Vietnam, Cambodia foster economic, science and technology partnership
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son co-chairs the 19th meeting of the Vietnam-Cambodia Joint Committee on economic , science and technology cooperation via videoconference. (Photo: VNA)The meeting (Photo: VNA)– Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn co-chaired the 19th meeting of the Vietnam-Cambodia Joint Committee on economic, science and technology cooperation via videoconference on December 19.Addressing the event, Son expressed his delight at the good progress of the sound neighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive, stable and long-term cooperation between the two countries in all fields since the previous meeting in December 2020 despite COVID-19 impacts.Prak Sokhonn noted that the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive partnership between Cambodia and Vietnam have been reinforced and deepened. He welcomed the effective collaboration and mutual support between the two countries in pandemic fight, underlining that the meeting is a chance for both sides to improve their coordination at regional and international forums.They shared pleasure with both sides' close cooperation in preparing for a State visit to Cambodia from December 21-22 by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc as well as events to celebrate the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Year 2022 and the 55th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties in 2022.They discussed cooperation outcomes among ministries and sectors over the years across all fields of politics-diplomacy, defence, security, border control, economy, trade, investment, transport, education-training, culture, sports, tourism, health care, and justice as well as among localities.Both sides agreed to continue maintaining regular high-level meetings and exchanges, promoting the efficiency of existing bilateral cooperation mechanisms, coordinating closely in organising events within the framework of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Year 2022, educating the youth in the bilateral ties, and implementing agreements on defence and security, speeding up the search and repatriation of remains of Vietnamese voluntary soldiers and experts falling down in Cambodia.They concurred to continue working together to strengthen economic connections and deal with difficulties facing businesses of both countries, while fostering partnership in transport, tourism, agro-forestry-fisheries, telecommunications and information technology, labour, natural resources and environment.Minister Son thanked the Cambodia n side for supporting the Vietnamese community in the country, suggesting that both sides strengthen coordination in reaslising bilateral deals to build a shared borderline of development and friendship.They shared pleasure at close coordination at international and regional forums, especially within the ASEAN and UN frameworks as well as sub-regional cooperation mechanisms, including collaboration in effective and sustainable use of Mekong River water resources.Son affirmed that Vietnam will support Cambodia in completing its role as ASEAN Chair in 2022.A minute of the meeting is expected to be signed in Phnom Penh on December 21 during the State visit to Cambodia by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.The next meeting of the committee is scheduled to be held in Vietnam in 2022./.
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December 20, 2021 11:15 UTC
Vietnam looks to promote export to Brazil
Business Vietnam can help connect EAEU, ASEAN: Russian scholar Vietnam is a model in Asia-Europe cooperation and can act as a bridge for the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) to get closer to the ASEAN, according to Anton Viktorovich Bredikhin, political scientist and editor-in-chief of the Russian scientific journal Arkhont. Business Seafood sector striving to boost exports After months of stagnation due to COVID-19, Vietnam’s seafood sector is now striving to recover production and boost exports, especially during the year-end period. Business National statistical development strategy approved Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has recently signed a decision approving the National Statistical Development Strategy for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2045.Business Infographic Vietnam's cashew nut exports pick up despite COVID-19 Cashew nut exports in 2021 increase 13% in value and 12% in volume compared to 2020, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.
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December 19, 2021 23:47 UTC
National statistical development strategy approved
Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has recently signed a decision approving the National Statistical Development Strategy for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2045. The strategy focuses on modernizing the statistics sector in the direction of innovation, rapid and solid development with proper organizational structure; providing and popularizing statistical information in line with international standards and practices; and forming a quality national concentrated statistical information system. The statistics sector aims to reach advanced development level in ASEAN by 2030 and meet global modern standards by 2045. Meanwhile, at least 80 percent of statistical products will be timely provided to users by 2025. Under the strategy, priority will be given to developing a national statistical information system serving management and administration requirements of all sectors, thus meeting the maximum demand for statistical information and step by step providing micro-statistical data.
