Infrastructure needs upgrading to develop modern fisheries sector
Fishing vessels at Sa Ky Port of central Quang Ngai province (Photo: VNA)The Government is expected to earmark about 10 trillion VND for upgrading fishing ports in the coming time. It blamed this fact partly on limited finances.Nguyen Quang Hung, Deputy General Director of the directorate, said most localities haven’t mobilised enough resources to upgrade ports or issued appropriate policies to attract private businesses to develop ports and related services.Small ports don’t have enough space for shipyards to repair fishing vessels or seafood processing workshops, so this costs fishermen time and money as they search for a suitable port, he noted.Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien held that problems at existing ports and shelters need to be tackled quickly to build a modern and responsible fisheries sector. This will also greatly help with the removal of the European Commission’s “yellow-card” warning against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the industry.The port system should be industrialised and modernised through upgrading and expanding existing ports, with a focus on the facilities serving the fishery logistics services, to improve food safety, origin traceability, and seafood handling capacity.Efforts should be invested in completing major fisheries centres and first-class fishery ports near key fishing grounds, according to Tien.The Government is expected to earmark about 10 trillion VND (435 million USD) to upgrade fishing ports in the coming time. About half of the funding will be sourced from the country’s medium-term capital and the rest from ODA loans in the 2021 - 2025 period.The agriculture ministry is drafting a plan for the fishing port and storm shelter system for 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050. It is also amending policies to attract private investment into developing fisheries infrastructure and services./.
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May 02, 2022 09:38 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MAY 1
The clip, lasting 1 minute and 11 seconds, is part of the VNAT’s media programme “Vietnam: Di de Yeu!” (Vietnam: Travel to Love) that introduces a vibrant, attractive, and welcoming Vietnam to tourists from all over the world in response to the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31). The group, an initiative by Vietnam and Germany, was launched at a New York event on June 30, 2021. The carnival aimed at promoting Ha Long, home to the world heritage site Ha Long Bay, as a safe and friendly destination. The event aims to gradually recover the capital's tourism activities post-pandemic, in conjunction with the 31st SEA Games and the Visit Vietnam Year – Quang Nam 2022. Ha Long tourist boat safety regulations tightenedAuthorities in Quang Ninh Province have refused to renew the licenses of 170 tourist boats to operate on Ha Long Bay during the coming holiday due to safety concerns.
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May 01, 2022 22:59 UTC
Efforts help promote sustainable fisheries growth
According to the Directorate of Fisheries under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Vietnamese fisheries sector has expanded greatly, with export revenue reaching nearly 9 billion USD per year. With joint efforts of the directorate, localities and community, the restoration of fisheries resources has been on a right track. Fishermen and coastal communities’ awareness of conserving and restoring fisheries resources and biodiversity protection has been improved. Efforts to regenerate fisheries resources and protect the environment will also contribute to enhance the prestige of the sector and maximise its potentials and advantages, the directorate stressed. It added that the protection and regeneration of resources will ensure harmony in the overall development of the fisheries sector, as well as the livelihoods of coastal community./.
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May 01, 2022 18:42 UTC
Vietnam’s frozen sapodilla fruit promoted in Australia
A booth of Vietnam promoting sapodilla fruit in Sydney (Photo: VNA)Vietnam’s frozen sapodilla was the highlight at a trade promotion event held by the Vietnam Consulate General in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia, and the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia at Paddington Market in Sydney on April 30.The event was occasioned by the first time that a major shipment of frozen sapodilla from Vietnam has been exported to the Australian market.Consul General of Vietnam in New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia Nguyen Dang Thang said as Vietnam and Australia have brought the COVID-19 pandemic under control, bilateral trade has resumed and grown robustly.Farm produce exports of Vietnam to Australia in the first quarter of 2022 surged more than 30 percent against the same period last year. Two-way trade surpassed 12.4 billion USD in 2021.In addition to fresh agricultural products that already win the heart of Australian consumers such as longan, mango and dragon fruit, Vietnam is also looking to introduce its processed and frozen farm produce to Australia so as to increase export values and diversify markets.Nguyen Phu Hoa, head of the Vietnam Trade Office in Australia, said Vietnamese firms have obtained good results in shipping farm produce to Australia. He believed that the sapodilla will be able to establish a foothold in the Australian market He added that the agency arranged a series of promotions for farm produce last year and will roll out new activities to popularise Vietnamese products in the Oceanian country, thereby contributing to bilateral trade./.
