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☀️ Morning digest January 16

The following is a list of selected news summaries last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest January 16 ảnh 1

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

- President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception in Hanoi onJanuary 13 for 25 international guests from 15 countries who came to Vietnamfor the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Paris Agreement on Endingthe War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords).

☀️ Morning digest January 16 ảnh 2President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosts international guests who ccome to Vietnam for the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords. (Photo: VNA)

The President stressed that the Paris Agreement,signed on January 27, 1973, was a turning point in the cause of nationalreunification, and affirmed that the Vietnamese Party, State and people alwayskeep in mind the valuable support of international friends in the hardest timeof the struggle. Read full story

- Vietnam always considers Japan a strategic and long-termpartner of top importance, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told JapaneseMinister of State for Financial Services Suzuki Shunichi during a reception inHanoi on January 13.

☀️ Morning digest January 16 ảnh 3PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Japanese Minister of State for Financial Services Suzuki Shunichi (Photo: VNA)

PM Chinh said many Vietnam’s works and projectshave been supported by the Japanese Government under the proposals of theMinistry for Financial Services. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoion January 13 for Aurélia Nguyen, Chief Programme Strategy Officer at theGlobal Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation (GAVI) and former ManagingDirector of COVAX Facility.

The PM said he is glad to see Nguyen inVietnam when she returned home to attend Xuan Que Huong (Homeland Spring) programmeas a French of Vietnamese origin. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 14 hosted areception for a delegation of overseas Vietnamese (OV) who are now in Vietnamfor the "Xuan Que huong" (Homeland Spring) 2023, during which hecalled for their engagement in the Government’s efforts to bring Vietnam closerto the world.

The leader highly valued the ideas of OVs andtheir aspirations to make contributions to the homeland, which manifests thebeautiful tradition and the spirit of the great national solidarity bloc,especially amid difficulties. Read full story

- Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai received Presidentof the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s Samsung Electronics Park Hark Kyu in Hanoi onJanuary 13 and suggested that the Korean firm expand its investment in Vietnamto tap opportunities from the sound partnership between the two countries inall fields.

Khai also highly valued Samsung’s launching ofSoutheast Asia’s largest R&D centre in Hanoi in December 2022.Read full story

- In continuation of moving their production hubs, thisyear many of the giants in the world of technology and electronics haveannounced business expansion plans in Vietnam.

Recently, Apple revealed that it will move itsMacBook production chain to Vietnam in 2023. It has asked Foxconn, its biggestsupplier, to launch a MacBook production chain in Vietnam from May this year,while making plans to produce Mac Pro in Vietnam. Read full story

- Nikkei Asia, a news service in Japan, ran an article on January 6 saying that Vietnam's offshore wind power sparks an influx of foreign investment.

☀️ Morning digest January 16 ảnh 4Vietnam's offshore wind power sparks an influx of foreign investment.(Photo: VNA)

It noted that Japanese and European companies are making major moves into offshore wind power in Vietnam to take advantage of the developing country's renewable power push. Read full story

- Foreign ambassadors, officials from diplomatic agencies andinternational organisations as well as tourists gathered in Duong Lam ancientvillage in Hanoi's outlying district of Son Tay on January 14 to enjoyVietnamese traditional New Year (Tet), the most important festival ofVietnamese people in a year.

Participants started their journey from atraditional Tet market at the Mong Phu communal house, in which theyexperienced Vietnamese calligraphy, folk music and culinary, and exploredspecialities of the locality.Read full story

- Both teams Vietnam and Thailand started the game slowly.Vietnam got the first shot with a long-range attempt by Nguyen Quang Hai, butit went wide.

☀️ Morning digest January 16 ảnh 5Vietnam keep AFF Cup title hope with late goal against Thailand in the first leg of the the final. (Photo: VNA)

A mistake by Thailand's defence gave Pham Tuan Haia chance to run down and finish from a tight angle, but it didn't hit the mark./. Read full story

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