☀️ Morning digest November 7

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency.

☀️ Morning digest November 7


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

- Former leaders of the Party and State contributed opinions to draft documents for the upcoming 14th National Party Congress at a conference organised by the Party Central Committee (PCC)’s Politburo and Secretariat in Hanoi on November 6.

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Former leaders of the Party and State at the conference in Hanoi on November 6. (Photo: VNA)

Party General Secretary To Lam chaired the conference, which also saw the attendance of State President Luong Cuong, National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, Permanent member of the PCC's Secretariat and Chairman of the PCC's Inspection Commission Tran Cam Tu. Read full story

- State President Luong Cuong will lead a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam to pay an official visit to Chile from November 9 – 12; pay an official visit to Peru and attend the 2024 APEC Economic Leaders’ Week in Lima from November 12 – 16.

The visits will be made at the invitations of Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font and Peruvian President Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra, respectively, according to an announcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.Read full story

- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh engaged in a bilateral meeting with his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet in Kunming city, China, on November 6.

The event took place on the sidelines of the 8th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit, the 10th Ayeyawady - Chao Phraya - Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Summit, and the 11th Cambodia - Laos - Myanmar - Vietnam (CLMV) Cooperation Summit. Read full story

- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone pledged closer cooperation in multiple areas between the two countries at their meeting in Kunming city, China, on November 6.

The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 8th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit, the 10th Ayeyawady - Chao Phraya - Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) Summit, and the 11th Cambodia - Laos - Myanmar - Vietnam (CLMV) Cooperation Summit. Read full story

- Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had meetings with leading Chinese enterprises operating in the aviation and agricultural sectors in Kunming city, Yunnan province, on November 6.

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PM Pham Minh Chinh (right) receives Wei Yingbiao, Deputy General Manager of the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC), in Kunming city on November 6. (Photo: VNA)

At the events, taking place as part of his trip to attend the 8th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit and bilateral activities in China, PM Chinh noted that the friendly neighbourliness, comradeship and fraternity between Vietnam and China are developing fruitfully, providing an important cornerstone for their enterprises to enhance connections. Read full story

- The Party and Government of Vietnam always value and support Vietnamese localities in strengthening cooperation with their Chinese peers, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Chairman of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Lan Tianli in Kunming, Yunnan, on November 6.

At the meeting held as part of the PM’s attendance at the eighth Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit and working trip to China, Chinh noted that Guangxi is where Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh conducted revolutionary activities for the longest period, and highlighted the support and assistance shared by the Chinese locality and Vietnam during the sides’ respective national liberation and development causes. Read full story

- Ngo Phuong Ly, spouse of Vietnam’s Party General Secretary To Lam, attended the 9th ASEAN Traditional Textile Symposium in Laos from November 3-6 at the invitation of Naly Sisoulith, spouse of the Lao Party General Secretary and President Thongloun Sisoulith.

Themed “Weaving a stronger ASEAN community through cultural heritage and textiles”, the biennial event, hosted by Laos for the first time, brought together businesses and representatives from ASEAN textile associations. Read full story

- A Vietnamese delegation led by Rear Admiral Pham Nhu Xuan, Deputy Commander of the Vietnam People’s Navy, is taking part in the 29th international naval defence exhibition Euronaval, held at the Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition centre in the suburbs of Paris on November 4-7.

The Vietnamese delegation visited areas displaying new equipment, technologies, and weapons of some major defence industry businesses of France such as Thales, Naval, and LaCroix. Read full story

- Authorities have established contact with both of the two pilots involved in a military aircraft crash, which occurred during a training flight over Tay Xuan commune in the south central province of Quang Binh’s Tay Son district on November 6.

According to the Ministry of National Defence, at around 6:45 p.m., rescue teams received information via a mobile phone of Colonel Nguyen Van Son, Commander of Air Force Regiment 940. Read full story

- With a comeback win of 3-2 against Thailand on November 6, Vietnam secured the first place of Group A at the ASEAN Futsal Championship 2024 and will face Australia in the semifinals.

In the first half, hosts Thailand took the lead in the 4th minute, when Thinh Phat of Vietnam scored an own goal. Read full story

- Hanoi lured over 5.1 million tourists in the first ten months of this year, an increase of 28.5% over the same period last year.

Of the total, over 3.5 million were foreigners, up 37% year-on-year, including 416,600 from the Republic of Korea, 407,000 from China, 221,400 from the US and 215,500 from Japan./. Read full story

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State President Luong Cuong (Photo: VNA)

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After beating a drum to kick off the tree-planting festival, State President Luong Cuong joins delegates, representatives of political and social organisations, and local residents in planting trees at a hill in Chi Lang district’s Chien Thang commune. (Photo: VNA)

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National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man addresses the NA Standing Committee's 42nd session. (Photo: VNA)

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh inspects the construction of Tan Van intersection of the Ho Chi Minh City's Ring Road 3 through Binh Duong province. (Photo: VNA)

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PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the Government's regular meeting on February 5. (Photo: VNA)

PM Pham Minh Chinh chairs Government’s monthly meeting

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Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Dang Minh Khoi (L) hosts head of the Republic of Kalmykia Batu Khasikov (Photo: VNA)

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☀️ Morning digest on February 5

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General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam holds phone talks with First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (CPC) Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel. (Photo: qdnd.vn)

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☕ Afternoon briefing on February 4

☕ Afternoon briefing on February 4

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