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May 01, 2022 13:34 UTC
Vietnamese ambassador pays working visit to Brazilian state
Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Pham Thi Kim Hoa paid a working visit to Amazonas state on April 25-28, in the framework of the working programme of the ASEAN Committee in Brazil (ACB). The Vietnamese ambassador also visited businesses owning production chains that turn waste into energy. Amazonas, located in the north of Brazil, is the largest state of the country. It boasts a population of more than 4.2 million, equivalent to 2 percent of that of the entire country. The Brazilian state is 98 percent covered by the Amazon Rainforest./.
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May 01, 2022 10:03 UTC
Cooperation possibilities for Japan, Vietnam limitless: Japanese PM
(Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Cooperation possibilities for Japan and Vietnam are limitless, said Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio at a seminar on the two countries’ cooperation in technology renovation, digital transformation and supply chain diversification on May 1. The Japanese Government leader attended the seminar during his official visit to Vietnam, together with his Vietnamese host Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Secondly, Japan and Vietnam also hope to continue working together to address socio-economic issues in many fields through digital transformation. Chinh stressed that Vietnam hopes for further coordination and support from the government and enterprises of Japan in the process of technology renovation, digital transformation and supply chain diversification. “Our two countries can work together to accelerate their digital transformation process towards establishing a Digital Partnership,” he said.
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May 01, 2022 08:13 UTC
Lao Party extends congratulations to Vietnam on National Reunification Day
Illustrative image (Source: Dangcongsan.vn)– The Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party ( LPRP ) has cabled a message of congratulations to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on the occasion of the 47th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30).In the message, the LPRP Central Committee praised the leadership of the CPV in the past struggle for national liberation, as well as in national construction and development.It also lauded achievements the Vietnamese people have recorded across spheres over the past time, especially its comprehensive outcomes in Doi Moi (Reform), bringing about political stability, continuous economic growth and better living standards.The committee highlighted Vietnam’s enhanced national defence and security and expanded external relations, as well as the improved prestige and position of the Vietnamese Party and State in the region and the world.“We firmly believe that under the clear-sighted, sound leadership of the CPV led by General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam will reap new, greater achievements in the implementation of the Resolution adopted at the 13th National Party Congress, and soon become a modern industrialised nation, meeting the target of wealthy people and a strong, democratic, equal and civilised country,” the committee said.Despite rapid, complex developments of the world situation and the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the Parties, States and people of the two countries have developed continuously, bringing pragmatic interests to their people, it continued.The Lao side also thanked the Vietnamese Party, State and people for their support for Laos’ revolutionary cause./.
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April 30, 2022 17:26 UTC
Vietnam seeks ways to boost logistics industry
They account for only 16 percent of the entire logistics industry. Huong said it needed to develop more 3PL and 4PL businesses to push the domestic logistics industry.Another participant suggested that it was necessary to promote technology application in the domestic logistics industry to improve efficiency and optimise productivity, to save costs for logistics businesses. Exported goods still face congestion at border gates and seaports, especially from the end of 2021.In logistics services, although there has been a strong development recorded, the logistics industry still has many limitations. One of them is that logistics enterprises have not yet developed up to the potential of the industry.According to data from the Vietnam Logistics Business Association, currently, 90 percent of logistics enterprises operating are Vietnamese enterprises. He said that the positive result was thanks to the contribution of the logistics service.“During the COVID-19 pandemic, despite many difficulties, Vietnamese logistics enterprises have adapted and maintained their supply chains.
