☀️ Morning digest on August 18

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

- Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has called for work to beaccelerated to perfect the Party and political systems, socio-economicmanagement, and the fight against corruption and negative behaviours.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)

Chairing the 22nd meeting of the central steering committee for corruptionand behaviour prevention and control in Hanoi on August 17, Trong alsorequested the submission of regulations regarding power control to thePolitburo for approval towards fighting corruption in inspection, supervision,Party discipline enforcement, audit, investigation, prosecution, trial andenforcement of judgments, law-building, use and management of public financesand assets, and press and media activities. Read full story

- President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said that Vietnam wants to cooperate withIsrael in fields of its strength such as innovation, sci-tech and renewableenergy.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak (Photo: VNA)

During a reception for former Prime Minister of Israel Ehud Barak in Hanoi onAugust 17, Phuc said as a partner with friendship and comprehensivepartnership, including in national defence-security, Israel has become animportant partner of Vietnam. Read full story

- The National Assembly Standing Committee on August 17 gave opinions onexamining the draft Law on Implementation of Democracy at GrassrootsLevels.

NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)

Speaking at the event, Chairman of the NA’s Committee for Legal Affairs HoangThanh Tung said following feedback, the draft law now has 7 chapters and 79articles, up 5 articles from the version submitted at the NA’s third meeting. Read full story

- Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai has requested workers’ rights andinterests be guaranteed during the disbursement of a housing rental assistancepackage for those hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read full story

- Lang Son authorities will create favourable conditions for Belarusianbusinesses to invest in the northern border province, Chairman of theprovincial People's Committee Ho Tien Thieu told Belarusian Ambassador to VietnamUladzimir Baravikou  during their workingsession on August 17. Read full story

- The 18th Saigon International Autotech & Accessories Show (SaigonAutotech & Accessories) will be held from October 27-30 in bothface-to-face and virtual formats.

It will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre by Asia TradeFair and Business Promotion JSC (ATFA) with the support of the Vietnam Chamberof Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Vietnam Association for SupportingIndustries (VASI). Read full story

- The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has decided to extend time limit ofinvestigation on applying anti-dumping measures on table and chair productsoriginating from Malaysia and China by six months.

Accordingly, the investigation will endon March 1, 2023. Read full story

- The Vietnam International Dental Exhibition and Congress 2022 - VIDEC2022 themed “Dentistry in the New Era” kicked off in Hanoi on August 17,bringing together 200 domestic and international delegates. Read full story

- Dutch online travel agency Booking.com has included Da Lat resort city in theCentral Highlands province of Lam Dong, often referred to as "City ofLove", among the world's six places for the summer’s binge-worthy datingshows.Read full story./.

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