1.7 trillion VND related to test kit scandal handed back: Spokesperson
Lieutenant General To An Xo, Chief of the Office and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Public Security (Photo: VNA)– The police has received 1.7 trillion VND (69.35 million USD) handed back by those involved in the COVID-19 test kit scandal at Viet A Technologies JSC , Lieutenant General To An Xo, Chief of the Office and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Public Security, said at the Government’s regular press conference on December 1.Xo underlined that this is a complicated case causing discontent among the public, and many officials and Party members, including many senior officials have been punished.The investigation agency under the Ministry of Public Security decided to prosecute and apply preventive measures against 29 people, while blocking many transaction accounts, bank deposit books and distraining many assets, he said.Punishments for those in the case have been applied in three levels depending on their roles and performances, ensuring the strictness of the legal regulations and the humanity and leniency of the regime at the same time, the official stated.He underlined that the ministry advises violators to honestly confess their wrongdoings to authorised agency or return the corrupt money to receive leniency when investigation into the case is expanded./.
Source:Viet Nam News
December 02, 2022 03:36 UTC
President hosts representatives from organisations of Koreans in Vietnam
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) greets representatives from organisations of Republic of Korea citizens on December 1. (Photo: VNA)– President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with representatives from organisations of Republic of Korea citizens living and working in Vietnam on December 1, ahead of his State-level visit to the RoK at the invitation of his counterpart Yoon Suk-yeol At the meeting, RoK Ambassador to Vietnam Oh Young-ju said the RoK attaches special importance to the friendly and cooperative relationship with Vietnam, and has high expectations of President Phuc’s visit that it would open up new opportunities for bilateral cooperation in various fields, especially a cooperation framework for a mineral supply chain.Participants shared the view that the Vietnam-RoK strategic cooperative partnership is developing strongly, and people-to-people exchanges are also flourishing, with the Vietnam-RoK Friendship Association and RoK-Vietnam Friendship Association playing a prominent role.The representatives from the organisations of RoK citizens in Vietnam expressed their hope that President Phuc and relevant agencies always support the RoK community in Vietnam and further facilitate investment and business activities of RoK enterprises in the country.The President appreciated the role of organisations of RoK citizens in Vietnam in supporting RoK nationals in the country and deepening the friendship and mutual understanding between the two peoples.He affirmed that the Vietnamese State always takes care of and protects the legitimate rights and interests of the RoK community, as well as creates the best possible conditions for the community.The State leader said the great achievements of the Vietnam-RoK bilateral cooperation after 30 years establishing diplomatic relations prove that the two countries have become very important partners of each other.However, they still have great potential for expanding cooperation, Phuc said, noting his wish to further promote the bilateral partnership. He asked RoK citizens and enterprises to continue fostering the friendship and cooperation between the RoK and Vietnam./.
Source:Viet Nam News
December 01, 2022 19:34 UTC
500 to join Vietnam Coast Guard’s friendship exchange
At the event (Photo: VNA)Illustrative photo (Source: qdnd.vn)– The Vietnam Coast Guard (VCG) will hold a friendship exchange in Hanoi from December 8-11 with the participation of 500.Introducing the programme at a December 1 press conference, Major General Tran Van Xuan, Deputy Political Commissar of the force, said the event aims to enhance mutual understanding, build on trust, and create high consensus in cooperation between the VCG and other law enforcement forces at sea of countries in the region, especially neighbouring countries and those with bordering seas.Participating foreign forces consist of those from the Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Thailand.The exchange is set to feature courtesy calls, bilateral meetings, a conference, a defence exhibition, and a trip to Hanoi’s historical and cultural destinations.The VCG has so far signed cooperation pacts with equivalent law enforcement agencies of nine countries – China, the US, Japan, the Republic of Korea, India, Cambodia, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia./.
