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☀️ Morning digest August 13

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

☀️ Morning digest August 13

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha hosted a reception for General Director of Samsung Vietnam Choi Joo Ho in Hanoi on August 12, during which he urged the corporation to continue its pioneer role in the country’s transition to a digital, and green economy.

Vietnam will accompany and encourage businesses to step up green transition and reduce carbon footprints through developing regulations on emission limits, carbon credit market, carbon tax, green finance and land incentives, he stressed. Read full story

- The article named “Resolving to build a strong Party, and a prosperous, powerful, democratic, equal and civilised Vietnam” by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam is a strong vision statement that highlights the core priorities of the Party and State of Vietnam today, according to an Indian professor.

Professor Archana Upadhyay from Jawaharlal Nehru University said in her interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency that Lam emphasised the government's priorities and the superiority of institutions which will help the leaders and people of Vietnam achieve their goals, including turning Vietnam into a high-income developed country by 2045, which, she assessed, will mark a significant leap from its current status as a middle-income country. Read full story

- Vietnam Artificial Intelligence Day (AI4VN) 2024 is themed “Unlock the Power of Generative AI”, and is scheduled to take place at the National Convention Centre in Hanoi on August 23.

This year’s event is expected to attract a large number of experts, and leaders of technology and AI-developing businesses in Vietnam and other countries, along with many universities. Read full story

- A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Culture, Sport and Tourism Ho An Phong is attending the ASEAN-China Week that opened in the Chinese province of Shanxi on August 12.

The week, themed “ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Dialogue: Achieving Prosperity through Innovation”, will last till August 15. Read full story

- Vietnam’s foreign direct investment (FDI) attraction continues to prosper in July, and quality of FDI capital flows increase sharply thanks to careful project selection, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung said at a recent regular Government meeting last month.

According to the ministry’s Foreign Investment Agency, the total registered FDI capital in Vietnam this year to the end of July surpassed 18 billion USD, up 10.9% over the same period in 2023. Read full story

- Vietnam's finished steel production is projected to hit 30 million tonnes this year, marking a 7% annual increase, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).

However, this anticipated recovery is fraught with uncertainty, as the domestic market grapples with oversupply, surging imports, and global market instability. Read full story

- Ho Chi Minh City welcomed more than 3 million foreign tourists and 20 million domestic visitors in the first seven months of 2024, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

The figures represented a year-on-year increase of 30.3% and 7.6%, respectively. Read full story

- The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism has officially recognised "Pho Nam Dinh" (Nam Dinh-style pho) and "My Quang" (Quang Nam-style noodle soup) as part of the national intangible cultural heritage list.

"Pho Nam Dinh" has been categorised under the domain of folk knowledge, meeting the criteria of representation of community and local identity, reflection of cultural diversity and human creativity passed down through generations, possibility of revival and long-term existence, and the local community's consensus, voluntary nomination, and commitment to safeguarding. Read full story./.

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☀️ Morning digest on April 16

☀️ Morning digest on April 16

Party General Secretary and State President To Lam's meetings with Chinese leaders, PM Le Minh Hung's attendance at the expanded online summit of the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) on energy security, and EuroCham's release of the Business Confidence Index (BCI) for Q1 are among news highlights on April 15 evening.

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man and other heads of delegations at the opening ceremony of the IPU-152 in Istanbul on April 15 (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam’s top legislator attends opening of IPU-152

Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye Numan Kurtulmus described the IPU-152 as an event of historical importance with a highly relevant theme, not only globally but also directly related to important developments in regions.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam visits the Museum of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing on April 15. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese leader visits Museum of Communist Party of China in Beijing

During the visit, the Vietnamese top leader wrote in the guest book, affirming that the Vietnamese and Chinese Parties and States will continue to preserve and promote the traditional friendship of "both comrades and brothers" while advancing the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and building a Vietnam–China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance for the happiness of the two nations' people and for peace, stability and development in the region and the world.

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his spouse are welcomed at the airport by representatives of the Vietnamese community in Türkiye. (Photo: VNA)

National Assembly Chairman arrives in Türkiye for attendance at IPU-152

The IPU-152 carries the theme “Nurturing hope, securing peace and ensuring justice for future generations”. NA Chairman Man is scheduled to deliver a keynote address outlining Vietnam’s perspectives on global and regional issues, while putting forward concrete solutions to foster inter-parliamentary cooperation, contributing to maintaining peace, stability while driving sustainable and prosperous development worldwide.

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Phan Thi Thang (L) and Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Maria Tripodi co-chair the 10th session of the countries’ joint committee on economic cooperation. (Photo: Ministry of Industry and Trade)

Vietnam, Italy agree on new cooperation directions

Both sides agreed to facilitate market access for key export products, and prioritise cooperation in investment attraction and technology transfer in emerging and strategic sectors such as new energy, renewable energy and automation, while continuing to strengthen existing cooperation in textiles, footwear, climate change response, electronics, culture and tourism.

Minister of Public Security Gen. Luong Tam Quang (L) and Secretary of the CPC's Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission Chen Wenqing (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, China enhance public security ties

Amid complex developments in the global and regional situation, the two sides agreed on the need to enhance substantive political trust, fight transnational crime, and accelerate negotiations and the signing of new cooperation agreements in line with international law and legal frameworks of both countries.

At the meeting between General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam and Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing on April 15. (Photo: VNA)

Top Vietnamese leader meets with Chinese Premier in Beijing

The two leaders reviewed the positive outcomes of bilateral cooperation, noting satisfaction with the strong development of relations between the two Parties and countries, particularly in economy, trade, investment, tourism, and railway connectivity.

A view of the two-day Capacity Building Workshop for APEC Vietnam 2027 in Hanoi on April 15. (Photo: baoquocte.vn)

Capacity-building workshop prepares participants for APEC Vietnam 2027

Hang affirmed that Vietnam will host the big event at a time when the country is entering a new phase of strategic development, with ambitions for double-digit growth, and the establishment of a new growth model based on productivity, quality and efficiency and enhanced national competitiveness.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam (L) and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China Zhao Leji. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese Party General Secretary, State President meets with top Chinese legislator

The Vietnamese leader affirmed that his visit aims to inherit and carry forward the consistent policy, strategic choice, and top priority of the Vietnamese Party and State regarding Vietnam–China relations. Together with Chinese leaders, including Zhao, the visit seeks to elevate strategic cohesion between the two Parties and countries to a higher level in the new era.

NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man and his spouse bid farewell to Italian officials at Rome Ciampino Airport on the morning of April 15. (Photo: VNA)

Top legislator wraps up successful visit to Italy

With substantive engagements, the official visit was successful, helping strengthen cooperation between the Vietnamese NA and the Italian Parliament and further deepen the two countries' Strategic Partnership across all fields.

Prime Minister Le Minh Hung addresses the expanded online summit of the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) on energy security on April 15. (Photo: VNA)

PM outlines three key cooperation directions at expanded AZEC Summit

The Vietnamese leader reaffirmed Vietnam’s commitment to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, identifying renewable energy development and green transition as strategic priorities. He proposed three key directions for cooperation to deal with energy risks and ensure supply chains.

Officials sign cooperation documents in Beijing on April 15 in the presence of Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam To Lam, and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping (Photo: VNA)

Top Vietnamese, Chinese leaders witness signing of numerous cooperation documents

The documents include an MoU on cooperation within the framework of the Global Security Initiative between the Governments of Vietnam and China, an MoU on cooperation between Hanoi and Beijing for the 2026-2030 period, and a protocol on the establishment, management, and operation of a ministerial-level hotline between the two countries' Ministries of Public Security.