Vietnam News Headlines July 27/2024
Sharing the sorrow, a representative from the US Embassy wrote the General Secretary “was a champion of deep ties between the US and Vietnam. In an interview granted to Vietnam News Agency, Djouadj held that under the leadership of General Secretary Trong, the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has led the country to reap considerable socio-economic achievements. Djouadj affirmed that under the leadership of General Secretary Trong, Vietnam has been "prosperous and peaceful", with good economic development, stable society and increasing international status. Kompas research magazine on July 20 published an article hailing the outstanding role of General Secretary Trong and emphasising his imprints on Vietnam's development. Former Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Yushita Hiroyuki hailed General Secretary Trong as an eminent leader of Vietnam and a great friend of Japan.
Source:Viet Nam News
July 27, 2024 10:43 UTC
Intense rainfall expected in northern Vietnam from this weekend
Residents in northern Vietnam are warned of possible flash floods, landslides, and inundation as heavy rainfall may batter the region from Sunday till Wednesday next week, according to the national weather agency. In response to the upcoming intense rainfall, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development on Friday afternoon sent a dispatch to northern provinces and cities, asking them to urgently handle the aftermath of the recent downpours and floods. These locales were told to timely inform local authorities and people of possible natural disasters so that they can take precautionary measures. Over the past few days, heavy rainfall, flooding, flash floods due to the impact of storm Prapiroon, the second to hit Vietnam this year, have wreaked havoc across the northern region. In the mountainous provinces of Son La and Dien Bien, flash floods and landslides claimed the lives of nine people and left eight others missing.
Source:Tuoitre News
July 27, 2024 09:25 UTC
HSBC raises Vietnam’s 2024 GDP growth forecast to 6.5 percent
HSBC has revised its forecast for Vietnam's GDP growth this year to 6.5 percent, up from the previous projection of six percent, following the country's better-than-expected performance in the first half of the year, according to the bank's latest 'Vietnam at a Glance' report. Yun Liu, ASEAN economist at HSBC Global Research, noted that Vietnam's GDP grew 6.9 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of this year, nearly the highest level in two years and well above market expectations of six percent. Along with a small upward revision--5.66 percent in the first quarter, Vietnam’s GDP growth expanded 6.4 percent year on year in the first six months of 2024. Unlike growth, inflation appears to be an imminent concern, read HSBC’s report. However, inflation is likely to subside in the second half of 2024, as favorable effects start to kick in.
Source:Tuoitre News
July 27, 2024 08:49 UTC
All for the price of peace
And for some who returned home with all their limbs, like my father, they left a piece of their young, carefree soul. Vets who suffered from mental health issues are called 'mental invalids' in Việt Nam and are put in mental hospitals. For some mental invalids, although the war ended, they still hear the sound of bombs and replay the memories of war, of comrades dying which bring them back in time. According to the article, most mental invalids cannot even remember their identity, with only the memories of war, both the painful and victorious ones. All, for the price of peace.
Source:Viet Nam News
July 27, 2024 04:08 UTC
Vietnam state securities commission proposes allowing foreign investors to trade stocks without full deposits
The State Securities Commission of Vietnam has proposed eliminating the current regulation that requires foreign institutional investors to deposit 100 percent of the transaction value before trading stocks in Vietnam. If foreign investors fail to make full payments, securities companies through which foreign investors make transactions will take responsibility for the payment, according to the proposal. Tran Truong Manh Hieu, head of the strategy analysis unit at KIS Vietnam Securities Corporation, stated that securities brokerages would be permitted to sell the stocks of foreign institutional investors if these investors fail to make payments. The new policy should consider the potential for foreign institutional investors to default on payments. The State Securities Commission of Vietnam hoped these rules would exert a positive impact on the Vietnamese stock market upgrade, the official added.