Source:Viet Nam News
December 01, 2022 16:34 UTC
Vietnam calls for support to Palestine in gaining independence
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam calls on the international community to support Palestine in gaining independence, – Vietnam calls on the international community to support Palestine in gaining independence, Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang , Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), stated at a UN General Assembly session on November 30. Vietnam affirmed its support for all initiatives of the international community to promote the peace process and find a lasting solution to the Palestinian issue. While there is no final solution, Vietnam supports and calls on international partners to increase humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians, Ambassador Giang stated. While there is no final solution, Vietnam supports and calls on international partners to increase humanitarian assistance to the Palestinians, Ambassador Giang stated. They underlined that the international community should make efforts to realise this target and settle the longest dispute in the modern history in a comprehensive, fair and long-term manner.
Source:Viet Nam News
December 01, 2022 05:00 UTC
Vietnam News Agency, Mexican Labour Party boost cooperative ties
VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang (R) and PT General Secretary Alberto Anaya Gutiérrez. She thanked PT for always supporting VNA’s resident correspondents to help the agency fulfill its task of reporting the Mexican situation to leaders of the Party and State, and people of Vietnam. As an official news agency of Vietnam, VNA pledged to make active contributions to the relations between the two nations in the coming time, Trang said. In 2012, PT presented a bronze statute of President Ho Chi Minh, which was created by Mexican sculptor Pedro Ramirez Ponzanell, to VNA as a gift. VNA and PT leaders have also regularly made mutual visits within the cooperation framework between the two Parties and States./.
Source:Viet Nam News
December 01, 2022 02:50 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES NOVEMBER 29
The New Zealand side said it is willing to share relevant experience with Vietnam, contributing to promoting cooperation between the two countries in these fields. Experience in promoting youth development sharedThe first international forum of the National Committee on Youth was held in Hanoi on November 29 to share experience in building and implementing youth development policies. Addressing the event, Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Committee on Youth of Vietnam Nguyen Tuong Lam underlined that developing the youth is an important matter for every nation. Conference discusses humanities in Vietnam - RoK relationsA conference was held in Hanoi on November 29 to look into the humanities in relations between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK). Currently, Binh is planning some literature projects, including an epic about Vietnam, thereby bringing the image of Vietnam and its people, including historical figures of Vietnam, to the world.
Source:Viet Nam News
November 29, 2022 22:59 UTC
Vietnam News Agency boosts cooperation with Cuban newspaper
General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Vu Viet Trang (R) and Deputy Director of the Granma daily Arlin Alberty Loforte. (Photo:VNA)General Director of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Vu Viet Trang on November 29 had a working session with a delegation of the Granma daily - the newspaper of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), led by its Deputy Director Arlin Alberty Loforte.According to Loforte, the Granma daily currently publishes 500,000 copies per day and distributed in 38 countries. It also produces radio and television programmes, as well as promotes its presence on social media.Granma wants to learn from experiences in developing model of convergence newsrooms, modern journalism and increase presence on social networks and other interactive information platforms in order to attract young people, and fight misinformation and slander by hostile forces, she said.Through the working visit to the VNA, the newspaper wishes to exchange experiences in digital transformation, how to produce news in cyber environment and access young viewers, she went on.For her part, the VNA leader noted that VNA and Granma share many similarities. She said as the key national press agency providing official information to domestic and foreign media outlets, VNA is developing following the model of a multimedia press agency.The general director briefed the guest on the organisational structure of VNA, with seven source news departments, 10 electronic and print newspapers, one TV channel and one publishing house, along with supporting units. The agency has a network of 63 bureaus in all provinces and centrally-run cities in Vietnam, and 30 overseas bureaus in all five continents, including one in Havana, Cuba.She thanked the leaders and colleagues of Granma daily for their enthusiastic and effective support of VNA's correspondents in Havana, expressing the hope that they will continue to coordinate and support their colleagues from the VNA’s office in Cuba in the coming time.On this occasion, the Granma daily’s delegation visited a number of units of the VNA to learn about VNA's operation model./.
