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Global streaming platform Netflix wants to assist the development of Hanoi into Asia’s creative industry hub, vice president of public policy Dean Garfield said on April 17. Netflix vice president of public policy Dean Garfield (left) meets Hanoi Mayor Tran Sy Thanh on April 17. Photo: Tu Anh/The Hanoi Times In a meeting with Hanoi mayor Tran Sy Thanh, the Netflix executive expected the cooperation between the company and authorities of Vietnam and Hanoi would grow stronger. Netflix sees Vietnam as a potential market, and the US company is taking the very first steps to establish its presence in the Vietnamese market, Dean said. He said one of the priorities is to find a potential partner and an opportunity for long-term development in Vietnam. Netflix wants to spur the growth of the Vietnamese creative industry, Dean added. The US executive hoped that Hanoi, as Vietnam’s capital city and cultural-political-economic center, would give proper suggestions and opportun

Vietnam has made an urgent appeal to the parties concerned in the Ukraine conflict for ending hostilities, avoiding acts of escalating tensions, and resuming dialogue to seek comprehensive, satisfactory, and durable peaceful solutions to differences. Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, attended the UN General Assembly’s emergency special session on Ukraine on February 22, one year since the conflict broke out. Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, addresses the UN General Assembly’s emergency special session on Ukraine on February 22. (New York time). (Photo: VNA) In his remarks, Giang voiced concerns about the situation in Ukraine over the past year, recent worrying developments, and the conflict’s consequences, including heavy human and property losses, and negative impacts on the region and the world as well as common efforts to promote international cooperation and r