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

Vietnam and Singapore share excellent bilateral relations, underpinned by the Strategic Partnership Agreement concluded in September 2013 during Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s official visit to Vietnam.

The colourful Meo Vac weekend flea market has become a unique cultural tradition of ethnic minority groups in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang.

The German Government has stated that it highly values development cooperation with Vietnam, highlighting the efficiency and quality of bilateral coordination.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his spouse met with the Vietnamese Embassy's staff and representatives of the Vietnamese community in Singapore on February 8 evening (local time) right after arriving in the island state for a three-day official visit.

Malaysia’s media has named Da Nang an ideal year-round destination for Malaysian tourists for its many attractions such as endless beautiful beaches, temples, and a lively night market.

Along with building new-style rural areas, the Tay ethnic minority group in Khanh Thien commune, Luc Yen district, in the northern province of Yen Bai have, paid attention to preserving a traditional festival in a bid to promote their cultural traits.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, his spouse, and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Changi Airport on February 8 afternoon, starting a three-day official visit to Singapore.

A recent article published on the website moderndiplomacy.eu has highlighted prospects of Vietnam’s economic growth.

The State Treasury raised 32.8 trillion VND (1.39 billion USD) worth of Government bonds, or 96.56% of the total G-bonds on offer, via eight auctions on the Hanoi Stock Exchange during January.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Brunei from February 10-11 is expected to open up more cooperation opportunities between the two countries.

Indonesia has over 80,000 villages nationwide, and the capitalisation of their tourism potential is expected to vastly improve the quality of life for local residents.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang received Chinese Ambassador Xiong Bo in Hanoi on February 8, reviewing the nations’ past cooperation and discussing ways to step up the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership in the time to come.

The Thai Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Medical Sciences said on February 8 that the new Omicron sub-variant CH.1.1, which has been detected in 67 countries including Thailand, can evade immunity produced by long-acting antibody (LAAB) vaccines but its rate of transmission is low.

The south-central coastal province of Binh Thuan has undertaken a wide range of measures to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the locality as a part of the national efforts to remove the European Commission (EC)’s ‘yellow card’ warning against Vietnam’s seafood exports.

Both Vietnam and Singapore have great potential to expand cooperation further, an Indian expert said as Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is paying an official visit to Singapore from February 8-10.

The Business Times, a Singaporean financial daily, and Asia Times, Hong Kong–based news platform, have recently run articles highlighting Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s official visit to Singapore from February 8-10.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has never issued any documents or statements ordering credit for real estate be tightened, Deputy Governor Dao Minh Tu said on February 8.

The value of corporate bonds maturing in 2023 is estimated at 250 trillion VND, falling sharply compared to the third quarter of 2022.

The wave of Vietnamese investments in Attapeu has helped to draw more capital to the Lao province, a local official has said.