☀️ Morning digest November 17
Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
-Vietnam always
attaches importance to promoting its Strengthened Strategic Partnership with
Thailand, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc told Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha
during their talks in Bangkok on November 16.
President Phuc spoke highly of Thailand’s role as Chair of
APEC Year 2022, and affirmed that Vietnam will do its best to contribute to the
success of the upcoming APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting to be held in Bangkok.Read full story
The Vietnamese
President and the Thai Prime Minister
co-chaired an international press conference after their talks,
providing information related to the talks and major orientations to promote
all-around cooperation between the two countries.
PM Prayuth spotlighted the significance of
President Phuc’s official visit to Thailand, saying that it ushers in a new era
in the bilateral relations.Read full story
-Vietnam and
Thailand on November 16 issued a joint statement on the official visit of
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Thailand.Read full story
-New Zealand's Prime Minister
Jacinda Ardern highlighted the role of today women in promoting the economy in
the post-COVID-19 pandemic and amid adverse impacts of the world economy while
delivering a speech at the Women’s Summit 2022 themed “Women Rising” in Ho Chi
Minh City on November 16.
PM Ardern said Vietnam and New
Zealand share similarities in the female workforce, gender equality and women
and children-oriented activities. She believed that gender quality policy will be part of sustainable economic
growth while trade policies and economic initiatives will create a driving
force for women to join business and leadership activities.Read full story
-Vietnam always
attaches importance to its comprehensive partnership and cooperation with the
European Union (EU), France and other EU members, National Assembly (NA)
Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told newly-appointed French Ambassador to Vietnam
Nicolas Warnery.
At a reception for the diplomat in Hanoi on
November 16, the top legislator said Vietnam wishes to continue receiving
French support to promote stronger cooperation with the EU.Read full story
-In its
foreign policy, Vietnam always treasures its comprehensive partnership and
cooperation with the European Union (EU) as well as Belgium and other EU member
nations, Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man said
at a reception for visiting First Vice President of the Belgian
Senate Andries Gryffroy in Hanoi on November 16.
Man highly appreciated Gryffroy's important
contributions to promoting Vietnam-Belgium and Vietnam-EU relations, saying
that Vietnam wishes to receive more support from Belgium in promoting stronger
and more effective cooperative ties with the union.Read full story
-The 16th
Vietnam-US labour dialogue took place in Hanoi on November 16, gathering
representatives from the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social
Affairs (MoLISA), the US Department of Labour, and the US Embassy in Vietnam.
Addressing the event, MoLISA Deputy Le Van Thanh
said the dialogue’s resumption after years of hiatus has helped the two sides
share information about labour as well as labour cooperation and propose
solutions to promoting labour-employment and social security cooperation. Read full story
-Chairman of
the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Phan Van Mai has committed to working
with Vietnamese and New Zealand localities to raise two-way trade to 2 billion
USD by 2024.
At a reception on November 16 for visiting Prime
Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern, Mai expressed his belief that her visit
will make important contributions to promoting the strategic partnership
between the two countries.Read full story
-Ho Chi Minh
City wishes to expand cooperation with Oregon in areas of mutual interest and
those that the US state has strengths such as in urban governance, healthcare,
education, trade and investment, Chairman of the municipal People's
Committee Phan Van Mai told Kate Brown, Governor of Oregon at a meetingin
the southern hub on November 16.Read full story
-The Vietnamese
and US agencies on November 15 launched a five-year 11.3 million USD project
called “Reducing Pollution” to help lessen environmental pollution in Vietnam.
The project is conducted by the United States
Mission to Vietnam, through the US Agency for International Development
(USAID), and Vietnam’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE),
through Vietnamese-led collective action.Read full story
-Vietnam’s
industrial production and retail sales slid down in October due to stalled
demand at home and abroad, according to the Vietnam Macro Monitoring report
released by the World Bank in Hanoi on November 16.
Also due to weakening demand from major export
markets, Vietnam’s export growth moderated to 4.8% annually, the lowest in the
past 12 months amid rising domestic inflation, tightening global financial
conditions and geopolitical instability in the world.Read full story
-The 14th
international conference on the East Sea, themed ‘Peaceful Sea-Solid Recovery’,
convened in the central city of Da Nang on November 16, with the participation
of nearly 40 speakers from close to 20 nations worldwide.
Held by the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV),
the two-day event attracted the in-person attendance of over 220 delegates and
the virtual participation of more than 250 others.Read full story/.