Vietnam attends second session of APPF-29
NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the event (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese National Assembly delegation attended the second session of the 29th Annual Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-29) via video conference on December 14. Participants focused their discussions on the theme of parliaments’ role in promoting the digital economy in the region. In the above fields, parliaments have played an important role in promoting recovery measures on a large scale, as demonstrated via their functions of law building, supervision and adoption of important national policies. In such a spirit, Hue agreed with the APPF-29’s economic and trade agenda, saying that they show member parliaments’ determination to foster cooperation and accelerate sustainable economic recovery following the pandemic. According to him, Vietnam considers digital economy and e-commerce as one of the driving forces and priorities in its growth recovery and COVID-19 adaptation policies, in parallel with green, circular, sustainable and eco-friendly growth.
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December 15, 2021 02:10 UTC
Vietnamese students win gold, silver medals at Int’l Olympiad of Metropolises
The delegation of Hanoi students ranked second at the 6th International Olympiad of Metropolises that took place in Moscow from December 6-13. (Photo: VNA)The delegation of Hanoi students ranked second at the 6th International Olympiad of Metropolises that took place in Moscow from December 6-13.The municipal Department of Education and Training said the students brought home one gold and six silver medals. This is the third time Vietnam has sent a team to the Olympiad.The eight students, from the Hanoi– Amsterdam High School, competed in the subjects of mathematics, physics, chemistry and informatics.The Olympiad of Metropolises is an international team competition, which is held in Moscow every year at the initiative of the Mayor of Russia’s capital city. Its participants are 14-18 year old students, who live in the biggest metropolises of the world.The first Olympiad took place in 2016, drawing the participation of 173 students from 22 cities./.
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December 14, 2021 17:25 UTC
AAFV General Secretary spotlights Vietnam’s international integration achievemnents
Jean Pierre Archambault, General Secretary of the France-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV) (Photo: VNA)Vietnam ese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang (Photo: VNA)- Vietnam has successfully integrated into the international community, stressed Jean Pierre Archambault, General Secretary of the France-Vietnam Friendship Association (AAFV).Commenting on Vietnam's efforts in international integration and people-to-people diplomacy development, Archambault said Vietnam won two wars, making a hallmark in the world history of the 20th century - the Dien Bien Phu victory that ended the struggle against the French colonialists in 1954 and the victory in the resistance war against US imperialism in 1975.These victories showed Vietnam’s success in struggling and mobilising international support and solidarity, and its integration into the anti-oppression movement of peoples around the world, he said.After 1975, Vietnam helped Cambodia to overthrow the Pol Pot genocidal regime and struggled for the lifting of the trade embargo of the US and Western countries that lasted until 1994.Archambault affirmed that all of these have forged Vietnam's strong political will to fully integrate into the international community.The most convincing evidence of this success is that at the 73rd United Nations General Assembly (UN), Vietnam was elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the 2020-2021 term with 192 out of 193 votes, he noted.Regarding people-to-people diplomacy , Vietnam has also received great support from friendship and solidarity associations around the world, including AAFV.Established in 1961, AAFV has continuously developed cooperative relations with friendship associations with Vietnam to carry out solidarity activities with the Vietnamese people, such as providing material and spiritual support for Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange/dioxin, and support of AAFV’s chapters for disadvantaged Vietnamese people.AAFV has also organised seminars and published the Perspective magazine to help the French people understand more about Vietnam, contributing to developing dynamic and effective cooperation models between the two countries.According to Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang, along with the Party and State's policies on diplomacy, people-to-people diplomacy plays a role as a guideline for the embassy's activities.The patriotic movement of overseas Vietnamese in France founded by President Ho Chi Minh over 100 years ago, has been supported by the embassy, contributing significantly to the national defence and construction in the homeland, he said.In the coming time, the embassy will gather resources to support friendship and solidarity associations with Vietnam in France, considering this one of the leading and core factors for maintaining the friendship and partnership with the European country, thus mobilising more resources to support socio-economic development and perform diplomatic goals of the country, the ambassador said./.
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December 14, 2021 10:39 UTC
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The vaccine donation has been made through the COVAX Facility in close co-ordination with both UNICEF and WHO Vietnam. Following the latest delivery of vaccines donated by the German Government, Vietnam has now received a total of 45,197,910 of COVID-19 vaccine doses through the COVAX international vaccine platform. Accoring to VNAT, a theme video of the communication campaign “Live fully in Vietnam” was also introduced on the page. The launch of the "Live fully in Vietnam" page and the introduction of the video are the efforts of VNAT to vigorously implement the "Live Fully in Vietnam" campaign in connection with introducing the new slogan for Vietnamese tourism “Vietnam - Timeless Charm”. Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Nadav Eshcar said the present is intended to help local residents raise their livelihood and contribute to a greener environment in Vietnam.
