“Young Francophone Reporters” contest winners announced
The first-prize winner Ho Ngoc Vinh Nguyen (centre) receive his award from VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang (R) and Tran Thi Mai Yen, acting Chief Representative of the OIF in the Asia-Pacific region. (Photo: VNA)Winners of the 7th “Young Francophone Reporters” competition were announced at an award ceremony in Hanoi on November 4.The annual contest was launched by Le Courrier du Vietnam (CVN), a French language newspaper of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), under the auspices of the Asia-Pacific Regional Office (RBAP) of the International Organisation of the Francophonie ( OIF ); the Francophone University Agency (AUF); the embassies of France, Morocco, Romania, Switzerland and Canada; and the Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation to Vietnam.After a month since its launch, this year’s competition received 95 works from 119 contestants. There were one first, one second, one third, and two consolation prizes as well as six other prizes based on readers’ votes, the contestants’ impression and talent, among others.With its theme highlighting the voice of young people, the contest aimed to encourage youth to use the diversity and richness of the French language to share their concerns and dreams about the future of themselves and of the Francophone community.Addressing the award ceremony, VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang lauded the CVN’s efforts to sustain the contest despite COVID-19 and thanked supporters of annual event like the RBAP and the embassies.The success of the competition has confirmed the VNA’s right direction in diversifying communications forms serving foreign relations affairs and in promoting Vietnam's image in the Francophone community and international friends, she affirmed.She stated the VNA will further assist the newspaper in organising this meaningful external contest.Tran Thi Mai Yen, acting Chief Representative of the OIF in the Asia-Pacific region, said with the desire to give young people their rightful place in society and find solutions to the problems they are facing, the OIF has placed them at the center of all actions.The entries this year showcase inspiring initiatives, successful models and role models to follow, she said, adding that the quality of participating articles and illustrations is also remarkable./.
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November 05, 2022 02:31 UTC
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Five Vietnamese universities named in Best Global Universities Rankings 2023Five Vietnamese universities have been listed in the 2023 edition of the Best Global Universities Rankings published by the US News & World Report, which includes 2,165 across 95 countries worldwide. Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU) was ranked 970th globally and 258th in Asia in the rankings. Other institutions listed are Ton Duc Thang University (223rd), Duy Tan University (317th), Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (1,116th), and Hanoi University of Science and Technology (1,570th). Vietnam opposes further embargo on Cuba: diplomatAmbassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, has stressed Vietnam's consistent stance of opposing the economic, trade and financial embargo against Cuba. The patient said that on October 19, the patient took a plane from Vietnam to South Africa to travel.
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November 04, 2022 22:52 UTC
Vietnam attends 10th Council of ASEAN Chief Justice Meeting
Malaysia was the first country to host the meeting in-person after it was held online for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Referring to its discussion content, Vietnamese Chief Justice Nguyen Hoa Binh said the focus was on issues of public concern. Many of these regarding the control and prevention of COVID-19 were greatly appreciated by the Council of ASEAN Chief Justices. In an effort to conduct e-court activities through the application of information technology, Vietnam has actively implemented specific steps to improve the quality of its court operations. The 10th Council of ASEAN Chief Justices meeting had 10 working sessions with topics relating to the application of information technology in the court./.
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November 04, 2022 19:58 UTC
Interest rates of auctioned Government bonds continue to rise
A transaction office of BaoViet Bank (Photo: VNA)– The Hanoi Stock Exchange HNX ) held 30 auctions of Government bonds (G-bonds) in October, with 55.66% of the total G-bonds on offer, worth 31.45 trillion VND (1.26 billion USD) sold.With the latest G-bonds auctions, the amount of capital raised via this channel in the January-October period by the State Treasury came to 139.432 trillion VND, while the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies (VBSP) mobilised 12.3 trillion VND.Compared to the end of September, annual interest rates for 10-year and 15-year bonds issued by the State Treasury increased to 4% and 4.1%.Three-year and five-year bonds issued by the VBSP have annual interest rates of 4.7 and 4.8%, respectively.On the secondary market, trading value of G-bonds during the month dropped by 40.4%, with an average trading value of 3.84 trillion VND per session, down 11.1 percent on-month.The total volume traded via repos decreased by 57.68% while Outright transaction value reduced by 16.49%./.
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November 04, 2022 14:55 UTC
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Head Nguyen Hong Thang of the Vietnam Telecoms Authority (under the Information and Communications Ministry) shared that lately, the state of spam calls in Vietnam has increased significantly and become more complicated. US, Vietnam boost healthcare cooperationDeputy Secretary Andrea Palm of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) was in Vietnam this week to meet with CDC Vietnam and CDC Southeast Asia Regional Office staff, US Embassy officials, and partners from the Government of Vietnam. HHS has robust health collaboration with Vietnam both bilaterally and multilaterally through the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA). Since normalization of relations in 1995, the US government has contributed over US$1.15 billion in bilateral health programs in Vietnam. First international half marathon scheduled on New Year dayElite Asian athletes will be invited to compete in the 2023 Vietnam International Half Marathon on January 1, 2023 in Hà Nội.
