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☀️ Morning digest May 26

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest May 26 ảnh 1
Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list ofselected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

– The 15th National Assembly (NA) continued its fifth sessionon May 25, the fourth working day, under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong DinhHue.
In the morning, legislators worked in groups todiscuss the supplementary assessment of the implementation of the 2022socio-economic development and state budget plans, the implementation of thesocio-economic development and state budget plans in the first months of 2023,thrift practice and wastefulness prevention in 2022, and the final accounts ofthe state budget in 2021.Read full text

– President Vo Van Thuong had a meeting with 75 young peoplefrom the Party Committee of the Central Agencies’ Bloc who are role models infollowing late President Ho Chi Minh’s teachings in Hanoi on May 25.
The exemplars have made substantial contributionsto activities of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and youth movements, andhave positive influence on their peers in the Central Agencies’ Bloc.Read full text

– Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang stressed Vietnam’scommitment to making all-out contributions for the sake of peace, cooperation,stability, and prosperous development in Asia and the world while speaking atthe 28th International Conference on the Future of Asia in Tokyo, Japan, on May25.
Highly valuing the conference’s theme of“Leveraging Asia’s power to confront global challenges”, Quang said the worldand Asia are witnessing turning-point changes with many intertwinedopportunities and challenges. In that context, Asia should be responsible forand play an important role in tapping into opportunities and addressingdifficulties and challenges of the era.Read full text

– Deputy Spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of ForeignAffairs Pham Thu Hang has voiced the country’s objection to the China MaritimeSafety Administration's placement of three light buoys on some entities inTruong Sa (Spratly) of Vietnam.
Replying to reporters’ question about theplacement by the China Maritime Safety Administration under the ChineseMinistry of Transport, Hang stressed that Vietnam has sufficient legal groundsand historical evidence testifying to its sovereignty over Truong Sa as well asHoang Sa (Paracel) in line with international law.Read full text

– Vietnam demands that China withdraw its research vesselXiang Yang Hong 10, Coast Guard vessels, and fishing vessels from Vietnam'swaters, Deputy Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hangsaid on May 25.
She made the call in response to a reporter’squestion on Vietnam's reaction to the illegal operation of Chinese vessels inVietnam’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the East Sea recently.Read full text

– Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc attended abanquet hosted by the embassies of African countries in Hanoi on May 25 tocelebrate the 60th anniversary of Africa Day (May 25, 1963 - 2023).
The event was attended by representatives of theembassies of many African countries, including Egypt, Algeria, Angola, Libya,Mozambique, Morocco, South Africa, and Nigeria, along with those of thediplomatic corps in Hanoi and officials from many Vietnamese ministries andsectors.Read full text
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