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December 14, 2021 09:15 UTC
Vietnam works against heresy development
Soldiers of the infantry battalion (Regiment 741, the Military Command of Dien Bien province) help clean up an inter-village road (Photo: VNA)As many as 100 heresies have been operating in the Northwest, Central Highlands and Southwest regions. - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)- Respecting and creating favourable conditions for citizens to exercise the right to freedom of belief and religion as well as ensuring equality among religions is the consistent policy of the Party and State.This policy is widely recognised by the international community, creating a vibrant and progressive belief and religion practicing atmosphere in Vietnam.However, besides religions operating in accordance with legal regulations and provisions, a number of organisations disguised as new religions have entered Vietnam to conduct political activities.Thoroughly taking advantage of the backwardness of people, especially ethnic minorities in mountainous and border areas, these organisations incite them to break the law and conflict with traditional religions.As many as 100 heresies have been operating in the Northwest, Central Highlands and Southwest regions, which are the most important areas in terms of national defence and security. Along with deceptive activities, these heretical organisations have stirred up narrow-minded nationalism to divide the great national unity bloc.Using the guise of religion, nationality and human rights, they have carried out activities against the Party and State, and aroused the ideology of "separatism and self-ruling", and undermined the territorial integrity of Vietnam.They intend to blow up the so-called "autonomy" of the ethnic groups, demanding the establishment of an "own kingdom" of the Mong people in the Northwest, the Cham people in the Central Highlands and the Khmer Krom people in the Southwest region.All these actions and plots are directed towards the ultimate goal of overthrowing socialism in Vietnam.In the past six years, amid the strong development of heresies in the northern mountainous province of Dien Bien, especially in the Mong ethnic area in Muong Nhe district, the local authorities, relevant forces and people have focused on fighting reactionary organisations disguised as new religions.The provincial police have taken measures to prevent and stop liaison, sponsorship and direction activities at home and abroad.Communications campaigns have been carried out to raise public awareness and call on believers not to believe in and follow enticements of heresies.In the Central Highlands, the local authorities and people have worked hard to fight the heretical religion "Ha Mon" - a disguised religious organisation set up by the FULRO reactionary force in 2007, contributing to basically erasing the impact and influence of this heresy in key areas.The Evangelical Church of Christ of Vietnam was also set up by exiled FULRO reactionaries in 2017 to conceal their plot against Vietnam. This organisation propagated narrow-minded nationalism and autonomous separatism to cause disorders, demonstrations, and riots, aiming to establish a separate state.In the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, the local authorities have carried a series of measures to clarify relevant law-breaking activities./.
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December 14, 2021 04:49 UTC
Indonesian scholar hails Vietnam's diplomatic achievements
It joined ASEAN in 1995, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) in 1998 and the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 2007.Vietnam has successfully integrated into the global economy, by signing a series of free trade agreements, which brought prosperity to the country, he said.According to the scholar, Vietnam took a rightful decision to join ASEAN in 1995.This action of Vietnam's diplomacy provided the international respect and trust for Vietnam, he said, adding that "it was the first stepping stone to climb the ladder to further heights. "He said since its joining in ASEAN, Vietnam has always made active and responsible contributions to ASEAN cooperation, and the regional peace and prosperity.The country followed and applied all the ASEAN policies, and Vietnam's admission into ASEAN was a success story of the country.Vietnam is striving to be a friend, a reliable partner, and an active and responsible member of the international community, he said, quoting National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue as saying that "Vietnam is upholding the consistent foreign policy of independence, self- reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation, development, and multilateralization and diversification of its relations. "He stressed that Vietnam, once isolated and sanctioned by several countries, was elected to the United Nations Security Council as a non-permanent member in 2019 with highest number of votes, 192 out of 193 votes for the period 2020-2021. "It is indeed a success story of Vietnam's foreign policy,” Anjaiah said.Along with foreign policy achievements, the Indonesian researcher is also impressed by Vietnam's economic development achievements.He said that the country’s economic reforms, deregulization and integration with global economies have put Vietnam on the trajectory of prosperity.The poverty rate was reduced to just 4.8 percent in 2020, a sharp drop from 70 percent in mid 1980s. The per capita income of Vietnam increased to 3,842 USD today from only 483 USD in 1986.From a food importer, after only a few years, Vietnam has become the world's leading rice exporter, surpassing many countries in the region, he noted.Anjaiah said in the context of the current complicated international and regional situation, Vietnam must stick to its present foreign policy, which has proved that it can bring peace and prosperity, adding that globalization, free trade, peace, friendship, rules-based order and cooperation must be the main ingredients of Vietnam 's foreign policy./.