Source:Viet Nam News
November 29, 2022 20:20 UTC
Vietnam's overseas representative agencies to step up economic diplomacy
Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu (standing) speaks at the hybrid conference with overseas representative agencies of Vietnam on November 28. (Photo: baoquocte.vn)– The Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a hybrid conference with overseas representative agencies of Vietnam on November 28 with a view to promoting economic diplomacy The conference, the first of its kind and to be held monthly, was chaired by Minister Bui Thanh Son and saw the presence of more than 90 ambassadors and heads of overseas representative agencies.Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu, head of the steering committee for economic diplomacy, said economic diplomacy has had its focus opportunely shifted from vaccine diplomacy serving the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic to socio-economic recovery and development, which has effectively contributed to national achievements in the first 10 months of 2022.However, as the global economic situation is predicted to continue facing difficulties, causing pressure on developing and highly open economies like Vietnam, the Government has high expectations for more contributions by economic diplomacy to macro-economic stability and sustainable growth, he noted.Son said economic diplomacy has become a focal and consistent task of overseas representative agencies of Vietnam.He requested that amid the complex and unpredictable global and regional economic situation, the representative agencies should press on with studying; giving advice; making forecasts; keeping a close watch on global and regional economic developments; conducting in-depth assessment of new economic connectivity initiatives and supply chain shifting trends; seeking opportunities for attracting investment to Vietnam, especially in high technology, green energy, digital transformation, and high-tech agriculture; continuing to help Vietnamese enterprises and localities to enhance relations with foreign partners and businesses; and finding new regions, sectors, and mechanisms to further expand export markets.The minister asked ambassadors and heads of representative agencies to uphold their sense of responsibility towards the Party and people in economic diplomacy, helping the country sustain growth momentum and realise socio-economic development targets set at the 13th National Party Congress.At the conference, participants discussed the prospects and major issues of the global economy, shared information about the situation in their host countries and territories, exchanged other countries’ experience in dealing with macro-economic challenges, proposed measures for attracting investment more strongly and capitalising on the supply chain shifting trend, and suggested ways for expanding and diversifying export markets./.
Source:Viet Nam News
November 29, 2022 19:15 UTC
Vietnam serves 2.95 million international tourists in 11 months
International tourists explore Dong Nai Culture-Nature Reserve by bicycle. (Photo: VNA)Foreigners visit Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA)– Nearly 597,000 foreigners have visited Vietnam in November, up 23.2% month-on-month, bringing the total number of international tourists to the country in the first 11 months of this year to 2.95 million, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).The total figure is 21.1 times higher than that of the same period last year, but down 81.9% compared to the number of 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.In the period, the number of international tourists travelling to Vietnam by air accounts for 88.9%, 11.1% by road, and 0.03% by sea.The country was estimated to earn 536.3 trillion VND (21.6 billion USD) from accommodation and catering services, up 56.5% year-on-year, while revenue in the travel and tourism industry was estimated at 22.9 trillion VND, a 4.1-fold increase compared to that of the same period last year.Recently, the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism launched an email system, the first of its kind, to promote Vietnamese tourism at https://mail.vietnam.travel./.
Source:Viet Nam News
November 29, 2022 06:41 UTC
International Food & Hotel exhibition to be held in Vietnam
The Food & Hotel Vietnam 2022 will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 7-9 December 2022. The exhibition is aimed to contribute to promoting the transformation and development of new technologies and new solutions in F&B and accommodation services in Vietnam, shared Jeffrey Au, head of Sales, Hospitality, Food & Beverage & Packaging at Informa Markets, the exhibition’s organizer. According to the Vietnam News, there will be more than 300 domestic and international enterprises of food, restaurant, and hotel from the EU, Germany, Italy, UK, Belgium, Australia, Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, the US, Canada, Uruguay, Singapore, and Japan. In addition, there will also be a series of F&B competitions. Source: https://vietnamnews.vn/economy/1399779/hcm-city-to-host-food-hotel-vietnam.html
Source:Viet Nam News
November 28, 2022 23:13 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES NOVEMBER 28
NA Standing Committee convenes 17th sessionThe 17th session of the National Assembly Standing Committee opened in Hanoi on November 28, and will last only one day. Vietnam and Morocco established diplomatic relations on March 27, 1961. Buddhists convene national congress in HanoiThe ninth national congress of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) officially opened in Hanoi on November 28 themed ‘Discipline - Responsibility - Solidarity – Development’. Nearly 1,100 Buddhist dignitaries, monks and nuns, and representatives of the Vietnam Buddhist Association overseas are expected to attend the congress. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh made the request on November 28 while receiving Virginijus Sinkevicius, European Commissioner for Environment, who is in Vietnam for the 2022 Green Economy Forum and Exhibition (GEFE) organized by the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (EuroCham Vietnam).