Source:Tuoitre News
July 27, 2024 01:28 UTC
19-year-old girl detained for transporting 15kg of illicit drugs from Laos to Vietnam
At a guesthouse in a town bordering Laos, the Quang Tri Province Border Guard of Vietnam arrested a 19-year-old girl with 15 kilograms of ketamine, which was transported from Laos to Vietnam, on Tuesday, local border guards said on Thursday. Colonel Le Van Phuong, commander of the provincial border guard, said on Thursday that the guard had busted a massive cross-border drug trafficking ring. The border guard of the north-central province in May found a group of Vietnamese leading a ring to transport illegal drugs from Laos to Vietnam to sell them to northern provinces. 40 bricks of heroin seized after the border guard in Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam detained a girl for transporting illegal drugs from Laos into Vietnam. Nhi admitted that she was hired to transport the volume of narcotics from Laos to Vietnam.
Source:Tuoitre News
July 26, 2024 19:47 UTC
Party chief through the eyes of 108 Military Central Hospital’s doctors and nurses
The Party chief passed away at Military Central Hospital 108 in the afternoon of July 19. Major General Lê Hữu Song, director of Military Central Hospital 108, expressed his profound grief and special affection for the General Secretary. To care for the General Secretary, the Central Healthcare Protection Committee and Military Central Hospital 108 consulted with both domestic and international medical experts to provide the best treatment plans. In particular, during his final days as his health declined, General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng continued to work diligently. "Every day, from around 9am to 9.30am, the General Secretary would listen to reports from his assistants and secretaries.
Source:Viet Nam News
July 26, 2024 15:32 UTC
Bình Phước Province steps up pace of new-style rural area programme
BÌNH PHƯỚC — Bình Phước Province is speeding up the acquisition of new-style rural area status under a national programme. Of its 86 communes, 73 are recognised as new-style rural communes. Trần Tuệ Hiền, chairwoman of the provincial People’s Committee, said building new-style rural areas has become a widespread movement that has helped improve socio-economic infrastructure in rural areas. Improve livesThe province is taking measures and starting movements to increase the number of new-style rural areas and improve the lives of people there. In Lộc Phú Commune in Lộc Ninh District, 30 per cent of the population is ethnic and it used to be extremely disadvantaged before it implemented new-style rural criteria.
Source:Viet Nam News
July 26, 2024 14:38 UTC
Heavy rains damage rice crop in Mekong Delta
HCM CITY — Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are having difficulty harvesting their early summer-autumn rice and protect young rice plants since heavy rains have inundated many fields. In Mỹ Tú District, Mỹ Tú Commune has 100ha of ripe rice but farmers cannot harvest them because machines cannot operate in flooded fields. In low-lying areas, rice fields are often 25-35cm under water during the rainy season, according to the provincial Irrigation Sub-department. In Kiên Giang, the country’s largest rice producing province, farmers sowed the summer-autumn rice crop on 276,000ha staggering the cropping. In Cần Thơ, farmers have harvested summer-autumn rice earlier than scheduled and completed harvesting all 71,280ha of summer- autumn rice.
Source:Viet Nam News
July 26, 2024 13:05 UTC
KBTG Welcomes a Blast From the Future at the Second Annual KBTG Techtopia
BANGKOK, THAILAND - Media OutReach Newswire - 26 July 2024 - KASIKORN Business-Technology Group (KBTG) recently organized KBTG Techtopia for the second consecutive year. Not limiting the subjects to AI, KBTG Techtopia touched on other emerging techs, from machine learning, blockchain, Web3, quantum computing, cyber security, ESG and many more, through the eyes of industry experts like Microsoft, AWS, Google Cloud, IBM, and Cisco. Ruangroj said in closing, "through KBTG Techtopia, we hope to show the world that KBTG is a tech powerhouse of Southeast Asia and that Thailand is the destination for frontier technologies. Having brought prominent figures such as Ng to inspire thousands of people in Thailand, KBTG Techtopia has proven itself as the place to be for all tech enthusiasts. "Hashtag: #KBTG #KBTGTechtopia #AI #MachineLearning #Blockchain #Web3 #QuantumComputing #TechConferenceThe issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
Source:Viet Nam News
July 26, 2024 12:35 UTC
Avenue K Hosts ‘Sport My Art’ to Empower Artists with Disabilities
The Olympic-inspired art exhibition features special needs and disabled artistsAvenue K Shopping Mall celebrates the official grand launch of the ‘Sport My Art’ Exhibition, showcasing incredible works by special needs and disability artists! KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 26 July 2024 - From 24th July to 11th August 2024, Avenue K Shopping Mall will host the ‘Sport My Art’ group art exhibition at Above @ Level 4. Avenue K Shopping MallAvenue K Shopping Mall is Kuala Lumpur’s coolest urban hub, where life and creativity are celebrated. Far from a regular shopping mall, Avenue K is an experiential destination that has transformed the art of shopping. Avenue K is where you make friends, and create trends.
