- To keep Long Thanh International Airport project on schedule, the Government has established an inter-disciplinary working team of officials from the Ministries of Transport, and Construction and a deputy minister of transport will visit the construction site weekly to push the pace of the project.These new measures were announced at a meeting held on June 14 chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh, who is also head of the project's steering committee.Thanh said the steering committee will convene every month to review the progress of the project.Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The said the project was on the right track and must not be delayed any further so that it can go into trial operation in early 2025.Thanh also ordered the People’s Committee of Dong Nai province to complete land clearance and asked the authorities to build road and railway systems connecting the airport with localities.At the next meeting, the Ministry of Transport must report the results of a survey on the road from the airport to Ho Chi Minh City.He also asked members of the steering committee to visit the site regularly and push the progress of the project, to make sure it is implemented in accordance with the report.Despite having some positive progress since the site check on April 27 this year, ground levelling work hasn’t been up to expectations, the Deputy PM said.Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The said ground levelling is an important task of the project and will affect other tasks if it is not completed, noting that it must be finished by July next year.He added that a deputy minister has been assigned to the construction site to examine and accelerate the progress.Covering more than 5,580 hectares, the Long Thanh International Airport will spread across six communes in Long Thanh district. Its construction has been divided into three phases.In the first phase, a runway and one passenger terminal, along with other supporting facilities, will be built to serve 25 million passengers and 1.2 million tonnes of cargo each year. This phase is scheduled to be completed in 2025.The project started in 2021. Once fully completed in 2050, the airport will be able to handle 100 million passengers and 5 million tonnes of cargo annually.Located 40km to the east of HCM City, the airport is expected to relieve overloading at the southern metropolis’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport, which is currently the largest in Vietnam./.

An overview of the session (Photo: VNA)– The 15th National Assembly adopted the Law on Mobile Police and two resolutions on June 14, the 17th working day of its third sitting.In the morning, the Law on Mobile Police was approved with 454 votes out of 474 deputies participating in the voting.The NA deputies also voted on a resolution on the establishment of a specialized supervision team on the mobilization, management and use of resources for COVID-19 prevention and combat and the enforcement of policies and laws on grassroots and preventive medicine. The resolution went through with 469 votes out of 475 deputies voting.The resolution on the establishment of a specialised supervision team for the implementation of NA resolutions regarding the three national target programmes was adopted with 465 supporting votes out of 471 deputies casting votes.Later on the day, the NA debated the draft law on implementing democracy at grassroots level, and the draft law on prevention and combat of domestic violence (revised).On June 15, the NA is scheduled to vote on a resolution approving the 2020 State budget balance, and the draft laws on cinematography (revised) and emulation and commendation (revised). The bill on oil and gas (revised) and a draft law on amendments and supplements to a number of articles of the Law on Radio Frequencies will also be tabled for discussion./.

Vietnamese trade offices in Europe always have a role to play in this regard, the ministry further said.The EU has recently excluded Vietnam’s vermicelli and other types of such products which cannot be classified as instant noodles from increased official controls. On June 13, it published a document amending another on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures governing the entry into the Union of certain goods from certain third countries.For Vietnamese dragon fruit and instant noodles containing spices/seasonings or sauces still, it still requires food safety certificates by the ministry.The decision takes effect from July 3, 2022./.

From June 14, the northern region and the north central province of Thanh Hoa will experience downpours with a rainfall of 40-80mm and the figure is likely to exceed 120mm in some areas. Kenneth Atkinson, president of the British Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (BritCham Vietnam), said that Vietnamese anti-corruption actions are extremely welcome, especially with cases involving high-ranking officials. The girl, hailing from Ho Chi Minh City, first rose to prominence by winning the first runner-up title at Miss Vietnam 2020, meeting the criteria for competing at the 2022 Miss International pageant. First launched in 1960, Miss International makes up one of the Big Four international beauty competitions, alongside Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss Earth. Along with the title of Miss Eco Vietnam, Nguyen Thanh Ha will officially be the face representing Vietnam in the prestigious international beauty arena Miss Eco International 2023 in Egypt in February 2023.

