Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)A deputy raise questions at the Q&A sesion (Photo: VNA)- Minister of Transport Nguyen Van The told the 15th National Assembly what caused traffic projects not to be completed on schedule in recent years during its third sitting’s last Q&A session in Hanoi on June 9.Fielding a question of a deputy from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on the matter, The attributed the slow process of the projects to inadequate capital allocated. Other causes include land clearance work, topographical and geological difficulties in remote areas, and weaknesses of project managers and contractors, the official added.He stated as causes have been identified, efforts will be made for better operation to minimise future delays.A deputy from Ho Chi Minh City grilled the minister on a lack of connectivity between transport routes.In response, The said when implementing traffic projects, if the locality has yet to plan their roads or has no roads, in principle, intersections cannot be arranged.He informed the NA that his ministry has requested localities urgently adjust their traffic planning with connections to highways and national key routes. Thereby, the transport body will coordinate with competent agencies to supplement intersections.Regarding a question on solutions to realising the target of completing more than 2,000km of highways during 2021-2025, The said the ministry will make efforts to finish the works on time. He said of the 2,000km, 1,200km have been completed and 800km are under construction.The minister also took into account a proposal by a deputy from Hanoi on forming a fund for transport infrastructure development, saying it is necessary and the ministry will consider studying it./.

Hình ảnh lan truyền trên mạng xã hội về việc ông Lê Tùng Vân xuất hiện tại TP.HCM làm căn cước công dân. Các bị can khác đã bị bắt tạm giam, riêng ông Lê Tùng Vân bị áp dụng biện pháp ngăn chặn là cấm đi khỏi nơi cư trú. Ngay sau khi tiếp nhận thông tin, lực lượng chức năng tỉnh Long An đã đưa ông Lê Tùng Vân về lại địa phương. Được biết, ông Lê Tùng Vân, nguyên quán tại Châu Đốc, tỉnh An Giang. Từ năm 2015 ông Lê Tùng Vân về sống tại "Tịnh thất Bồng Lai" và tổ chức một số hoạt động vi phạm pháp luật tại đây.

This is the highest number of cars imported in the past five months. For the whole period, Vietnam spend a total of 1.28 billion USD to buy nearly 51,000 cars from abroad. Thailand leads Vietnam’s car import markets with more than 22,600 vehicles. The country is followed by Indonesia with more than 15,000 and China with nearly 8,700 vehicles. Meanwhile, the number of cars domestically produced and resembled reached 44,500 in May, up over 13 percent over April and 17.6 percent against the same period in 2021./.

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the end of the Q&A session on June 9. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue proposed the Government, administrations at all levels and sectors to synchronously deploy solutions in order to perform better and create positive and clear changes in issues questioned by legislators during the question-and-answer (Q&A) session of the 15th legislature's third sitting. Speaking at the end of the Q&A session on June 9, Hue affirmed that the session took place in a democratic and frank atmosphere, attracting attention from people and voters nationwide. During the event, three ministers and the Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam answered questions raised by lawmakers and Deputy Prime Ministers and other ministers cleared up related issues. Permanent Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh, on behalf of the Government, clarified issues under the general responsibility of the Government, and directly answered questions from NA deputies.