Source:Viet Nam News
November 28, 2022 21:44 UTC
Binh Phuoc’s search team find remains of 11 martyrs in Cambodia
Members of Team K72 at work in Cambodia (Photo: VOV)Binh Phuoc (VNA) – Team K72 under the southern province of Binh Phuoc’s Military Command, which is responsible for repatriating the remains of the Vietnamese soldiers who died in Cambodia, has unearthed remains of 11 martyrs after a 20-day search starting November 7. According to Lieutenant Colonel Nguyen Ngoc Anh from the team, the search was part of the team’s activities in Kratie and KampongThom provinces of Cambodia during the 2022-2023 dry season. After more than two decades of carrying out its task, K72 has brought home remains of 2,668 martyrs./.
Source:Viet Nam News
November 28, 2022 19:56 UTC
France eyes to beef up ties with Southeast Asian nations
French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu (R) and his Indonesian couterpart Prabowo Subianto (Photo: AFP/VNA)Jakarta (VNA) - France wants to further strengthen ties with Southeast Asian nations to be in a situation to have credible diplomacy, French Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu told his Indonesian couterpart Prabowo Subianto in Jakarta on November 25. France needs to maintain political interaction with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), he said, stressing that his country wants to play a multilateral role in the region. Lecornu also highlighted the strong relationship between France and Indonesia, saying that there is a powerful strategic intimacy that is being formed between Indonesia and France. The meeting between the Indonesian and French ministers took place in the context that Indonesia will officially assume the rotating chair of ASEAN in 2023. France is currently an observer of the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM ), consisting of Defence Ministers and representatives of defence ministries of ASEAN member countries and the bloc’s partner countries namely Australia, China, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Russia and the US./.
Source:Viet Nam News
November 27, 2022 23:40 UTC
Vietnam logs 358 new COVID-19 cases on November 27
Illustrative image (Source: VNA)– The national COVID-19 caseload rose to 11,514,532 with 358 new cases recorded on November 27, according to the Ministry of Health With 53 patients given the all clear during the day, the number of recoveries increased to 10,608,112.Meanwhile, there are 50 patients needing breathing support.No death from COVID-19 was recorded in the past 24 hours. The total fatalities stood at 43,170.As many as 46,163 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered on November 26, raising the total number of injections so far to 264,066,112./.
Source:Viet Nam News
November 27, 2022 17:40 UTC
Vietnamese, Indian parties look to promote traditional relations
Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai (Photo: VNA)Vietnamese Ambassador to India Nguyen Thanh Hai has recently paid a courtesy visit to President of Indian National Congress (INC) Mallikarjun Kharge in New Delhi.During the meeting, the Vietnamese diplomat spotlighted the good relations between the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) and the INC since the middle of the 20th century, which was cultivated by President Ho Chi Minh, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and generations of leaders from both sides. Vietnam wishes to closely cooperate with India, as well as with the INC , for the development of each country and peace and stability in the region and the world, he stated.He also briefed the host on important guidelines set forth by the CPV at its 13th National Congress as well as the strong developments of the relations between Vietnam and India in recent times.The Vietnamese ambassador took the occasion to hand over a letter of CPV General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to Kharge to congratulate the Indian official on being elected the President of the INC.For his part, Kharge expressed his impression and admiration for the Vietnamese nation's struggles for national independence and reunification, and highly valued Vietnam's development in recent years as well as its contributions and role in the international arena.The two countries and parties share many similar views, and are striving for peace and prosperity in each country, the region and the world, he said, showing a desire to preserve and promote the good relations between the two nations, and between the INC and the CPV as well./.
Source:Viet Nam News
November 27, 2022 17:38 UTC