Rich primate species in Vietnam threatened: WWF report
A Hatinh langur, an endangered primates species is released at a forest in central Vietnam. All of these efforts are to establish safe corridors for species to thrive.Community awareness-raising activities about wildlife and primates are regularly carried out in communities that live close to the species’ habitats, as well as with other key stakeholders at the national level. Besides providing conservation knowledge, WWF’s campaigns in Vietnam also encourage public changes in behaviour and engage local communities to protect their primates.Many other conservation organisations are protecting, researching, rescuing and restoring the unique primates in the region. Fauna and Flora International is working extensively in Vietnam and Myanmar to monitor and protect threatened primates in key locations.The Endangered Primate Rescue Centre in Cuc Phuong, in the northern Ninh Binh province of Vietnam, is rescuing and working on breeding threatened species to reintroduce them to the wild. Closing forests and high-risk wildlife markets, for example, will help recover wildlife populations and maintain local and global biodiversity that naturally help regulate disease, as well as help ensure sustainable use of natural resources.To support the fight against COVID-19, citizens are highly recommended not to buy, sell or consume wildlife products./.
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January 24, 2022 13:22 UTC
Vietnam’s prominent scientist passes away
Dr Nguyen Van Hieu (Photo: laodong.vn) Hanoi (VNA) -He authored hundreds of research works in quantum field theory and theory of solids, with many published in prestigious international journal. Dr Hieu is also the person who laid the foundation for the development of physics research in the country. He was former President of the Dr Nguyen Van Hieu , who was an academician with major contributions to Vietnam’s scientific development , passed away on January 23. He was former President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the founder and Rector of the University of Engineer and Technology, Vietnam National University-Hanoi. A collection of the scientist's research works has been awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize.
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January 24, 2022 08:19 UTC
HCM City shares Tet joy with students of Laos, Cambodia
A representative of young workers in HCM City presents Tet gifts to Lao and Cambodia n students (Photo: VNA)– Students of Laos and Cambodia in Ho Chi Minh City have received many gifts on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) of Vietnam.The gifts were presented by young workers of the HCM City Power Corporation which also signed an agreement with the dormitory of Lao students to organise many cultural and sports exchanges between local young workers and students of Laos and Cambodia in celebration of the traditional New Year festivals of the three countries.At the event, participants learned about the Tet customs of Vietnam through playing folk games, making traditional dishes, and trying calligraphy.The activity was also meant to give spiritual support to Lao and Cambodian students who have to be far away from their families for a long time due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact.On January 23, the HCM City Confederation of Labour held several Tet celebrations for disadvantaged workers who are unable to return to their hometowns to welcome the first days of the Year of the Tiger./.
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January 23, 2022 12:15 UTC
Vietnam striving to regain foothold for pepper industry
The Vietnam Pepper Association (VPA) is considering importing pepper from neighbouring countries to ensure sufficient supply for domestic processing, according to Chairman Nguyen Hai Nam. Last year, Vietnam’s pepper imports from Cambodia soared 111 percent compared to 2020, he said. Pepper output in Cambodian provinces bordering with Vietnam can reach 30,000 tonnes per year. Despite the fact that the number only accounts for one-tenth of Vietnam’s output, it can help ease the shortage in the coming time. In 2021, Vietnam exported 260,000 tonnes of pepper for some 950 million USD, down 9 percent in volume and up 44 percent in value against 2020./.
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January 23, 2022 03:02 UTC
Vietnamese enterprises have the conditions to develop world-class AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology has advanced at lightning speed over the past decade and has become the hot topic of many domestic and international seminars. But the question remains; how to boost the development of AI companies in Viet Nam? “I find in Viet Nam it is easier to collect, clean and label data than in many other countries. I wondered 'can we actually build a world-class AI research lab in Viet Nam, a developing country? “Three years later, I think we can safely say that VinAI is now an established world-class AI research lab.
