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☀️ Morning digest August 1

The following is a list of selected news summaries last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest August 1 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selectednews summaries last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on the Republicof Korea (RoK)’s enterprises to increase investment in Vietnam and boostconnectivity with local firms so that Vietnam can soon become a hub in regionaland global value chains.

☀️ Morning digest August 1 ảnh 2PM Pham Minh Chinh greets representatives of the RoK's associations and businesses at the dialogue in Hanoi on July 30. (Photo: VNA)
He made the appeal while addressing a dialogue with the RoK’sAmbassador Park Noh-wan and representatives of Korean associations andbusinesses in Hanoi on July 30.Read full story

- A delegation of the National Assembly (NA)’sCommittee for National Defence and Security paid a working visit to the UnitedStates and the United Nations from July 26 to 30.

The delegation, led by Chairman of the committee Maj. Gen. LeTan Toi, held talks with Chairman Adam Smith and Ranking Member Mike Rogers ofthe US House of Representatives’ Armed Services Committee. Read full story

- The Embassy of Vietnam in Germany on July 29 announced that itis ready to issue a confirmation in German about the place of birth forVietnamese citizens using new-style passports, in case they need it to presentto German authorities.

Vietnam's new passports, which have been issued since July 1,have been temporarily not recognised by Germany as they lack the information ofone's place of birth. Vietnamese and German authorities are activelyworking to tackle the problem. Read full story

- A strategy for developing agricultural mechanisationand agro-forestry-fishery processing has been approved, aiming to turn Vietnaminto one of the top 10 agricultural processing centres in the world by 2030.

☀️ Morning digest August 1 ảnh 3A pineapple processing plant (Photo: VNA)
The strategy, signed off by Deputy Prime Minister Le VanThanh, looks to develop modern, efficient and sustainable agriculturalprocessing to meet the demands and standards of the global market. Read full story

- Vietnam hopes 100% of new buses will use electricity orgreen energy from 2025, which is part of the transport sector’s action plan ongreen energy transition to reduce carbon and methane emissions.

The action plan, approved by Deputy Prime Minister Le VanThanh, also targets that from 2030, at least half of all vehicles and all newtaxis will be powered by electricity or green energy. By 2050, 100% of busesand taxis will use these types of energy. Read full story

- Vietnam Airlines will deploy online check-in servicefor passengers departing from Sydney and Melbourne airports in Australia startingAugust 1.

To ensure compliance with the National Identity ProofingGuidelines of Australia, passengers who successfully check in online with orwithout checked baggage still need to go to the online check-in counter toverify their boarding pass and identity documents. Read full story

- The Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (VAMA)has announced that its members sold 25,159 vehicles in June, down 42% from Mayending three consecutive months of gains.

☀️ Morning digest August 1 ảnh 4Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)
Businesses attributed the decrease to the globalsemiconductor crisis and the lack of chips, as well as the impacts of theCOVID-19 pandemic. Read full story

- Vietnam's import-export value ofagricultural, forestry and aquatic products reached 58.3 billionUSD in the first seven months of 2022, a year-on-year increase of 7.2%,according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Revenue of these exports was estimated at 32.3 billion USD,up 12.2% year-on-year, while imports was estimated at 26 billion USD,up 1.6%. Read full story

- The ASEAN Para Games (APG) raised itscurtain on July 30 with a vibrant opening ceremony that included aspectacular fireworks display and exciting cultural and musical performances inSurakarta City, Indonesia.

TheGames were officially opened by Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin,paving the way for an exciting seven days of action until the closing ceremonyon August 6./. Read full story
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