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☀️ Morning digest October 10

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

– The sixth plenum of the 13th Party CentralCommittee wrapped up in Hanoi on October 9 after seven days of sitting, withall items on its agenda completed.

In his closing remarks, Party GeneralSecretary Nguyen Phu Trong emphasised the need to maintain vigilance againstCOVID-19 in the time ahead, keep macro-economic stability, control inflationand ensure major economic balances, especially in finance and budget, as theworld economy and situation are expected to develop complicatedly andunexpectedly. Read full story

– The 16th session of the National Assembly(NA) Standing Committee is scheduled to open on October 10 and conclude onOctober 12, said the NA Office. During the course of the session,full-time legislators will mull over and give opinions to a number of importantissues, including a draft NA resolution on a pilot programme allowing people toselect car plates via auctions. Read full story

– A Vietnamese delegation led by DeputyMinister of Industry and Trade Tran Quoc Khanh attended the 6th meeting of theComprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)Commission hosted by Singapore on October 8. This was the firstin-person meeting of the CPTPP Commission since the COVID-19 pandemic broke outin early 2020.Read full story

– Vietnam has gained a position and reputationin the international arena thanks to its contributions to the internationalcommunity, a researcher has said, mentioning the country’s engagement in UnitedNations peacekeeping operations.

Dr. Nguyen Hong Hai, a researcher atthe Centre for Policy Futures under the University of Queensland in Australia,told the Vietnam News Agency (VNA)’s correspondent that Vietnam’s participationin the UN peacekeeping operations has come from its sense of responsibility.Read full story

– Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, PermanentRepresentative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), on October 7 affirmedVietnam’s commitments to promoting the rule of law at the national andinternational levels while attending a debate on this issue chaired by the UN’sSixth Committee (Legal).

Giang stressed that in the context of manycomplicated conflicts taking place in the world, international law and thebasic principles of the UN Charter have always been the basic foundation of theinternational system.Read full story

- Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, PermanentRepresentative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), the World TradeOrganisation and other international organisations in Geneva, made activecontributions to the 51st session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) whichwrapped up on October 7 after four weeks of working.

Speaking at variousdiscussion sessions, Mai highlighted Vietnam's priorities and commitments inits candidacy to the UNHRC for the 2023-2025 term, reaffirming the Party andState’s consistent guidelines and policies of putting people at the centre ofthe development and ensuring that they can share in the fruits of this process.Read full story

– The Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) High Commandhas said that it will take more drastic measures to fight illegal, unreportedand unregulated (IUU) fishing, contributing to maintaining order and safety atsea, and sustainably developing the maritime economy while consolidatingnational defence and security.

Along with the implementation ofdirections from the Prime Minister and the steering committee for IUU fishingprevention and control, the VCG has coordinated with ministries and sectors tofinalise legal documents, mechanisms and policies on fishing vessel management.Read full story/.

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Party members of the Vietnam News Agency attend the event via videoconferencing on February 7. (Photo: VNA)

Official reports on Party building tasks, Party Statutes implementation

The 14th Party Congress determined that the Party Statutes, along with the Political Platform for national construction during the transitional period to socialism, will be supplemented and amended at the 15th National Party Congress, which coincides with the 100th founding anniversary of the Party.

A view of My Khe beach in Da Nang city (Photo: VNA)

Da Nang moves to turn Party Congress's resolution into benefits for people

Nguyen Hong Lai, Secretary of the Party Committee of Tra Tan commune, said the committee has drawn up a plan to disseminate and implement the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress, aiming to ensure that all local officials and Party members fully grasp the spirit of the Resolution and promptly work to translate it into practical results.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh presents the action plan for implementing the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress at the conference on February 7. (Photo: VNA)

PM calls for concerted efforts to implement 14th National Party Congress's Resolution

The Government leader emphasised the special significance of the action plan, noting that it represents an innovative approach that is both strategic and comprehensive while also concrete, practical, time-saving and feasible, helping the Resolution to be swiftly implemented in reality and generate fruitful outcomes across all fields so that the people can soon benefit from the achievements of the 14th National Party Congress.

