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☀️ Morning digest December 14

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

-The VietnameseParty, State and people appreciate its faithful relationship with fraternal Laocounterparts in the past struggle for national liberation and current nationaldevelopment, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said.

During a reception in Hanoi on December 13 forhead of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP)’s Commission for Propagandaand Training Khamphan Pheuyavong, General Secretary Trong affirmed that Vietnamstrongly and fully supports Laos’ renewal and national development.Read full story

-Prime MinisterPham Minh Chinh and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Brussels onDecember 13 for the ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit and an official visit toBelgium at the invitation of President of the European Council Charles Micheland Belgian PM Alexander De Croo.

The PM's trip includes various bilateral and multilateralactivities. Through the trip, Vietnam affirms its role, responsibility andsense of solidarity in ASEAN, contributing to further deepening the ASEAN-EUstrategic partnership and ties between Vietnam and EU member states.Read full story

-Prime MinisterPham Minh Chinh has requested the Minister of Finance to submit measuresensuring the healthy, transparent, safe and effective operations of corporatebond market to him before December 20.

Signed by the PM on December 13, the dispatch saidin accordance with the Resolution No.156/NQ-CP dated December 6, 2022 on theNovember Government meeting, the Finance Minister must promptly take timely andeffective solutions to stabilise and promote the development of corporate bondmarket, thus ensuring legitimate rights and interests of investors in line withregulations.Read full story

-Legislatorshave agreed to gather public opinion on the draft revised Land Law from January3 to March 15 next year at the 18th session of the National AssemblyStanding Committee.

According to a proposal presented by theGovernment, the collection of feedback is intended to create consensus amongthe public, reflect their will and aspirations, while raising the awareness andresponsibility of each individual, agency and organisation in the adjustmentand enforcement of the law.Read full story

-The 13thmeeting of the Vietnam-China joint working group on meteorological cooperationwas held online by the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmentand the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) on December 13.

The delegates shared views on weather forecasting,the exchange of meteorological information, personnel training, meteorologicalequipment and monitoring, and climate forecasting and services for Asia.Read full story

-Secretary ofthe Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen has highlighted a need toprovide all possible support for Vietnamese and Lao investors and people andfacilitate their exchanges, connectivity and business activities in localities.

During a reception in the city for Lao DeputyPrime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on December 13, Nen spoke highly ofcooperation programmes between Ho Chi Minh City and Lao localities, especiallythose reached at the Vietnam-Laos trade and investment promotion forumco-hosted by the municipal People’s Committee and Lao Consulate General in HoChi Minh City in the morning the same day.Read full story

-Enterprisesfrom the Republic of Korea (RoK) have shared their view that the northern portcity of Hai Phong is an ideal destination for production and business.

Speaking on behalf of the Korean firms operatingin Hai Phong, Suk Myung Su, General director of Vietnam LG Display Co, Ltd, HaiPhong said at a meeting hosted by the Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority (HEZA)on December 13 that the city should invest more in infrastructure and pay moreattention to renewable energy.Read full story/.

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