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December 13, 2021 23:52 UTC
Logistics forum to look into human resources development
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) - The Logistics Forum Vietnam 2021 will take place on December 14, focusing on logistics human resources development. As an annual event hosted by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, it aims to promote the development of logistics services, create a link between logistics and manufacturing and import-export industries, and serve as a venue for discussing and updating information on urgent issues related to logistics services in Vietnam and the world. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the complicated developments of the COVID-19 pandemic during the past two years have caused severe impacts on businesses in general, and logistics service suppliers in particular. The ministry has been working with ministries, sectors and localities to focus on removing difficulties, restoring supply chains, and promoting exports. Human resources development in the logistics industry is an urgent issue of concern by the Government, ministries, sectors, localities and businesses, with the aim to help improve the competitiveness of enterprises in the context of deep international integration, and prepare for post-pandemic growth recovery./.
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December 13, 2021 16:12 UTC
Laos records sharp drop in number of new COVID-19 cases
The Lao Ministry of Health announced on December 12 that a total of 1,274 new COVID-19 cases, all community infections , have been recorded in 18 provinces and cities across the country over the past 24 hours.The number of new COVID-19 cases saw a decrease of 624 infections as compared to the previous day.The capital city of Vientiane logged the highest number of infections, at 809, according to the ministry.Meanwhile, 11 fatalities have been reported over the past 24 hours, the highest figure in a single day since the pandemic broke out.Laos has to date logged 89,320 COVID-19 cases, including 247 deaths./.
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December 12, 2021 22:02 UTC
Vietnam, Laos strengthen comprehensive cooperation in border security protection
At the conference (Photo: VNA)Representatives of the Border Guard Command under the Ministry of Defence of Vietnam and the Border Guard Department of the General Staff of the Lao People's Army held a conference to review three years of implementing their cooperation agreement on December 11 in Huong Hoa district, the central province of Quang Tri.Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien of Vietnam and Lao Deputy Minister of Defence Lieut. Gen. Vongkham Phommakone attended the conference.Addressing the event, Deputy Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien highly valued results of the agreement’s implementation over the past three years, thus contributing to maintaining peace, stability and development of each country’s border areas, boosting the socio-economic development of Vietnam and Laos, and consolidating the special friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, States and armies.Over the past three years, the two sides maintained the regular exchange of information and close cooperation in joint patrols and experience sharing in border protection and management, anti-crime, while strengthening the COVID-19 prevention and control work. They also coordinated to carry out drills to ensure order and security in the border areas, organise border friendship exchange programmes in order to promote the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two armies.At the conference, both sides agreed that the two countries’ border guards will continue coordinating to implement contents of the Cooperation Protocol for the 2020-2025 period and the cooperation plan for 2022 between the two defence ministries, particularly in fighting crime, illegal immigration and the COCID-19 pandemic./.
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December 11, 2021 23:44 UTC
Vietnam has 5,600 new digital technology firms in 2021
A staff member of Postmart (Vietnam Post) - a completely Make-in-Vietnam e-commerce platform (Photo courtesy of Vietnam Post)In 2021, Vietnam recorded 5,600 newly-established digital technology businesses , stemming from the need to work, sell and communicate online in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.Nguyen Thanh Tuyen, Deputy Director of Information Technology Department under the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC), said statistics from the ministry showed that Vietnam currently had about 64,000 digital technology enterprises with more than one million employees. The working environment and non-contact economy due to the COVID-19 pandemic had made digital transformation faster and stronger as well as promoted the digital business community. "The number of Make-in-Vietnam businesses has increased sharply,” Tuyen said.The department said in 2020, there were more than 34 platforms announced by the MIC as Make-in-Vietnam products. Digital technology enterprises such as VNPT, Viettel, CMC and FPT had potential and made great contributions to the development of digital government and digital economy with the construction of national digital platforms.In 2021, with the ministry’s leadership, Vietnamese businesses have researched new technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence (AI), and Big Data. "The spirit of Make-in-Vietnam has solved the problem of Vietnam and achieved many successes," he added./.
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December 11, 2021 20:52 UTC
Vietnam aims to reduce private vehicles
Experts said Vietnam has prioritized infrastructure expansion but the annual growth of travel demand is always higher than the growth of transport infrastructure. The ratio of public transport does not increase and is even decreasing in both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi (from about 12 percent in 2014 to 10 percent and 8 percent in 2015 and 2016, respectively). Ho Chi Minh City has nearly 10 million motorbikes and personal cars and the figure in Hanoi is nearly 7 million. Many newly-constructed wide roads are still congested at rush hours. They emphasized the need to invest in developing a modern bus system in order to meet 75 percent of the daily travel need./.