Party General Secretary To Lam bids farewell to Cambodian officials at Techo International Airport on February 6 evening. (Photo: VNA)

Party General Secretary To Lam wraps up state visit to Cambodia

The state visit to Cambodia by General Secretary To Lam and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam is believed not only to contribute to the solid political foundation for Vietnam – Cambodia relations, but also to create new impetus for comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties and two countries, as well as among the Parties and countries of Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos.

Samdech Techo Hun Sen (3rd from right), President of the Senate and Acting Head of State of Cambodia, welcomes Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam (3rd from left) and the high-level Vietnamese delegation to the state banquet. (Photo: VNA)

Cambodia holds state banquet in honour of Vietnamese Party leader

Samdech Techo Hun Sen said that the state visit by General Secretary Lam and the high-ranking delegation of Vietnam has made an important contribution to the enhancement of the friendship, good neighbourliness, comprehensive cooperation and long-term sustainability in all areas between the two countries.

Party General Secretary To Lam meets with officials and staff of the Vietnamese Embassy and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Cambodia on February 6. (Photo: VNA)

Party General Secretary meets with Vietnamese community in Cambodia

General Secretary To Lam stressed that his state visit to Laos and Cambodia is of special significance, being the first overseas trip by a leader of the Vietnamese Party and State immediately after the 14th National Party Congress, clearly demonstrating the consistent policy of the Vietnamese Party and State to treasure and prioritise Laos and Cambodia.

Him Raksmey, Executive Director of the Cambodia Centre for Regional Studies (CCRS), in an interview with a Vietnam New Agency correspondent in Phnom Penh. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia seek new opportunities, development space together: expert

As neighbouring countries with similar historical backgrounds and national development conditions, as well as many shared concerns, the high-level meeting serves as a mechanism and forum for the three sides to further exchange views and opinions, thereby seeking strategic measures for opening up development opportunities and space for each country within the trilateral framework.

At the meeting between Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Tran Thanh Man and President of the Cambodian National Assembly Khuon Sudary in Phnom Penh on February 6. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnam always attaches importance to relations with Cambodia: NA Chairman

Briefing the Cambodian side on the results of the CPV’s 14th National Congress, Chairman Man affirmed that Vietnam’s foreign policy consistently follows the line of independence, self-reliance, peace, cooperation, development, and being a friend, a reliable partner, and a responsible member of the international community.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam (first, left), President of the Cambodian People’s Party Hun Sen (middle) and General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party Thongloun Sisoulith meet in Phnom Penh on February 6. (Photo: VNA)

Party chiefs of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia meet in Phnom Penh

The meeting of the leaders of the CPV, CPC and LPRP achieved very positive outcomes, covering all areas of cooperation among the three Parties and countries, and once again affirming that relations among the three Parties, countries and people are of strategic and long-term significance.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee To Lam (left) and Honorary President of the Cambodian People’s Party Heng Samrin at their meeting in Phnom Penh on February 6. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese Party leader meets with CPP Honorary President in Phnom Penh

General Secretary To Lam appreciated the sentiments and important contributions of Heng Samrin to Vietnam – Cambodia relations over the past decades, as well as his continued role as an example and source of inspiration for future generations in preserving and promoting the long-standing friendship between the countries.

Bui Thi Minh Hoai (L), Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, presents a souvenir to Men Sam An, Vice President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and President of the National Council of the Solidarity Front for the Development of Cambodia Motherland (SFDCM), in Phnom Penh on February 6. (Photo: VNA)

Vietnamese, Cambodian Front leaders meet in Phnom Penh

The VFF leader said relations between the two Parties, States and Fronts have continued to be strengthened in a more substantive and cohesive manner, and commended the effective coordination between the two Fronts in organising people-to-people exchanges in border areas, contributing to peace, stability, friendship and solidarity along the shared border.