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☀️ Morning digest March 11

The following is news summaries last night by Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest March 11 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is news summaries last night byVietnam News Agency.

- Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on March 10 chaired a meeting of keynational leaders to discuss domestic and international situations in the firsttwo months of this year and sketch out major tasks in the time to come.

☀️ Morning digest March 11 ảnh 2Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong (standing) addresses the meeting (Photo: VNA)
The Party chief underlinedthat it is necessary to keep a close watch on the situation and make accurateforecast, so as to work out proper policies to effectively deal with arisingissues, while stressing the need to continue to comprehensively and effectivelyapply COVID-19 prevention and control measures, including the injection ofvaccine booster doses and safe vaccination for children between 5-12 years old. Read full story

☀️ Morning digest March 11 ảnh 3Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) receives outgoing Canadian Ambassador Deborah Paul (Photo: VNA)
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 10 held a reception for outgoingCanadian Ambassador Deborah Paul, during which he lauded the diplomat'scontributions to the comprehensive partnership between the two countries. Read full story

- Tran Tuan Anh, head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission, hada meeting in Hanoi on March 10 with a delegation from the US-ASEAN BusinessCouncil (USABC) and representatives from 28 leading US businesses.

☀️ Morning digest March 11 ảnh 4Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh (R) at the meeting (Photo: VNA)
He lauded the contributions by US businesses to Vietnam's economic growth aswell as the US’s support in COVID-19 prevention and control, and affirmed thatVietnam will continue to complete its policy framework, improve the investmentenvironment and promote partnership with the US. Read full story

- Vietnam hosted the 42nd ASEAN Maritime Transport Working Group (MTWG) Meetingon March 9 and 10. The meeting saw the participation of ten ASEAN memberstates, regional associations of seaports and ship owners, the InternationalMaritime Organization (IMO), and the bloc's dialogue partners – China, the US,Japan, the Europe, the Republic of Korea, and India. Read full story

- The Can Tho chapter of Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO),Germany's Friedrich Naumann Foundation (FNF) and the Can Tho University onMarch 10 signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in manyareas, including people diplomacy and business. Read full story/.
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A flower-laying ceremony is held at the plaque in commemoration of President Ho Chi Minh on May 9 in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro city. (Photo: VNA)

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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam holds phone talks with President of Switzerland Guy Parmelin on May 11. (Photo: VNA)

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Secretary-General of the Brazil-Vietnam Friendship Association Pedro Oliveira, together with his daughter and granddaughter at the memorial site dedicated to President Ho Chi Minh in Rio de Janeiro. (Photo: Brazil-Vietnam Friendship Association)

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NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man addresses the 16th National Assembly Standing Committee's second session. (Photo: VNA)

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