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January 22, 2022 10:53 UTC
Technology as favorable choice among Vietnamese startups
Many startup businesses in Vietnam have chosen technological products and services as their development direction and have achieved impressive results so far. In 2021, Elsa was successful in its Series B funding round to attract US$15 million from Vietnam Investments Group and SIG. Among the 800 startup unicorns in the world, four come from Vietnam, namely VNG, Sky Mavis, VNLife and M_Service. Vietnamese startups can now enjoy a rich capital source from both large domestic corporations or trading boosting organizations and international investors like VSV Capital - Vietnam Silicon Valley, Mekong Capital, 500 Startups Vietnam, Vietnam Investment Group, IDG Ventures Vietnam, Nextrans. Another example is the 22-milion-dollar investment of VNG startup unicorn in Telio – a B2B e-commerce platform.
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January 22, 2022 03:03 UTC
7.0 IELTS band score: still not high enough for Vietnamese parents, students
She could not imagine that some years later, universities would enroll students by considering IELTS scores and students would rush to study for IELTS. IELTS language covers in-depth topics in many fields, from engineering, economics to sciences, and society. The question is why universities require international certificates on foreign language skills, and not the Vietnamese six-level foreign language proficiency framework. “The fact that students study for international certificates shows that they are ready to work in an international environment,” he said. IELTS language covers in-depth topics in many fields, from engineering, economics to sciences, and society.
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January 22, 2022 01:33 UTC
Vietnam, Uzbekistan hold deputy ministerial-level political consultation
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs To Anh Dung and his Uzbekistani counterpart Furkat Sidikov co-chaired the fifth political consultation via videoconference on January 21 to discuss bilateral ties as well as regional and global issues of shared concern. Dung affirmed that Vietnam treasures and wishes to develop traditional friendship and all-around ties with Uzbekistan, especially in promising fields such as agriculture, apparel, health care, culture, tourism and labour. He emphasised that Uzbekistan wants to step up ties with Vietnam in various areas for the benefit of the two peoples and for development of the two nations. Both sides also discussed regional and global issues of shared concern, including maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea. They stressed that political consultation is an important mechanism to offer timely opinions and maintain joint work in bilateral and multilateral fields./.
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January 21, 2022 20:24 UTC
Vietnam successfully fulfills dual goals: Moroccan Ambassador
At the ceremony to hand over the honorary consul certificate of Morocco in Ho Chi Minh City to Doan Huu Duc in December 2021. (Photo: Moroccan Embassy in Vietnam)Vietnam is one of the few countries that have successfully fulfilled the dual goals of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuring the smooth operation of the economy, Moroccan Ambassador to Vietnam Jamale Chouaibi has said.In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), the ambassador attributed the results to the early and effective implementation of pandemic prevention and control measures, as well as the awareness-building work in the country.All partners of Vietnam have applauded the Government’s new strategy on safe and flexible adaptation to and effective control of the pandemic to stimulate the national economic recovery and ease pandemic impacts, Chouaibi said.The ambassador also lauded Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout thanks to the vaccine diplomacy strategy, noting that the country has received enough vaccines to distribute to all of its cities and provinces within a short period of time.Regarding the 60th anniversary of the Vietnam-Morocco diplomatic ties in March 2021, he said the celebration offered a chance to honour the friendship between people of the two countries, review their bilateral cooperation, and seek the best solutions to enhance and expand the partnership.The ambassador noted that in the political sphere, the two countries share a number of basic principles in external relations, especially the respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, no intervention in each other’s internal affairs, the promotion of peace, stability and development, and commitments to addressing disputes via dialogue, conciliation and negotiation.He also highlighted the expanding bilateral trade ties, saying Vietnam is the second most important partner of Morocco in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).Morocco’s appointment of an honorary consul in Ho Chi Minh City on December 7, 2021 has contributed to creating more trade and business opportunities between the two countries.
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January 21, 2022 16:33 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JANUARY 21
Vietnam are set to play the Republic of Korea on January 21. Vietnam, Malaysia should lift bilateral trade to 20 billion USD by 2025: PresidentPresident Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he wants Vietnam and Malaysia to lift bilateral trade to 20 billion USD by 2025 during a reception for outgoing Ambassador of Malaysia to Vietnam Dato Sharifah Norhana Syed Mustaffa on January 20 afternoon. Vietnam, France hold seventh high-level economic dialogueThe seventh high-level economic dialogue between Vietnam and France took place in the form of videoconference on January 20. It is a rare phenomenon in Vietnam and only recorded in high mountain areas in the northern region in winter. In 2021, up to 264 illegal migrants were deported from Vietnam by HCM City police.
