Every year Vietnam receives tens of thousands of international visitors who come for dental treatment and examination, he said. They also discussed the planning and management of urban infrastructure system and the building of smart cities, tourism development, and social welfare policies. On this occasion, he extended an invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pay an official visit to Vietnam. He hailed Vietnam as a dynamic economy with a market of 100 million consumers and a gateway to 700-million-strong ASEAN. Despite no Vietnamese athletes meeting this year's championship qualification criteria, the IAAF has extended an invitation slot to Vietnam.

HÀ NỘI — The Anti-Dumping Commission of Australia (ADC) has officially concluded its investigation and decided not to impose anti-dumping duties on ammonium nitrate products originating from Lithuania and Việt Nam, the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Trade Remedies Authority of Vietnam (TRAV) has announced. Earlier, the ADC reported that ammonium nitrate products were to be subject to dumping during the investigation period from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022. According to the Trade Remedies Authority of Việt Nam, ammonium nitrate products imported from Lithuania and Việt Nam account for approximately 0.8 per cent and 0.2 per cent of the total market share in Australia, respectively. Previously, the case was initiated by the ADC on June 8, 2022, involving Chile, Lithuania, and Việt Nam. In August 2022, the ADC announced the termination of the investigation into Chile as the country did not export ammonium nitrate during the investigation period.

Politics Vietnam to send representatives to 15th BRICS Summit The spokeswoman for the Foreign Ministry, Pham Thu Hang, on August 17 said that being an active and responsible member of the international community and consistently implementing a foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, and diversification of external relations, Vietnam is ready to participate in and actively contribute to global and regional multilateral mechanisms, organisations and forums. Politics Can Tho looks to boost cooperation with Cambodian localities Officials of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on August 17 held a working session with a delegation from the Cambodian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, during which the two sides emphasised the need to enhance multilateral cooperation between the two countries. Politics Malaysian King attaches importance to friendship with Vietnam Malaysian King Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah affirmed the importance his country attaches to the friendship with Vietnam, while receiving newly accredited Vietnamese Ambassador Dinh Ngoc Linh in Kuala Lumpur on August 17. Politics ☕ Afternoon briefing on August 17 The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.

Like many countries around the world, Vietnam pays attention to the progress of discussions on expanding membership of the BRICS Group of major emerging economies - Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Hang made the statement when answering a question on the relationship between Vietnam and BRICS at the regular press conference of the ministry on August 17 in Hanoi. According to Hang, Vietnam is one of the 71 countries invited by the host country South Africa to participate in the 15th BRICS Summit, to be held in South Africa from August 22-24. Two conferences – “The BRICS and Africa” and “The BRICS Political Parties Plus Dialogue” will take place in South Africa. Vietnam plans to send official representatives to the conferences./.

The ongoing anti-corruption drive launched and led by the Communist Party of Vietnam has recorded encouraging results over the past years, especially since the 13th National Party Congress in early 2021. Therefore, for those who participate in voluntary social insurance, in addition to the amount of money employees pay themselves, the State will help them pay a sum for voluntary social insurance. According to the Vietnam Social Security, the number of people participating in and benefiting from social insurance and health insurance is increasing day by day. Amongst them, more than 16 million people participate in compulsory social insurance and nearly 1.5 million people participate in voluntary social insurance. Vietnam supports the enhancement of the relations between Bangladesh and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to which Vietnam is a member, the leader emphasised.

Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone (R) at the ceremony to receive the donation (Photo: VNA)Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone (L) reeceives the donation from the Vietnam Laos energy investment and development company (Photo: VNA)– Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone on August 16 received a donation of 200,000 USD from the Vietnam-Laos energy investment and development company to support flood victims in Laos.On the occasion, the Lao PM appreciated the kindness of the company, saying that the act contributes to further deepening the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the Parties, States and people of the two countries.Chairman of the company Le Thanh Tao offered sympathies to the Lao government and people over the great loss caused by recent floods. He affirmed his belief that under the leadership of the Lao government, the Lao people will quickly overcome the consequences of natural disasters and return to normal life.Continuous torential rains over the past many days have caused flooding and landslides across Laos, blocking many transport routes, submerging many farms, houses and infrastructure facilities, affecting tens of thousands of people./.

Illustrative image (Photo: Internet)President Vo Van Thuong on August 15 sent a message of congratulations to Indian President Droupadi Murmu on the 77th anniversary of India’s Independence Day (August 15, 1947 - 2023).The same day, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh cabled a congratulatory message to his India n counterpart Narendra Modi.National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue extended his congratulations to Chairman of the Council of States (upper house of the Indian parliament) Jagdeep Dhankhar and Speaker of the House of the People (lower house) Om Birla.Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son also sent a message of congratulations to Indian Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar./.

32 issued last year, citizens from 13 countries could stay in Vietnam for 45 days instead of 15 days since their entry, regardless of passport type or purpose of entry if they meet entry requirements in line with Vietnam law. The 13 countries include Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the UK, Russia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Belarus. The Resolution will take effect on August 15. 127, citizens from all countries and territories around the world can use e-visas to enter Vietnam, also from August 15. It also publishes a list of international border gates that allow foreign nationals to enter and exit using e-visas./.

