☀️ Morning digest February 8
The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s upcoming official visits to Singapore and Brunei carry the message of joining hands for a cohesive ASEAN and a peaceful, stable, and prosperous Southeast Asia, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet has affirmed.
In an interview with the press ahead of the PM’s trip from February 8-11, Viet stressed that the relations between Vietnam and the two countries are based on a lot of similarities in politics, economy, culture, and people-to-people exchange.Read full text
-Vietnam wishes UNDP will continue to give advice to and support Vietnam in terms of health care, bidding and procurement of medicines and medical equipment, and marine spatial planning, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha told UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi.
During a reception for the UNDP official in Hanoi on February 7, the Deputy PM spoke highly of the effective and practical cooperation between Vietnam and UNDP across the fields of economy, society, climate change adaptation and ensuring the environment.Read full text
-Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung emphasised the importance of a safe internet in the development process in Vietnam on the occasion of World Safer Internet Day 2023 (February 7).
This year’s World Safer Internet Day is themed “Want to talk about it? Making space for safe conversations about life online”.Read full text
-HMS Spey, the British Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessel, anchored at Ho Chi Minh City’s port on February 7, beginning a five-day friendship visit to the city on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Iain Frew, the new UK Ambassador to Vietnam, said that the visit will help deepen the already close relationship between the two countries. He added that the two countries share common concerns, including maritime security, and sustainable development.Read full text
-As many as 16 districts in Hanoi - 11 urban and 5 rural ones - no longer have any households living under the poverty line, and the number of poor households in the capital city stands at 2,134, making up only 0.095% of its population.
The municipal People’s Committee has set the target of reducing the number of poor households to 642 this year. To that end, it has directed districts to concertedly roll out policies and measures on sustainable poverty reduction.Read full text
-Investment management firm VinaCapital said it expects Vietnam’s economy and stock market to “normalise” this year after the COVID-19 pandemic.
In an economist’s note titled “Looking ahead at 2023”, Chief Economist Michael Kokalari said the economy is returning to its long-term growth trajectory now that the post-COVID re-opening boom has finished.Read full text
-The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the People’s Committee of Ninh Binh province organised a ceremony to launch an afforestation campaign in Kim Son district on February 7.
The event formed part of the Mangrove Restoration and Sustainable Management Project in the Red River Delta funded by the Government of the Republic of Korea (RoK) through the Korea Forest Service (the KFS Project).Read full text
-Vietnam will send its four best athletes to compete for medals at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2023 in Kazakhstan later this week.
It is the first continental tournament in which Vietnamese competitors will participate after three years of the pandemic.Read full text/.
-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s upcoming official visits to Singapore and Brunei carry the message of joining hands for a cohesive ASEAN and a peaceful, stable, and prosperous Southeast Asia, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet has affirmed.
In an interview with the press ahead of the PM’s trip from February 8-11, Viet stressed that the relations between Vietnam and the two countries are based on a lot of similarities in politics, economy, culture, and people-to-people exchange.Read full text
-Vietnam wishes UNDP will continue to give advice to and support Vietnam in terms of health care, bidding and procurement of medicines and medical equipment, and marine spatial planning, Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha told UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi.
During a reception for the UNDP official in Hanoi on February 7, the Deputy PM spoke highly of the effective and practical cooperation between Vietnam and UNDP across the fields of economy, society, climate change adaptation and ensuring the environment.Read full text
-Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Huy Dung emphasised the importance of a safe internet in the development process in Vietnam on the occasion of World Safer Internet Day 2023 (February 7).
This year’s World Safer Internet Day is themed “Want to talk about it? Making space for safe conversations about life online”.Read full text
-HMS Spey, the British Royal Navy’s offshore patrol vessel, anchored at Ho Chi Minh City’s port on February 7, beginning a five-day friendship visit to the city on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Iain Frew, the new UK Ambassador to Vietnam, said that the visit will help deepen the already close relationship between the two countries. He added that the two countries share common concerns, including maritime security, and sustainable development.Read full text
-As many as 16 districts in Hanoi - 11 urban and 5 rural ones - no longer have any households living under the poverty line, and the number of poor households in the capital city stands at 2,134, making up only 0.095% of its population.
The municipal People’s Committee has set the target of reducing the number of poor households to 642 this year. To that end, it has directed districts to concertedly roll out policies and measures on sustainable poverty reduction.Read full text
-Investment management firm VinaCapital said it expects Vietnam’s economy and stock market to “normalise” this year after the COVID-19 pandemic.
In an economist’s note titled “Looking ahead at 2023”, Chief Economist Michael Kokalari said the economy is returning to its long-term growth trajectory now that the post-COVID re-opening boom has finished.Read full text
-The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the People’s Committee of Ninh Binh province organised a ceremony to launch an afforestation campaign in Kim Son district on February 7.
The event formed part of the Mangrove Restoration and Sustainable Management Project in the Red River Delta funded by the Government of the Republic of Korea (RoK) through the Korea Forest Service (the KFS Project).Read full text
-Vietnam will send its four best athletes to compete for medals at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2023 in Kazakhstan later this week.
It is the first continental tournament in which Vietnamese competitors will participate after three years of the pandemic.Read full text/.
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