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☕ Afternoon briefing on October 12

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.

- The eighth National Congress of Vietnamese Catholics to Build and Protect theFatherland for the 2023-2028 term opened in Hanoi on October 12.

Speaking at the event, Priest Tran Xuan Manh, President of the CentralCommittee for Solidarity of Vietnamese Catholics (CSVC), said that the congressaims to summarise the CSVC’s operations and national patriotic emulationmovements among Catholics in the 2018-2023 term; and set forth orientations,goals and tasks for the following tenure. Read full story

- The collective economy and cooperatives have made important contributions tothe country's economic growth, and social security and equality, and createdmany jobs for domestic labourers, especially the disadvantaged insociety, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai said on October 12.

Khai made the remarks at the 8th National Farmers’ Forum with thetheme “Vietnam Farmer's Union participates in the development of thecollective economy in agriculture”, which drew the attendance of 100outstanding Vietnamese farmers and representatives of 63 exemplarycooperatives, as well as numerous experts and scientists. Read full story

- Vietnam and India boast huge potential to further foster cooperation in tradeand investment as both sides have many young and proactive businessmen who areable to create wonderful business opportunities between the two countries,Vietnamese General Consul in Mumbai Le Quang Bien has said.

Attending a ceremony to mark the 84th founding anniversary of the SouthernGujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) on October 11, Bien stressedthat India, with rapid growth and on the way to become a 5-trillion-USD economyby 2027, has been a potential and trustworthy business partner of Vietnam. Read full story

- The 11th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management (AMMDM) kicked offin Ha Long city in the northern province of Quang Ninh on October 12.

The event gathered eight ministers, four deputy ministers, and over 140 otherdelegates who are leaders and officials of disaster prevention and controlagencies of 10 ASEAN member countries, the ASEAN Secretariat, the ASEANCoordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHACentre), development partners of the group (China, the Republic of Korea, andJapan), and some international organisations in the region. Timor-Lesteattended the meeting as an observer. Read full story

- Construction of a century high altitude marker started in Soc Son district ofHanoi on October 11.

 It is part of a project on modernisingthe national system of high altitude markers  to serve planning and construction works, socio-economic development andclimate change response in some large cities and coastal areas. Read full story

- Despite a continued decrease in export turnover in the first eight monthscompared to the same period last year, the textile and garment industry hasshown numerous signs of recovery and opportunities for stronger growth in theremaining months of 2023.

Textile and garment exports totalled 3.4 billion USD in August, up 5.5% monthon month, marking the fourth consecutive month the turnover has increasedcompared to the previous month. Read full story

- Many wood businesses have received orders for the remaining months of thisyear after the protracted logjam, sending rosy signs to the domestic timberindustry.

The Agency of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT)reported that the export value of wood and wood products reached about 1.2billion USD last month, down 7% from August, but up 6.7% against the sameperiod last year. Read full story

- The Vietnamese futsal team has landed a 5-2 win over the Republic of Korea(RoK) in their final match of Group D on October 11 during the qualifiers ofthe 2024 AFC Futsal Asian Cup. Read full story./.
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