☕Afternoon briefing on October 12

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on October 12.

Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a briefreview of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on October 12.

– The Government will create more favourable conditions forbusinesses and businesspeople in all economic sectors to gain fair access todevelopment resources, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed on October 12.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)

Addressing a meeting held in Hanoi by theVietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) to mark the VietnamEntrepreneurs Day (October 13), the leader attributed the achievements Vietnamhas recorded over the past time to the active participation of domesticentrepreneurs.Read full story

– Vietnam’s Permanent Delegation to UNESCO and its Embassy inFrance held a ceremony at the UN body’s headquarters in Paris on October 11 tohonour President Ho Chi Minh – a great man of peace and culture.

This is part of the activities in celebration ofthe 35th anniversary of the adoption of UNESCO Resolution 24C/18.65 honouringthe late President, held by the Foreign Ministry and relevant agencies at homeand abroad.Read full story

– Vietnam’s success in winning a seat at the United NationsHuman Rights Council (UNHRC) for the 2023-2025 tenure demonstrates thecountry’s continuously consolidated and heightened position and reputation inthe international arena, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu hassaid.

Hieu told the press right after the electionresult was announced at the 77th session of the UN General Assembly in New Yorkon October 11 that this also reflects the international community’sacknowledgement of human rights achievements Vietnam has recorded. Read full story

– Vietnam’s election to the United Nations Human RightsCouncil (UNHRC) for the 2023-2025 tenure is an international recognition ofVietnam's commitment to respect and protect human rights, a senior researcherfrom the Centre for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) in Indonesia said onOctober 12.

Vietnam's delegation at the voting to select UNHRC's members for the 2023-2025 tenure. (Photo: VNA)

In an interview to the Vietnam News Agency,Veeramalla Anjaiah affirmed that Vietnam is a peaceful and stable country, withits Government always being committed to protecting human rights andfundamental freedoms at home.Read full story

- Vietnam and Bangladesh will work closely to contribute moreto the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), State Minister for ForeignAffairs of Bangladesh Shahriar Alam affirmed after both nations were elected tothe council on October 11.

Vietnam and Bangladesh have a “fantastic”bilateral relationship, he said, adding that in a multilateral setting, the twocountries had served as UNHRC members. Read full story

– Vietnam will contribute proactively, actively andresponsibly to shared concerns at the Conference on Interaction and ConfidenceBuilding Measures in Asia (CICA), Ambassador to Kazakhstan Pham Thai Nhu Maihas told the press.

Affirming the importance of the CICA, Mai saidthat Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan will attend the sixth conference inKazakhstan from October 12-14.Read full story

– With 75 points, Vietnam is ranked 8th among121 countries and territories listed in the Japanese-based media group Nikkei'slatest and last COVID-19 Recovery Index.

From the 100th place when the ranking was firstpublished in July 2021, Vietnam has seen significant improvement to be rankedin the top ten for four straight months since May 2022. Read full story

– Vietnam ranks fourth in the list of most Googled touristdestinations by Australians over the past 20 years, according to Google.

Vietnam earned some 394.2 trillion VND (16.05 billion USD) from tourism in the first nine months of this year. (Photo: VMA)

Japan took the lead in the ranking, followed byNew Zealand and Thailand, Google said./. Read full story
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