☀️Morning digest on April 8

Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a list of selectednews summaries last night by Vietnam News Agency.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) presents a souvenir to the Khmer Theravada Buddhist Academy (Photo: VNA)

– President Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited the Khmer TheravadaBuddhist Academy in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho's O Mon district on April7 to extend greetings to dignitaries at the academy and the Khmer community onthe occasion of Chol Chnam Thmay, the traditional Khmer New Year festival. The President was welcomed by Most Venerable Dao Nhu, Vice President of theExecutive Council of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) and head of the academy,and a large number of Khmer Theravada Buddhist dignitaries and followers in thecity. Read full story

- The Vietnamese Government always creates optimal conditionsfor operations of foreign investors in the country, including RMIT University,Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on April 7 while receiving President of theAustralian university Prof Alec Cameron and Australian Ambassador to VietnamRobyn Mudie. At the event, the PM said that the Vietnam-Australiastrategic partnership has been thriving across all fields, includingeducation-training. Read full story

– Cyber safety and security is a global issue that needs aglobal approach, and as the issue affects all people, the approach should alsotake into consideration the interest of all people, stated Prime Minister PhamMinh Chinh while chairing the first meeting of the National Steering Committeeon Cyber Security and Safety in Hanoi on April 7. At the meeting,participants looked back at the cyber security and safety situation so far andgave opinions on orientations of work in the field for 2022. A number of strategicmatters regarding national cyber security and safety were also tabled fordiscussion. Read full story

– Vietnam has full legal grounds and historical evidence toprove its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly)archipelagoes in accordance with international law as stated in the UNConvention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982, stated Foreign Ministry DeputySpokesperson Pham Thu Hang. Hang made the statement at the ForeignMinistry's regular press conference in Hanoi on April 7 in response toquestions related to information on China’s complete militarisation of someislands in the East Sea. Read full story

People use the PC-COVID mobile app (Photo: VNA)

- Vietnam has reached agreement on the mutual recognition ofvaccine passports with 19 countries as of April 7, said deputy spokeswoman ofthe Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Pham Thu Hang at the ministry’s regularpress conference. According to her, the countries are Japan, the US, theUK, Australia, India, Belarus, Cambodia, the Philippines, Palestine, theMaldives, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Turkey, Singapore, Saint Lucia, theRepublic of Korea, Iran and Malaysia.  Read full story

– The Vietnamese Consulate General in Osaka, Japan, hasrequested a prompt investigation into the death of a Vietnamese woman in Osakacity's Yodogawa district, said Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesperson Pham ThuHang at the ministry's regular press briefing on April 7. Hang said thaton April 4, local police found a body allegedly of a Vietnamese woman at anapartment in Yodogawa. Forensic results showed that the victim was killed atabout 9 am on April 3. Read full story

– Ambassador Vu Ho, acting head of Vietnam ASEAN SOM,attended the 29th ASEAN-New Zealand Dialogue which was held virtually on April7. The Vietnamese Ambassador underscored that people are central to theefforts being made in the COVID-19 fight and recovery towards sustainabledevelopment. He said ASEAN and New Zealand should continue to give highpriority to COVID-19 response coordination, and guarantee vaccine and medicineaccess. Read full story

The Golden Bridge, a famous destination in Da Nang (Photo: VNA)

– The central city of Da Nang on April 7 announced “EnjoyDanang” – a programme to attract more tourist to the popular coastal touristdestination in 2022. The programme aims to promote the image of Da Nangand its efforts to overcome difficulties due to COVID-19 to continue to be asafe, friendly and hospitable destination for domestic and foreign tourists. Read full story./.

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