Vietnam boosts cooperation with Netherlands, African countries
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh meets with Guinea-Bissau Foreign Minister Suzi Carla Barbosa. (Photo: VNA)- Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh had bilateral meetings with the Dutch Prime Minister , and Foreign Ministers of Sierra Leon, Guinea-Bissau and Malawi in New York on September 23 on the sidelines of the high-level week of the 77th United Nations General Assembly.During Minh’s meeting with Dutch PM Mark Rutte, the two sides said that they treasure and give priority to the development of the Vietnam - Netherlands Comprehensive Partnership. They agreed to step up the exchange of high-level delegations, and resume bilateral cooperation mechanisms interrupted by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.Minh thanked the Netherlands for donating one million doses of vaccines and medical equipment and supplies to help Vietnam overcome the difficult period caused by the pandemic. Minh proposed Guinea-Bissau support Vietnam’s candidacy for a seat in the UN Human Rights Council for the 2023-2025 term.Receiving Malawi Foreign Minister Nency Tembo, Minh suggested the two sides soon sign a Joint Communiqué on the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relations. Minh thanked for Malawi's support and expressed his hope to work with Malawi to promote cooperation between Vietnam and African countries.Both sides showed their belief that fine political-diplomatic relations will lay a foundation for the development of economic and trade ties in the coming time./.
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September 24, 2022 23:20 UTC
Vietnam shares experience in economic development towards social justice
– Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh shared Vietnam’s experience in economic development towards social justice while attending a Sustainable Development Impact Meeting held by the World Economic Forum in New York on September 23.The event took place on the occasion of the high-level week of the 77th United Nations General Assembly.Addressing a discussion on promoting inclusive trade , Minh emphasised the message that international trade does not only serve the goal of pure economic growth but also needs to ensure the environmental sustainability and inclusive benefits for all.To share trade benefits fairly, the Vietnamese representative proposed several priorities to promote inclusive trade through public-private cooperation, in which the people and businesses play central roles.It is necessary to develop an overall, reciprocal and cohesive trade policy between green, digital and inclusive trade, and continue promoting the indispensable role of the rules-based, free, fair, transparent and inclusive multilateral trading system, he noted.From the perspective of an economy that has joined 15 bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements (FTAs), including new-generation deals with high standards on labour and the environment, Minh affirmed that the important lesson that Vietnam has drawn is not to sacrifice social progress and justice, and the environment to pursue pure economic growth.Many delegates attending the event also shared Vietnam's development views and appreciated Minh's proposals in promoting inclusive trade.WEF Managing Director Mirek Dusek assessed that Vietnam is an important part of the world trade as well as the global supply chain.He said Vietnam has not only gained great achievements in hunger eradication and poverty reduction but also has been making many positive contributions in the field of environmental protection and climate change response, becoming a model for other nations to follow./.
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September 24, 2022 22:34 UTC
Vietnam Days Abroad 2022 to take place in Austria, India, RoK
The press conference in Hanoi announcing Vietnam Days Abroad 2022 . Towards the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Austria, Vietnam Days in Austria 2022 will take place from September 28 to 29 in Vienna. Vietnam Days in Austria 2022 will provide the public with an overview of the 50-year friendship and partnership between Vietnam and Austria, and opportunities for stronger trade and economic cooperation. Vietnam Days in India 2022 is projected to be held from November 3-4 in New Delhi to mark the 50th anniversary of Vietnam - India diplomatic relations. The exhibition introduces outstanding Vietnamese lacquer works, lacquer development history, and Vietnamese lacquer painting techniques to the public in Austria, India, and the RoK.
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September 24, 2022 20:08 UTC
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Since the reopening of tourism in March, Vietnamese tourism has witnessed an impressive growth rate. The search volume for Vietnam tourism from international markets in June 2022 increased by 1.125% over the same period last year. The most searched destinations were Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Phu Quoc, Da Nang, Nha Trang, Hoi An, and Da Lat. The space introduces the life and revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh to Buddhist monks, nuns and followers. Vietnam has also established diplomatic ties with 190 countries, including 30 strategic and comprehensive partners, he said, adding that Vietnam always treasures and wants to further reinforce its strategic partnership with Italy.