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December 11, 2021 14:30 UTC
Photo exhibition on lawyers and homeland’s sea, islands launched
A photo exhibition themed “Vietnamese lawyers and homeland’s sea and islands” was launched by the Vietnam Lawyers’ Association (VLA) in Hanoi on December 10.In his opening remarks, VLA Chairman Nguyen Van Quyen said the association has accompanied Vietnamese authorities in safeguarding the country’s sea and island sovereignty. It has also worked with organisations to host various international conferences, issue statements and promote the Party and State’s stance and policies on the national sovereignty over sea and islands, he said.The VLA expects the exhibition will provide lawyers and visitors a better understanding of the issue through a wide range of historic documents affirming Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) Islands, he said.Running through December 15, the event introduces some 90 photos capturing the VLA’s activities to protect the country’s sovereignty on the East Sea./.
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December 10, 2021 20:56 UTC
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According to the spokesperson, Vietnam has so far recognized the vaccination certificate/vaccine passport form of 78 countries and territories introduced to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Morocco plays an important role in fostering trade between Vietnam, the European Union and Africa, especially in the agro-fishery sector in Vietnam and the renewable energy, mining-geology and finance-banking sectors in Morocco. Vietnam needs to provide accurate, timely and transparent information for the public and international community about its fight against the pandemic. Currently, nine chapters of the Khmer –Vietnam Association do not have their own headquarters or community houses. A joint effort between the Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s Department of Cultural Diplomacy and UNESCO Affairs and the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum, the event was part of the Vietnam Days Abroad 2021 – a national popularisation programme annually held by the ministry.
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December 10, 2021 13:16 UTC
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Vietnam and many countries in the world have faced a triple burden of nutrition, overweight children, and micronutrient deficiencies. Vietnam, China share poverty reduction experienceA webinar discussing Vietnam and China’s poverty reduction experience was held on December 8. The event was co-hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and some localities of Vietnam, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Chinese Embassy in Vietnam and authorities of China's Yunnan province. The artists, who are from the Vietnam Circus Federation, Vietnam National Music Song and Dance Theatre, Bac Ninh folk song and Central Highlands Gong troupes will perform at Vietnam’s brocade fashion show entitled The Eternal Flow at the expo scheduled to take place on December 30.Miss Vietnam Universe 2017 H’Hen Nie has been selected as the icon of The Eternal Flow show. The show aims to feature the overall picture of a colourful Vietnam featuring the cultural characteristics of the country’s 54 ethnic groups.
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December 09, 2021 17:11 UTC
Vietnam hopes for stronger trade, investment ties with Latin American countries
At the event (Photo: VNA)– Vietnam hopes to further increase trade and investment with Latin American countries, with a focus on energy, telecommunications, hi-tech agriculture, and industries with high added value, an official has said.Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai made the remark at the Vietnam - Latin America trade forum held both in person and via videoconference on December 9.He noted bilateral economic and trade relations have continually thriving in recent years. As a dynamic economy, Latin America is becoming an attractive market for the whole world, including Vietnam, while the Southeast Asian nation is also grasping attention of worldwide businesses, including those from Latin America.Vietnam currently has trade ties with all the 33 Latin American countries. Bilateral trade rose by over 63-fold from 245 million USD in 2000 to 15.6 billion USD in 2020, including 8.3 billion USD in Vietnam’s exports.Meanwhile, Vietnam has had several investment projects worth hundreds of millions of USD in this region. Twenty-seven countries and territories from Latin America have invested in 297 projects in Vietnam, registering total capital of some 9.3 billion USD.Hai noted Vietnam has signed agreements with several regional countries, especially the free trade deal with Chile that was inked in November 2011 and took effect in 2014, and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), which includes the three Latin American countries of Mexico, Chile, and Peru.Those agreements are considered important turning points creating new momentum for Vietnam’s trade and investment links with Latin American countries , he said, adding that the governments of Vietnam and Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, and Paraguay, which are members of the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), are also considering a preferential trade deal so as to facilitate their goods’ entry into each other’s markets.Vietnam looks to raise bilateral trade with Latin American countries to about 20 billion USD by 2025 and attracts 12 - 13 billion USD in investment from the region, according to the deputy minister.Tatiana Clouthier, Secretary of Economy of Mexico which is holding the rotational chairmanship of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), said the CPTPP has created a favourable framework for the two countries’ trade cooperation.Mexico is interested in connecting production centres so that the two sides form part of the global value chains in North America and Southeast Asia, she said, encouraging Vietnamese suppliers to take part in her country’s value chains.Ta Hoang Linh, Director of the Europe - American Market Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said the Vietnamese Government, the ministry, and the country’s trade offices in Latin American countries will make efforts to provide Vietnamese localities and businesses with market information, connect them with foreign partners, and help them address difficulties in accessing and operating in the Latin American region./.
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December 09, 2021 16:52 UTC