Ambassador Vu Ho, acting head of ASEAN SOM Vietnam (Photo: VNA)Participants at the meeting (Photo: VNA)– Vietnam has proposed East Asia Summit (EAS) partners, with their potential and strengths, continue to coordinate closely with ASEAN in coping with COVID-19 pandemic and speed up economic recovery as well as help narrow development gaps and promote the growth of sub-regions, including the Mekong Sub-region, ensuring equal and sustainable development in the region.Ambassador Vu Ho, acting head of ASEAN SOM Vietnam , made the suggestion during an online meeting of senior officials from countries joining the East Asia Summit (EAS), comprising ASEAN member countries and China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, New Zealand, India, Russia and the US, on June 8.He said that in the current context, it is necessary to further promote the strategic role of the EAS in encouraging dialogue and cooperation, strengthening mutual trust and understanding, equality, mutual respect, disagreement management and difference reduction, thus stabilising the relations of world powers, ensuring no harms to the common development of the region as well as peace, security and stability in the region and the world.The Vietnamese official reaffirmed the principled standpoints of the ASEAN regarding East Sea issues, highlighting the necessity to promote dialogue and cooperation, building trust, uphold international law, exercise restraint, conduct no militarisation activities, settle disputes and differences through peaceful measures, support efforts to continue to fully and effectively implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and finalise a Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) in line with international law and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), thus contributing to making the East Sea a sea of peace, cooperation and development.Participants at the event highly valued the role of the EAS, with ASEAN playing a central role, and stressed the need to effectively realise the EAS Action Plan for the 2018-2022 period and promptly complete the drafting of an action plan for the 2023-2027 period.They agreed to coordinate closely in controlling COVID-19 and promoting sustainable recovery. ASEAN welcomes the partners’ support in enhancing their preventive health care capacity and providing COVID-19 vaccines, medicine and medical equipment.Regarding the regional and international issues of shared concern, including the situation in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and Myanmar, Russia-Ukraine conflicts, and relations among major countries in the region, participants supported the EAS’s strengthening of its role to contribute to ensuring a peaceful, stable and smooth environment to deal with the pandemic and speed up recovery.Underlining the strategic significance of seas and oceans to each country's development space, the participants highlighted the responsibility of coordinating to ensure peace, stability, security, and safety of navigation and aviation, making the East Sea a sea of peace, friendship and cooperation, refraining from activities that increase tensions and complicate the situation, not conducting militarisation, using and threatening to use force, and settling disputes through peaceful means on the basis of international law, including the UNCLOS 1982. ASEAN and China should fully and effectively implement DOC, and work closely together for the successful building of an effective COC in line with international law, including the UNCLOS 1982, the said.The EAS partners continued to affirm the role of ASEAN in strengthening dialogue and reconciliation and assisting Myanmar in seeking solutions to stabilise the situation.Regarding the conflict in Ukraine, the countries emphasised that differences and disagreements should be settled by peaceful means, in compliance with the basic principles of the United Nations Charter, the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) and international law. All parties need to exercise restraint, resume dialogue efforts to find a long-term solution in line with international law, taking into account the legitimate interests of the parties, while ensuring the safety of civilians in war zones.Cambodia, Chair of the EAS 2022, announced that it will organise the EAS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in in-person format in August, and the 17th EAS in November in Phnom Penh./.

As one of the UNGA Vice Presidents, Vietnam will join the President and other Vice Presidents in chairing UNGA activities. The highway will run 18km, 49km, 17km, 71km, and 45km in Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu, Bình Dương, HCM City, Long An, and Đồng Nai respectively. This is a rare and endemic primate species of Vietnam and classified as critically endangered in the Vietnam Red Book and the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN), with only about 1,000 individuals in the wild. State President of Vietnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc attended and presented prizes to excellent authors who are the contest prize winners. Vietnam receives over 5,400 cyber-attacks so farThe Authority of Information Security (under the Information and Communications Ministry) has just announced that in the first five months this year, there have been 5,463 cyber-attacks in Vietnam, including 930 Phishing, 776 Deface, and 3,757 Malware.

Theo quy định của Điều lệ, việc xếp hạng giữa các đội bằng điểm nhau được xác định dựa trên các tiêu chí sau:1. Kết quả đối đầu trực tiếp:- Điểm số trong các trận đối đầu giữa các đội tuyển có liên quan. - Hiệu số bàn thắng thua trong các trận đối đầu giữa các đội tuyển có liên quan. - Số bàn thắng các trận đối đầu giữa các đội tuyển có liên quan. Kết quả tất cả các trận đấu vòng bảng:- Hiệu số bàn thắng thua của tất cả các trận đấu vòng bảng.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) meets with Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Hanoi on June 8. (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received visiting Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Hanoi on June 8, saying the two countries' growing and effective defence cooperation has substantially contributed to bilateral relations. He stressed defence cooperation is a highly critical area in his country’s Act East policy, voicing his hope for further ties with Vietnam in this regard. At the meeting, President Phuc shared the visiting official’s view that defence cooperation is a pillar in the two counties’ relations. The State leader also thanked the Indian Government and Defence Ministry for their important assistance, which has helped improve Vietnam’s strength in national defence, calling for the South Asian nation’s further help in this field.

