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☕ Afternoon briefing on September 25

The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
☕ Afternoon briefing on September 25 ảnh 1

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

- President Vo Van Thuong has welcomed President of the NationalAssembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez’s visit to Vietnam toattend a ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of Cuban leader Fidel Castro’strip to the liberated zone in Southern Vietnam.

☕ Afternoon briefing on September 25 ảnh 2President Vo Van Thuong (R) and President of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez. (Photo: VNA)

At a reception for Hernandez in Hanoi on September 25, Thuongsaid this is a special occasion to review the tradition of cooperation andsolidarity between the two countries and to reminisce the sentiments of FidelCastro, the State and people of Cuba for the Vietnamese people's struggle fornational liberation, construction and development. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 24 askedVietnamese and Brazilian businesses to concretise cooperation mechanisms withspecific programmes and projects, with an aim to bring two-way trade turnoverto 10 billion USD by 2025, and 15-20 billion USD by 2030 in a more balanceddirection.

☕ Afternoon briefing on September 25 ảnh 3Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the talk with Brazilian businesses. (Photo: VNA)

PM Chinh, who is in an official visit to the SouthAmerican country, stressed that after nearly 35 years of the establishment ofdiplomatic ties, the bilateral relations have developed positively in allfields. Read full story  

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception forPresident of the Communist Party of Brazil Luciana Santos and its leadershipin Brasilia on September 24 as part of his official visit to the SouthAmerican country.

☕ Afternoon briefing on September 25 ảnh 4Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and President of the Communist Party of Brazil Luciana Santos. (Photo: VNA)

Hailing the Communist Party of Brazil’sachievements and positive role in the country’s politics, PM Chinh affirmedthat the Vietnamese Party, Government and people always bear in mind andrespect the Brazilian people, the Communist Party of Brazil, left-wing forces,and peace lovers' sentiments and valuable support for and assistance to theVietnamese people during their past struggle for national liberation as well asthe curent cause of national construction and protection. Read full story

- Public opinion in the US is generally positive aboutVietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s trip to the US from September 17-23to attend the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, which took placeimmediately after the upgrading of the Vietnam - US relations to acomprehensive strategic partnership on the occasion of US President Joe Biden’sofficial visit to Vietnam.

Speaking at a ceremony on September 19 to mark the78th National Day of Vietnam and celebrate the establishment of thecomprehensive strategic partnership for peace, cooperation, and sustainabledevelopment between Vietnam and the US at the US Institute of Peace (USIP),Todd Frantz, former Assistant of US Defence Attaché to Vietnam in2007-2010, said the relationship between the two countries has come a long wayand continues to evolve and the US looks forward to a cooperative and peacefulrelationship in the future. Read full story

- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had meetingswith the Chairman of the Bulgaria-Vietnam Friendship Association, severalVietnamese Ambassadors to European countries, and representatives of Vietnamesecommunities in Europe in Sofia on September 24 (local time) as part of hisongoing visit to Bulgaria.

☕ Afternoon briefing on September 25 ảnh 5National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (R) meets Chairman of the Bulgaria-Vietnam Friendship Association Simeon Dimchev (Photo: VNA)

Talking to Chairman of the Bulgaria-VietnamFriendship Association Simeon Dimchev, the NA Chairman highlighted the closefriendship and all-round cooperation between the two countries over the past 73years, and underlined that Vietnam always attaches great importance to and hopesto further promote ties with Bulgaria. Read full story

- It is very rare to find such special relations as theties between the Parties, States, and people of Vietnam and Cuba, set up byCuban national hero Jose Marti, President Ho Chi Minh, and President FidelCastro and nurtured by generations of leaders of both countries.

At the invitation of Vietnamese Party and Stateleaders, Politburo member and President of the National Assembly of People'sPower of Cuba Esteban Lazo Hernandez is paying a visit to Vietnam fromSeptember 24-28, during which he will represent Cuban Party and State leadersto attend a ceremony marking 50 years since Cuban leader Fidel Castro visitedthe liberated zone in South Vietnam in September 1973. Read full story

- Since the establishment of a strategic partnership adecade ago (September 25, 2013-2023), Vietnam-France ties have been growingrapidly both in width and depth, Vietnamese Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang told theVietnam News Agency in a recent interview on the occasion of the 10thanniversary of bilateral strategic partnership.

The ambassador said France has always been one of the leadingpartners of Vietnam in Europe and the world, adding that France places greatimportance on Vietnam's position in the region, as evidenced by its ongoingstrategies and policies in Southeast Asia and the Asia-Pacific. Read full story

- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will focuson helping Vietnam in general and the labour, invalids and social affairssector in particular in supporting disadvantaged groups, and extendingcooperation to many new areas in the coming time, UNDP Resident Representativein Vietnam Ramla Al Khalidi has said.

Meeting Minister of Labour, Invalids and SocialAffairs Dao Ngoc Dung recently, Ramla Khalidi proposed the two sides coordinatein implementing new projects related to employment support for people withdisabilities (PwDs) and bomb and mine victims, raise the voice of PwDs inpublic agencies and at political forums, and protect vulnerable persons such asworkers who lose their jobs due to factory closures during the just energytransition process. Read full story

- Shooter Ngo Huu Vuong secured the first silver medal forVietnam at the 19th Asian Games (ASIAD 2023) in Hangzhou city of China'sZhejiang province on September 25.

☕ Afternoon briefing on September 25 ảnh 6Shooter Ngo Huu Vuong (second from right) and Vietnamese coaches at ASIAD 2023. (Photo: VNA)

Vuong finished second in the men’s 10m air riflerunning target category with 571 points, surpassing his own achievements in thelast ASIAD which took place in Indonesia when he bagged a bronze medal./.Read full story

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