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☀️ Morning digest on May 12

The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency.
☀️ Morning digest on May 12 ảnh 1

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

☀️ Morning digest on May 12 ảnh 2Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) receives US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo in Washington DC. on May 11 (Photo: VNA)
- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received US Secretaryof Commerce Gina Raimondo in Washington D.C. on May 11 (local time), during histrip to the US. Read full story

☀️ Morning digest on May 12 ảnh 3Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (right) meets with the US Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen on May 11 (US time) during his visit to the country. (Photo: VNA)
- In a meeting with Meeting with US Secretary of theTreasury Janet Yellen on May 11 (US time), the PM said that Vietnam expects theUS to share its experience in developing the financial market in a healthy,safe, and transparent manner. Read full story

- Prime Minister Pham Minh delivered a presentation atthe Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) inWashington D.C on May 11 (local time) as part of activities during his workingvisit to the US, spotlighting sincerity, trust and responsibility for a betterworld. Read full story

- The Government of New Zealand has presented 2 million NZD (nearly 1.26million USD) from its COVID-19 response fund to support Vietnam’s recovery fromthe pandemic. Read full story

- China’s fishing ban on waters within Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign right,and jurisdiction in the East Sea is valueless, said the Ministry of Agricultureand Rural Development (MARD) in a recent document sent to coastal localities.

China’sfishing moratorium, lasting from May 1 to August 16, covers different areas,including waters within Vietnam’s sovereignty, sovereign right, andjurisdiction in the East Sea. Read full story

- The 29th Vietnam International Medical, Hospital and Pharmaceutical Exhibition(Vietnam Medipharm Expo 2022) opened at the Hanoi International ExhibitionCentre on May 11.

Some 150foreign and domestic exhibitors, including those from Japan, the Republic ofKorea, mainland China, Taiwan (China), Australia, the US, Belarus and the CzechRepublic are participating to the four-day expo - the first pharmaceutical andmedical event in the capital in two years, due to the pandemic. Read full story

☀️ Morning digest on May 12 ảnh 4At the event (Photo: VNA)
- The Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) Executive Board and CouncilMeetings convened on May 11 on the sidelines of the ongoing SEA Games 31.Read full story./.
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