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☀️ Morning digest December 23

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.

-IndonesianPresident Joko Widodo warmly welcomed and highly evaluated the importantsignificance of the visit to Indonesia by Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen XuanPhuc ahead of the 10th anniversary of bilateral strategic partnership nextyear, during their talks in Jakarta on December 22.

President Widodo said the visit will create newimpetus for the extensive and practical development of the bilateral ties.Congratulating Vietnam on its achievements in controlling the COVID-19pandemic, maintaining economic growth and ensuring social security, he affirmedthat Vietnam is a partner of strategic importance of Indonesia in the region.Read full story

-Vietnamand Indonesia have agreed to lift two-way trade to 15 billion USD or abovebefore 2028, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Indonesian counterpart JokoWidodo told the press following their talks in Jakarta on December 22.

The two leaders said the talks had been a success,and the two sides reached consensus on a number of important cooperation areas.Read full story

-ChiefJustice of the Supreme People’s Court Nguyen Hoa Binh has described thesettlement of corruption cases as positive steps by the courts in 2022, notingthat major cases will be brought to trial next year.

In 2022, the people’s courts at all levels havecontinued to perform many important political tasks amid numerous difficultiesand challenges of the domestic and global political security, socio-economicsituation, he told a national teleconference held by the Supreme People’s Courton December 22.Read full story

-The Investigation Security Agency under the Ministry of PublicSecurity has decided to arrest and launch criminal proceedings against ViceChairman of the Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung on charge ofreceiving bribes in accordance with Article 354 of the Penal Code, in a caserelated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hanoi and other cities andprovinces.

Vu Hong Nam, a former official of the Vietnamese Embassy inJapan, was also arrested and prosecuted for the same charge.Read full story

-Sevenforeign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on December 22 were granted theVietnamese Prime Minister’s certificate of merit for their contributions to thecountry’s socio-economic development as well as its COVID-19 prevention andcontrol in the 2020-2022 period.

They are The Clinton Health Access Initiative,Inc. (CHAI/the US), Fred Hollow Foundation (FHF/Australia), Fredrich-Ebert-Stiftung(FES/Germany), Giving It Back To Kids (GIBTK/the US), Good NeighboursInternational (GNI/the Republic of Korea), The VinaCapital Foundation (VCF/theUS), and World Vision International (WVI/the US).Read full story

-VicePresident Vo Thi Anh Xuan on December 22 lauded the Russia-Vietnam oil and gasjoint venture Vietsovpetro and the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (Petrovietnam) fortheir achievements in 2022, contributing to ensuring energy security, statebudget revenue, and economic diplomacy.

During her visit to Vietsovpetro in Vung Tau cityin the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau, the Vice President urgedPetrovietnam and its subsidiary Vietsovpetro to concretise the Resolutionadopted at the 13th National Party Congress, affirming their locomotive rolein energy security and national defence and security.Read full story

-HSBC has raised Vietnam’s growth forecast from 7.6% to 8.1%this year but revised down the forecast for next year from 6% to 5.8%.

According to the lender, the growth of this year still benefitsfrom the advantages in Vietnam’s post-pandemic reopening, but challenges willhave heavier impacts on the country next year, especially when the effects ofreopening are fading and the impacts of high inflation are clearer.Read full story

-Adelegation of Phu Yen province, led by Cao Thi Hoa An, Standing Vice Secretaryof the provincial Party Committee and Chairwoman of the People’s Council, ispaying a working visit to Germany from December 20-23 to seek investmentopportunities here.

On December 21, the delegation and the GermanAssociation for Small and Medium-sized Businesses (BVMW) held a workshopintroducing the central province’s potential and advantages to German firms.Read full story

-Next-generation e-commerce platform Shopdi, equipped withblockchain, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and Big Data technologieslaunched in Ho Chi Minh City on December 22.

Shopdi will offer shopping and ‘shoppertainment’ (shopping andentertainment) experiences to users, with dedication to authentic products andspecial products with limited editions.Read full story

-NguyenVan Danh, Vice Chairman of Binh Duong province, a magnet for foreign investmentin the South, hosted a reception on December 22 for a delegation from Japan’sToyama prefecture led by Governor Nitta Hachiro.

The governor said the delegation comprises morethan 20 enterprises of Toyama which have interests in the investmentenvironment in the southern province.Read full story/.

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The meeting between Vietnamese Ambassador to Bulgaria Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet and leader of the Alcomet factory. (Photo courtesy of the Vietnamese Embassy in Bulgaria)

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