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January 21, 2022 06:42 UTC
French hypermarket introduces Vietnam’s cuisine, commodities
Carrefour Ormesson hypermarket of French introduces Vietnam’s cuisine, commodities (Photo: VNA)– A programme to promote Vietnam’s Tet culture and cuisine kicked off at Carrefour Ormesson hypermarket in Ormesson city of France on January 20.This is the first time a Vietnamese Lunar New Year festival has been held at the Carrefour retail distribution system. The event is part of the activities in the framework of tripartite cooperation between the Vietnam Trade Office in France, importers and retail distributors, to introduce the traditional culture and products of Vietnam to French people.Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang affirmed this is a good opportunity for Carrefour to conquer the segment of consumers that have the demand to use healthy food He said Vietnamese businesses need to tap opportunities brought about by the EU – Vietnam Free Trade Agreement in order to build a professional and sustainable development strategy in order to participate in "playing fields" of European hypermarkets.According to CEO of Carrefour supermarket chain Bruno Lebon, the event is an occasion to celebrate the strong relationship between Carrefour and its Vietnamese partners, as well as an opportunity for Carrefour’s consumers to explore the Vietnamese cuisine and goods.He further said over 700 products will be introduced at Carrefour’s supermarket chains during the event.Nhat Thanh Khiem, an importer of Vietnamese products in France, said the event is hoped to promote Vietnam’s exports to France.According to Vu Anh Son, Head of Vietnam Trade Office in France, a project to promote enterprises to directly participate in foreign distribution networks has been deployed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade since 2015.The tripartite cooperation mode has proven effective in the market, benefiting all the involved parties, and helping develop brand and image of Vietnamese goods in the local market.Owners of supermarkets and retail distribution chains in France have planned to increase the proportion of Vietnamese goods in their distribution systems./.
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January 21, 2022 05:24 UTC
Foreign Minister delivers Tet gifts to needy Vietnamese Cambodians
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son met with leaders of the Khmer-Vietnam Association and presented gifts to needy Cambodians of Vietnamese origin in Cambodia on January 19 as part of his two-day official visit to the neighbouring country.President of the Khmer-Vietnam Association in Cambodia Sim Chy gave Son a brief update about the situation of the community of Cambodians of Vietnamese origin , the association’s main activities and how the community plans to celebrate Tet, Vietnam’s traditional New Year holiday.The association has been focusing on raising awareness of Cambodian legal regulations among the Vietnamese Cambodians and helping them handle legal papers, among others, he said.All chapters of the association have upheld their role in inspiring and promoting the solidarity and mutual support among the community at the time of COVID-19, he added.Son highly spoke of the Khmer-Vietnam Association’s efforts, suggesting that its leaders and local chapters organise more practical activities for the community and act as a bridge between the two peoples during the Vietnam – Cambodia Friendship Year 2022 when the two sides celebrate the 55th anniversary of their diplomatic ties.He took the occasion to present 500 Tet gift packages, funded by the Vietnam Fatherland Front, to Vietnamese Cambodians affected by the pandemic./.
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January 21, 2022 03:06 UTC
Probe underway on shooting threat against Japan-Vietnam flight
Illustrative photo. (Source: VNA)Investigation is still underway on a shooting threat made against a Vietnam Airlines flight en route from Japan to Vietnam earlier this month, spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang told the Foreign Ministry’s regular press conference on January 20.Shortly after receiving the information about the incident, the Embassy of Vietnam in Japan has supported the representative office of Vietnam Airlines in the country to contact local authorities for information verification, Hang said. The embassy has also sent a note to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting an urgent security check for the flight upon its arrival at Fukuoka Airport, aiming to ensure safety of all passengers.The note also asked Japanese authorities to promptly investigate the case and identify the person who made the threat phone call, she added.With the help and cooperation of local authorities, the flight continued its journey and safely landed in Vietnam, the spokesperson said.At present, the case is under investigation . The relevant agencies of Vietnam are coordinating with the Japanese side to continue clarify the reasons behind it as well as identify the caller.According to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV), flight VN5311/NRT-HAN departed from Narita (Japan) for Hanoi at 10:30am (local time) on January 5, with 15 crew members and 47 passengers aboard.At about 11:10am, the Vietnam Airlines branch in Japan received a phone call from a man who spoke Japanese and claimed to be American. "Flight VN5311 had better come back to Narita or it will be shot down when passing Tokyo Bay," the unidentified caller said.The Vietnam Airlines office reported the incident to the Vietnam Airlines Corporation, which forwarded the information to Japanese authorities, the CAAV and agencies of the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security./.
