Role models nationwide honoured
The event attracted the participation of 700 delegates representing exemplary collectives and individuals. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also Chairman of the council, said on June 11, 1948, President Ho Chi Minh issued the appeal for patriotic emulation, officially launching a nationwide movement to foster a spirit of patriotism within the entire Party, people and army. Since then, it has truly become a widespread movement, extending from the lowlands to the islands and mountain and border areas. It encompasses both urban and rural areas with the active participation of people from walks of life, and has achieved significant results. The PM also presented certificates of merit to 75 role models in various areas at the event./.
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June 11, 2023 17:56 UTC
Vietnam Festival held in Osaka
At the ceremony to launch the Vietnam Festival 2023 in Osaka , Japan. (Photo: vov.vn)Tokyo (VNA) – The Consulate General of Vietnam in Osaka and the Japan’s festival organisation committee on June 10 held a ceremony to launch the Vietnam Festival 2023, an activity marking the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan. At the festival, stalls are introducing Vietnamese food and goods, he said, adding that and he wants to try the Vietnamese culinary culture. The Vietnam Festival 2023 in Osaka takes place in two days from June 10-11 with performances by popular singers in Vietnam and Japan as well as community teams. More than 90 booths at the festival join introducing and promoting Vietnam and its culinary culture.
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June 11, 2023 17:21 UTC
Kazakh President postpones Việt Nam visit
HÀ NỘI – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has postponed his official visit to Việt Nam set for June 11-13 due to a major wildfire in Kazakhstan’s Abay province. President Tokayev wished to make the visit at another proper time, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Việt Nam.
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June 11, 2023 13:58 UTC
Heartbeat Vietnam funds operations for 10,000 children with congenital heart defects
HCM CITY — VinaCapital Foundation’s Heartbeat Vietnam programme has reached a remarkable milestone with the 10,000th successful heart operation for a 13-year-old boy with congenital heart disease from the Ba Na ethnic group in Bình Định Province. “With the invaluable support from our dedicated local partners, hospital together with doctors and nurses, and local and international donors, VinaCapital Foundation has been significantly contributing to the improvement and transformation of lives of the country’s most vulnerable," Lam said. “VinaCapital Foundation is determined to strengthen our programme and move forward to reach out to more children and families, providing them better access to healthcare, better living conditions, and better lives overall,” he said. There are 15,000 infants born with congenital heart defects a year in Việt Nam, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Health. The cost of treatment is high and many patients come from disadvantaged families who cannot afford the treatment costs.
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June 11, 2023 12:16 UTC
Son La plum to be served on Vietnam Airlines flights
Illustrative photo (Photo: VNA)Son La (VNA) – Plum grown in the northwestern province of Son La will be served on in-flight meals on Vietnam Airlines flights. Last year, Son La longan was chosen to serve as dessert on Vietnam Airlines flights, contributing to raising the brand and value of local typical agricultural products. The presence of Son La plum in meals served on Vietnam Airlines flights helps affirm the quality and brand of Son La's agricultural products. Son La plum is harvested from April to July. In 2021, the plum was granted a certificate of trademark registration with plum grown in Pu Nhi commune (Song Ma district), Moc Chau district, and Phieng Khoai commune (Yen Chau district)./.
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June 11, 2023 10:56 UTC
Kazakh President postpones Vietnam visit
Politics Deputy Foreign Minister hails Hungary for considering Vietnam priority partner Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Thi Thu Hang has hailed Hungary for considering Vietnam a priority partner in its policy of strengthening and expanding ties with Southeast Asian nations. Politics Russian National Day celebrated in HCM City The Russian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on June 10 held a ceremony celebrating the 33rd anniversary of the National Day of the Federation of Russia (June 12, 1990 – 2023). Videos President Ho Chi Minh thought on patriotic emulation When the resistance war against the French had lasted about 1,000 days, on June 11, 1948, President Ho Chi Minh issued an appeal for patriotic emulation. Seventy years have passed, but the appeal remains valuable even in peacetime. Politics Vietnam’s sovereignty must be respected: Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Sovereignty, sovereign right and jurisdiction over the seas of a state established in line with the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as well as the legitimate rights and interests of the littoral countries, including Vietnam, must be respected.
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June 11, 2023 10:25 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 11/2023
Exhibition highlights patriotic emulation movements through periodsAn exhibition spotlighting patriotic emulation movements through different periods opened at the Vietnam National Museum of History in Hanoi on June 9. Tran Dinh Nhan, general director of Electricity of Vietnam (EVN), said it has faced difficulties in supplying electricity to customers since mid-April. The team was reportedly implementing a change for veteran libero Nguyen Thi Kim Lien as a replacement for libero Le Thi Thanh Lien. The final list comprises Tran Thi Thanh Thuy, Nguyen Khanh Dang, Vo Thi Kim Thoa, Doan Thi Lam Oanh, Hoang Thi Kieu Trinh, Pham Thi Nguyet Anh, Tran Thi Bich Thuy, Ly Thi Luyen, Tran Tu Linh, Nguyen Thi Trinh, Nguyen Thi Kim Lien, Vi Thi Nhu Quynh, Doan Thi Xuan, Dinh Thi Tra Giang. According to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), along with maritime tourism and ecotourism, cultural tourism is one of the prioritised products for development in the national tourism strategy and planning until 2020 with a vision to 2030.
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June 11, 2023 04:26 UTC
No limits for Việt Nam's teen swim sensation
SwimmingThanh HàThere is no doubt Nguyễn Thúy Hiền is a top-tier swimming talent after shining at the recent SEA Games. She did not win gold but impressed rivals with her strong performance. If she can maintain her progress, she could even win gold in the next two years. Viên is the best Vietnamese swimmer ever, winning 25 SEA Games titles along with many medals at the Asian Games and World Cup. After her retirement, Việt Nam did not win any gold in the women's category at the 31st and 32nd Games.
