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Closing the meeting, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said that the committee completed all the set agenda by debating six issues and adopting one resolution on personnel work. He asked relevant agencies and oranisations as well as individuals to, right after the meeting, promptly acquire ideas given at the meeting and conclusions of the Committee on particular issue to complete a report for submission to the 15th National Assembly at its first plenary session. As scheduled, the 15th legislature will convene a preparatory meeting before opening the first plenary session on July 20, he noted, stressing that successful organising the session is the most important task./. VNA …

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Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesian State Intelligence Agency (BIN) has defined a number of threats to the national stability and security, including COVID-19 and secessionist movement in Papua. Speaking at a conference on June 15, BIN Spokesperson Wawan Hari Purwanto said that COVID-19 pandemic has threatened the safety of a larger community, worsening economic crisis, affecting healthcare and education facilities and increasing unemployment. Meanwhile, secessionist activities in Papua are one of the factors leading to a risk of national disintegration, he said. Purwanto also mentioned social network scams, especially those related to ethnic, religious and race issues. He underlined that the spreading of news related to sensitive issues on social networks will pose widespread impacts. Cyber attack was also named as one of the national threats of Indonesia. According to Purwanto, Indonesia n people’s knowledge of cybersecurity should be improved. Cyber attacks may hinder the digitalisation process of the economy and caused public pessimism about the industry 4.0 programme that has been optimised by the government. Purwanto affirmed that BIN, as the frontline force of the national security system, will continue to work for the early detection and early prevention of national security threats./. VNA …

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Major streets in the two biggest cities become busy with people gathering outdoors, some without wearing face masks. Streets in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have become busy with people and personal means of transports, just a couple of days before the national social distancing order is due to end. Thai Ha street, Hanoi at rush hour At 17:00 on April 13, many people were driving in the intersection of Tay Son – Thai Thinh street, Dong Da street. After more than 10 days of shelter-in-place order, many left home. The intersection of Tay Son – Thai Ha – Chua Boc street, one of the most crowed junctions at rush hour, was also filled with people again. Dozens of motorcycles before the stoplight at Nguyen Xien – Khuat Duy Tien junction. 100% of drivers wear face masks. Ton Duc Thang street, Dong Da district stays crowded, despite cold weather and stay-at-home order. The intersection of Kim Ma – Dao Tan – Lieu Giai street at rush hour. Cat Linh street filled with vehicles at 17:30. High traffic in Chuong Duong bridge, heading from Hanoi’s downtown to Long Bien district. Ho Chi Minh City At 17:30 on April 13, dense traffic on Dien Bien Phu street, in Ho Chi Minh City despite government’s directive on social distancing for Covid-19 prevention. Heavy traffic in Vo Thi Sau street. The intersection of February 3 and Cao Thang street filled with vehicles. Many residents doing exercises in Tao Dan Park. More and more people flock to Nguyen Hue walking street. At an online meeting with the government on prevention and control of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee proposed the Prime Minister continue extending the period of social distancing until April 30. …

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