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☀️ Morning digest on January 14

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

☀️ Morning digest on January 14

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

- Party General Secretary To Lam praised the northern province of Bac Ninh for its vision to achieve criteria for a tier-1 urban area this year and a centrally-run city by late 2026.

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Party General Secretary To Lam (centre) and officials press the button to launch the construction of the Ho Chi Minh Temple and Van Mieu park in Bac Ninh city. (Photo: VNA)

During a working session with the provincial Party Committee on January 13, Lam lauded the locality's remarkable achievements in socio-economic development, ranking among the top nationwide, alongside its strides in maintaining political security, social safety, building a robust and transparent Party and political system, and improving citizens' lives. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chính and his spouse welcomed diplomatic corps to a banquet in Hanoi on January 13, sharing the best wishes in anticipation of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

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PM Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse at the banquet. (Photo: VNA)

Reflecting on the past year, PM Chinh painted 2024 as a year of Vietnam's resilience and aspiration for rising up. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the country not only achieved an impressive growth rate of over 7% but also cemented its reputation as a safe haven for investors and a magnet for tourists from around the globe. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Arto Olavi Satonen, Minister for Employment from the Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, in Hanoi on January 13, believing that his visit would further bolster the traditional friendship and all-around cooperation between the two countries, especially in labour and employment.

The PM welcomed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on labour cooperation between the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, which was complemented by the successful Vietnam-Finland Labour Cooperation Forum. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 13 called on Russia, specifically its State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom), to collaborate and support Vietnam not only in developing nuclear power but also in advancing nuclear science and technology for peaceful purposes.

Receiving Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev in Hanoi, the PM noted that Vietnam always remembers and appreciates Russia’s assistance during its past struggle for national liberation and reunification, as well as in the present cause of national construction and development. Read full story

- Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha met with his visiting Russian counterpart Dmitry Nikolayevich Chernyshenko in Hanoi on January 13.

The officials are the respective chairpersons of the Vietnamese and Russian subcommittees within the Vietnam-Russia Inter-Governmental Committee on Economic-Trade and Scientific-Technological Cooperation. Read full story

- The Plant Protection Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has requested that local authorities and relevant agencies enhance inspections and monitoring of cultivation areas and export packing facilities for fresh fruit, including durians and jackfruit.

This requirement was issued after the department received a notification from China's General Administration of Customs regarding the shipments of the fruit exported from Vietnam. Read full story

- Japan's public media organisation, Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK), will host an event “Discover Japan with NHK World-Japan from January 17 to 23 at Aeon Mall Ha Dong in Hanoi to introduce its Vietnamese language and external information services to the general public in Vietnam.

The event is aimed at improving service quality and promoting the image of Japan and its culture, according to organisers./. Read full story

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