☕ Afternoon briefing on October 3

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on October 3 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review ofthe day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has highlighted potentialfor cooperation between Vietnam and Germany and its Lower Saxony state, andsuggested the two sides step up cooperation in different areas.

At a reception for visiting Minister-President ofLower Saxony Stephan Weil in Hanoi on October 2, PM Chinh affirmed that Germanyis Vietnam’s leading economic partner in the European Union (EU) and ample roomremains for the two countries to enhance their collaboration in many spheres. Read full story

- Ship CSB 8002 with a working delegation of the Vietnam CoastGuard (VCG) on board, docked at Shinko port in Japan’s Kobe city on October 2,starting a visit and exchange programme with the Japan Coast Guard (JCG).

Welcoming the Vietnamese delegation, Hattori, Commander of theJCG’s Region 5, emphasised that the visit of ship CSB 8004 to Japan was one ofthe most meaningful activities as it coincided with the occasion of the 50thfounding anniversary of Japan-Vietnam diplomatic relations. Read full story
☕ Afternoon briefing on October 3 ảnh 2Storks at Van Long Wetland Nature Reserve in Ninh Binh province. (Photo: VNA)
- The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE)on October 2 issued an official dispatch asking ministries, sectors andlocalities to implement measures to preserve wild and migratory birds inVietnam.

The move is part of efforts to implement the PrimeMinister’s Directive 4/CT-TTg, dated May 17, 2022, on a number of urgent tasksand solutions to protect wild and migratory birds in Vietnam, especially in theannual migratory bird season from September to April, and respond to theInternational Migratory Bird Day (October 14). Read full story

- More than 1,200 firms in Ho Chi Minh City said they areplanning to cut their workforces this year, according to a recent survey by themunicipal Centre of Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labour Market Information(FALMI).

The survey questioned nearly 10,000 firms and morethan 233,400 workers in the southern economic hub to assess the local labourquality and demand in the past three months. Read full story

- Vietnam and France have witnessed numerous strides inbilateral relations over the last 10 years, since their strategic partnership wasset up, and the potential of their ties remains tremendous, said Benoit Guidee,Asia and Oceania Director at the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.

Talking to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'sresident reporter in Paris, he said since the visit by then President FrançoisMitterrand in 1993, France has made substantial contributions to Vietnam’ssocio-economic development. On September 25, 2013, the two governments decidedto elevate the bilateral relations to a strategic partnership to furtherintensify cooperation amid Vietnam’s increasing affirmation of its role in theregion and the world. Read full story

- Ho Chi Minh City’s Index of Industrial Production (IIP) inthe first nine months of this year increased by 3.2% year-on-year, regainingits attractiveness to foreign investors, suppliers and clients.

Earlier, the seven-month and eight-month figuresstood at 2.2% and 2.6%, respectively, which demonstrated that industrialproduction in the country’s southern biggest economic hub has overcome thedownturn period. In September alone, the index went up 2.9% month-on-month, and8.1% year-on-year. Read full story

- The Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang attracted two newprojects to its industrial parks in the first nine months of this year, withtotal registered capital of 12 million USD and 220 billion VND (over 9 millionUSD).

According to Nguyen Nhat Truong, head of themanagement board of industrial parks in Tien Giang, the province has to datelured 109 projects worth 2.4 billion USD and over 4.56 trillion VND, helping togenerate jobs for more than 81,000 labourers. Read full story

☕ Afternoon briefing on October 3 ảnh 3Tourists explore the Phong Nha - Ke Bang National Park in Quang Binh province. (Photo: VNA)
- The central province of Quang Binh, dubbed the “kingdom ofcaves”, welcomed over 3.6 million tourist arrivals in the first nine months of2023, soaring 2.32-fold year on year, reported the provincial Department ofTourism.

It attracted more than 3.5 million domesticvisitors while the number of international arrivals shot up over four-fold to89,380 during the period. Read full story

- Ho Chi Minh City's financial sector has worked hard tofulfill the budget estimate target set for 2023.

According to the municipal Statistics Office,total state budget revenue in the first three quarters of 2023 amounted to326.19 trillion VND (over 13.37 billion USD), down 6.4% compared to the sameperiod last year./. Read full story
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