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☀️ Morning digest on July 26

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest on July 26 ảnh 1

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

- Vietnam andAustralia enjoyed strong growth in two-way trade in the first half of this yearat 38.45% to 8.01 billion USD for the first time, according to the VietnamTrade Office in Australia.

Head of the office Nguyen Phu Hoa said that in the first six monthsof this year, Vietnam exported 2.78 billion USD worth of goods to Australia,691.35 million USD higher than the same period last year. Read full story

- The Soc Sonwaste-to-energy (WTE) plant, located at the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex inHanoi, was connected to the national grid on July 25.

☀️ Morning digest on July 26 ảnh 2The Soc Son waste-to-energy (WTE) plant, located at the Nam Son Waste Treatment Complex in Hanoi, was connected to the national grid on July 25. (Photo: VNA)

Nguyen Thi Hong Van, general director of market developmentin Southeast Asia for Thien Y Environmental Energy JSC, the project’s investor,said from now until the end of September, the plant will operate an incineratorwith a capacity of handling 800 tonnes of waste daily. It can produce 15MW ofelectricity for the grid per hour. Read full story

- Japan’s SharpCorporation would build another large-scale project in the southern province ofBinh Duong, specialising in smart, high-tech products, its Senior ExecutiveManaging Officer Yoshihiro Hashimoto has said.

☀️ Morning digest on July 26 ảnh 3Illustrative image (Source: EPA)

The electronics giant is running two projects in Binh Duong,one at the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park I (VSIP I) and another at theexpanded VSIP II, contributing to the global supply chain, Hashimoto added. Read full story

- A formerhigh-ranking immigration officer at the Ministry of Public Security has beenarrested for allegedly taking bribes in organising repatriation flights duringthe COVID-19 pandemic.

Tran Van Du, 61, former Deputy Director of the ImmigrationDepartment at the Ministry of Public Security, was among six people arrested onJuly 25 as investigations into the repatriation flight scandal was expanded,said Lt. Gen. To An Xo, Chief of the Office and Spokesman of the Ministry ofPublic Security. Read full story

- TheDeclaration of the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) has contributed topromoting peace, trust and cooperation between the Association of SoutheastAsian Nations (ASEAN) and China, former Vietnamese Minister of Foreign AffairsNguyen Dy Nien told a conference held by the Chinese Ministry of ForeignAffairs on July 25.

☀️ Morning digest on July 26 ảnh 4A virtual conference is held by the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs on July 25 to mark the 20th anniversary of the Declaration of the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC). (Photo: the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Organised to mark the 20th anniversary of the DOC, thevirtual event brought together incumbent and former Foreign Ministers of ASEANmember states, including those joining the signing of the document in 2002, aswell as a number of scholars from both sides./. Read full story

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☀️ Morning digest on July 25

The following is a list of selected news summaries last weekend by Vietnam News Agency.
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☀️ Morning digest on July 25

The following is a list of selected news summaries last weekend by Vietnam News Agency.
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