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September 24, 2022 17:02 UTC
UN backs Vietnam’s development priorities: Secretary-General
- The United Nations (UN) will continue paying attention to and support Vietnam's development priorities towards green and sustainable orientations, and just transition, especially in terms of financial access, UN Secretary-General Antonió Guterres told Vietnamese Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh on September 23.During their meeting on the sidelines of the high-level week of the 77th UN General Assembly (UNGA 77) in New York, Guterres appreciated Vietnam's active and responsible contributions to the common affairs of the largest global organisation in recent years, hoping that the country will promote its role and contribute more to addressing global issues.Minh, for his part, emphasised that Vietnam always backs multilateralism and the central role of the United Nations in global governance and coordination of efforts to address common challenges.More efforts should be made to help the UN operate more effectively and with sufficient resources to best meet the needs and expectations of member states, he said.The Deputy PM reaffirmed Vietnam's commitment to working with member countries and UN leaders to advance important common agendas, from the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals to peacekeeping operations in different regions of the world.Vietnam is actively implementing its commitments at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) to net zero emissions by 2050, Minh stated, proposing the UN actively support the process of building the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP).At a meeting with President of UNGA 77 Csaba Korosi, Minh appreciated Korosi's selection of the topic and priorities, affirming that Vietnam, as Vice President of the UNGA, will actively support and contribute to the success of the session.Korosi asserted that the UN appreciates Vietnam 's contributions and thanks the country for its active role in the implementation of the SDGs. Vietnam is a role model of economic growth associated with environmental protection, he stressed.He also shared his priority on water resource management and wished to cooperate with Vietnam in this field, as it is necessary to promote measures to prevent water crises, build a water-related database at regional and global levels, and connect national policies on water and climate change.The UNGA President showed his hope that Vietnam will actively participate in and share its experience at the UN Water Conference in March 2023.Agreeing with the UNGA President’s initiatives and proposals, and sharing his special concern over water management, Minh said that Vietnam always considers water an important security issue due to many impacts of droughts, floods, sea level rise and the development and over-exploitation of water resources.Vietnam is determined not to sacrifice the environment in exchange for economic growth, but there should be a balance between economic development and environmental protection, he stressed./.
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September 24, 2022 08:43 UTC
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(Photo: VNA)Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on September 23 asked Ho Chi Minh City to further bring into play its role as the biggest development driver for the southeastern region and Vietnam as a whole. Biden thanked the Vietnamese leaders for greetings, and recalled the good impressions of Vietnamese Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s historic visit to the United States in 2015. At the talks with President of the Comoros Azali Assoumani, Minh stated Vietnam attaches importance to relations with African countries, including the Comoros. B.R.Parrilla affirmed that Cuba always highly value and wishes to foster the special friendship, solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Vietnam. Samsung Innovation Campus launches in HanoiThe Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC) 2022 – 2023 officially launched on September 21 in Hanoi by Samsung Vietnam, Samsung Vina Electronics, and JA Vietnam.
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September 23, 2022 22:12 UTC
Party leader asks HCM City to further promote its role as biggest development driver
Politics Party leader asks HCM City to further promote development-driver role Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on September 23 asked Ho Chi Minh City to further bring into play its role as the biggest development driver for the southeastern region and Vietnam as a whole. Politics ☕ Afternoon briefing on September 23 The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on September 23. Politics Don Nhat - Hai Van Gate victory: Imprint of people-based defence Don Nhat - Hai Van Gate victory 70 years ago serves as an important landmark of the people-based defence in Vietnam, heard a scientific conference held in the central city of Da Nang on September 23 with the participation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Politics Bac Giang rearranges, streamlines political apparatus The provincial Party Committee of the northern province of Bac Giang will push ahead with the implementation of the Party Central Committee’s Resolution 18-NQ/TW dated October 25, 2017 on continuing to reform, rearrange the political system’s organizational apparatus towards compactness and efficiency.
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September 23, 2022 21:32 UTC
Vietnam, Mongolia hold 10th deputy foreign minister-level political consultation
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 23 for Mongolian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Batsumber Munkhjin, who came to Vietnam to co-chair a political consultation between the two foreign ministries. Son affirmed that Vietnam always treasures and wants to further develop ties with Mongolia. The same day, Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu and Mongolian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Batsumber Munkhjin co-chaired the 10th political consultation between the two foreign ministries. He also proposed Mongolia assist Vietnam in sending labourers to work in the country. The Vietnamese side agreed to help Mongolia strengthen cooperation with ASEAN, APEC and other cooperation mechanisms and frameworks./.
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September 23, 2022 16:19 UTC
Vietnam ranks 63rd out of 113 economies in new global index of digital entrepreneurship systems
Illustration. (Photo: diendandoanhnghiep.vn)Vietnam is ranked 63rd out of 113 global economies in a global ranking of digital environment and support systems for entrepreneurs, a new index developed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).Released earlier this week as part of the Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2022, the Global Index of Digital Entrepreneurship Systems GIDES ) puts Singapore in the first place, followed by the United States and Sweden.“Digital entrepreneurship helped economies stay afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, and it can become a major engine of growth and innovation in the post-pandemic world,” said ADB Chief Economist Albert Park.“For this to happen, there needs to be a supportive environment enabled by conducive policies and incentives. While the environment for Asia’s digital entrepreneurs made substantial strides in the past couple of years, there’s still a lot of room for improvement.”The index measures the quality of the environment for digital entrepreneurs by looking at the level of digitalisation in eight areas, namely culture, institutions, market conditions, infrastructure, human capital, knowledge, finance, and networking.In addition to investing in digital infrastructure such as bro adb and networks, governments need to promote political stability, reliable legal systems, open and competitive markets, and strong property rights.For Asia and the Pacific as a whole, an insufficiently supportive culture is among the biggest weak spots when it comes to nurturing digital entrepreneurship. One example is a general lack of public appreciation for the vital role that entrepreneurs play in economic progress. One way to change this is to improve the public perception of entrepreneurship through education./.
