☀️ Morning digest December 9

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

- General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong has hailed the ongoing visit by President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher as a vivid manifestation of friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and France, and an important milestone in their bilateral ties.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong (right) and President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher. (Photo: VNA)

At a reception in Hanoi on December 8 for Larcher, Trong said the visit is taking place at a time when the two countries are preparing for the 50th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties and the 10th anniversary of their strategic partnership next year. It is also the first visit by a French Senate leader in 14 years and also the first made by Larcher since he took office.Read full story

- Vietnam considers France a leading important partner in its diplomatic policy, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has told visiting President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher (Photo: VNA)

During a reception for the French leader in Hanoi on December 8, Phuc described economic cooperation as an important pillar of the Vietnam-France strategic partnership.Read full story

- Vietnam attaches special importance to cooperation with France which is an important partner in Vietnam's foreign policy, stated Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh while hosting President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher in Hanoi on December 8.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (4th from R) and President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher (4th from L) at their meeting in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam has constantly worked to deepen its traditional friendship, trust and strategic partnership with France, he noted. Read full story  

- Vietnam wants to further deepen its strategic partnership with France via political party, parliament and government channels as well as cultural and people-to-people exchanges, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher in their talks that followed a welcome ceremony for the latter in Hanoi on December 8.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (R) and President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher (Photo: VNA)

Hue hailed Larcher’s two-day visit as a significant activity at a time when the two countries are preparing for the 50th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties and the 10th anniversary of the strategic partnership next year. It is also the first visit to Asia by the Senate President in his second tenure.Read full story

- French Senate President Gérard Larcher attended a ceremony in Hanoi on December 8 to inaugurate the new headquarters of the French Institute in Vietnam, as part of his ongoing official visit to the Southeast Asian country.

Gérard Larcher said that the institute serves a pillar in the culture exchange between France and Vietnam, through the organisation of events in all fields, from cinematography to music, from performing arts to visual arts, and heritage. Read full story

- Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence, received heads of delegations to the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2022 in Hanoi on December 8.

 At the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2022 (Photo: VNA)

The guests were the Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, the Commander of the Brunei Armed Forces, the Chief of the Defence Forces of Timor Leste, the Vice Chief of Joint Staff of the Royal Thai Armed Forces, and the Chief of the General Staff of the Singapore Armed Forces. Read full story

- The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV)’s recent decision to increase credit room by 1.5-2% for credit institutions aims to increase resources and the supply of credit to businesses and key sectors of the economy, SBV Deputy Governor Dao Minh Tu has said.

Tu said the impacts of the global downturn on Vietnam have been reduced, while positive signs have been seen in macro-economic indicators, providing favourable conditions for the increase of credit room for commercial banks and enabling them to support businesses, projects, programmes and necessary sectors of the economy.Read full story

- A national forum on the development of digital technology enterprises (Make in Vietnam Forum 2022), one of the biggest annual events of Vietnam’s digital technology industry, was held in Hanoi on December 8.

Speaking at the forum, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said that technology carries the mission of paving the way. He also pointed out three issues, namely institutions, human resources and new problems that need to be solved by modern digital technology./. Read full story