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☀️ Morning digest May 9

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest May 9 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

- Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong chaired a meetingof the Party Central Committee’s Politburo and Secretariat in Hanoi on May 8 toconsider imposing disciplinary measures on several former officials of thenorthern mountainous province of Lao Cai.

They include Nguyen Van Vinh, former member of theParty Central Committee, former Secretary of the Party Committee of Lao Caiprovince, former Secretary of the Party delegation to and former Chairman ofthe provincial People’s Committee; Doan Van Huong, former Vice Secretary of theprovincial Party Committee, former Secretary of the Party delegation to andformer Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee; Nguyen Thanh Duong,former member of the standing board of the provincial Party Committee, formermember of the Party delegation to and former Vice Chairman of the provincialPeople's Committee.Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed that in its foreignpolicy, Vietnam always attaches importance to ties with Palestine, whilereceiving Palestinian Minister of the Interior Ziad Hab Al-Reeh in Hanoion May 8.

At the reception, PM Chinh conveyed the regards ofParty General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, President Vo Van Thuong, NationalAssembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and PMMohammad Shtayyeh. Read full story
☀️ Morning digest May 9 ảnh 2Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan (L) and Speaker of the Consultative Assembly of Qatar Hassan bin Abdullah Al-Ghanim (Photo: VNA)
- Vietnam wants to foster its comprehensive cooperation withQatar, particularly the ties between their legislative agencies, Vice PresidentVo Thi Anh Xuan has affirmed.

Xuan made her statement at a meeting with Speakerof the Consultative Assembly of Qatar Hassan bin Abdullah Al-Ghanim during anofficial trip to the country on May 7 and 8. The speaker said Vietnam is one ofQatar's priority partners in Southeast Asia.Read full story

- The 23rd meeting of the National Assembly StandingCommittee will open on May 9 and close on May 12 in Hanoi, the NA Office hasannounced.

During the meeting, the legislators will offertheir opinions on draft Law on Credit Institutions, the draft Law amending andsupplementing several articles of the Law on Entry and Exit of VietnameseCitizens and the Law on Entry, Exit, Transit, and Residence of Foreigners inVietnam.Read full story

-  After over 10 years of implementation, the Law onHuman Trafficking Prevention and Control revealed a number of shortcomings,Chairwoman of the National Assembly's Committee for Judicial Affairs Le Thi Ngatold the NA on May 8 during an explanatory session on the law's observance.

Nga said that a number of regulations in the lawand relevant legal documents no longer fit with the current reality. At thesame time, the implementation of the law has yet to be effective in manyplaces, she added.Read full story

- The People’s Committee of the Mekong Delta city of Can Thoand the Administration of Nasushiobara city of Japan on May 8 signed aMemorandum of Understanding (MoU) in the fields of agriculture and tourism.

Addressing the signing ceremony, Tran Viet Truong,Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee, said the signing of the agreementis expected to bring practical effects to the people and businesses of the twocities, contributing to building good relations and friendship between Vietnamand Japan.Read full story

- A Vietnam-Koreaculture exchange programme was held in Uijeongbu city of Gyeonggi province onMay 7, bringing together crowds of overseas Vietnamese living, studying, andworking in the Republic of Korea (RoK).

The event was hosted by the Vietnam Women’s Association (VWA) inthe RoK, with the support of the Vietnamese Embassy in the country.Read full story

- The number of Vietnamese students in the Republic of Korea(RoK) ranks second, behind China, with 37,490 students as of April 1, accordingto statistics released by the Korea Educational Development Institute (KEDI).

The figure not only comprises students in tertiaryand post-tertiary establishments but also those in non-degree, language, andexchange courses.Read full story

☀️ Morning digest May 9 ảnh 3Van Tung after raising the score to 2-0 for U22 Vietnam (Photo: VNA)
- Vietnam beat Malaysia 2-1 in the men’s football at theongoing SEA Games 32 in Cambodia on May 8, officially securing a slot in thesemi-finals.

In the early minutes of the match, the refereegave Vietnam a penalty. Van Tung made good use of this opportunity to open thescoring. In the 33th minute, he scored again with a header following MinhTrong's pass./.Read full story
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