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April 30, 2022 15:49 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES APRIL 30
Vietnam urged to expand social insurance coverage, limit lump-sum claimsExperts have recommended Vietnam work to expand the coverage of social insurance and limit the number of people claiming lump-sum payments. 28-NQ/TW on reforming the social insurance policy so as to turn social insurance into a truly main pillar of the country’s social security system and gradually expand its coverage towards universal social insurance coverage. If the Social Insurance Law expands the groups subject to compulsory social insurance to all salary earners (the public sector, private companies, and business households), the number of participants in social insurance will also grow. Vietnam urged to expand social insurance coverage, limit lump-sum claimsExperts have recommended Vietnam work to expand the coverage of social insurance and limit the number of people claiming lump-sum payments. If the Social Insurance Law expands the groups subject to compulsory social insurance to all salary earners (the public sector, private companies, and business households), the number of participants in social insurance will also grow.
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April 30, 2022 08:57 UTC
Australia – Vietnam’s long-term partner in Mekong Delta: Ambassador
- Australia has been a long-term partner of Vietnam in the Mekong Delta , affirmed Australian Ambassador Robyn Mudie during a recent interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA).The ambassador expressed her delight to be back to the Mekong Delta, following her visit in December 2020, saying it’s a wonderful opportunity for her to reconnect with the people and the environment in the region, and to see some of the chances that have been taking place in the past year.She noted that Australia has invested 650 million AUD in projects in the region since 2000 like Cao Lanh and My Thuan bridges, along with others in agriculture and climate change adaptation.“At the moment, we are focusing on projects which look at maintaining productivity and environmental resilience because we know that this is vital to the Mekong Delta’s ability to adapt to a changing climate, and to preserve food security, sustainability and development in the future,” the diplomat said.She added that Australia has a number of interesting projects underway, including one connecting aquaculture farmers to enhance productivity and profitability, helping them maximise productivity.Another is in the Tram Chim National Park in Dong Thap province, she said, further explaining that it is informed by the AI and high technology solutions, which are geared to supporting sustainable environmental management in the park.The ambassador also highlighted the Mekong-Australia Partnership, worth 232 million AUD over four years across all Mekong countries, and support through the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), which has been focusing on the Mekong Delta for almost 30 years, and collectively invested 23 million AUD in 20 collaboration projects.
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April 30, 2022 08:06 UTC
Some non-resident digital traders, service providers yet to fulfil tax obligations in Vietnam
Vietnam's electronic tax service portal designated for non-resident digital traders and service providers. (Photo: VNA)There are still non-resident traders and service providers who are yet to register, file and pay taxes for doing business on digital platforms in Vietnam, according to the General Department of Taxation (GDT)’s Large Taxpayers Department.The statement was made after the GDT sent a notice to remind them of the deadline for tax registration, filing and payment on April 28.The department said it issued tax codes for a number of the non-resident digital businesses who had then fulfilled tax obligations via an electronic portal ( https://etaxvn.gdt.gov.vn ) designated for them, while some failed to do the same.The due date for completing tax registration, filing and payment for the first quarter of this year is April 30, the department noted.Those missing the deadline will have their names publicised on the GDT’s official website and media outlets.Under Vietnam’s regulations, non-resident trade and service providers operating on digital platforms are obliged to directly register, file and pay taxes in Vietnam. They can also authorise an agent to do so on their behalf./.
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April 29, 2022 19:32 UTC
Agriculture, farmers, rural areas should be focus of Tra Vinh’s development: NA leader
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue addresses the meeting with the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee on April 29. (Photo: VNA)– Tra Vinh should take agriculture as a development focus as agricultural workers and rural residents still account for the majority of the local population, said National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.Hue made the suggestion at a meeting with the Standing Board of the provincial Party Committee on April 29 as part of his working visit to the Mekong Delta province.Tra Vinh needs to change the mindset from agricultural production to agriculural economy, develop agriculture in association with industry and services, and attach importance to collective and cooperative economy to reduce input costs and increase output value, thus improving people's living standards, he noted.The province is home to three biological zones - saltwater, brackish water, and freshwater, which are also natural resources, so it needs to adapt to climate change, according to the top legislator.The NA leader highlighted the province’s efforts to put important transport links, the Duyen Hai 2 thermal power plant, and five wind power projects into operation. He also spoke highly of its performance in caring for people’s health, ensuring social security, promoting the Party and political, and improving the business climate.At the working session, Hue requested efforts to combine economic growth with cultural and social development, voicing his support for Tra Vinh’s goal of becoming a renewable energy centre of the Mekong Delta and an example for economic zones in the region.The chairman also called for the continued implementation of policies aimed to assist revolutionary stalwarts, people with disadvantages, and ethnic minority and religious communities.He asked Tra Vinh to continue supporting elected agencies, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, and socio-political organisations based on people’s need to build and rectify the Party and political system.At the meeting, local officials reported that having been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change last year, Tra Vinh’s gross regional domestic product (GRDP) contracted 3.92 percent, while industrial production value fell 9.7 percent year on year. However, it has started to recover in the first quarter of 2022.Also on April 29, the NA leader visited the province’s General Hospital, along with a Heroic Vietnamese Mother and a veteran revolutionary in Tra Vinh city./.
