Therefore, the Prime Minister asked that any public services related to daily operations of citizens and manufacturing activities of businesses must be prioritized. Most province-level, ministry-level public services are still not user-friendly except essential nation-scale ones like tax procedures, passport and citizen ID card issuance, driver’s license change, customs declaration. Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung has recently requested an identification of the real proportion of current online public services. Vietnam attends ASEAN meeting on trans-border crimeDeputy Minister of Public Security Lieut. The same day, Vietnam and Indonesia signed an amended and supplemented Protocol to the Agreement on preventing and combating human trafficking.

HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Finance is calling for comments on a proposal to impose environmental fees on greenhouse-gas-emitting facilities, an effort to reduce their carbon footprint and incentivise greener practices. Under the proposal, the environmental fees are composed of two parts: a lump-sum part and a per-unit part. "We must not introduce new fees unless we are sure that current fees have produced their desired effects," said Long. He said vehicle owners had paid environmental fees once, which were factored into their fuel bills. "If they are made subject to the fees defined by the proposal, they would be paying overlapping environmental fees," said Bảo.

The two leaders were introduced to the distinctive features of Chu Dau ceramics. They had an opportunity to admire unique ceramic products and visit workshops there. The two leaders congratulated Hai Duong province and the Chu Dau Ceramic JSC for successfully reviving valuable traditional ceramic products. Chu Dau ceramics are high-class Vietnamese ancient ceramics representing “the rice civilisation” dated from the 13th century and were honoured as “Royal symbolic products” at the end of 17th century. Currently, Chu Dau ceramic artworks are being preserved and exhibited in 46 renowned museums across 32 countries worldwide./.

- The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.- President Vo Van Thuong chaired an official welcome ceremony for his Kazakh counterpart Kassym - Jomart Tokayev in Hanoi on August 21. The Kazakh President arrived in Hanoi on August 20 for an official visit from August 20-22 at the invitation of President Thuong. Read full story - The Ministry of Industry and Trade has announced the list of 210 businesses that are eligible to export rice. The country plans to export about 2.67 million tonnes in the remaining five months of the year. Binh Duong has been honoured among the Smart 21 in five consecutive years.

This is the first visit of a Kazakh President to Vietnam in 12 years, and also the first time Tokayev visits Vietnam in his new position. The visit is made at the invitation of Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue. In addition, it has leveraged resources from 20 industry partners for an additional US$8.7 million investment in higher education in Vietnam. The Bà Rịa Hospital on July 17 moved Bo to the HCM City Children Hospital No 2 for further treatment. Vietnam is represented by two teams: the Vietnam Women's Volleyball Team 1 and the Vietnam Women's Volleyball Team 2, both of which competed and achieved victories simultaneously.

HÒA BÌNH — Using electric shock to collect earthworms for sale to Chinese traders has become increasingly popular in the north recently, causing headaches to managers and farmers. Experts say using electricity to catch worms not only kills them instantly, but the current can damage soil, trees and plants. The worm hunters use easy techniques which do not cost money and offer a big revenue to catch worms. Many individuals have disregarded the danger, lurking day and night to capture worms using electric shocks, and sell for profit. Many orange garden owners have to erect wire fences, set cameras around the garden, and stay up all night to watch people collecting earthworms to prevent electric shock methods.

The exhibition at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum featured more than 30 ceramic works created by Tran Nam Tuoc, who has focused on sacred animals since he first became acquainted with pottery and ceramics more than 30 years ago. His ceramics impressed visitors thanks to his distinctive style in forming shapes and using colours of ceramic glaze. All illustrate Vietnam’s traditional culture and history. Born Tran Xuan Trieu in northern Thai Binh province, Tuoc nurtured a special interest in traditional folk culture present in numerous of temples and pagodas in his homeland. In 1996, Tuoc came to Bat Trang village in Hanoi, famous for its century-old ceramic history, to become an assistant at different workshops.

HÀ NỘI — The retail sector is expected to maintain growth in the remaining months of 2023, because most retail businesses have appropriate solutions to increase purchasing power. According to retailers, Việt Nam's economy is forecast to maintain growth in 2023, but it still faces many difficulties. Especially, competition in the retail market is predicted to be more intense with the participation of new retailers and operation expansion of existing domestic and international retailers. But the increase in goods prices will cause difficulties for the domestic market, according to Phú. Goods retail sales were estimated at about VNĐ2.78 quadrillion during the period, accounting for 78.7 per cent of the total and rising 9 per cent from a year earlier.

HÀ NỘI - The market is expected to see a technical recovery this week and investors are advised to stop panic selling, experts said. Shares collapsed last Friday, falling to fifteen-month lows as a series of large-cap stocks plunged to their floor prices, suffering strong selling pressure throughout the trading session. During the week, foreign investors continued to net sell VNĐ987 billion, up 34.7 per cent compared to the previous week on HOSE. “Therefore, we expect the market to see a technical recovery next week and investors should stop panic selling. Investors should wait for technical recoveries to lower the proportion of stocks instead of selling off in strong decline sessions.