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November 03, 2022 20:53 UTC
12th working day in fourth sitting of 15th National Assembly
The Question-&-Answer session of the National Assembly on November 3 (Photo: VNA)– The 15th National Assembly began the 12th working day of its fourth sitting on November 3 with group discussions on the draft Land Law (revised) in the morning.In the afternoon, the Question-&-Answer session started with Minister of Construction Nguyen Thanh Nghi the first to take the floor, answering questions of NA deputies on construction issues.Besides Nghi, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang and Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Hong also gave replies on construction-related issues in their fields of management.The Q-&-A session was broadcast live by the national broadcasters and the NA’s television channel.During the session, 36 deputies put questions, focusing on urban planning and management, delays in planning approval; the handling of illegal and unauthorised construction activities, the management of the real estate market, and problems in real estate transactions.Social housing for low income earners and workers, the management of costs and supply of materials for important construction projects were also brought to the spotlight at the Q-&-A session.On November 4, the NA will continue with Q-&-A activities, with issues related to information and communications, and home affairs to be raised./.
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November 03, 2022 20:40 UTC
Vietnam attends Indo Defence 2022 Expo & Forum
The event, the largest of its kind in Southeast Asia, gathered representatives of 905 companies from 60 countries worldwide. Themed “Peace, prosperity, strong defense”, the expo is being held across three different venues in Jakarta. A total of 21 ministerial-level officials, armed forces commanders, and chiefs of staff from various countries attend the event. The event will feature the sixth Indo Marine Expo & Forum and the seventh Indo Aerospace Expo & Forum, co-hosted by the Indonesian Defence Ministry and PT Napindo Media Ashatama company. It is expected to draw about 30,000 visitors and 900 customers./.
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November 03, 2022 19:10 UTC
Vietnamese scientist discovers anti-cancer agents from rice husks
Illustrative image (Photo: thethaovanhoa.vn)Tokyo (VNA) – Vietnamese scientist Prof. Dr. Tran Dang Xuan and his colleagues at Hiroshima University in Japan have discovered anti-cancer agents in rice husks. This is the first study clarifying the cytotoxic mechanism of Momilactones A (MA) and Momilactones B (MB) on acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) HL-60 and multiple myeloma (MM) U266 cell lines. This finding provides novel insights into the anticancer property of Momilactones, which can be a premise for future studies and development of Momilactone-based anti-cancer medicines. In a study in 2019, the group discovered and successfully extracted 600 mg of MA and MB from 30kg of rice husks. The scientist said many pharmaceutical companies inside and outside Japan are working with his team to extract MA and MB for developing medicines to boost the immune system, anti-cancer medicines, those for treating diabetes, and cosmetics./.
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November 03, 2022 05:39 UTC
Indonesia calls on religious leaders to promote world peace
Indonesian President Joko Widodo. (Photo: ANTARA)Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo has called on religious leaders to increase the contributions of religions to solving world problems to reduce rivalry and stop wars for a peaceful world. The Indonesian President made the statement at the opening of the G20 Religion Forum (R20) in Nusa Dua, Bali, on November 2. Islamic organisation Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) initiated the forum in cooperation with the Muslim World League (MWL). Widodo welcomed religious leaders attending the R20 conference and expressed his hope that they would build understanding and agreement, so that religions can make greater contributions to civilisation and humanity.
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November 03, 2022 05:38 UTC
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Another one or two storms have been forecasted to enter the East Sea and directly affect Vietnam this month. "China is ready to import more marketable agricultural products from Vietnam and jointly maintain the facilitation of trade with Vietnam at border ports," he was quoted by the newspaper. Noting that the two countries share broad common interests, Li said China attaches great importance to relations with Vietnam, the article said. Vietnam, Denmark mark 50 years of bilateral diplomacy in HanoiA ceremony was held in Hanoi on November 1 to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Denmark. On the occasion, journalist-photographer Nick Ut presented Vietnam Press Museum some exhibits that he used during his work in 1970.
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November 02, 2022 22:18 UTC
Chinese Party, State treasure neighbourliness, partnership with Vietnam: official
General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong (L) and Wang Yang , Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference ( CPPCC ) National Committee (Photo: VNA)At the meeting (Photo: VNA)The Chinese Party and State highly value the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership with Vietnam, affirmed Wang Yang, Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, at his meeting with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong in Beijing on November 1.Wang congratulated Vietnam on its great achievements under the CPV’s leadership, and expressed his delight at the nations’ thriving relations. He noted that the Vietnamese and Chinese Parties place the people at the centre of their operations.The CPPCC will work with the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) to step up the countries’ exchanges and cooperation, and continue to innovate people-to-people exchange methods in contribution to consolidating and strengthening a solid social foundation and developing bilateral relations in a healthy and stable manner, Wang said.In response, Trong stressed that the VFF and CPPCC play a very important role in the socio-political aspect of each nation, especially in promoting the strength of great national unity, and mobilising social forces and domestic and foreign resources for national development.The Party and State of Vietnam attach great importance to the two bodies’ roles in the Vietnam-China relationship, and highly appreciate the effectiveness of their cooperation over the past time, the Party chief stated.He asked the VFF and CPPCC increase their exchanges and contacts at all levels; enhance practical and effective collaboration in a flexible manner; and expand people-to-people exchanges for improved mutual trust and friendship between the countries.The Party General Secretary suggested the two sides work on the organisation of the 2nd friendship exchange between the VFF Central Committee and the CPPCC National Committee, as well as between the VFF’s chapters in seven Vietnamese border provinces and the CPPCC’s chapters in two Chinese provinces/regions that share a border./.