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December 19, 2021 15:04 UTC
Good Vietnam-Cambodia relationship contributes to each country's development: Ambassador
Illustrative image (Source: Khmertimeskh.com)– A good relationship between Vietnam and Cambodia will positively contribute to the development of each country as well as to ASEAN and the whole region where socio-economic recovery effort is underway, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Nguyen Huy Tang Speaking to Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Phnom Penh on the occasion of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc 's upcoming visit to Cambodia from December 21-22, Ambassador Tang said that Vietnamese and Cambodian people have shared long-standing friendship, which plays an important role in the development in each country.He stressed that without the support of the international community and Cambodia, Vietnam would not have been able to secure resources for its struggle to liberate the south and reunite the country. Meanwhile, without the timely and effective assistance from the People’s Army of Vietnam, Cambodia would not have been able to eliminate the Pol Pot genocidal regime and revive its nation.The ambassador highlighted that the Vietnam-Cambodia relationship is developing under the motto of "good neighbourliness, traditional friendship, and comprehensive, sustainable and long-term cooperation,” playing an increasingly important role in the development and international integration of each country.According to the ambassador, despite ups and downs in history, the Vietnam-Cambodia ties have overcome all challenges to continuously thrive. He said in celebration of the 55th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations (June 24, 1967-2022), the two sides will focus on a number of major tasks to further boost their ties, first of all strenghtening the already sound political relationship, which guides the overall relations.Along with enhancing awareness of both sides on the strategic and vital significance of the bilateral ties to each country's national construction and defence, they will work closely together to reinforce political trust and build a firm social foundation for the development of the ties, he said.The diplomat went on that Vietnam and Cambodia should beef up their collaboration in security, defence and diplomacy, while coordinating closely at regional and international multilateral forums to help Cambodia complete its task as the ASEAN Chair in 2022.Both sides will work to improve the efficiency of their economic cooperation, creating new motivation for growth in both countries and a factor ensuring the sustainable development of bilateral relationship.At the same time, they will continue to bolster their partnership in culture, education-training, health care, and science-technology. In 2022, they will coordinate to organise a culture and a film week in each other’s country, while promoting educational activities among people, especially the youth, on the bilateral traditional friendship, he added.In addition, Vietnamese and Cambodian ministries, sectors and localities as well as people’s associations and organisations will promote mutual support, thus contributing to deepening the comprehensive ties between the two countries.Regarding what the two countries can do to contribute to the socio-economic recovery in the ASEAN and region, Ambassador Tang said that they can continue to call for the international community’s support to ASEAN COVID-19 Response Fund, while sharing with regional countries their experience in controlling the pandemic, fostering economic connectivity and fixing the disruption of supply, production and sale chains.Alongside, the sound relationship between the two countries will contribute to promoting economic connections and cooperation among ASEAN member countries, thus helping implement common goals of the association, including the ASEAN Economic Recovery Framework, and draft long-term strategies and proper recovery solutions to resume sustainable socio-economic development in the region, he stated./.
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December 19, 2021 08:48 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES DECEMBER 19
A total of 14 Vietnam Airlines flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Quang Nam, Quy Nhon and Tuy Hoa and vice versa will be cancelled on December 19. Vietnam records 15,895 COVID-19 cases on December 18Ca Mau posted the highest number of infections with 1,341, followed by Hanoi with 1,244 and Ho Chi Minh City with 1,019. Ho Chi Minh City honours hundreds of role-models in following Uncle Ho’s exampleThe Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee held a conference on December 16 to review the 5-year implementation of the Politburo’s Directive No.05-CT/TW and commend role-models in studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology and morality. At the event, 371 role-models in studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology and morality were commended, including 145 collectives and 226 individuals. New book on President Ho Chi Minh’s national salvation journey introducedThe Ho Chi Minh Museum’s chapter in Ho Chi Minh City on December 17 held a press conference to give the public insights into a freshly published book on the late President Ho Chi Minh’s national salvation journey.