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April 29, 2022 13:51 UTC
Vietnam calls for international solidarity to ensure financing for development
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang , Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (Photo: VNA)Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations , has called on the international community to enhance solidarity and cooperation to ensure financing for development.In his remarks at the 2022 Financing for Development Forum that concluded on April 28, the ambassador noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the global economy to slow down and also a financial crunch that makes it hard for many countries to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs).Given this, countries should consolidate financial institution frameworks to facilitate national budget restructuring as well as the development of financial and tax markets towards modernity, transparency and sustainability, the diplomat said.Along with stepping up the implementation of strategies and policies on infrastructure, green growth, and socio-economic-cultural development, they need to work to raise their administration capacity, invest in high-quality human resources, protect the environment, and respond to climate change, Giang said.
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April 29, 2022 08:44 UTC
Vietnam always gives highest priority to relations with Laos: Party chief
Vietnam always treasures and gives the highest priority to its special relationship with Laos, Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said while receiving Lao Vice President Pany Yathotou in Hanoi on April 28.The Party leader said Pany Yathotou’s visit demonstrates the special, close and trustworthy relationship between Vietnam and Laos.Congratulating Laos on achievements it has recorded during the one-year implementation of the resolution adopted at the 11th Congress of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (LPRP), General Secretary Trong noted his belief that under the leadership of the LPRP, the Lao people will gain new, greater successes in reform and national defence and development.The Party chief expressed his delight at the progress of the special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos in different fields, which has significantly contributed to national construction and defence in each nation.He underlined the importance of continuously consolidating and enhancing the relationship to stability and development in each country, as well as peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world.General Secretary Trong suggested the two sides actively and proactively implement cooperation agreements reached by leaders of the two Parties and countries, including those on deepening their political ties.They should closely coordinate to organise activities marking the 60th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties and 45 years of the signing of the Vietnam - Laos Treaty of Amity and Cooperation, he said.For her part, Pany Yathotou congratulated Vietnam on its achievements, saying during the ongoing visit, she has seen Vietnam’s development across spheres despite the COVID-19 pandemic.The Vice President expressed her hope that under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) led by General Secretary Trong, the Vietnamese people will reap new, greater achievements in reform and successfully implement the targets set at the 13th National Party Congress.She noted with pleasures the intensive and extensive development of the Vietnam- Laos special solidarity in all areas, and thanked the Vietnamese Party, State and people for their great support.Laos will continue to work with Vietnam to preserve, nurture, boost and transfer to younger generations the special solidarity, she pledged./.
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April 29, 2022 02:48 UTC
Larus Comments on Ukraine War on Vietnam News
byElizabeth Freund Larus, Professor Emerita of the Department of Political Science and International Affairs, offered commentary on Russia’s war in Ukraine on Vietnam News. Dr. Larus claimed that Ukraine and Russia are locked in a war of attrition and that the war is going to last months or perhaps years. Dr. Larus indicated that supplying Ukraine with NATO arms will help Ukraine fight against Russia but will not lead to a decisive victory, and that it will be difficult for Ukraine, even with NATO arms, to undo the success that Russia has had in taking Mariupol and other areas in the east. Her comments begin at 13 minutes into the program.
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April 29, 2022 01:36 UTC