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☀️ Morning digest February 25

The following is a news summary for last evening by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest February 25 ảnh 1

Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a news summary for lastevening by the Vietnam News Agency.

- President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his entourage arrived at the Changiinternational Airport at about 6:45 pm on February 24 (local time), starting athree-day State-level visit to Singapore at the invitation of SingaporeanPresident Halimah Yacob. During the visit, the Vietnamese President isscheduled to meet his Singaporean counterpart, hold talks with Prime MinisterLee Hsien Loong, and meet with Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament TanChuan-Jin. Read full story
☀️ Morning digest February 25 ảnh 2Minister of Public Security General To Lam (R) and US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry (Photo: VNA) 

- The US will increase exchanges and cooperation with Vietnamregarding climate change response in a bid to realise major goals set by thetwo countries’ leaders at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference ofthe Parties (COP26), said US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerryon February 24. The US official noted the US-Vietnam relationship is on a goodtrack of development across sectors and emphasised that climate change responseplays an important role in ensuring environmental and national security. Read full story


- The Vietnamese Embassy in Ukraine has kept track of theVietnamese community and a close watch on the developments of the situation inthe host country, stated Ambassador Nguyen Hong Thach on February 24, advisingthe community to keep calm. He underlined that the embassy is closelymonitoring all developments and is keeping close contact with relevantUkrainian agencies. Read full story

- Military Hospital 175 on February 24 brought a patient withrespiratory failure from Truong Sa island district in the south-centralprovince of Khanh Hoa to the mainland for treatment, using a helicopter. The 49-year-oldpatient suffered severe coughing, chest pain and short of breath. On February 23,he was brought to the health station of Truong Sa (Spratly) island where he wastested negative for COVID-19 three times. Read full story

- The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) on February24 officially issued a press release regarding the impact of the Russia –Ukraine situation on Vietnamese airlines’ international routes. Accordingly,the local carriers have proactively built air traffic routes and arrangedalternate airports to avoid areas where the war may occur, ensuring theabsolute safety for their flights. Read full story

- Up to 81 percent of people in general said that they arewilling to get children aging from 5-11 years old vaccinated against COVID-19,according to a poll conducted in all 63 localities nationwide by the SocialOpinion Institute under the Party Central Committee’s Commission forInformation and Education. Read full story/.
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