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December 19, 2021 03:40 UTC
NA Chairman hosts chief minister of India’s Kerala state
Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue (L) shakes hands with Chief Minister of India’s Kerala state Pinarayi Vijayan (Photo: VNA)Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue received Chief Minister of India’s Kerala state Pinarayi Vijayan in New Delhi on December 17 as part of his official visit to the country.Kerala is among the most developed states in India regarding economic and human development.At the reception, Vijayan informed his Hue that Vietnam and its late President Ho Chi Minh have left good impression on people in Kerala.He said his state shares similarities with many Vietnamese provinces and cities and suggested the sides cooperate in many farming areas like peppercorn, coffee, rubber, and fishery.Kerala can support Vietnamese localities in the fields of IT and intensive English training, the official stated.Lauding comprehensive socio-economic achievements obtained by the Indian state, Hue affirmed that Vietnam always welcomes Indian enterprises, including those from Kerala, to boost investment in Vietnam regarding manufacturing, auto support industry, IT and communications, renewable energy, high-tech agriculture, and innovation.The top legislator said he is delighted to know that in the past time, Kerala, a number of Vietnamese localities, and the Vietnamese Embassy in India have exchanged cooperation experience concerning such potential fields as farming and fishery.Hue hoped the collaboration between Kerala and Vietnamese localities would be promoted in the time to come in contribution to the comprehensive strategic partnership between Vietnam and India./.
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December 18, 2021 22:10 UTC
FDI firms optimistic about Vietnam’s economic recovery
Business Green credit – an important financial source of economy Permanent Vice Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) Dao Minh Tu has stated that green credit is an important financial source of the economy. Business Infographic Seafood export expected to top 8.7 billion USD in 2021 Shipments of seafood products are expected to bring home more than 8.7 billion USD in 2021, according to the General Statistics Office and the Ministry of Industry and TradeBusiness Vietnam to resume nine regular international air routes Regular international flights from/to Vietnam will be resumed in two phases, with air travel with nine foreign destinations to be available again in the first phase and fifteen in the second phase, according to the latest scenario developed by the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam. Business Vietnam, India look to boost farm produce trade A seminar on Vietnam – India trade in farm produce and food processing was held in Hanoi on December 17.
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December 17, 2021 23:33 UTC
Vietnam always treasures partnership with India
Meeting with Indian Vice President and Chairman of the Council of States Venkaiah Naidu in New Delhi, Chairman Hue stressed that Vietnam always attaches importance to its comprehensive strategic partnership with India. For his part, Vice President Naidu thanked the Vietnamese National Assembly, Government, and people for their timely assistance to the South Asian country in the most trying times of the COVID-19 fight. ==On the same day, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue received AK Gupta, Managing Director and CEO of ONGC Videsh, an international petroleum company of India and an overseas arm of India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. ==Receiving Prashant Ruia, Chairman of Essar Group, Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue welcomed the group's wish to invest in the petrochemical industry in Vietnam. The leader of Essar said the group will set up a working team to study investment opportunities in Vietnam right after the meeting.
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December 17, 2021 14:25 UTC
Lao economy expected to grow 4.2 percent next year
People join traffic in Vientiane, Laos (Photo: Xinhua/VNA)Vientiane (VNA) – The Lao economy is projected to grow by 4.2 percent in 2022, driven by commercial production for exports and opportunities and benefits arising from the China-Laos Railway, reported Vientiane Times on December 17. The rail link, which became operational recently, will enable Lao products, notably agricultural goods, to have better access to the Chinese market, according to the latest report from the Lao National Economic Research Institute. The Lao government aims to make the country a regional hub and offer transit services. In 2021, the Lao economy is projected to grow at a rate of 3 percent, lower than the goal of 4 percent approved by the National Assembly. The report forecast that the Lao economy will slightly recover in the medium term, but growth will be lower than the pre-pandemic level./.