At the event (Photo: VNA)– Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc and Italian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Manlio Di Stefano on June 8 co-chaired the 4th political consultation within the framework of the two nations’ strategic partnership Lauding significant progresses recorded in the relations over the past time, particularly in politics-diplomacy, economy, and science-technology, both officials agreed to further strengthen the bilateral cooperation in such new spheres as health, environment, climate change response, and renewable energy.Ngoc stated Vietnam values and wants to beef up its strategic partnership with Italy, commending the sides’ sound collaboration in implementing their plan of action for the partnership for 2021-2023.He suggested Italy soon ratify the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) and support the European Commission in removing its ‘yellow card’ warning against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing for Vietnamese seafood.In response, the Italian deputy minister said Italy considers Vietnam a top priority cooperation partner in the region and looks for more joint works in the fields of innovation, aerospace, hydrogen energy, and cybercrime prevention and control.He also praised the countries’ mutual support during the COVID-19 pandemic, with Vietnam presenting Italy over 300,000 face masks and Italy aiding Vietnam nearly 3 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine.The sides agreed to increase the exchange of high-level delegations, continue implementing bilateral cooperation mechanisms, and work toward the realisation of two-way trade at 6 billion USD in 2022 and 10 billion USD in the following years.They said they will work together in information exchange and support each other at international and multilateral forums.They also emphasised the importance of ensuring the freedom of navigation, overflight, security and peace in the East Sea and of respecting international law, including the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)./.

647/QD-TTg approving an international cooperation project on sustainable marine economic development of Vietnam to 2030. Presenting the honour to the diplomat, VUFO President Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga said during her second tenure in Vietnam, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Mudie has played a pivotal role in strengthening all-round relations between Vietnam and Australia. According to the Vietnam Social Security (VSS), over 1.46 million people are expected to participate in compulsory social insurance and nearly 980,000 in voluntary social insurance in the remaining months of the year. Le Dinh Quang, Deputy Head of the Labour Relation Department under the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL), thought otherwise. Vietnam International Defence Expo 2022 to take place in DecemberVietnam International Defence Expo 2022 is scheduled to take place in Hanoi in December.

At a welcome ceremony for Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA)Concluding the talks, the two ministers signed a statement on Vietnam-India defence partnership joint vision towards 2030 and a memorandum of understanding on mutual support in logistics between the two ministries (Photo: VNA)– Minister of National Defence, General Phan Van Giang and his visiting Indian counterpart Rajnath Singh agreed on future cooperation orientations between the two ministries during their talks in Hanoi on June 8.On the foundation of the Vietnam-India Joint Vision Statement for Peace, Prosperity and People released in December 2020, the two sides concurred to strengthen collaboration to fully and effectively implement signed agreements, focusing on increasing contacts and exchanges of delegations at all levels, especially high ones.They will maintain and enhance the efficiency of dialogue and consultation mechanisms, especially the defence policy consultation at the deputy defence minister level, while fostering partnership in personnel training and cooperation among armed forces as well as coordination in participation in United Nations peacekeeping operations. They also agreed to strengthen coordination and consultations at multilateral forums.General Giang underlined the significance of the visit as Vietnam and India are celebrating the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations, expressing his belief that it will contribute to promoting the friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries and the two ministries in particular.He thanked the Indian side for supporting Vietnam, especially in personnel training and providing credit packages and assistance to the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence.For his part, Singh affirmed India considers Vietnam as a key partner in its Act East Policy, underlining that he hopes the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries will continue to thrive and expand to all fields such as politics, defence, security, trade, culture and people-to-people exchange.Regarding regional and global issues of shared concern, both sides held that peace, cooperation and development remain the major trend in the world. However, they showed concern at the complicated developments in the world and regional political and security situation with both traditional and non-traditional security challenges, along with impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe. Risks of instability are still latent in the security environment in the world and the Asia-Pacific region, they added.The two sides shared their views on the significance of maintaining peace, stability, maritime and aviation security, safety and freedom in the East Sea, as well as the settlement of disputes through peaceful measures in line with international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), along with the full and effective implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) and the reaching of an efficient and substantial Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) that is suitable to international law.On the occasion, General Giang invited leaders of the Ministry of Defence of India and Indian military industrial firms to attend the International Defence Exhibition that is slated for late 2022.Concluding the talks, the two ministers signed a statement on Vietnam-India defence partnership joint vision towards 2030 and a memorandum of understanding on mutual support in logistics between the two ministries./.

Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (right) and Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Manlio Di Stefano (Photo: VNA)Vietnam and Italy should step up cooperation in trade and investment, while expanding their collaboration in other fields, Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son said on June 7.At a reception for Italian Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Manlio Di Stefano in Hanoi, Son suggested the two countries consider expanding their partnerships in climate change response, infrastructure, agriculture, food security and personnel training.Vietnam attaches importance to promoting its strategic partnership with Italy, he said, expressing his delight at the progress of the relationship over the past time.He called on Italy to help Vietnam access finance and technologies to fulfill its commitments at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow, the UK, last year.The minister also suggested Italy coordinate with Vietnam in the implementation of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and push for the ratification of the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA), for the sake of their businesses.Stefano, in reply, lauded the close cooperation between the two countries even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in the maintenance of exchanges by senior leaders and cooperation programmes.Briefing the host on the outcomes of the seventh meeting of the Vietnam-Italy joint committee for economic cooperation, he affirmed that economic cooperation remains a priority in the bilateral ties.The Italian side also committed to increasing trade and investment activities in Vietnam – its leading important partner in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).The two sides agreed to effectively roll out an action programme to implement the strategic partnership for 2021-2023, and coordinate to organise activities marking the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations, and the 10th anniversary of the strategic partnership in 2023, including the exchange of high-ranking delegations and cooperation programmes between ministries, agencies and localities of the two countries.Stefano thanked Vietnam for backing Italy to become a development partner of ASEAN, commended Vietnam’s contributions to the bloc, and suggested the country further support Italy to increase its presence in the region and promote cooperation projects with ASEAN on sustainable development, space and environment./.

Nguyen Huu Canh Street in HCM City’s Binh Thanh district is flooded after heavy rains recently. (Photo: VNA)- Experts have called on Ho Chi Minh City to improve urban planning to mitigate pressing problems like flooding and traffic congestion.“Poorly planned urban development” is to blame for the many problems faced by the country’s largest city, they said.Urban development can change the environment through, for example, expanding paved areas and preventing rainwater from being absorbed by the soil, increasing flooding, especially in low-lying areas, they pointed out.Architect Ngo Viet Nam Son said the growing concentration of people and construction works are among the causes of the city’s congestion and flooding.“The city has focused too much urban development in its inner areas,” he said.It needs to develop clusters of urban areas instead of focusing too much on the downtown, he said.“The lack of green spaces and water bodies is another cause.”For instance, poor solid-waste management could block rainwater and sewage drains, leading to waterlogging and flooding, he said.The city should reduce the density of social infrastructure in its central areas and increase green spaces and water bodies there, he said.He also said underground spaces in the central area require reservoirs to store rainwater to prevent flooding.Dr Ho Long Phi said it is important to improve the capacity of the sewer system, create reservoirs to store rainwater and dredge canals to keep tides low.“But the cost of anti-flood works is so high that the city cannot afford it and it requires private investment.”The poor regulation of construction of apartment buildings and inadequate waste management could be another reason for flooding, he said.It should be made mandatory for property developers to increase green spaces and water surface areas to increase water storage and drainage capacity to prevent flooding, he added.Major traffic worksAn official from the city Department of Transport said work on major traffic works would be sped up to address congestion, including Ring Roads 2, 3 and 4, and metro line Nos 1 and 2.It would soon open the HCM City – Moc Bai Expressway, expand the HCM City - Trung Luong and HCM City - Long Thanh – Dau Giay expressways and build the HCM City – Thu Dau Mot - Chon Thanh Highway, he said.It would widen National Highways 1, 50 and 13 and build a number of new bridges such as Rach Doi, Thu Thiem 3 and 4, inh Quoi, Can Gio, Phu Xuan 2B, Cat Lai, and Truong Phuoc, he added.To address flooding, the city plans to soon begin work on the third phase of a project to improve the Ben Nghe - Tau Hu - Doi - Te Canal water environment, improve the drainage and wastewater networks and begin climate change mitigation works in the west.It will renovate seven main drainage systems at canals such as Ba Tieng, Xom Cui, Ba Lon, Thu Dao, Ong Be, and Thay Tieu.It will also speed up the first phase of a 10 trillion VND project to tackle flooding caused by high tides./.