Source:Viet Nam News
July 26, 2024 02:50 UTC
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Correcting and Replacing: Funeral Director of Confidence Funeral Featured on Association of Trade & Commerce for SME 500 Award
SINGAPORE - Media OutReach Newswire - 26 July 2024- Confidence Funeral Services wishes to issue a clarification statement in relation to the press release issued on 03 June 2024, titled "Funeral Director of Confidence Funeral Featured on Association of Trade & Commerce SME 500 Award. "The correct information is that Confidence Funeral Services was awarded the Singapore SME 500 Award in 2020, not 2024. We will continue providing dignified and compassionate funeral services, supporting families with the utmost care during their most difficult times. Zen Goh and his team at Confidence Funeral sought to address this by adopting a transparent approach, clearly explaining the rationales and principles behind funeral arrangements. About Confidence FuneralEstablished in 2010, Confidence Funeral offers a comprehensive range of funeral services tailored to various religious and cultural preferences, including Taoist, Buddhist, Christian, and Catholic ceremonies.
Source:Viet Nam News
July 26, 2024 02:42 UTC
12 people in hospital after workshop fire
THÁI BÌNH — Twelve workers are being treated in hospital after a fire at a workshop that makes gas lighters. The blaze started at Hoa Việt Co Ltd in Nguyên Xá Commune, Đông Hưng District, the northern province of Thái Bình around 11am on Thursday. The Đông Hưng General Hospital said that at about 11.45am, it received eight patients with serious burns who were transported by personal cars. A preliminary assessment by the hospital showed that no victims suffered from respiratory failure and were all treated actively and urgently. Following the wishes of the company and the victims’ families, by 2.30pm, the hospital transferred 11 cases to the Thái Bình Provincial General Hospital.
Source:Viet Nam News
July 25, 2024 17:15 UTC
Launch of the University of Sydney Viet Nam Institute
The University of Sydney Viet Nam Institute (SVI) officially opened in Viet Nam in June 2024 as a non-profit social enterprise owned by the University of Sydney. Supported by up to AU$40-45 million (£20-23 million) in non-profit funding from the Australian government and international donors, the institute will reinvest all its revenue into research activities in Viet Nam. SVI is the second Research Unit of an overseas university to set up in Viet Nam after OUCRU (Oxford University Clinical Research Unit - https://www.oucru.org/) in 1991. SVI is also open to collaborating in these research areas with international individuals, organisations and universities, including UK universities, in Viet Nam. Amid a highly competitive environment, UK universities may want to consider exploring potential multi-national research collaboration opportunities, with this as a model for research establishment outside the UK.
Source:Viet Nam News
July 25, 2024 16:05 UTC
HCM City to build three international passenger cruise terminals
HCM CITY — HCM City plans to build three more international passenger cruise terminals to develop waterway transport and boost tourism. Bùi Hoà An, deputy director of the municipal Department of Transport, said the three international passenger cruise terminals have been included in the city’s general planning adjustment project by 2040, with a vision to 2060, set to be submitted to the Prime Minister for approval soon. After two months, the Thăng Long high-speed boat, capable of carrying 1,017 passengers on the HCM City - Côn Đảo route, will be suspended on July 29 due to inefficient operations. With its 23km-long coastline and a dense network of rivers and canals, the city holds significant potential for developing eco-tourism and urban waterway tourism. In recent years, international passenger ships coming to the city have had to dock at cargo ports like Nhà Rồng - Khánh Hội and Hiệp Phước ports, which do not meet maritime safety and security requirements.
Source:Viet Nam News
July 25, 2024 14:14 UTC