vietnam from the UK to work with three major hospitals in Hanoi fromNovember 16-30.

The mission is part of an annual education exchange programme between the twocountries funded by Facing the World (FTW), a UK-registered medicalcharitable foundation set up in 2002 to treat children from developingcountries with craniofacial defects. Read full story

- The 18th ASEAN GO-NGO Forum on Social Welfare and Development took place inHa Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh on November 13.

As part of the 19th Senior Officials Meeting on Social Welfare and Development(SOMSWD) and related events hosted by the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour,Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), the event gatheredrepresentatives from Government agencies, non-government organisations of ASEANmember nations, the ASEAN Secretariat, UN agencies, and internationalorganisations operating in social welfare and development in Vietnam and theregion. Timor Leste took part in the event as an observer. Read full story

- The film Hoa Nhai (Jasmine) by Vietnamese director Dang Nhat Minh has been screenedin Italy as part of activities in celebration of the 50th  anniversary of Vietnam-Italy diplomaticrelations.

The event was jointly organised by Vietnamese Embassy in Italy, theAdministration of Rimini city, Italy - Vietnam Foundation, Fulgor Cinema,Fellini Film Library and Museum, Rotary Clubs in Romagna, Rimini, RiminiRiviera and Cervia Cesenatico. Read full story

-  Legendary jazz musician Kenny G,during his upcoming tour in Vietnam, will donate a saxophone that he cherishesfor auction to raise funds for people with difficult circumstances, especiallychildren, in the country.

Kenny G arrived in Hanoi on November 12 for his performance two days later inHanoi capital city. Read full story

- The Vietnam-Laos Special Friendship Festival 2023 is underway in Hue city inthe central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Jointly held by the Ministry of Information and Communications and theprovincial People’s Committee, the event includes a photo exhibition, atrade fair, a scientific seminar, and an art performance exchange. Read full story

-  A total of 19 wild animals, which werekept in captivity, have been released into Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park inthe central province of Quang Binh, according to the Centre for Rescue,Conservation and Creature Development under the park's Management Board.

The animals include six stump-tailed macaque (Macaca arctoides), two northernpig-tailed macaque (Macaca leonine), an Indochinese box turtle (Cuoragalbinifrons), a keeled box turtle (Cuora mouhotii), three impressed tortoise(Manouria impressa), two wildcats (Prionailurus bengalensis), and four pygmyslow loris (Nycticebus pygmaeus). Read full story./.
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