At the session (Photo: VNA)- Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said that it is necessary for the nation to shift from agricultural production to an agricultural economy This is a strategy for the sustainable development of the sector, Hoan said during the question-and-answer session with the legislators on June 7, as part of the ongoing third session of the National Assembly.The topics of discussion included agricultural production, trade policies and frameworks, and negotiation and market development for these products.Acknowledging that the export value of the sector reached a record 48.6 billion USD in 2021, he hoped that the entire country could participate in the collective economy and restructure the market and production process, contributing to a shift in thinking and positioning the brand of Vietnam’s produce on the global stage.Answering questions about export congestion at the border gate between Vietnam and China, the minister said the authorities had taken actions to minimise losses for farmers. However, the situation was inevitable due to the differences in pandemic control between the two countries.Hoan also confirmed that the Chinese market was shifting towards stricter regulations and standards in food safety. The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) was working with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to develop a project on obtaining official quotas for this market.The MARD also took responsibility for its shortcomings in regulating and standardising agricultural produce, said Hoan. The minister was now assigning research institutes to create frameworks for agricultural production to reduce input costs.“Countries around the world are aiming their agricultural sector towards ‘less for more’, which means optimising expenses and maximising profits through agricultural science, and we too must strive towards this direction,” said Hoan.In regard to the application of advanced technology in the sector, the minister said that there had been policies and plans in place for hi-tech agricultural zones, businesses and products. However, they had not been as effective as expected due to a shortcoming in resources.He also added that in a connected economy, in addition to accumulating land for better production areas, it was necessary to have ‘soft’ strategies for agricultural land that fit the local conditions, in which the government and society join hands to invest and develop hi-tech agricultural zones.The MARD also believes that the sustainable development strategy for fisheries is to reduce exploitation and increase cultivation, as the reserves are no longer as abundant as before.In response to questions on the low purchase prices for farmers despite the high price tags abroad, Hoan explained that agricultural exports must take into consideration the huge expenses of transportation and logistics.He added: “If we want to build a brand of our products abroad, then we must build the brand in the domestic market first.“Confidence in agricultural products in the country will be the basis for export to the world.”Taking the leaders of Bac Giang, Hung Yen, Hai Duong and other provinces as examples of their efforts to promote their local produce, Hoan said that these localities had been able to find a market despite the COVID-19 outbreak last year.The question-and-answer session will continue with other ministers and the state bank governor until June 9./.

The National Assembly will begin Question-&-Answer activities in the afternoon of June 7, starting with agriculture and rural development issues. “Poorly planned urban development” is to blame for the many problems faced by the country’s largest city, they said. Additionally, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development should coordinate with the Ministry of Health, relevant ministries, and localities to closely monitor the situation of avian influenza to prevent avian influenza from entering and spreading in Vietnam. Vietnam International Defence Expo 2022 to take place in DecemberVietnam International Defence Expo 2022 is scheduled to take place in Hanoi in December. The final night of Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 will also feature several unique performances by Vietnamese singers Dong Nhi, Ho Ngoc Ha, and Lan Nha, as well as the band Da LAB.