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☕ Afternoon briefing on September 15

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on September 15 ảnh 1

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

- The ninth Global Conference of YoungParliamentarians, themed “The Role of Young People in Promoting the Realisationof Sustainable Development Goals via Digital Transformation and Innovations”,opened in Hanoi on September 15.

☕ Afternoon briefing on September 15 ảnh 2Delegates pose for a group photo at the opening ceremony of the ninth Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians in Hanoi on September 15. (Photo: VNA)

The opening ceremony was co-chaired by Chairman ofthe Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue; President of theInter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Duarte Pacheco; Standing Vice Chairman of theNA Tran Thanh Man; IPU Secretary General Martin Chungong; President of the IPUForum of Young Parliamentarians Dan Carden, member of the UK Parliament;Chairman of the Young NA Deputies’ Group of Vietnam Nguyen Anh Tuan; NamibianParliamentarian and member of the leadership of the IPU Forum of YoungParliamentarians Emma Tangi Muteka; and a representative of the IPU Secretariat. Read full story

- Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan had ameeting with Secretary General of South Africa’s ruling party African NationalCongress (ANC) Fikile Mbalula in Johannesburg on September 14, within theframework of her official visit to the country.

☕ Afternoon briefing on September 15 ảnh 3Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan (L) and Secretary General of South Africa’s ruling party African National Congress Fikile Mbalula. (Photo: VNA)

Xuan affirmed that Vietnam highly values the roleof the ANC in South Africa, and expressed her impression with the country’sdevelopment achievements under the leadership of the Party. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s two-day tripto China to attend the opening of the China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and theChina-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) 2023 in Nanning city,Guangxi province, carries practical meaning, according to VietnameseConsul General in Nanning Do Nam Trung.

In an interview granted to the Vietnam NewsAgency, the diplomat also underlined that this year’s events mark the 20-yearjourney of the CAEXPO and CABIS, an effective cooperation model between ASEANand China that has brought practical benefits to businesses and peoples ofASEAN and China. This is also the first expo to be held in the in-person formatafter COVID-19 pandemic. Read full story

- Ho Chi Minh City desires to partner with theWorld Economic Forum (WEF) to leverage the outcomes of the HCM City EconomicForum for the development of the southern largest economic hub and Vietnam ingeneral, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Phan Van Mai told WEFManaging Director Jeremy Jurgens.

At a meeting on September 15 with Jurgens, who ison a working trip to attend the HCM City Economic Forum 2023 (HEF 2023),Mai highly appreciated the WEF for signing a joint statement on cooperationwith the municipal People's Committee, creating opportunities for HEF to becomepart of the WEF’s ecosystem. Read full story

- Cuban Commander-in-Chief Fidel CastroRuz’s first visit to Vietnam 50 years ago (September 12, 1973), which made himthe first and only foreign leader to visit the liberated zone in central QuangTri province, was the most vivid and persuasive symbol of Cuba’s solidarity andunconditional support to Vietnam, stated Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Le ThanhTung.

☕ Afternoon briefing on September 15 ảnh 4Cuban Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro (R) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Van Dong at a meeting held in Quang Tri province on September 15, 1973 to welcome the Cuban delegation on their visit to the liberated zone in South Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)

In an interview granted to the Vietnam NewsAgency on the occasion, Tung said that the visit was a great encouragement tothe Vietnamese people and army, and a new motivation for the world movement ofsolidarity with and support to Vietnam. Read full story

- Vietnam and Algeria signed an agreement on judicialcooperation programme for 2024-2025 period, during a recent two-dayworking visit by Deputy Minister of Justice Nguyen Khanh Ngoc to the NorthAfrican country.

Ngoc said the signing reaffirms desire and determination ofthe two countries' ministries in strengthening legal and judicial collaborationin order to help them well perform theirs functions and tasks, activelycontributing to strengthening the sound friendship between the two countries. Read full story

- The first national forum on the developmentof digital economy and digital society took place in the northern province ofNam Dinh on September 14, discussing orientations and trends to help realisethe country’s relevant targets for 2030 and beyond.

In his opening speech, Minister of Information andCommunications Nguyen Manh Hung said that building a digital economy anddigital society was identified as a strategic focus of Vietnam in the timeahead. Read full story

- An international workshop discussingopportunities to connect and expand markets for Vietnamese exports viacross-border e-commerce partnership with Amazon was jointly held by theMinistry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the People’s Committee of Ho Chi MinhCity on September 14.

As part of activities within the framework of theVietnam International Sourcing 2023, the event offered a venue for e-commerceexperts and businesses to discuss and share experiences, helping Vietnameseentrepreneurs and young human resources quickly acquire knowledge and directlyengage in introducing and selling Vietnamese products on global cross-bordere-commerce platforms./. Read full story

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