☀️ Morning digest November 27

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

☀️ Morning digest November 27

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

- President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev visited and delivered a speech highlighting the significance of Vietnam – Bulgaria relations at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) on November 26 as part of his ongoing official trip to the country.

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President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev delivers a speech at the DIplomatic Academy of Vietnam on November 26. (Photo: VNA)

Speaking to DAV's lecturers and students, the Bulgarian President positioned both nations as crucial bridges, with Vietnam serving as a connector between Bulgaria and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Bulgaria acting as a gateway for Vietnam to the European Union. Read full story

- Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang made an official visit to Cambodia from November 23 to 26, during which he joined an annual meeting with Cambodian and Lao defence ministers, and witnessed a joint search and rescue exercise between the armies of the three countries.

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Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Phan Van Giang (L) shakes hands with President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and President of the Senate Samdech Techo Hun Sen. (Photo: VNA)

The Vietnamese minister held several high-level meetings and participated in various bilateral and multilateral activities and events in Phnom Penh and other localities, with the aim of further promoting and deepening the defence cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia, as well as strengthen defence cooperation among the three countries. Read full story

- General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith hosted a reception in Vientiane on November 26 for Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang.

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General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith (R) receives Politburo member, President of the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics (HCMA) and Chairman of the Central Theoretical Council Nguyen Xuan Thang on November 26. (Photo: VNA)

Thang is leading a delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) to visit the neighbouring country and attend the 11th theoretical workshop between the LPRP and CPV. Read full story

- The Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade on November 26 organised the 2024 E-Commerce Connection and Development Forum themed “Cross-border e-commerce: Export opportunities for Vietnamese products”.

In her opening speech at the forum, Le Hoang Oanh, the agency’s director, emphasised that in 2023, Vietnam witnessed remarkable growth in e-commerce. She quoted a report by Amazon Global Selling Vietnam as saying that over 17 million products were exported, with value increasing by 50% and the number of selling partners growing by 40%. The overall cross-border e-commerce sector grew by 28.5% compared to the previous year. Read full story

- The TECHFEST Vietnam 2024 National Creative Startup Talent Search Competition announced its winners on November 26 in Hai Phong city, with the top teams recognised for their innovative solutions in healthcare and sustainable green development.

The competition is part of TECHFEST Vietnam 2024, organised annually under the direction of the Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST). Read full story

- The Management Board of Bac Huong Hoa Nature Reserve in the central province of Quang Tri announced on November 26 that a 150-kg Asiatic black bear, listed as an endangered species, was discovered in a forested area in the reserve through a camera trap system.

Accordingly, the bear, classified as a rare and endangered species under Group IB, was discovered as teams of the Management Board and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Vietnam collaborated to set up camera traps to investigate the presence of the saola (scientifically known as Pseudoryx nghetinhensis) in the reserve./. Read full story

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Dr. Khaled Khalifa, President of the Arab Council for Foreign Relations in Israel (Photo: VNA)

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Quan Minh Cuong, Secretary of the Quang Ninh Party Committee and head of the province's delegation to the ongoing 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)

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