HCM CITY/ HÀ NỘI — Through large distribution and retail systems in HCM City, industry associations have launched many typical products from foreign countries to promote and expand the consumption of goods in Việt Nam. Recently, the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council (USAPEEC) has co-ordinated with MM Mega Market Việt Nam to organise a cooking contest with American chicken, because the demand for American chicken in Việt Nam is increasing every year. The central system of MM Mega Market currently mainly distributes frozen American chicken thighs, with prices ranging from VNĐ40,000 to 45,000 per kilo. In addition, the US is the second largest soybean supplier to Việt Nam, accounting for 32.3 per cent, mainly serving the animal feed and raw materials processing industry in Việt Nam. Commercial and service activities in HCM City continue to be bustling with a series of promotional programmes.

He then gave birth to five healthy children, who then grew up and got married and gave birth to four children with Down's syndrome. That’s enough for me.”For the past 28 years, the club has been a favourite destination for children like Nam. I found out that a group of underprivileged children, including children working as newspaper sellers, shoe shine boys, and disabled children, did not have any special art programme.”“During my career, I met many such children loving arts and asked me to come to the shows to see them for free. I am delighted here with Mum Phúc and the other teachers and other club members.”She also helps Phúc run the class. “Now my son is grown up, I tell him on Sunday morning: be quick to get to Mum Phúc’s club.

- Prof. Nguyen Thi Kim Thanh, a Vietnamese lecturer at University College London (UCL) in the UK, has been honoured with the prestigious Thomas Graham Prize 2023 by the Royal Society of Chemical (RSC) - the Society of Chemical Industry (SCI) consortium.The Thomas Graham is one of three noble awards of the SCI/RSC consortium to recognize and honour contemporary outstanding researchers for their research on formulation and colloid science.Talking to the Vietnam News Agency’s correspondents in the UK, Thanh said the Thomas Graham Award for colloidal science is a far-reaching recognition for the research in nano-materials technology that she has pursued throughout her 22-year career.She expressed her hope that this award will encourage and inspire young scientists in general to pursue their dreams, and contribute to improving the prestige of Vietnamese intellectuals and scientists in the international scientific community.Prof. Thanh is one of the world-renowned Vietnamese intellectuals, who is the first Vietnamese professor at UCL since 2013, and an academician of four specialised scientific institutes in the UK. With a long history of prestigious scientific achievements, Prof. Thanh has won many noble awards from prestigious scientific organisations and academies in the world. In February this year, she was awarded with the Distinguished Women in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Awards of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)./.

Photo Trao Gourmet & Gifts FacebookFirst arriving in Hà Nội at the end of 2016, Lacey remembers the day very well. Hà Nội has a thing much like in the UK, especially in rural areas – a church every two miles, he said. “Marcus is a photographer who has spent much time and energy to record images of Hà Nội,” said architect Lê Trương. “I was born and grew up in Hà Nội. If I can put a smile on someone's face that is an immense achievement I think.”Marcus Lacey with his photos.

HCM CITY — Nestlé and the HCM City Department of Education and Training have signed an agreement to organise physical and nutrition activities for students during the upcoming school year. The deal was signed during the sixth Aerobic Dance - Cheer Dance - Nestlé MILO Cup organized by the department, the Department of Culture and Sports, the HCM City Gymnastics Federation, and Nestlé MILO. Cao Thị Thiên Phúc of the Department of Education and Training said: “We are glad to sign this agreement to organise physical and nutritional activities for HCM City students. Support from businesses like Nestlé plays a very important part in enabling the department to implement the proposed activities …, thereby achieving the goal of comprehensive physical and mental health for students. The Active Vietnam programme, launched by MILO in 2016, has been deeply appreciated by children, their parents and teachers across the country for its diverse range of activities.

Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Vietnam Yerlan Baizhanov (Photo: AFP/VNA)Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Vietnam Yerlan Baizhanov has highlighted the significance of the official visit to Vietnam by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev from August 20-22, stressing that the trip affirms high political trust between the two countries and contributes to promoting multifaceted partnership Talking to the Vietnam News Agency on the thresholds of the visit, the diplomat said this is the first time Tokayev has visited Vietnam in his new position, and also the first visit of a Kazakh President to Vietnam in the past 12 years.According to the ambassador, the Kazakh leader is scheduled to meet with high-ranking Vietnamese leaders, including Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, State President Vo Van Thuong, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue, during which senior officials of the two sides will delve into key issues.Both Vietnam and Kazakhstan are in a period of strong economic growth and rapid development, so the two sides have a lot of issues to discuss and propose to each other, he said.Tokayev will also visit provinces and cities nearby Hanoi, and a number of manufacturing enterprises, he added.Within the framework of the visit, the two sides are expected to sign more than 10 cooperation agreements , especially a Joint Action Plan to promote economic-trade cooperation, creating a new basic premise for economic ties, he noted.Another important document is an agreement on visa exemption for citizens of the two countries, which is hoped to actively support tourism exchange, contributing to further strengthening investment collaboration in particular, and cultural, educational and people-to-people exchanges in general, the diplomat said.He expressed the belief that the visit’s outcomes will help expand bilateral trade relations in a practical manner.The ambassador underlined the importance for the two States and Governments to set up cooperative institutes, conclude agreements, set up committees, issue licences and certificates to create premise for all-around cooperation between the two nations.It is necessary to establish new relations in science, people-to-people, trade, education, information and culture, in order to explore human potential more, he stated.Practical cooperation does not lie in opening new routes, but in making the people of the two countries really want to be on those flights, so that the desire to take off arises in their mind with the understanding that where they are going will welcome them, Baizhanov went on./.