☀️ Morning digest on June 14

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

- The 15th National Assembly adopted a Resolution on the Lawand Ordinance Building Programme in 2023 and the amendments to the Law andOrdinance Building Programme in 2022 with 92.77 percent votes in favour duringits ongoing third sitting in Hanoi on June 13 afternoon.

Legislators also debated the draft of the revised Law onInspection with NA Vice Chairman Nguyen Khac Dinh as the moderator. The billincludes eight chapters and 116 articles, in which 61 are added, 41 revised and24 removed compared to the 2010 law. Read full story

- President Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted receptions in Hanoi onJune 13 for the ambassadors of Croatia and Senegal as they presented theircredentials.

At a meeting with Croatian Ambassador Ivan Velimir Starcevic,President Phuc affirmed the importance Vietnam attaches to consolidating anddeveloping friendship and cooperation with Croatia. Read full story

Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien (right0 and US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman. (Photo: VNA)

- Cooperation between Vietnam and the US in the settlement ofwar consequences has reaped remarkable outcomes, helping to heal war wounds andincrease trust between the two countries, Deputy Minister of National DefenceSen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien told US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Shermanin Hanoi on June 13.

Vietnam always prioritises and promotes the collaborationwith the US in this sphere, Chien said, highlighting outstanding cooperationprojects like those on dioxin decontamination at Da Nang and Bien Hoa airports,and another on improving living standards of Vietnamese disabled people indioxin contaminated areas, among others. Read full story

- Vietnamese scientists, particularly those who are NationalAssembly deputies, need to give more ideas and initiatives to the NA andGovernment serving the building and perfection of institutions, said NAChairman Vuong Dinh Hue on June 13.

Speaking at a meeting between Party and State leaders and deputiesof the 15th legislature who are scientists, Hue highlighted the significance ofscience-technology, and innovation to national socio-economic development aswell as scientists’ significant contributions to the country’s scientific,technological, economic and social development, national defence and security. Read full story

- The World Bank (WB) released the June edition of itsmonthly Vietnam Macro Monitoring on June 13, highlighting that the economicrecovery remained strong despite heightened global uncertainties.

Industrial production continued a robust expansion of 10.4percent year-on-year while retail sales rebounded with growth of 4.2 percentmonth-on-month and 22.6 percent year-on-year, suggesting strong recovery ofprivate consumption. Read full story

A ceremony is held by the Party Central Committee (PCC)’s Commission for Information and Education on June 13 to launch an online quiz on the history of the Vietnam - Laos relations. (Photo: VNA)

- An online quiz was launched by the Party Central Committee(PCC)’s Commission for Information and Education on June 13, providing anopportunity for Vietnamese and Laos citizens as well as foreigners to testtheir knowledge about the history of the special relations between the twocountries.

The contest forms part of activities to mark the Vietnam –Laos and Laos – Vietnam Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022, the 60th foundinganniversary of diplomatic ties (September 5, 1962 – 2022), and the45th year of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (July 18,1977 – 2022). Read full story

- Vietnam’s effective management of COVID-19 has boostedconfidence and facilitated the easing of restrictions and economic recovery,according to an article published by the Australia – Vietnam Policy Institute(AVPI), which highlights several of Vietnam’s domestic and external drivers ofgrowth.

This effective management, combined with continued progressin laying the foundations for sustained medium-term growth, provide soundreasons to be optimistic about economic prospects for 2022 and beyond. Read full story

- The Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and RuralDevelopment (MARD) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID)signed an agreement on climate change cooperation in the Mekong Delta for the2022-2027 period in Hanoi on June 13.

With an estimated budget of up to 50 million USD, through the“Limited Scope Grant Agreement”, USAID will help MARD to reduce methaneemissions from the agriculture sector, build resilience for the Mekong Delta’svulnerable communities, promote nature-based solutions, and developclimate-resilient and low-emissions policies. Read full story

An exhibition showcasing replicas of gold seals of the Nguyen dynasty is being held inside the Hue Imperial Citadel, the central province of Thua Thien-Hue. (Photo: VNA)

- An exhibition showcasing 32 replicas of gold seals from theNguyen Dynasty is taking place at the Ngo Mon (Noon Gate)inside the Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of ThuaThien – Hue.

The event forms part of a cultural programme to welcomeHue Festival 2022, which will be officially held at the end of this month./.Read full story

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