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December 17, 2021 11:48 UTC
New milestones in Vietnam – India trade
India is now one of the top 10 trading partners of Vietnam while Vietnam is the 15th biggest trading partner of India and the fourth largest in ASEAN. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, two-way trade is likely to surpass 15 billion USD next year. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Department of Asian Market, India is the most important market of Vietnam in South Asia, with two-way trade accounting for around 80 percent of Vietnam’s total trade with South Asian nations. From 5.5 billion USD in 2016, trade between the two countries surged to 11.2 billion USD in 2020 and is expected to surpass 13 billion USD next year, a record figure. Vietnamese Commercial Counsellor Bui Trung Thuong said during the NA Chairman’s visit, the Vietnam Trade Office under the Vietnamese Embassy in India will work closely with ministries and agencies, and the Federation of Industries of India to hold 15 trade promotion programmes in various areas.
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December 16, 2021 15:13 UTC
Vietnam perfects policy on negotiations, signing of double taxation avoidance deals
Business New milestones in Vietnam – India trade Two-way trade between Vietnam and India has grown annually by an average of over 20 percent, higher than trade growth between Vietnam and other nations, since the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties in 1972, bilateral strategic partnership in 2007 and comprehensive strategic partnership in 2016.Business Reference exchange rate up 7 VND The State Bank of Vietnam set the daily reference exchange rate at 23,222 VND/USD on December 16, up 7 VND from the previous day. Business Vietnamese, German firms join hands in developing wind power projects The Construction Joint Stock Company 47, Vu Phong Energy Group and Steag Energy Services GmbH of Germany signed in Hanoi on December 15 a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on jointly providing consultancy services for the implementation of wind power projects nationwide. Business Vietnam Airlines strikes fleet restructuring deal with ALC Vietnam Airlines has signed a comprehensive fleet restructuring agreement with the US-based Air Lease Corporation (ALC) in efforts to help the national flag carrier surmount difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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December 16, 2021 05:15 UTC
Vietnam exerts every effort to advance gender equality
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)- With its efforts taken over the past years, Vietnam has gained many achievements in gender equality, making it recognised by the world as one of the 10 countries best implementing the United Nations ’ goal No.5 on promoting gender equality and empowering all women and girls.After 10 years of implementation, the National Strategy on Gender Equality for the 2011-2020 period has obtained many encouraging results, contributing to narrowing the gender gap in all fields, and fostering the nation’s socio-economic development.The Human Development Report 2020 of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) shows that Vietnam’s human development index (HDI) for 2019 is 0.704, putting the country in the high human development category and positioning it at 117 out of 189 countries and territories.Gender equality results are also reflected in the reduction of gender gap in the fields of economy, labour and employment. The recent Population and Housing Census of the General Statistics Office shows that women make up 47.3 percent of the country’s main labour force. There are over 285,600 enterprises headed by female entrepreneurs, accounting for 24 percent of the total number of enterprises in the country. The literacy rate among women aged 15-60 reaches 97.33 percent.Especially in the past 10 years, gender equality has been added or integrated into many important legal documents of Vietnam.In the context of severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government has implemented many policies and solutions to support people and businesses, with gender equality-related issues mainstreamed to ensure the rights and needs of each gender.Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thi Ha said that the May general elections showed that 30.26 percent of deputies to the 15th National Assembly and nearly 30 percent deputies of the People's Councils at all levels for 2021-2026 are women, which is a clear demonstration of efforts in realising gender equality in Vietnam.Elisa Fernandez Saenz, Country Representative of UN Women in Vietnam, an agency that has provided technical support in building the 2021-2030 strategy, suggested seriously integrating the strategy’s goals into sectoral and local plans and national target programmes to ensure financial resources for gender equality.Vietnam also needs targeted investment in changing social norms towards promoting gender equality, which is also the first objective of the 2021-2030 strategy, she added.In the national strategy, Vietnam expects to see women holding key leadership positions in 60 percent of state management agencies and local administrations at all levels by 2025 and 75 percent by 2030.In addition, the number of paid women employees in Vietnam will increase to 50 percent by 2025 and around 60 percent by 2030.The country also aims to reduce the average time women spend on doing the unpaid housework to 1.7 times by 2025 and 1.4 times by 2030 as compared to that of men.By 2025, 80 percent of women suffering from domestic and gender-based violence will be given access to at least one of basic support services, and the figure is expected to reach 90 percent by 2030./.
