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☕ Afternoon briefing on October 10

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

☕ Afternoon briefing on October 10

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

- A grand ceremony was held in Hanoi on October 10 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the capital city’s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954-2024).

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A grand ceremony is held in Hanoi on October 10 to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the capital city’s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954-2024). (Photo: VNA)

Prominent at the event were Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Do Van Chien, and others. Read full story

- Leaders and former leaders of the Party, State, National Assembly, Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh and laid wreaths at his mausoleum on October 10, on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the capital city’s Liberation Day.

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Leaders and former leaders of the Party, State, National Assembly, Government, and the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on October 10. (Photo: VNA)

Prominent among them were National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, former Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, former State President Truong Tan Sang, and many Poliburo members. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a meeting with President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yoon Suk Yeol in Vientiane on October 10, on the occasion of their attendance at the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and related meetings.

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh holds a meeting with President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yoon Suk Yeol in Vientiane on October 10. (Photo: VNA)

The Vietnamese government leader expressed his delight at the success of the phone talks between Party General Secretary and President To Lam and President Yoon Suk Yeol on September 3, 2024, which contributes to building close ties between Vietnamese and RoK top leaders and lays a solid foundation for comprehensive and effective cooperation between the two countries in the coming time. Read full story

- Prime Ministers of Vietnam Pham Minh Chinh, Laos Sonexay Siphandone, and Cambodia Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet had a working breakfast and special exchange with representatives from the ASEAN Business Advisory Council ASEAN BAC) in Vientiane on October 10.

The PMs and the ASEAN BAC representatives sought solutions to strengthen cooperation and promote partnership among the three countries during their economic integration, focusing on fostering connectivity, including infrastructure and transport link to facilitate trade and investment flow, increasing economic recovery capacity, and promoting policies that enable the countries to deal with economic shocks and ensuring sustainable growth. Read full story

- A delegation of high-ranking political officers of the Vietnam People's Army (People's Army), led by Sen. Lieut. Gen. Trinh Van Quyet, secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and head of the General Department of Politics, has paid a working visit to Cuba.

The visit from October 5-9 aimed to implement common perceptions of the senior leaders of the two countries and two armies, contributing to consolidating and deepening bilateral cooperation in defence, especially in the Party and political work in the army. Read full story

- The annual National Digital Transformation Day (October 10) has been actively responded to by all localities, contributing to strongly and rapidly promoting the digital transformation process and creating a new momentum for Vietnam’s development.

This year, the event is themed universalising digital infrastructure and innovating digital applications to develop the digital economy - new driving force for economic growth and labour productivity improvement. Read full story

- The Belgian Culture & Food Festival 2024 (B.Fest 2024), the fourth of its kind, will be held in the northern port city of Hai Phong from October 25-27.

Speaking at a press conference on October 9 about the event, Belgian Ambassador Karl Van den Bossche said this will be an opportunity for the Belgium community in Vietnam and local residents to share unique cultural values while promoting economic and tourism cooperation. Read full story

- Recovery in domestic consumption and production demand, along with strong development in tourism, have contributed positively to the growth of the trade and service sector in the first nine months of 2024, according to General Director of the General Statistics Office (GSO) Nguyen Thi Huong.

The office’s report shows that the total retail sales of consumer goods and services enjoyed an estimated year-on-year rise of 8.8% to 4.7 trillion VND (189.1 million USD) in the period. Read full story

- The retail prices of petrol products were adjusted up from 3pm on October 10 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Finance.

Specifically, the price of E5RON92 bio-fuel increased by 996 VND to no more than 19,846 VND (0.8 USD) per litre, while that of RON95-III rose by 1,258 VND to 21,061 VND per litre./. Read full story

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