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September 23, 2022 04:51 UTC
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September 23, 2022 03:08 UTC
“Ciao Vietnam” event in Italy impresses visitors
In his speech, Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung said over the past 77 years, Vietnam has overcome countless difficulties and challenges to make worthy achievements. Despite COVID-19, Vietnam still recorded a high foreign revenue of 670 billion USD in 2021, up nearly 23%, making it one of the top 20 countries globally in terms of trade. Vietnam has also established diplomatic ties with 190 countries, including 30 strategic and comprehensive partners, he said, adding that Vietnam always treasures and wants to further reinforce its strategic partnership with Italy. Hung believed that the Vietnamese community in Italy, especially younger generations, will stay united and serve as a bridge between Vietnam and other countries. About 400 representatives from Vietnamese ministries, Italian localities, international organisations and embassies in Italy attended the event./.
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September 23, 2022 00:23 UTC
Vietnamese giants invest trillions of dong in raising pigs
Meat Deli products at a supermarket. And pig farming has become an attractive business because pork is the main animal protein in Vietnamese meals, accounting for about two-thirds of total meat consumption.By 2026, each Vietnamese person will consume on average more than 51kg of meat per year, up 9% compared to this year’s expected consumption. This is a huge chance for big companies to jump in.According to the financial report of Thaiholdings JSC, its subsidiary Thaigroup has cooperated with a third party to invest 600 billion VND (25.3 million USD) in a pig farming project in Thanh Hoa province. In this field, the company achieved revenue of nearly 1.5 trillion VND in 2021, a gain of nearly 58% over 2020. The company will continue to invest in a market with an expected value of 5 billion VND in the future./.
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September 22, 2022 21:38 UTC
Vietnam rejects some int’l organisations’ prejudices on human rights situation
Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang (Photo: VNA)- Vietnam’s consistent policy is to protect and promote the basic rights of people, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang said during the ministry’s regular press conference on September 22.Hang made the statement in reply to reporters’ queries on Vietnam's reaction to some international human rights organisations’ controversial opinions about Vietnam's candidacy for the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) as they believe that the country's achievements in this field are poor and lack cooperation with the UNHRC.“We completely reject the untruthful, unobjective contents with bad prejudices that some foreign organisations have raised about the situation in Vietnam,” she stressed. Vietnam ’s consistent policy of protecting and promoting human rights has been specified in the 2013 Constitution and many other legal documents, the spokesperson stated, adding that the country's efforts and achievements in the work have been recognised and appreciated by the international community.Most recently, in March 2022, Vietnam published a voluntary midterm report on the implementation of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) third cycle recommendations, which demonstrates the responsibility of a member state, as well as the transparency and seriousness of Vietnam towards the UPR mechanism in particular and in the implementation of international commitments on human rights in general.“Vietnam also actively shows the spirit of cooperation with the special procedures of the UN Human Rights Council, and regularly maintains a bilateral human rights dialogue mechanism with several countries, and is willing to provide and exchange issues of mutual concern in the spirit of frankness, openness and mutual respect,” she added./.
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September 22, 2022 17:30 UTC
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UNESCO recognised the art as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on December 15, 2021. Cultural resources include human resources, cultural heritage and products, and cultural infrastructure. It will also work to fulfil all commitments given while joining the UNESCO Creative City Network. As scheduled, the city has only one year to fulfil its commitments stated in its dossiers for UNESCO Creative City Network. Cultural lectures on Hanoi's iconic condominiumsFriends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) will organise a cultural lecture on Hà Nội’s khu tập thể or condominiums on September 24.
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September 22, 2022 09:32 UTC
Malaysia sets up special committee to help job scam victims
Abdul Latiff Ahmad, Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Special Functions (Photo: malaymail.com/Shafwan Zaidon)A multi-agency special committee led by Malaysia's foreign ministry will be formed to ensure Malaysians who are victims of job scam syndicates and are stranded in other countries are brought home safely. Abdul Latiff Ahmad , Minister in the Prime Minister's Department for Special Functions, said the decision to establish the special committee was agreed upon at the September 21 Cabinet meeting.“The issue was seriously discussed and the government is very concerned about the plight of Malaysians stranded in these countries and their worried families. "The establishment of the special committee is evidence of the government's commitment to ensuring that the Malaysian victims are brought home safely”, he said in a statement on September 21.One day earlier, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the government would ensure that Malaysians who have fallen victim to job scams in several countries are brought home safely and efforts were being made through certain channels for this purpose.As of September 12, the number of victims of fake job syndicates who had been rescued from Cambodia totalled 143 from the 158 cases reported, apart from 16 Malaysians rescued from Thailand, 27 from Laos and five from Myanmar.Dr Abdul Latiff advised Malaysians to contact the Foreign Ministry if they received any job offers from overseas to ensure the offers are legit so as not to get caught in fraud scams./.
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September 22, 2022 09:01 UTC