☕ Afternoon briefing on November 25
Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
-Prime Minister
Pham Minh Chinh on November 25 spoke highly of results in defence cooperation
between Vietnam and Australia, which he viewed as a bright spot in the
bilateral relations.
At a reception for visiting Australian Deputy
Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Donald Marles in Hanoi,
the PM highlighted cooperation outcomes in UN peacekeeping operations, military
medicine, the sharing of information and experience and the settlement of war
consequences, as well as the two countries’ cooperation at multilateral
mechanisms, particularly the ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting Plus (ADMM).Read full story
-Minister of
National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang on November 25 hosted an official welcome ceremony
for Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Donald Marles
who is on an official visit to Vietnam from November 24-25, 2022.
During the talks with the guest later, the
Vietnamese official affirmed that the Vietnam – Australia Strategic Partnership
continues to develop practically across fields, including defense cooperation.Read full story
-Chairman of
the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue received President of Clark
Development Corporation (CDC) Agnes Devanadera in Manila on November 25 as part
of his official visit to the Philippines.
At the meeting, Devanadera expressed her hope that
Vietnam will share its development policies and experience, as well as
cooperation orientations for the two sides in the time ahead.Read full story
-Vietnamese
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan on November 24 held
a working session with the Manila-based International Rice Research Institute
(IRRI).
Hoan, who was accompanying National Assembly
Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on his official visit to the Philippines, thanked
IRRI's support and cooperation with Vietnam in specific areas such as gene
conservation, variety research, cultivation process, technology transfer and
capacity building for Vietnamese officials, saying they have contributed to the
sustainable development of Vietnam's rice sector.Read full story
-UN
peacekeeping is a highlight in defence cooperation between Australia and
Vietnam, stated Colonel Paul Foura, Australian Defence Attaché to Vietnam.
Taking to Quan doi Nhan dan (People's Army)
newspaper, the officer affirmed that strengthening UN peacekeeping cooperation
is one of the priorities of Australia in supporting Vietnam to
participate more actively in this field.Read full story
-The Vietnam –
South African joint committee on trade cooperation convened its fifth meeting
in Johannesburg on November 24 to seek ways to foster bilateral economic and
trade partnerships.
South African Deputy Minister of
Trade, Industry and Competition Nomalungelo Gina stated that her country
always attaches importance to the relationship with Vietnam, adding that the
signing and implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
will create investment opportunities in a larger and more open continental
market for Vietnamese businesses.Read full story
-Vietnam will
face major development challenges in the coming decades, Jonathan Pincus, a
senior economist at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), said at an
international conference in Hanoi on November 25.
Pointing out a series of economic and climate
change challenges, the expert forecast that in the coming years, the country
will see many institutional reforms when its localities, regions, and sectors
have to face profound changes.
Pincus is one of the four keynote speakers of the
two-day "International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Economics,
Management and Business" organised by the National Economics University
(NEU). The annual event aimed to create a forum for domestic and foreign
scholars to present their research works and exchange knowledge in the fields.Read full story
-A food
festival themed “Unity in Diversity” opened in Ho Chi Minh City on November 24,
with the aim of promoting friendship and cooperation between the people of
Vietnam and other member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian
Nations (ASEAN).
Hosted by the Ho Chi Minh City
Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO), the four-day event
features 50 booths of businesses and restaurants which introduce special
traditional dishes of Vietnam and other countries in the region.Read full story/.