Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reporte💎d by the Vietnam News Agency.

At the meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai (R) and representatives of Dell Group in the US. (Photo: VNA)

The Deputy PM met with Senior Advisor to President Biden forInternational Climate Policy John Podesta, head of the White House Council ofEconomic Advisers Jared Bernstein, and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the USInternational Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Nisha Biswal.  

-Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc led a Vietnamese delegation tothe 28th ASEAN Finance Minister’s Meetin𓃲g that took place in Luang Prabang,Laos, on April 5.

At the 28th ASEAN Finance Minister’s Meeting (Photo: VNA)

In his speech at the event, Phoc laid a stress on thesignificance of the customs management policy and mechanism to tradeconnectivity, and welcomed Laos’s initiative on completing a technical studyfor the new-generation ASEAN Single Window (ASW) while recommending the bloc toaccelerate the modernisation and mobilise resources for the ASW in the nextstage.

-Australia is committed toaccompanying Vietnam in high-quality human resources training, especiallythrough Australian training facilities in Vietnam and joint training programmesbetween the two countries’ universities and research institutes, head of ꦫtheInternational Division under Australia’s Department of Education KarenSandercock said on April 5.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam (second from left) meets with head of the International Division under Australia’s Department of Education Karen Sandercock (centre) on April 5. (Photo: VNA broadcasts)

Ather meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Pham Hung Tam, Sandercockapplauded the two countries' recent upgrade of bilateral relations to acomprehensive strategic partnership, describing this as a foundation for themto continue enhancing cooperation in education - training.

-A number of original documents and records about the Dien Bien Phu Campaignand the 1954 Geneva Conference were made public for the first time and introducedto the media on April 5.
Tran Viet Hoa, Director of the Hanoi-based National ArchivesCentre No. 3 under the State Records and Archives Department of the Ministry ofHome Affairs, said the centre is preserving a large number of documents and recordsabout the historical context, directions, and preparations for the Dien BienPhu Campaign, its developments, results, and significance, internationalopinions, the campaign’s logistics affairs, and the policies of the DemocraticRepublic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam) towards warinvalids and surrendered troops.

-TheVietnamese Embassy in Algeria in collaboration with the national daily ElMoudjahid of the African country organised a press conference on April 4 tomark the 70th anniversary of the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7, 1954 – 2024) andthe signing of the Geneva Accords on ending the war in Vietnam (July 21, 1954 –2024).
Attending the event were Vice Presidentof the People's National Assembly of Algeria Messaoud Ghesri andrepresentatives from the legislature’s committees, the Council of the Nation,the National Federation of Veterans of Algeria, the diplomatic corps,journalists, veterans, and Algerian friends.

-A wide range of vibrant activities are being held within the20th Ho Chi Minh City Tourism Fair, which kicked off on April 4 to promote the southern metropolis as a safe, attractive and hospitable destination for bothdomestic and foreign visitors.
Over 150 booths are arranged at the four-day fair where 50vendors🅘 from 45 cities and provinces are touting promotion tourism progrꦡammesand products to the visitors./.