A protest in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 3, 2021. (Photo: AFP/VNA)– Vietnam supports a comprehensive and sustainable solution with the strong commitment of relevant parties to the Myanmar issue, Deputy Head of the Vietnamese Delegation to the United Nations Le Thi Minh Thoa has stated.Addressing a meeting of the UN General Assembly on the Myanmar issue on June 13, the representative affirmed that the current top priority is ensuring safety and security for all people in Myanmar, and urged all parties in the country to end violence and ensure humanitarian access and health care along with vaccines against COVID-19.She called on the State Administration Council (SAC) of Myanmar to continue cooperation with ASEAN in fully implementing ASEAN’s Five-Point Consensus and to conduct dialogues among all stakeholders to seek peaceful and comprehensive solutions in accordance with the will and aspirations of Myanmar people.Thoa stressed that the international community needs to help parties in Myanmar conduct dialogue and reconciliation, thus facilitating the democratic transition on the basis of respect for sovereignty and independence, territorial integrity and unity of Myanmar.The diplomat also spoke highly of efforts made by the ASEAN Chair and the ASEAN Special Envoy on Myanmar, and applauded the close coordination between the UN and ASEAN in ensuring humanitarian assistance in the country.She called on the international community to continue supporting ASEAN in promoting its central and leading role in helping Myanmar promote a peaceful solution.Regarding the situation in Rakhine state, the Vietnam ese representative reiterated the need for all parties to make efforts to address root causes of the crisis.During the meeting, UN Secretary-General's Special Envoy on Myanmar Noeleen Heyzer reported on current difficulties and challenges in the country, and highlighted the important role of ASEAN in de-escalating the crisis and promoting the implementation of the Five-Point Consensus. She also proposed specific measures to solve the problem in Rakhine State.Participants all highly valued ASEAN's role in promoting a peaceful solution in Myanmar, and emphasised the importance of immediately and fully implementing the consensus.At a meeting in Indonesia in April 2021, ASEAN leaders reached consensus on five points on Myanmar situation: ending violence, conducting constructive dialogue among all parties, appointing a special envoy of ASEAN to facilitate the dialogue, providing humanitarian assistance for Myanmar’s people through the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance, and sending the special envoy to Myanmar to meet all the sides involved./.

Đúng như sau này nhạc sỹ Nguyễn Đình Thi trong trường ca “Người Hà Nội” đã viết “nơi lắng hồn núi sông ngàn năm”. Khách quan mà nói, Thăng Long - Đông Đô - Hà Nội đã có những thời kỳ vàng son. Ảnh: Đoàn BổngCó thể nói so với thời Lý Công Uẩn khi định đô, Hà Nội đã mở rộng gấp nhiều lần (chỉ tính các quận nội thành). Khu vực phía Tây Hà Nội mới đấy mà không hơn gì 36 phố phường cũ, nghĩa là phố xá không khang trang, nhà cao tầng dày đặc, hệ thống thoát nước quá kém đến mức Hà Nội thành “Hà lội”. Người đứng đầu Hà Nội phải là người giải được bài toán mà thực tế đang yêu cầu, thực tế đang đặt ra.

They are planning to lift bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership this year. The group was scheduled to move to Uganda first then to Abyei. The challenges of climate change and energy security have propelled Asian nations to increasingly embrace investment in renewable energy. Read full story - The 8th International Day of Yoga (June 21) was celebrated with activities held in central Da Nang city and Binh Thuan province on June 11 and 12. The two-day programme in Da Nang was held in coordination with the Indian Embassy at Bien Dong (East Sea) Park./.

It was the second deployment of the unit, with the first 28 members leaving Vietnam on May 3 and arriving in Abyei on May 5. The Swimming Tournament has taken place from June 8 to 13 with the participation of about 700 students in 26 provinces and cities across the country. The International Yoga Festival - Da Nang 2022 featured yoga performances, along with exhibitions on the Vietnam - India friendship achievements and local tourism products. U.S. aids Vietnam with liquid oxygen systemsThe United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will provide 13 liquid oxygen systems to healthcare facilities across Vietnam to support the care of severe Covid patients. The Bach Mai oxygen system is the largest of 13 such systems being provided by USAID to hospitals in the country, the local media reported.

Environment Forum spotlights sustainable development of Vietnamese marine economy A forum on Vietnam’s sustainable marine economic development took place in the south central coastal province of Phu Yen on June 12. Environment Meeting marks World Oceans Day, Vietnam’s sea-island week in Phu Yen A meeting took place in the south-central province of Phu Yen to celebrate World Oceans Day (June 8) and the Vietnam Sea and Island Week, which began on June 1. Environment Ha Tinh: Vu Quang national park receives rare wild animals The Vu Quang National Park in the central province of Ha Tinh on August 11 received an Assam macaque and a pangolin from the local border force. Environment Government, partners discuss mangrove afforestation in Mekong Delta Local authorities and experts from international organisations and partners have discussed measures to increase the mangrove restoration and afforestation in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region at a workshop in Hanoi.

""The disadvantages in attracting and using FDI have been slowly overcome, affecting economic development, social order and national defence-security. "Thang said these limitations had many causes, but the most basic was that institutions and policies on FDI had not kept pace with development requirements.He added: "In the coming time, it is necessary to continue to improve institutions and laws on FDI attraction to improve the quality and efficiency of attracting and using foreign investment capital. "He said at the same time that it was necessary for the active, robust, synchronous and substantive participation of ministries, branches and localities to create a fair, open and transparent business and investment environment.He and his colleagues emphasised the solution to monitoring and evaluating FDI projects, especially the status of "hidden" investment in the form of individual investors in Vietnam. "In addition, there should be solutions to improve the efficiency of attracting and using FDI by enhancing the investment and business environment, reviewing the investment policy system, supporting investors to remove difficulties, strengthening the state management of FDI from the stage of project promotion, appraisal and implementation to the stage of inspection and supervision of implementation.VAFIE recommended that the Government soon issue a decision on the set of criteria to evaluate the effectiveness of the FDI sector. The evaluation criteria under construction include 26 specific economic, social, environmental, technological indicators, all serving as a basis for foreign investors to self-score and for project screening by localities to receive investment./.

