☀️ Morning digest June 8

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

- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue has emphasised the need tobuild mechanisms and policies to encourage firms’ investment in science andtechnology and promote the connection with domestic and foreign sci-techresearch organisations and overseas investors, while concluding the June 7question-and-answer session on sci-tech matters of the ongoing 15th NationalAssembly’s fifth sitting in Hanoi. Read full story

- Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang cleared up queries regarding transportinfrastructure and the registration of road vehicles and inland waterway vessels,at a question-and-answer session of the 15th National Assembly’s fifth sessionin Hanoi on June 7. Read full story

- Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Thai Xuan Dung has stressed thatForeign Minister Bui Thanh Son’s coming visit to the European country from June8-10 will once again affirm the positive developments of bilateralrelationship. Read full story

- A high-ranking Vietnamese defence delegation led by Chief of the GeneralStaff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of NationalDefence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Tan Cuong attended the 20th ASEAN Chiefs ofDefence Forces Meeting (ACDFM 20) that opened in Bali, Indonesia on June 7. Read full story

- Deputy Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Hoang XuanChien received in Hanoi on June 7 Director of the US Defence Prisoners ofWar/Missing In Action (POW/MIA) Accounting Agency Kelly K. Mc Keague. Read full story

- A delegation from the Ministry of Public Security led by Deputy Minister LeVan Tuyen participated in Asia Tech X Singapore (ATxSG) that is taking place inSingapore from June 6-9.

Asia’s flagship tech event where technology intersects with society and thedigital economy is organised by Singapore’s Infocomm Media DevelopmentAuthority (IMDA) and Informa Tech, and supported by the Singapore Tourism Board(STB). Read full story

- The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia in coordination with the Ministry ofIndustry and Trade (MoIT)'s Asia–Africa Market Department held a trade forum inPhnom Penh on June 7, which brought together more than 100 businesses of thetwo countries.

In his remarks, Ambassador Nguyen Huy Tang noted that economic cooperation hasreceived the attention of the two countries’ high-ranking leaders, saying it isnecessary to foster the economic, trade and investment links to maximisepotential and advantages of the two neighbouring countries. Read full story

- The CICON 2023 – the second international conference that combines theinitials of Creative Urban, Culture, Convergence, and Industry took place in HoChi Minh City on June 7, offering opportunities for Vietnam and the Republic ofKorea (RoK) to participate in the smart city and blockchain industry, build anetwork of businesses from the two countries.

The event was co-organised by Korea CEO Summit (KCS), Ho Chi Minh City Unionof Business Associations (HUBA), Young Business PeopleAssociation of Ho Chi Minh city (YBA HCM), and Imex Pan Pacific Group(IPPG). Read full story

- Vietravel Airlines on June 7 officially ran its first two flights linkingHanoi with Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong and CamRanh city in the central province of Khanh Hoa.

Carrying 400 passengers together, the flights using the Airbus A321 aircraftlanded in Da Lat’s Lien Khuong airport and the Cam Ranh international airport. Read full story

- Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien asked thecentral coastal province of Thua Thien-Hue to continue rolling out concertedsolutions to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing during his fieldtrip to the locality on June 7.

Thua Thien-Hue needs to step up the communications work to raise the awarenessof farmers, organisations and individuals about the observance of relevantinternational regulations, towards sustainable exploitation, he said. Read full story

- Vietnamese swimmers bagged 11 gold medals and set six records on June 7 – thefourth competition day at the 12th ASEAN Para Games, which is taking placein Cambodia. Read full story./.
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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and President of China Xi Jinping talk over the phone on January 15. (Photo: VNA)

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Polish Ambassador to Vietnam Joanna Skoczek (Photo: Polish Embassy in Vietnam)

Vietnam, Poland should bolster partnership through concrete actions: Ambassador

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse Le Thi Bich Tran depart Hanoi on January 15 afternoon for official visits to Poland and the Czech Republic, attendance at the 55th World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos and bilateral meetings in Switzerland. (Photo: VNA)

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Secretary of the Can Tho Party Committee Nguyen Van Hieu and Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Governor of Champasak Alounxay Sounnalath at their meeting on January 14. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese, Lao localities boost economic ties

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PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) and his Russian counterpart Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin at the high-level business dialogue in Hanoi on January 15 (Photo: VNA)

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (Photo: VNA)

PM’s European tour to deepen Vietnam’s relations with key partners: diplomat

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Party General Secretary To Lam (middle) and delegates press the buttons to launch the project to upgrade and build the West Lake Guesthouse Complex in Hanoi on January 15 (Photo: VNA)

Party chief launches project to build, upgrade West Lake Guesthouse Complex

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