Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on October 14.
- Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan met with thePresidents of Kazakhstan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan on October 13, as part of hertrip to attend the 6th Summit of the Conference on Interaction and ConfidenceBuilding Measures in Asia (CICA) in Kazakhstan’s Astana capital.
Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan meets with Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokaev in Astana on October 13. (Photo: VNA) Welcoming the Vietnamese leader, Kazakh PresidentKassym-Jomart Tokaev highly valued Vietnam’s role and significant contributionswithin the CICA framework. He affirmed that Kazakhstan treasures the bilateralfriendship and views Vietnam as an important partner in the Asia-Pacific region.Read full story
- Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) AntonioGuterres has congratulated Vietnam on its election to the UN Human RightsCouncil for the 2023-2025 term, noting his belief that Vietnam will maintainactive and effective contributions to the promotion and protection of humanrights.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (R) receives Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang (Photo: VNA) Guterres made the statements during his meeting in New Yorkon October 13 with Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative ofVietnam to the UN. Read full story
- Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. HoangXuan Chien hosted separate receptions in Hanoi on October 13 for ChineseDefence Attaché to Vietnam Pan Tao and Premier of Australia’s Tasmania stateJeremy Rockliff.
Receiving the Chinese officer, Chien affirmed that Vietnamalways attaches importance to its comprehensive strategic cooperativepartnership with China, considering it a premise to boost bilateral defenceties.Read full story
- A Vietnamese diplomat emphasised the importance ofdecolonisation and respect for equal rights and self-determination of peoplesin non-self-governing territories while attending a session of the 77th UNGeneral Assembly’s Special Political and Decolonisation Committee (FourthCommittee) on October 13.
In her remarks, Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Tra, DeputyPermanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, held that it is necessary toboost constructive political dialogue and seek durable peace on the basis ofrespecting fundamental principles of international law, the UN Charter, andrelevant resolutions of the UN General Assembly, including Resolution 1514 onthe Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries andPeoples. Read full story
- Vietnam's textile and garment export value reached 35billion USD in the first nine months of 2022, up 21% over the same period lastyear.
To achieve the result, textile and garment enterprises havemade great efforts to cope with the challenges of the market. Read full story
- Le Van Tuan, Director of the Authority of Radio FrequencyManagement under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) hassuggested that businesses from the Republic of Korea share their experiences inthe implementation of digital transformation with Vietnamese counterparts.
He made the suggestion at a RoK-Vietnam digitaltransformation forum which was organised by the MoIC and RoK Ministry ofScience and ICT (MIST) on October 12, as part of Vietnam International DigitalWeek from October 11-14. Read full story
- Pho, a Vietnamese noodle soup sold in almost allstreet corners in Vietnam, finds itself at the 34th place in a list of 100 mostpopular dishes in the world as complied by international food magazineTasteAtlas.
TasteAtlas magazine described Pho as one of the most beloved Vietnamese dishes in the western hemisphere due to its complex, unique flavors, and elegant simplicity.(Photo: VNA) The magazine described Pho as one of the most belovedVietnamese dishes in the western hemisphere due to its complex, unique flavors,and elegant simplicity./. Read full story