Last year, Da Nang was honoured with the Best Vietnam Smart City Award, the third time so far. The Deputy PM highly appreciated AstraZeneca’s valuable and timely support for Vietnam in the fight against COVID-19. 10-year implementation of resolution on natural resources management reviewedThe Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment held a conference in Hanoi on August 14 to review the 10-year implementation of Resolution 24-NQ/TW on natural resources management issued by the 11th Party Central Committee. He noted that the survey and assessment of potential, reserves, economic values, current status and trends of national resources have been strengthened, along with the planning, management and exploitation of national resources, the development of new and renewable energy, and new materials and fuels. For his part, Barkat said he is impressed with the dynamic development of Vietnam, including HCM City.

Doctors of Military Hospital 175 give health care services to the fisherman on the way to the mainland (Photo: VNA)– Military Hospital 175 under the Ministry of National Defence has coordinated with Army Corps 18 to successfully transport a fisherman having severe health problems while operating in the waters of Truong Sa (Spratly) in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa to the mainland for emergency aid, the hospital reported on August 15.The fisherman showed symptoms of headache, fatigue and leg cramps after diving at a depth of 30m to catch seafood on August 13.He was brought to Tien Nu island where he received first aid, and then moved to Phan Vinh island’s medical station where he got intensive treatment. However, his condition did not improve but worsened.After a consultation via a telemedicine system with local medical staff, doctors the hospital concluded that the victim suffers Type 2 hypotension and gallstones. They proposed the transportation of the patient to the mainland by helicopter for treatment.On August 14 night, a helicopter took off from Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City, carrying doctors of the hospital to Phan Vinh island. The helicopter successfully and safely brought the patient to the hospital in the early morning of August 15.The patient’s conditions have stabilised and doctors are working hard to avoid dangerous complications for the patient./.

HCM CITY — Technology company HP Inc reported a reduction in its carbon emissions by 18 per cent since 2019, which takes it closer to its goal of achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2040. It is one of many goals in its 2022 Sustainable Impact Report 2022 that the company released recently. It has successfully introduced more than 20 new packaging innovation projects that reduced the environmental impact, like reducing single-use plastic packaging by 55 to 99 grams/unit in 2022. In 2022 HP implemented 77 operational changes and 15 energy conservation projects that are expected to reduce annual energy consumption by 9,416 mWh. Through a partnership with local NGO Sống Foundation, HP Vietnam has contributed to reforestation efforts by donating 2,237 saplings in Soc Trang and Ninh Thuan provinces through the Green Happiness and Forest Symphony programme.

Many school supplies products on the market come from domestic brands which win the trust of parents and students. (Photo: VNA)- As the academic year 2023-24 is approaching, the school stationery market becomes increasingly exciting.This year, consumers are favouring items produced by Vietnamese enterprises as those have improved in both quality and design. To match customer demand before the new school year, book and retail stores have made sure their shelves are stocked.Currently, made-in-Vietnam school stationery products are prevalent in the market, accounting for 70-80% of the market share.According to Vietnam News Agency correspondents, domestically-made school stationery products for the new school year are diverse in designs and quality. Not only at stores and bookstores but supermarkets and retail systems also offer many promotions with school stationery items.Meanwhile, WinMart supermarket system cut off 20% price for colouring notebooks and uniform pants. At the same time, all school shoes enjoyed a 10% price off.Not only at stores, but the demand for school stationery items on social networking platforms such as Facebook and TikTok or e-commerce platforms such as Lazada and Shopee has also been increasing./.

Therefore, the VGCL proposes to continue implementing the policy of supporting trade union members and employees according to Resolution No. The deadline for completing support procedures for trade union members and employees is March 31, 2024. The level of financial support for trade union members was from VNĐ1 million to VNĐ3 million ($42-125). Employees who are not trade union members were entitled to a support level equal to 70 per cent of the support level for the union members. To date, the total amount of support was more than VNĐ114.5 billion ($6.8 million) given for 81,676 union members and employees.

Indian Ambassador Sandeep Arya wrote to Việt Nam News on India's Independence Day (August 15)Today is the culmination of year-long celebrations of 77 years of India’s independence, called “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”, the festival of freedom. We are glad that the President of Việt Nam participated in the leaders’ session of this Summit hosted by the Indian Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi. International Day of Yoga this year saw over 35 public practice sessions across Việt Nam with tens of thousands of participants. Ten projects per year in Việt Nam serve communities in various provinces. As we celebrate the festival of freedom in India today, we also work closely with Việt Nam for more dynamic progress in our comprehensive strategic partnership across all domains.

Business Policy rate cuts boosting stock prices: VinaCapital The stock market recovery, which has been driven by lower interest rates in 2023, is likely to be sustained by higher earnings and attractive valuations in 2023, according to Michael Kokalari, chief economist at VinaCapital. Business Vietnam’s automobile sales slightly grow in July Members of the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA) sold 24,687 vehicles in July, up 4% month-on-month, VAMA reported on August 14.Business Vietnamese, Taiwanese firms seal project development deal The Dai Phong infrastructure construction company of Vietnam and JiaWei Corporation from Taiwan (China) signed a project development agreement at a ceremony in the northern province of Nam Dinh on August 14.Business Six years of derivative stock market: VN30 index futures contract up 27.46% annually The Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) has announced that after six years of operation, the derivative stock market has shown positive and stable growth, with active trading and an increasing number of investors.