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November 02, 2022 03:45 UTC
VNA General Director hosts KPF Director
Welcoming the Korean guest, Trang expressed her belief that the visit of the KPF delegation will reinforce bilateral press cooperation, contributing to further strengthening ties between the two countries. Briefing the guest about the structure, function and operation of the host State agency, Trang stressed that, amid the digital transformation, the VNA is now the biggest supplier of news in the country. Helping journalists learn about international press and culture, including Vietnam, is one of the foundation’s activities. Members of the KPF delegation, mostly young journalists, discussed professionalism in press activities, operations of the VNA units, development trend of the VNA and Vietnamese press agencies amid digital transformation. On the occasion, Trang presented a collection of the Vietnam's heritage photos taken by VNA photographers to the delegation./.
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November 02, 2022 01:23 UTC
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Gen Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) and Deputy Minister of National Defence on October 31 chaired the rehearsals for the opening and closing ceremonies of the 30th ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM-30) to be hosted by Vietnam next week. Representatives of the Vietnam Maritime Administration and the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre visited and presented gifts to the fishermen. The annual fundraising event is being organised by the British Chamber of Commerce Vietnam (Britcham Vietnam) and aims to support various charity projects throughout the country. Subsidised bus routes include bus route 55 (Quang Trung Software Park - High-tech Park - New Miền Đông bus station), bus route 56 (Chợ Lớn Bus Station - University of Transport in Thủ Đức City - Miền Đông bus station), bus route 76 (Long Phước - Suối Tiên - Miền Đông bus station), bus route number 93 (Bến Thành - Miền Đông bus station) and bus route 150 (Chợ Lớn bus station - Tân Vạn junction). The four unsubsidised bus routes are route 60-1 (Miền Tây bus station - Biên Hoà bus station), bus route 60-2 (University of Agriculture and Forestry University - Phú Túc bus station), bus route 60-3 (Miền Đông bus station - Nhơn Trạch Industrial Park) and bus route 60-4 (Miền Đông bus station - Sông Mây Industrial Park).
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November 01, 2022 21:47 UTC
Fishing port planning – fulcrum for fisheries sector’s sustainable development
Fishing vessels (Photo: VNA)An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA)– The planning of fishing ports will be a fulcrum for the sustainable development of the fisheries sector, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien has said.Addressing a recent meeting on the perfection of ideas and recommendations for the planning of the fishing port and storm shelter system in the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2050, Tien stressed that the planning of fishing harbours should be separated from that of storm shelter s.The port planning must be closely associated with fleet management, he said, adding that this is an important task to ensure the traceability of exploited aquatic products.It is necessary to calculate the specific numbers of vessels of the northern, central and southern regions, manage of port infrastructure, and mobilise social resources to invest in the system.As the fisheries sector plays an important role in ensuring fishermen’s livelihoods as well as defence security, the planning work must meet this requirement, the deputy minister stressed.Supporting services, processing technology and measures to reduce logistic costs should be taken into account as well.During the planning process, it is also important to turn the five major fishing grounds of Hai Phong, Da Nang, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Khanh Hoa and Kien Giang into growth poles, contributing to promoting socio-economic development, Tien emphasised.In the draft planning, Vietnam will have 172 fishing harbours, an increase from the 125 at present, while the number of fishing vessels will decrease to 83,600 by 2030./.
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November 01, 2022 15:15 UTC
Vietnam, Nepal promote cooperation in consular affairs
Vietnamese Ambassador to Nepal Nguyen Thanh Hai handed over the decision to appoint Honorary Consul of Vietnam in Nepal to Rajesh Kazi Shrestha. (Photo: VNA)New Delhi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in New Delhi on October 31 handed over an appointment decision to honourary consul in Nepal Rajesh Kazi Shrestha. Ambassador to India, Nepal and Bhutan Nguyen Thanh Hai congratulated Shrestha on the appointment, describing it as an important milestone in the relationship between the two countries and also an achievement that the Vietnamese Embassy authorities as well as Nepalese agencies have made over the years to promote cooperation in the consular affairs. The diplomat said he believes that with his capacity, experience and deep affection for Vietnam, Shrestha will complete the assigned tasks and contribute to promoting economic, trade, cultural relations and people-to-people exchanges between the two countries. Rajesh Kazi Shrestha, Vietnamese honorary consul in Nepal, takes group photo with Vietnamese Ambassador to Nepal Nguyen Thanh Hai and embassy staff.
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November 01, 2022 09:48 UTC