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☕ Afternoon briefing on October 9

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’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

-PresidentVo Van Thuong attended a ceremony in Bac Giang province on October 8 to mark 60years since the then President Ho Chi Minh’s presence and direction at thefirst Party congress of Ha Bac province (now Bac Giang and Bac Ninh provinces)(October 17, 1963-2023).
Addressing the event, Thuong expressed hisdelight at the development of Bac Giang, saying that its achievements over thepast 60 years are the continuous efforts of the local Party Committee andpeople in implementing the teachings of President Ho Chi Minh when he visitedBac Giang.Read full text

-Rolemodels in patriotic emulation movements and the outstanding citizens of Hanoiin 2023 were honoured at a conference held on October 9 in the presence ofPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.
The event, organised in celebration of the 69thanniversary of the Capital Liberation Day (October 10, 1954 - 2023), wasattended by the persons granted with the “Outstanding Citizen of the Capital”title since 2010 and 800 role models this year.Read full text

-Expertshave emphasised the need for Vietnam to exert great efforts in the last threemonths in order to reach the yearly growth target of 6%.
Although the gross domestic product (GDP) in thefirst nine months of this year rose 4.24% year-on-year, with quarter-on-quarterincreases, challenges remain ahead, they said.
To fulfil the growth aspiration as ordered byPrime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the recent regular Cabinet meeting, thefigure should stay at 10.4% in the last quarter, they elaborated.Read full text

-Thetotal revenue of Vietnam’s 827 State-owned enterprises (SOEs) recorded ayear-on-year surge of 29% to 2.75 quadrillion VND (112.89 billion USD) lastyear, according to a Government report sent to the National Assembly.
Their combined assets reached up to 3.82quadrillion VND, up 4% year-on-year, and their pre-tax profits hit 247.9trillion VND, an increase of 23% compared to that in 2021.Read full text

- TheEuropean Chamber of Commerce Vietnam (EuroCham) announced on October 9 itsBusiness Confidence Index (BCI) for the third quarter of 2023, showing that theBCI has regained its upward trajectory in the period, which offers a glimmer ofhope for the Vietnamese business environment after a turbulent year.
The BCI nudged up to 45.1 in Q3, from 43.5 theprevious quarter. While still below the 50-point threshold for four straightquarters, this small rise indicates emerging positive economic momentum.Read full text

-Fourpeople have died and gone missing due to prolonged heavy rains and floods thathit northern mountainous provinces over the weekend.
In the northern province of Yen Bai, three people died due to landslides. Atotal of 379 houses suffered severe damage and nearly 91 ha of agriculturalland were adversely affected.Read full text

-TheMinistry of Information and Communications (MIC) on October 9 released eighttechnology maps in the information and communication sector, becoming the firstagency to research and develop technology maps for all areas of its management.
The maps are about technologies used in the eightareas of telecommunications, post, journalism, publication, digital government,information safety, digital university and digital technology.Read full text

-The43rd Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) opened in HaLong city, the northern province of Quang Ninh on October 9.
The event drew the participation of more than 80delegates from the ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN Coordinating Centre for HumanitarianAssistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre), and leaders from naturaldisaster prevention and control agencies of ten ASEAN members states. TimorLeste attended the event as an observer.Read full text/.

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