☀️ Morning digest December 6

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

- President Vo Van Thuong met voters in the central city ofDa Nang on December 5 to inform them about the results of the sixth session ofthe 15th National Assembly that concluded recently.
☀️ Morning digest December 6 ảnh 2President Vo Van Thuong (third, right) meets voters in the central city of Da Nang on December 5, 2023. (Photo: VNA)
Local voters expressed their trust in theinvestigation and trial of corruption cases, but they also voiced concern ascorruption and negative phenomena have grown more and more sophisticated. Whatis even more worrying is that many cases involve those who work to combatcorruption such as inspection officials and auditors.Read full text  

– Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Huemet with representatives of over 160 Vietnamese enterprises in Laos on December5.
☀️ Morning digest December 6 ảnh 3NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (R) shakes hands with a representative of Vietnamese businesses in Laos (Photo: VNA) 
Chairman Hue thanked the Lao National Assembly andGovernment for tackling difficulties faced by the Vietnamese firms, and calledfor making breakthroughs in bilateral economic, trade and investment ties.Read full text

– A session on enhancing parliamentary cooperation inpromoting connectivity among the economies of Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam (CLV)towards sustainable and inclusive development took place in Vientiane, Laos onDecember 5, as part of the first CLV Parliamentary Summit.
Opinions at the event stressed that since thelaunch of the CLV Development Triangle Area initiative in 1999, the threecountries have signed numerous important cooperation agreements coveringvarious areas such as economy, investment, trade, customs, transportation,culture, education and training, thus facilitating the smooth flow of goods,people and vehicles across the borders.Read full text

– A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led byPolitburo member Nguyen Xuan Thang, who is also President of the Ho Chi MinhNational Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theory Council,visited Australia from December 4-5.
☀️ Morning digest December 6 ảnh 4 Politburo member Nguyen Xuan Thang (R), President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theory Council, and Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong. (Photo: VNA)
During their stay in Canberra and Sydney, Thangand his entourage met with President of the Senate Sue Lines, Minister forForeign Affairs Penny Wong, Assistant Minister for Manufacturing and AssistantMinister for Trade Tim Ayres, and Governor of New South Wales Margaret Beazley,among other officials.Read full text

– Joining in United Nations peacekeeping operations since2014, Vietnamese peacekeepers fulfilled their duties well, and the femaleofficers of the military and police forces have contributed substantially tothese achievements.
Vietnam sent the first female military officer toUN peacekeeping operations in January 2018, and she served as an operationalstaff officer at the mission in South Sudan.Read full text

– Vietnamese Ambassador to Belarus Nguyen Van Ngu hashighlighted the achievements and prospects of Vietnam-Belarus relations, andexpectations for the upcoming Vietnam visit by Belarusian Prime Minister RomanGolovchenko from December 6-9.
During an interview recently granted to VietnamNews Agency in Belarus, Ambassador said bilateral ties have deep roots datingback to the Soviet era when President Ho Chi Minh visited Belarus in 1957 and1961, marking significant milestones in the development of the two countries'relations. Read full text

– A delegation from the Republic of Korea (RoK)’sChungcheongnam province held talks and signed a cooperation agreement withauthorities of the northern province of Bac Giang on December 5.
Speaking at the event, Chairman of the provincialPeople's Committee Le Anh Duong said the RoK now ranks first in terms of thenumber of projects and second in investment capital among 30 countries andterritories investing in Bac Giang.Read full text/.
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Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang (R) and Russian Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Alexander Vasilyevich Fomin at their meeting in Hanoi on December 26 (Photo: VNA)

Russian Deputy Minister of Defence welcomed in Hanoi

Politburo member, Vice Secretary of the Central Military Commission and Minister of National Defence Gen. Phan Van Giang hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 26 for Russian Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Alexander Vasilyevich Fomin, who is Vietnam for the 7th defence strategy dialogue betwen the two countries.

National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man (R) and outgoing Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski at their meeting in Hanoi on December 26 (Photo: VNA)

Australia supports Vietnam’s current directions: Ambassador

Outgoing Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski affirmed Australia's strong support for directions currently pursued by Vietnam when he bid farewell to National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man in Hanoi on the afternoon of December 26.

State President Luong Cuong (R) and Prof. Riad Malki, Special Envoy of the Palestinian President. (Photo: VNA)

State leader hosts Special Envoy of Palestinian President

State President Luong Cuong has praised the significance of the ongoing Vietnam visit by Prof. Riad Malki, Special Envoy of the Palestinian President, saying that it contributes to further strengthening the traditional friendship and cooperation between the two countries.

State President Luong Cuong addresses the conference (Photo: VNA)

Military asked to develop all-people defence

State President Luong Cuong attended a national political-military conference in Hanoi on December 26, during which he underlined the need for the entire army to continue sticking to the all-people defence and people’s war strategy to protect the Fatherland in the new context, following the principle that the people are the root.

PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the 80th national public security conference. (Photo: VNA)

PM attends 80th national public security conference

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 26 urged the 80th national public security conference to outline major strategies, solutions, and policies to ensure security and order, while building a regular, elite, and modern force.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the national conference in Hanoi on December 25 on the implementation of the laws and resolutions passed by the 15th National Assembly (NA) at its eighth session. (Photo: VNA)

PM urges efforts to bring laws, resolutions into life

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has emphasised the need to enhance law enforcement effectiveness and swiftly translate policies into reality, aiming to unlock resources for development, and consolidate the firm foundation for Vietnam to stride confidently into a new era of prosperity and modernity.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam presents the first-class Independence Order to the Lao Presidential Office. (Photo: VNA)

Collective, individuals from Lao Presidential Office granted Vietnamese orders, medals

The Vietnamese Embassy in Lao held a ceremony in Vientiane on December 25 to confer orders and medals from the Vietnamese Party and State on one collective and several individuals of the Lao Presidential Office in recognition of their remarkable contributions to the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.