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☀️ Morning digest March 14

The following is a list of selected news summaries last weekend by Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest March 14 ảnh 1

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

-Vietnamresolutely opposes and demands Taiwan to cancel its live-fire exercises in thewaters around Ba Binh island belonging to Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly)archipelago and not to repeat similar actions in the future, spokeswoman of theVietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said on March 11 in responseto reporters’ query regarding the live-fire drill conducted by Taiwan. Read full story

-Party GeneralSecretary Nguyen Phu Trong on March 12 sent his congratulatory message toPresident-elect of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yoon Suk-yeol and Lee Jun-seok,head of the country’s People Power Party (PPP). Read full story

☀️ Morning digest March 14 ảnh 2PM Pham Minh Chinh pays tribute to fallen soldiers in Gac Ma battle (Photo: VNA)
-Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on March 12offered incense in commemoration of naval soldiers who sacrificed their liveswhile safeguarding Gac Ma Reef in Vietnam’s Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago(March 14, 1988).

He paid tribute to the fallen soldiers at the Gac Ma soldiers’ memorial site inCam Hai commune of Cam Lam district, Khanh Hoa province, during a fact-findingtrip to Cam Lam as part of his working visit to this central province. Read full story

The same day,the PM visited the Van Phong Economic Zone (EZ), and urged favourablemechanisms be issued to facilitate public - private partnership (PPP) ininfrastructure building, so as to boost the development of the zone. Read full story

-Chairmanof the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue has welcomed the interest of foreigninvestors, including Japan's Erex Co Ltd, in clean energy development inVietnam.

He hosted a reception for Erex Chairman andRepresentative Director Honna Hitoshi in Hanoi on March 11. Read full story
 
☀️ Morning digest March 14 ảnh 3Kanagawa Governor Yuji Kuroiwa, Japanese artists as well as Vietnamese and Japanese students perform the song entitled "Aoi Sora" at the event (Photo: VNA)
- “Vietnam Festa★Online- Kanagawa is a friend of Vietnam,” an online exchange among Vietnamese andJapanese youngsters took place in Tokyo on March 12, the first of a series ofevents leading up to the Vietnamese Festival in Kanagawa. 

Theprogramme, which was broadcast live on YouTube, consisted of a conference onthe Kanagawa-Vietnam friendship, a contest to make “Banh xeo” (crispyVietnamese pancake), and an art performance. Read full story

-Close to500 young volunteers joined a cycling held by the Ho Chi Minh Communist YouthUnion (HCYU) chapter in HCM City on March 13 to kick start this year’s EarthHour campaign.

Afterbeing virtually hosted over the last two years because of COVID-19 impacts, theEarth Hour returns to HCM City this year with more practical and excitingprojects, said Le Hoang Minh from the HCM City’s HCYU and head of the EarthHour’s organising committee this year. Read full story

-Nearly600 Vietnamese people fleeing from war-torn Ukraine to Poland and Romania weresafely brought home by two Vietnam Airlines flights on March 13, bringing thetotal number of Vietnamese in Ukraine repatriated so far to over 1,100.

They are the first two repatriation flightsoperated under an agreement between national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines andSun Group in which the later covers the entire cost for the arrangement of theflights. Read full story

-Warveterans who used to be stationed on the Truong Sa (Spratly) Archipelago held aceremony in the central city of Da Nang on March 13 to commemorate 64 soldiersof the Vietnamese navy who died on duty 34 years ago while defending the Gac Ma(Johnson South) Reef in Vietnam's Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago on March 14,1988. Read full story

-ThePeople’s Committee of Quang Tri has approved a Norwegian-funded project oncapacity building for this central province’s mine action centre during 2022 -2025.

The project is financed with over 1.3 million USDin non-refundable aid by the Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA). Read full story

-ThePeople's Committee of Quang Ninh on March 12 held a conference to announce itsapplication of an electronic ISO software system following the Vietnamesestandard ISO 9001:2015 in the operations of  227 local publicadministrative agencies, making the province the first in the northern regionto do so. Read full story

-Budgetcarrier Vietjet Air will reopen and increase frequency of various domesticflights this month to meet travel demand in summer. Read full story/.
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☀️ Morning digest on May 14

☀️ Morning digest on May 14

The Secretariat’s meeting on the collection of public opinions on the amendment of the 2013 Constitution, the inauguration of Lach Huyen International Container Terminals No.3 & No.4, and PM Pham Minh Chinh's reception for the French Ambassador to Vietnam are among news highlights on May 13 evening.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receives French Ambassador to Vietnam Olivier Brochet on May 13. (Photo: VNA)

Prime Minister receives French Ambassador

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested Vietnam and France promote collaboration in economy, trade, investment, culture, heritage, architecture, and education and training, while also expanding into new areas.

Party General Secretary To Lam (L) holds talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Photo: VNA)

Party chief’s multi-nation tour yields positive outcomes: Deputy PM

Son said beyond opening a new chapter of cooperation with traditional friends from the former Soviet Union, the eight-day tour not only reinforced but also renewed and redefined Vietnam’s relationships with these countries, based on the long-standing friendship nurtured by generations of leaders and people of Vietnam and the respective nations.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Pham Viet Hung (Photo: VNA)

Thai PM’s upcoming visit to Vietnam hoped to lift bilateral ties to new heights: Ambassador

Hung described the visit as an important milestone, contributing to elevating the Vietnam–Thailand relations to a new height. It will help strongly reinforce political trust and mutual understanding between their leaders, presenting an opportunity to fully review cooperation areas, address obstacles, and agree on major directions and specific measures to create fresh momentum for the bilateral ties.

A view of the 9th session of the 15 National Assembly (NA). (Photo: VNA)

Lawmakers look into draft law on science, technology and innovation

Notably, it introduces policies allowing research institutions to own and make independent decisions regarding research outcomes and assets derived from their work. Researchers will be entitled to at least 30% of the profits from commercialisation and are allowed to establish and manage businesses.

Vietnam is commemorating the 135th birth anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh. (Photo: VNA)

Remarkable encounter between President Ho Chi Minh, Israel’s first PM

While researching the life of Ben-Gurion, the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)'s correspondent in Israel unexpectedly found a special connection between the two leaders in 1946 when both were in Paris, seeking international support for their nations’ struggle for independence. President Ho Chi Minh and Israeli PM Ben-Gurion, drawn together by their countries’ shared history and indomitable spirit in the fight for freedom, engaged in conversations for around two weeks.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam and his spouse leave Minsk for Hanoi in the evening of May 12. (Photo: VNA)

Party chief successfully wraps up state visit to Belarus

The Party General Secretary’s visit was of important significance as it not only deepened trust between Vietnam and its traditional partners but also reaffirmed Vietnam’s enduring commitment to strengthening ties with countries of the former Soviet Union, including Belarus

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam (L) and Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin. (Photo: VNA)

Party General Secretary meets with Belarusian PM

PM Turchin highly appreciated the significance of General Secretary Lam's state visit to Belarus, saying that the trip once again affirmed the trustful political relationship between the two countries and opened a new page in the history of bilateral cooperation with the two countries upgrading their relations to a Strategic Partnership.

PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) receives Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Benjamin Dousa on May 12. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam values all-around cooperation with Sweden: PM

The Vietnamese Government and people always remember and value Sweden’s sincere and invaluable support during the country’s past struggle for independence and in its current process of development and global integration, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said.