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☀️ Morning digest on July 20

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest on July 20 ảnh 1
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is alist of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

- The speech of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong at the Hanoi meetingon July 18 marking the 60th anniversary of Vietnam-Laos diplomatic relationshipand 45 years since the signing of the bilateral treaty on amity and cooperationhas won applause from Lao officials, scholars and people.

☀️ Morning digest on July 20 ảnh 2Thongsavanh Phomvihane, head of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations. (Photo: VNA)
Talking to the Vietnam News Agency’s correspondents based in Laos on July 19,Thongsavanh Phomvihane, head of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP)Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, highly valued the speechof the Vietnamese Party leader. Read full story

- Vietnam always gives the highest priority to consolidating and enhancing thegreat friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Laos,including the traditional cooperative ties between their legislatures, PermanentVice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly and President of theVietnam-Laos Friendship Parliamentarians Group Tran Thanh Man affirmed on July19.

☀️ Morning digest on July 20 ảnh 3At the meeting (Photo: VNA)
During his talks with Vice President of the Lao National Assembly and Presidentof the Laos-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians Group Sounthon Xayachak inHanoi, Man congratulated the Lao Party, State and people on their great,comprehensive achievements. Read full story

- The World Bank (WB) has always been a very important and reliable partner ofVietnam, affirmed National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue while hostingWB Managing Director of Operations Axel van Trotsenburg in Hanoi on July 19. Read full story

- President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 19 visited Sao Mai Trading Company Ltd.’sgarment plant in Hai Phong’s Vinh Bao district as part of his working trip tothe northern port city. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visitedand presented gifts to war invalids and sick soldiers on July 19 at a nursingcentre in Kim Bang district, the northern province of Ha Nam, ahead of WarInvalids and Martyrs Day (July 27).

☀️ Morning digest on July 20 ảnh 4Prime Minister presents gifts to war invalids in Ha Nam province. (Photo: VNA)
Established in 1976, the centre currently cares for 112 war invalids and sicksoldiers, as well as relatives of national contributors from 20 northern andcentral cities and provinces. Read full story

- Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 19 forAnthony Tan, Group CEO and Co-Founder of Grab - a mobile technology companybased in Singapore, during which the Vietnamese Government leader urged thecompany to pay more attention to interest sharing. Read full story

- Vietnam and Azerbaijan have potential to boost cooperation in various fields,particularly in economy, trade and investment, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Sontold visiting Azerbaijan Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov at theirmeeting in Hanoi on July 19. Read full story

- Over the last decade, Vietnam has become a top destination for investment inmanufacturing thanks to lower labour costs, simpler supply chain integration,better free trade access, and relative political stability, according to anarticle freshly published by the news site tradefinanceglobal.com. Read full story

- Vietnam Airlines' representative office Malaysia, in conjunction with travelcompanies Asia Companion Travel and Vietnam TravelMar, organised a tourismpromotion workshop, themed "Exploring Vietnam with Vietnam Airlines",in Kuala Lumpur on July 19. Read full story

- The national flag carriers of Vietnam and Turkey signed a memorandum ofunderstanding on strengthening bilateral cooperation at the FarnboroughInternational Airshow in the UK this week. Read full story

- Steel producer Hoa Phat Group has signed a contract to export 8,000 tonnes ofrebar to Mexico, its first order from the North American country.

According to a group representative, the rebar steel is manufactured accordingto ASTM - USA standards. Delivery time is expected in August this year, withthe batch dispatched from the Hoa Phat Hai Duong iron and steel productioncomplex. Read full story./.
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