☀️ Morning digest August 11

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by Vietnam News Agency.

Thursday, August 11, 2022 08:26

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selectednews summaries last night by Vietnam News Agency.

- Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong hosted a receptionin Hanoi on August 10 for Anouphap Tounalom, Secretary of the Lao People'sRevolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee, and Secretary of the PartyCommittee and Chairman of the People’s Council of Vientiane.

The Party leader congratulated Laos on its comprehensiveachievements, with active contributions made by the capital Vientiane. Read full story

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Ambassador of Israel Yaron Mayer (Photo: VNA)

- President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received in Hanoi on August 10Ambassador of Kuwait Yousef Ashour Al-sabbagh and Ambassador of Israel YaronMayer, who came to present their credentials.

At his meeting with Ambassador Al-sabbagh, President Phucaffirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to and wishes to enhance thetraditional friendship with Kuwait, one of the leading economic partners ofVietnam in the Middle East. Read full story

- The National Assembly (NA), including the NA StandingCommittee's Board for Deputy Affairs, stands ready to share experienceregarding supervision activities of People’s Councils, the Vietnamese toplegislator told a Lao official in Hanoi on August 10.

NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hosted a reception for AnouphapTounalom, Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) CentralCommittee, and Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’sCouncil of Vientiane. Read full story

- Vietnamese and Lao authorities and businesses exchangedinformation about investment policies in Hanoi and Vientiane, and soughtcooperation opportunities at an investment, trade and tourism conference onAugust 10.

The Hanoi event saw the participation of Dinh Tien Dung,Politburo member and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, and AnouphapTounalom, Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) CentralCommittee, and Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the People’sCouncil of Vientiane.Read full story

- Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Hapresented the "For the Cause of Natural Resources and Environment"insignia to Ambassador of Norway Grete Lochen in Hanoi on August 10 inrecognition of her contributions to Vietnam’s natural resources and environmentsector.

The Norwegian Embassy in Vietnam has been a regular partnerof the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) and the ambassadorhas always supported Vietnam in the fields of natural resources, environmentand climate change, especially in attracting Norwegian investment in Vietnam,Ha said. Read full story

- UNESCO and The Coca Cola Foundation launched a projectthemed “Youth Initiative Ideas for an Ocean without Plastic 2022” at a ceremonyin Hanoi on August 10 in response to World Youth Day (August 12).

The project is being implemented within the framework of the“Youth and Innovation for Ocean” project launched in 2020. Lasting from Augustthis year to July 2023, it aims to support and empower young people as keychange makers for the sustainable future of the seas. Read full story

- Vietnam’s coal imports are forecast to rise to meetdomestic production demand, according to a draft strategy for developing thecoal industry in Vietnam recently introduced by the Ministry of Industry andTrade (MoIT).

Accordingly, Vietnam will import about 50-83 million tonnesof coal per year during the period from 2025 to 2035, with the volume graduallyfalling to about 32-35 million tonnes by 2045. Read full story

- In response to impacts of storm Mulan in the Gulf of Tokin,Vietnamese airlines have adjusted operation plans of flights to and from someaffected airports from August 11.

Accordingly, Vietnam Airlines will cancel two flights betweenthe northern port city of Hai Phong and Ho Chi Minh City. It will also delayflights between Hai Phong and a series of localities – Buon Me Thuot, Cam Ranh,Da Lat and HCM City – on August 11./.Read full story

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The Vietnamese delegation at the 34th session of the United Nations Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in Vienna, Austria, on May 19 (Photo: VNA)

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