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☀️ Morning digest December 26

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

- 2023 will be a year of forming and exploiting data to create new values,stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a meeting on December 25 to review oneyear of implementing a project on developing the application of populationdatabase, e-identification, and e-authentication for the national digitaltransformation in the 2022-2025 period with a vision to 2030 (Project 06).

PM Chinh stressed that a shared national database should be completed in 2023. Read full story

- Participating in the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping activities represents anew development in the international integration capacity of the VietnamPeople’s Army.

Practice shows that Vietnamese officers and soldiers are fully capable ofintegrating and successfully participating in international peacekeepingmissions in a multinational, multilingual and multicultural environment; andcoordinating in multi-dimensional operations on a global level. Theseachievements come from the preparation and training of UN peacekeepers by theVietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations under the Ministry of NationalDefence. Read full story

- A workshop to share experience between the National Assembly of Vietnam andthe Cambodian parliament took place in the central city of Da Nang on December25.

Vietnamese NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai, who is also president of theVietnam-Cambodia Parliamentary Friendship Group, highlighted the fruitfuldevelopment of the bilateral relations between the two countries, sayingthat cooperation between the Vietnamese NA and the Cambodian parliamenthas been well maintained within the framework of bilateral and multilateralcooperation. Read full story

- A delegation of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) and the Cambodian NAand Senate visited THACO Group in the central province of Quang Nam on December24.

The working visit was part of an experience sharing programme between the twoparliaments. Read full story

- Construction of the third passenger terminal at Tan Son Nhat InternationalAirport in Ho Chi Minh City began on December 24.

Attending the ground-breaking ceremony for the project, Prime Minister Pham MinhChinh said transport infrastructure development, including freight transportinfrastructure, is one of the three strategic breakthroughs for the country’ssustainable socio-economic development. Read full story

- A national journalism conference was held in Ho Chi Minh City on December 24to review activities in 2022 and launch tasks for next year, with a focus onthe press' humanity aspect.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Nguyen Thanh Lam stressed thatthe Resolution of the 1th National Party Congress has clearly defined thedirection of building professional, humane and modern press and media. Read full story

- Vietnam is one of the top tourism destinations for Thai visitors in theupcoming New Year holiday, according to Yuthasak Supasorn, director general ofthe Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

The Thai official said the number of Thai tourists visiting foreign tourismsites is on the rise as many popular destinations have been reopening withoutrestrictions, adding that weaker currencies in those sites compared to the Thaibaht is also supporting the outbound tourism market. Read full story

-  The Ha Long Winter Carnival 2022,themed "Colours of the Wonder," took place in Ha Long city, thenorthern province of Quang Ninh on December 24 evening, drawing thousands ofparticipants. Read full story./.
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