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January 21, 2022 02:13 UTC
Party officials of Vietnam, India hold talks
Head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Le Hoai Trung holds virtual talks with the chief of the Foreign Affairs Department of the Indian ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vijay Chauthaiwale, and BJP Member of Parliament Ravishandar Prasad. (Photo: VNA)The head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations, Le Hoai Trung , held virtual talks on January 20 with the chief of the Foreign Affairs Department of the India n ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vijay Chauthaiwale, and BJP Member of Parliament Ravishandar Prasad.Trung took the occasion to informed the BJP about the outcomes of the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), and Vietnam’s COVID-19 response along with measures to ensure social welfare and recover and develop the economy.He congratulated the BJP and the Government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on their achievements in leading India to fight the pandemic and restore economic development.The BJP officials hailed Vietnam’s achievements and expressed delight at the development of bilateral ties between the two countries and parties. They affirmed that the BJP attaches importance to and wants to bolster cooperation with the CPV.The two sides exchanged views on regional and international issues of common concern, and discussed measures and directions to promote the ties between the CPV and the BJP in the time ahead, contributing to deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries./.
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January 20, 2022 21:39 UTC
390 corruption cases investigated, prosecuted in 2021:anti-corruption central steering committee
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong speaks at the meeting. (Photo: VNA)A total of 390 corruption cases involving 1,011 people were investigated and prosecuted last year, the Central Steering Committee for Anti-Corruption reported at a meeting in Hanoi on January 20.Those included 10 major cases under the supervision of the steering committee. It is noteworthy that many new serious cases have been brought to light, which involved both incumbent and retired high-ranking officials and officers of general ranks in the armed forces, 10 of whom were under the management of the Politburo and the Party Central Committee's Secretariat.Progress was seen in the recovery of assets in corruption cases, with over 9 trillion VND reclaimed in 2021.Party committees and Party inspection commissions at all levels intensified supervision and inspection, with 618 Party members disciplined last year for corruption or intentional wrongdoings. The Party Central Committee, the Politburo and the Secretariat meted out disciplinary measures on many high-ranking officials for their involvement in corruption.Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, head of the steering committee, said the commission had given concerted and effective instructions in inspection, auditing, investigation, prosecution, trial and sentence enforcement, while preventive work continued to be promoted, reflecting the strong resolve to fight corruption.He highlighted that Party committees, Party organisations and relevant agencies held seven national conferences to launch the implementation of the resolution of the 13th National Party Congress, including one dedicated to internal political work and corruption prevention. Many important documents on Party building and rectification were issued, such as Conclusion 21-KL/TW of the Party Central Committee on intensifying the building and rectification of the Party and political system, Regulation 37-QD/TW on things that Party members are banned from doing, among others.The Party chief said the handling of wrongdoings in anti-corruption agencies was also been intensified, and the detection and settlement of corruption cases in localities showed positive progress.He ordered stepping up anti-corruption popularisation work and enhancing the role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front and its member organisations, as well as the role of the press circle and people in the corruption combat.The leader requested the consolidation of institutions, saying it is necessary to tackle loopholes and shortcomings in mechanisms, policies and laws on bidding, auction and the use of land, finance and public assets.The Law on Investment, the Land Law and the law on democracy practice in communes, wards and towns, and other relevant bills should be amended and supplemented, he continued.He required that the commission focus its instruction on serious cases to fulfil the plan set for the year, including completing investigations into 16 cases and prosecution of 20 cases, while first-instance trials should be held for 22 cases.The Party General Secretary urged the serious handling of violations to create breakthroughs in the evaluation and recovery of assets in corruption cases ./.
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January 20, 2022 18:22 UTC