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☀️ Morning digest July 29

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.

☀️ Morning digest July 29

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

– On behalf of Vietnamese Party and State leaders, President To Lam hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 27 for US Secretary of State Antony Blinken who came to Vietnam to offer condolences and pay tribute to late General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.

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President To Lam (R) and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. (Photo: VNA)

At the reception, Secretary Blinken conveyed US President Joe Biden’s letter of condolences on the passing of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to President To Lam.Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 27 evening received US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who came to offer condolences to the Government and people of Vietnam as well as the family of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong over the Party leader's passing.

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) receives US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Hanoi on July 27 evening. (Photo: VNA)

On behalf of President Joe Biden and the US administration, Secretary Blinken extended heartfelt condolences to the Government and people of Vietnam for this profound loss. Read full story

– US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, during his trip to Vietnam to offer incense in tribute to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and extend condolences to his spouse and family, handed over a letter of condolences from President Joe Biden to President To Lam on July 27 evening.

In the letter, Biden extended condolences from his wife and himself to the Party leader’s spouse Ngo Thi Man and all the people of Vietnam.Read full story

– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh offered incense in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh and fallen heroes, and presented gifts to policy beneficiary families in the northern province of Thai Nguyen on July 27, on the occasion of War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day.

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PM Pham Minh Chinh offers incense in tribute to President Ho Chi Minh and fallen heroes in Dai Tu district of Thai Nguyen province. (Photo: VNA)

The incense-offering ceremony took place at the National Relic Site 27/7 in Ban Co village, Hung Son town, Dai Tu district, where 300 officials, soldiers and people from all walks of life gathered on July 27, 1947 to hear President Ho Chi Minh's letter recognising the birth of the War Invalids and Martyrs’ Day. The site now stands as a memorial to martyrs nationwide.Read full story

– Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man commended the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) for its significant contributions to the nation’s great revolutionary victory during its 95-year history at a ceremony held in Hanoi on July 28 to honour outstanding trade union leaders at the grassroots level.

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NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man presents the first-class Labour Order to the VGCL. (Photo: VNA)

At the event, he highlighted the VGCL’s strong development with breakthroughs in both organisation and operation, along with the expansion of the working class in the nation and improvement in quality over years.Read full story

- Total registered foreign capital in Vietnam during January – July amounted to more than 18 billion USD in Vietnam, a year-on-year increase of 10.9%, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Trade Agency.

The disbursed investment was recorded at over 12.55 billion USD, up 8.4% as compared to the same time last year.Read full story

- A 5.0-magnitude earthquake occurred in Kon Plong district, the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum on July 28, the strongest one ever recorded in this area, according to the Earthquake Information and Tsunami Warning under the Institute of Geophysics.

The earthquake occurred at 11:35:10 am with a focal depth was about 8.1 km, with a disaster risk level of 2 in the epicenter area and its vicinity.Read full story/.

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