☀️ Morning digest April 27
The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received President of the Central Committee of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune in Hanoi on April 26, saying his visit will contribute to fostering the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos. Read full story
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested the Asian Productivity Organisation (APO) choose Vietnam as a model for productivity improvement, starting from specific and key projects, during a reception in Hanoi on April 26 for APO Secretary-General Indra Pradana Singawinata.
The PM also proposed the APO assist Vietnam in fine-tuning mechanisms, human resource training, administrative science, and stepping up international cooperation in the field of productivity. Read full story
- Vietnam attaches great importance to further strengthening traditional friendship and cooperation with Belarus, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh while hosting visiting Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs Ivan Vladimirovich Kubrakov in Hanoi on April 26. Read full story
- National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a Vietnam-Argentina business conference in the Argentine province of Santa Fe on April 26.
Taking place at the Rosario Stock Exchange, the event was participated by Governor of Santa Fe Omar Angel Perotti, Governor of Cordoba province Juan Schiaretti, and Governor of Entre Rios province Gustavo Bordet; as well as other officials, heads of trading floors and enterprises from the three central Argentine localities, which account for 60% of the country’s total exports to Vietnam. Read full story
- National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and his entourage arrived in Montevideo on April 26, starting their official visit to Uruguay at the invitation of Speaker of the Senate of Uruguay Beatriz Argimon Cedeira.
Hue is scheduled to hold talks and meet with high-ranking leaders of Uruguay, sign a cooperation agreement between the two law-making bodies, attend a number of activities marking the 30th anniversary of the diplomatic ties between the two countries, and witness the signing of cooperation documents of a number of authorities and localities. Read full story
- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha received World Bank (WB) Country Director for Vietnam Carolyn Turk in Hanoi on April 26.
Informing his guest on Vietnam’s significant demand for preferential credit, Ha hoped that the WB will support the country in projects on carbon neutralisation and sequestration via afforestation, emission reduction in agricultural production, carbon capture, and green transport development, among others, thereby speeding up the energy transition in Vietnam. Read full story
- Secretary of the Party Central Committee and Chairwoman of the committee's Commission for Mass Mobilisation Bui Thi Minh Hoai held talks with President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune in Hanoi on April 26.
Affirming that Vietnam strongly and comprehensively supports Laos' reform process, Hoai emphasised the importance of the countries’ special solidarity, contributing to each country’s maintaining of stability, socio-economic development, and expansion of foreign relations and international integration. Read full story
- A delegation from the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), led by Politburo member, permanent member of the CPV Central Committee’s Secretariat and head of the committee’s Organisation Commission Truong Thi Mai, is on a working visit to China from April 25-28 at the invitation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. Read full story
- The Global Sourcing Fair Vietnam 2023, an event connecting global buyers with suppliers in Vietnam and other Asian countries, was opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, on April 26.
The first-ever fair features more than 400 booths of over 200 suppliers from various countries and territories, including Vietnam, China, India, and Thailand, showcasing over 5,000 export-qualified products. There are also more than 6,000 buyers from some 120 countries in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and other territories in the world. Read full story
- The Vietnam U17 women's team have officially qualified for the next qualification round of the 2024 AFC U17 Women's Asia Cup after a 3-0 victory over Uzbekistan in the final match. Read full story./.
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