☀️ Morning digest October 11

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest October 11 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selectednews summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

- President Vo Van Thuong hosteda reception in Hanoi on October 10 for visiting Japanese Minister of ForeignAffairs Kamikawa Yoko, during which he applauded the guest's contributions tothe Vietnam-Japan relations in her different positions over the years.

President Thuong said Japan is Vietnam's leadingeconomic cooperation partner in such areas as official development assistance(ODA), investment, trade, labour, and tourism. Read full story
☀️ Morning digest October 11 ảnh 2PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) welcomes Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko in Hanoi on October 10. (Photo: VNA)
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Japanese Ministerof Foreign Affairs Kamikawa Yoko in Hanoi on October 10, highly valuing hisguest’s contributions to the two countries’ relations on different posts shehas held over the past years.

Congratulating Kamikawa on her appointment asForeign Minister of Japan, PM Chinh expressed his delight at the increasinglystrong, effective, and comprehensive development of the Vietnam-Japan bilateralfriendship and cooperation. Read full story
- Head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung on October 10 received visiting Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamikawa Yoko in Hanoi.

At the meeting, Trung said the Party, State, and people of Vietnam appreciate Japan's companionship and cooperation during the past time, contributing to Vietnam’s socio-economic development, industrialisation, and modernisation process. Read full story
- Can Tho city needs to show strong determination and take drastic actions to fulfil its heavy responsibility towards itself, the Mekong Delta region, and the entire country, National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said on October 10.

Can Tho is one of the five provincial-level cities in Vietnam and also an economic, cultural, social and defence - security centre of the Mekong Delta and the country as a whole. It is located at the intersection of two important urban economic corridors in the Mekong Delta, namely the corridor along the Hau River and the Ho Chi Minh City - Can Tho one. Read full story

- National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue on October10 requested the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang to focus on effectivedevelopment to contribute to the realisation of national targets this year.

Addressing a meeting with the Hau Giang PartyCommittee’s Standing Board during a tour of some Mekong Delta provinces, Huesaid he is impressed with the strong development of Hau Giang, which hedescribed as a “bright spot” of Vietnam’s economic panorama thanks to a growthrate continuously higher than the national average. Read full story

- Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on October 10held talks with his Japanese counterpart Kamikawa Yoko during her visit toVietnam from October 10 - 11.

At the talks, Son welcomed Kamikawa's visit whichtakes place in the year Vietnam and Japan celebrate the 50th anniversary oftheir diplomatic relations. Read full story

- The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee is scheduled tohold the 27th session from October 11-17, according to the NA Office.

The Committee will give opinions on a draft NA resolution onpiloting some mechanisms and policies aimed at removing obstacles posed bystipulations in certain laws related to investment in the construction of roadworks. Read full story

- The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) will workwith relevant agencies to conduct innovation evaluation and help localitiesidentify right directions to follow to help raise Vietnam’s position in theGlobal Innovation Index (GII) rankings, an official has said.

The MoST in coordination with the WorldIntellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) and the Permanent Mission of Vietnamto the United Nations, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and otherinternational organisations in Geneva held a hybrid workshop on October 10 toprovide information about the GII 2023. Read full story

- The Can Tho branch of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce andIndustry (VCCI) on October 10 organised a meeting between Japanese businessesand Vietnamese firms operating in the Mekong Delta, aiming to provide them withopportunities to connect and seek cooperation.

Speaking at the event, Director of VCCI Can Tho branch NguyenPhuong Lam said that the Mekong Delta is a major agricultural production regionand has huge demand for transportation and logistics infrastructure. TheVietnamese Government is making major investments in express ways, sea portsand logistics infrastructure in the region.  Read full story
☀️ Morning digest October 11 ảnh 3World Customs Organisation Secretary-General Kunio Mikuriya speaks at the opening of Technology Conference and Exhibition of the World Customs Organisation 2023 which is underway in Hanoi. (Photo: VietnamPlus)
- Vietnam Customs has proactively strived to make changes inline with World Customs Organisation (WCO)’s recommendations and standards inharmonising and simplifying customs procedures, according to WCOSecretary-General Kunio Mikuriya.

With the current generation of talented young people, theVietnamese customs sector can develop even stronger, he told the press onOctober 10 on the sideline of the Technology Conference and Exhibition of theWorld Customs Organisation 2023 which is underway in Hanoi./. Read full story
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