☀️ Morning digest on June 13

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries over the weekendby the Vietnam News Agency.

- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a dialogue with 4,500 workers nationwideon June 12, both online and in-person, with the main site in the northernprovince of Bac Giang.

Prime Minister at the dialouge with workers nationwide on June 12 (Photo: VNA)

The event hasreceived nearly 10,000 questions and proposals so far, mainly focusing on theregion-based minimum wage rise from July 1, amendments to policies on socialinsurance, housing, health care and social welfare, professional training andthe handling of violations by employers, among others. Read full story

- Defence Minister Gen. Phan Van Giang attended and delivered a speech at the19th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 11, in which he affirmedVietnam’s viewpoint of building and strengthening national defence capacity tosafeguard its Fatherland, protect peace and ensure the welfare for its people. Read full story

- Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representativeof Vietnam to the UN, has affirmed Vietnam’s consistent support for everyeffort on nuclear non-proliferation, disarmament and denuclearisation on theKorean peninsula through peaceful measures in line with international law,including the UN Charter.

Speaking at ameeting of the UN General Assembly over a draft resolution of the UN SecurityCouncil on tougher sanctions on the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea(DPRK) on June 8 and 10, Ambassador Giang said Vietnam always keeps a closewatch on the situation on the Korean peninsula. Read full story

Participants at the 4th Asia-Europe Political Forum (Photo: VNA)

- Vietnamese Party delegation attended the 4th Asia-Europe Political Forum(AEPF) and the 37th meeting of the International Conference of Asian PoliticalParties (ICAPP), which took place in the Czech Republic from June 10-12. Read full story

- Vietnam andBurundi signed an agreement on visa exemption for the two countries’ citizensholding diplomatic and official passports on June 10.

Under theagreement, Vietnamese citizens and Burundian citizens holding valid diplomaticor official passports are exempted from visas with a temporary stay of no morethan 90 days from the date of entry. Read full story

At the meeting between Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen and US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman (Photo: VNA)

- As the national economic hub, Ho Chi Minh City wishes to work as a factorcontributing to fostering the Vietnam-US relationship, through cooperation atthe local level, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen toldvisiting US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on June 12. Read full story

- A new decree raising the regional minimum wage for labourers was approved onJune 12 by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh.

Under thedecree, which will come into effect on July 1, the 6-percent increase isequivalent to a rise of 260,000 VND (11.20 USD) in Region 1, and 240,000 VND,210,000 VND, and 180,000 VND in Regions 2, 3, and 4, respectively. It specifiesthat the minimum hourly wage will range from 15,600 to 22,500 VND (0.70-1 USD),which also depends on the region. Read full story

- A meeting took place in the south-central province of Phu Yen to celebrateWorld Oceans Day (June 8) and the Vietnam Sea and Island Week, which began onJune 1. Read full story./.

VNA