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December 16, 2021 04:58 UTC
Vietnam among Canada’s prioritised markets in educational cooperation: workshop
Participants in the online workshop (Photo: VNA)Ottawa (VNA) – Vietnam is among prioritised markets of Canada in educational cooperation, heard a workshop held by the Canada-Vietnam Trade Council on December 14. Skandha Sunderasen, Associate Director, Global Engagement and Strategic Initiatives at Canada’s York University, said the Canada-Vietnam educational cooperation is forecast to be promising in the future. Vietnam is currently the largest trade partner of Canada in ASEAN. During a fact-finding trip to Vietnam held virtually last month, leaders of Canadian and Vietnamese universities discussed cooperation in overseas research and study, post-graduate study and start-ups. Vietnam has the largest number of students in Canada among Southeast Asian nations and ranks fifth worldwide, with about 21,000./.
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December 15, 2021 22:58 UTC
UNFPA presents more medical supplies to Vietnam
Doctors from the Central Pediatrics Hospital give examination to a three-month-old girl from Vinh Phuc province. (Photo: VNA)– The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Vietnam on December 15 handed over medical supplies and personal protective equipment worth 450,000 USD to 21 Vietnamese localities, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, to aid them in the COVID-19 combat.The beneficiaries include health workers, volunteers and other forces in the fight, who are working to protect pregnant women, the elderly and girls against domestic violence.Naomi Kitahara, UNFPA Representative in Vietnam, said the pandemic has become a disaster for women and children who are also facing violence and discrimination.She cited a study conducted by the UNFPA in 2019 as showing that nearly two-thirds (62.9 percent) of women in Vietnam experienced at least one or more types of violence in their lifetime by their husband.In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the situation has become even worse as the number of calls reporting domestic violence cases to the UNFPA-supported hotline has doubled, she said.Kitahara stressed that the UNFPA’s aid demonstrates its commitment to accompanying the Vietnam ese Government and providing services vital to reproductive health, sexual health and social support, as well as preventing and responding to gender-based violence.According to Dinh Anh Tuan, deputy head of the Health Ministry’s Department of Maternal and Child Health, this is the fifth donation by the UNFPA to support Vietnam in maternal and child health, with total donations worth nearly 1 million USD./.
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December 15, 2021 22:37 UTC
Proactive diplomacy helps raise Vietnam’s stature in int’l arena: Cuban expert
– A proactive diplomacy that pursues peace is the key helping Vietnam obtain achievements during its integration into the world over the past years and raise its stature in the international arena, a Cuban expert has said.In a recent interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency, Dr Ruvislei González Sáez, Vice Chairman of the Cuba - Vietnam Friendship Association , spoke highly of the comprehensiveness and consistency in the principle of building an international environment of peace, stability, and mutual respect in Vietnam’s foreign policy under the Party’s leadership.He held that although some areas or economic indexes of Vietnam have yet to reach the level of a middle power, its diplomacy has achieved this level in comparison with other countries. This could be seen in 2010 and 2020, when the country held the rotational chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).Efforts to persuade other countries’ recognition of Vietnam as a market economy are an example of the Vietnamese diplomacy’s direct contributions to the realisation of national development targets, he noted.The popularisation of values and practices has substantially helped the country increase foreign direct investment, create more jobs, and boost chances to access advanced technologies, which has evidenced the harmony between diplomatic activities and socio-economic interests, according to González.He expressed his belief that in the time ahead, Vietnam will also record great strides in cultural diplomacy to contribute to overall diplomatic achievements and help international friends have better understanding of its identity like what some neighbouring Asian nations have done.Regarding the Vietnam - Cuba relations, the expert said people-to-people exchange has the key role to play in further enhancing the special bilateral ties, adding that the strong mutual trust, the Party and State leaders’ resolve, and the special sentiment between the two peoples have been making the countries’ relations a role model of the era./.
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December 15, 2021 17:51 UTC