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June 11, 2023 02:35 UTC
Vietnam looks to cooperate with US vaccine developer
Health Challenges remain in preventing and controling tobacco harms: official Challenges remain in the prevention and control of tobacco harms as violations of the law on tobacco harm prevention and control still remains high, especially in the advertisement and promotion of tobacco products, said Deputy Minister of Health Tran Van Thuan. Health COVID-19 meets criteria for Group B infectious diseases: PM Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is also Head of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control, chaired the committee's 20th meeting via teleconference with all 63 provinces and centrally-run cities of the country.
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June 10, 2023 17:45 UTC
Việt Nam treasures friendship, comprehensive cooperation with Czech Republic: FM
PRAGUE — Việt Nam always attaches great importance to promoting the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation with the Czech Republic, and wishes to further expand cooperation with the country across fields, Foreign Minister Bùi Thanh Sơn has said. He was speaking during a meeting with Czech Senate President Milos Vystrcil and talks with his Czech counterpart Jan Lipavsky on the occasion of his official visit to the European country on June 9-10. Czech leaders expressed their good impressions on Việt Nam's socio-economic development achievements and highly valued Việt Nam's increasingly important position and role in recent years. They affirmed that Việt Nam is the most important partner of the European country in Southeast Asia. He used the occasion to invite Jan Lipavsky to pay an official visit to Việt Nam.
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June 10, 2023 17:39 UTC
Cyber authority tightens up on harmful content
HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam's cyber watchdog is seeking to tighten its grip on social media to keep the country's cyberspace free of 'harmful content'. The authority said it had threatened bans on non-compliant social media to prevent users' exposure to harmful content in cyberspace. It said Youtube would get its application removed from smart televisions if the corporation allows harmful content to continue unchecked on the platform. No users could create harmful content and get away with it. He couldn't tolerate malicious users lining their pockets with harmful content any longer.
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June 10, 2023 13:46 UTC
CoinW, championing societal philanthropy, displays an overflowing love as it unites numerous industry luminaries in spearheading a material donation drive for stray animals
"CoinW Official" and "CoinW Taiwan," in association with the Pepe Chinese community, Pudgy Penguins, Dogewow, Floki, and other elite animal-themed NFT and MEME initiatives, organized a Stray Animals Charity Week. "TBA Chairman Peng Shao Fu also expressed, "The charity donation event spearheaded by CoinW is extremely meaningful. About CoinWIn 2017, a congregation of young Bitcoin believers coalesced with a vision to change the world through blockchain, giving birth to CoinW. Since its inception, CoinW has adhered to its service purpose of "empowering blockchain technology financial reforms" and "assisting users in wealth appreciation." Five years of pioneering, serving users from 200 countries and regions, undertaking the mission of realizing global financial freedom and inclusivity.
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June 10, 2023 13:26 UTC
Vietnam, Indian state promote IT cooperation
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)New Delhi (VNA) – A webinar on exploring information and communication technology startup ecosystem between India’s Karnataka state and Vietnam opened in New Delhi on June 9. Speaking at the event, Ambassador Nguyen Thanh Hai said Karnataka has great potential for IT cooperation and development as it has affirmed its position as a global startup and innovation hub with more than 400 international research and development centers and 4,000 startups in Bangalore. Deputy Director of the National Innovation Center (NIC) Vo Xuan Hoai also said Karnataka has recorded many achievements in science and technology development and innovation, while Vietnam is known as a dynamic country in promoting innovation with the Global Innovation Index ranked 48th out of the 132 economies. Hoai expressed his hope that in the coming time, the two sides will have many bilateral cooperation programmes on promoting innovation and increasing investment in key areas of mutual interest such as IT, electronics, information, smart factories, smart city and digital communication. Trade Counselor of the Vietnamese Embassy in India Bui Trung Thuong said he believe the event will open new opportunities and collaboration for the IT and communication industries of the two countries while promoting trade and investment between Vietnam and Karnataka in particular as well as Vietnam and India in general./.
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June 10, 2023 11:22 UTC
ASEAN Para Games 12’s closing ceremony packed full of emotions
PNOM PENH — The ASEAN Para Games 12 has come to an end with an emotionally closing ceremony at the Morodok Techo Stadium in Cambodia on the evening of June 9. At the closing ceremony, the ASEAN Para Sports Federation flag was handed over to Thailand who will host of the 13th edition. Taking place from June 3 to 9, the ASEAN Para Games 12 featured more than 2,690 members of sports delegations from 11 countries in the region. This is the best result the Vietnamese sport delegation has obtained at an ASEAN Para Games when it was held outside its territory. Meanwhile, the athletics team contributed 20 gold medals, the paratlifting team with 10 gold medals, and the chess team with eight gold medals.
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June 10, 2023 08:30 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 10/2023
Bang said his hospital hopes to cooperate with leading Belgian ones to deploy this advanced technology in cancer treatment in Vietnam. The minister went on to say that Vietnam is one of the countries hardest hit by climate change. Transitioning to a green, circular, and low-emission economy has been a consistent and coherent development policy of Vietnam. This particularly focuses on the application of maritime technologies to oil and gas exploration and exploitation, fishing, sea transportation, and hydro-meteorological forecasting. Hanoi wishes to promote exchanges, experience sharing, development cooperation with Havana, said Dinh Tien Dung, secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee.
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June 10, 2023 04:07 UTC