At the meeting between Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen and US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman (Photo: VNA)As the national economic hub, Ho Chi Minh City wishes to work as a factor contributing to fostering the Vietnam-US relationship, through cooperation at the local level, Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen told visiting US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman on June 12.Nen stressed that the bilateral relationship has made significant strides across spheres, adding that the US is now Vietnam ’s 11th biggest investor with more than 1,100 projects worth 10.47 billion USD as of April.Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the US remained the biggest importer of Vietnam in 2020-2021. Vietnam has also emerged as the 9th largest trade partner of the US.The US is also HCM City’s leading trade partner, with two-way trade reaching some 9 billion USD. The US is the 10th biggest investor in the city with more than 500 projects valued at around 1.2 billion USD.Additionally, the US is a potential and important partner in such spheres as high-tech, smart city building, finance, health care, education, and high-quality personnel training, he said.HCM City welcomes US investors, especially in high-tech, smart city building, health care, finance, infrastructure and renewable energy, he said, pledging that local authorities will create optimal conditions for foreign investors, including those from the US, to operate in the city.For her part, Sherman expressed her delight at cooperation and mutual support between Vietnam and the US during the pandemic spread in the two countries.The US welcomes the Vietnamese government’s policy of clean energy transition, which will help the country achieve its commitments to net zero carbon emissions by 2050, she noted.US firms want to pour more investments in Vietnam, particularly in renewable energy, digital transformation, digital economy and education, she continued.The Deputy Secretary suggested the two countries roll out specific cooperation activities in the time ahead, especially in energy, environment, high-tech and education./.

The bills include the draft Law on Medical Examination and Treatment (amended), the draft Law on Inspection (amended), the draft Law on Implementation of Democracy at Grassroots Level, the draft revised Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control, the draft amended Petroleum Law, and the law amending and supplementing some articles of the Law on Radio Frequencies. The deputies are scheduled to vote on the draft Law on Mobile Police, the draft Law on Cinematography (amended), the draft revised Law on Emulation and Commendation, the draft law amending and supplementing some articles in the Law on Intellectual Property, and the draft Law on Insurance Business (amended). President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum to be closed for maintenanceThe Mausoleum of President Ho Chi Minh and the Monument to Heroic Martyrs in Hanoi will be closed to the public from June 13 to August 15 for annual maintenance this year. Respect-paying activities for President Ho Chi Minh and heroic martyrs will resume on August 16, announced the management board of President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum on June 10. Ho Chi Minh City has 114 public senior high schools which will enrol about 72,800 students in the 2022-2023 school year.

Hanoi promotes using QR codes for farm produce to help consumers quickly trace the origin of the products. "Businesses and cooperatives using QR codes have helped them and consumers to prevent unknown-origin foods on the domestic market," Hang said. "Labelled agricultural products under safe production chains are sold at 10 to 30 percent higher prices than trad it ional products. "IT application in production and consumption has also gradually improved the capacity of cooperatives and enterprises in terms of production and supply of products, according to Hang. The cooperative has supplied 3 tonnes of vegetables daily to many supermarket systems such as Big C and T-mart, large hospitals, and schools.

Business New strategy promotes agricultural products on e-commerce platforms The recently-approved National Postal Development Strategy to 2025 with a vision to 2030 targets 100 percent of agricultural households using e-commerce platforms to move their products. Business Infographic Industrial production index up 8.3% in first 5 months of 2022 The industrial production index posted a year-on-year rise of 8.3 percent in the first five months of 2022. Manufacturing and processing expanded 9.2 percent and phone components, which are the major industrial products in the reviewed period, surged 21.6 percent against the same period last year. Videos Credit upswing - Bright outlook for economic recovery As of May 20, Vietnam’s banking system had injected some 43 billion USD into the economy this year, a 7.6 percent increase compared to the end of 2021. The figure also reflects rising capital demand for production and business activities and a bright outlook for economic recovery.

Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Energy Minister Supattanapong Punmeechaow speaks at the event. Addressing the seminar, Permanent secretary for energy Kulit Sombatsiri said that Thai Government has already revised up renewable energy targets in the Power Development Plan. The proportion of renewable energy will increase to 50 percent of fuels used to produce electricity in the country within 2040, up from the previous 37 percent goal, he said. Last year renewable energy made up 11 percent of total fuels used in the country. SCG president and chief executive Roongrote Rangsiyopash suggested the government develop a network of rail systems to better facilitate the transport of goods, mostly done via road transport at present, in order to save fuel, promote renewable energy and attract more investors interested in clean energy./.