Food Bank Vietnam promotes technology application for food sharing
Food Bank Vietnam launches a programme called Food Share to promote food sharing and stop wastage on October 15. (Photo courtesy of Food Bank Vietnam)HCM City (VNS/VNA) — The non-profit Food Bank Vietnam on October 15 launched a programme called Food Share to promote food sharing and stop wastage. It would promote the use of technology in sharing food and help prevent food waste, Nguyen Tuan Khoi, chairman of Food Bank Vietnam, said. Food Bank Vietnam, a member of the Global Food Bank Network, has delivered 11.6 million kg of food and supported 3.5 million people since 2018. Besides giving free food to people in need, his company would also join hands with Food Bank Vietnam in the fight against food waste and encourage people to join the fight, he added.
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October 17, 2022 00:01 UTC
Congratulations to China over 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China
We highly value and warmly congratulate Chinese comrades over those great accomplishments. "“The 20th National Congress of the CPC is a significant historic milestone and an important event in the political life of the CPC and the Chinese people. Both the CPV and the CPC are leading the cause of Doi Moi (renewal), door-opening reform and socialist building in our respective countries. The Party, State and people of Vietnam always bear in mind the great and valuable support of the Chinese Party, State and people in Vietnam’s revolutionary struggle for national liberation in the past and the current national construction. We consistently attach importance to and are ready to, together with the Chinese Party, State and people, make unceasing efforts to consolidate and lift the friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between Vietnam and China to a new stage of development, meeting the aspirations and essential interests of the two countries’ people and for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.”The message concludes with a wish for great success of the CPC’s 20th National Congress./.
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October 16, 2022 09:01 UTC
Customs authority urges use of rail transport for farm produce export
Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)VNA– The General Department of Vietnam Customs has asked relevant parties to boost the exportation of agricultural products by rail, especially across the northern border, in response to overloaded land transport and soaring costs.The Ministry of Finance said the international imposition of strict anti-COVID-19 measures since the beginning of 2020 has affected global supply chains, leading to sea and land transportation congestion and rising expenses.In particular, China’s “zero-COVID” policy with stringent anti-pandemic measures has hampered the flows of goods, vehicles, and people across the northern border. Thousands of vehicles carrying export commodities encountered jams in border areas of both countries, which has caused considerable losses to enterprises.Facing that fact, the Government, ministries, and sectors have been taking various measures to facilitate trade and customs clearance, particularly for farm produce, but difficulties have yet to be thoroughly addressed.Meanwhile, railway transportation is relatively smooth, cost effective, and the pandemic has not impacted rail as much. Therefore, many businesses are switching to this type of transport for trading activities, according to Vietnam Customs.Given enterprises’ demand and proposal, the general department has called for increasing exportation of farm produce by rail, which it said is also a policy and direction of the Government.Earlier, the Government had instructed the Ministry of Transport to coordinate with other ministries, agencies, and localities to make plans to improve the capacity of international rail freight transport to serve export and import.Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh ordered ministries, agencies, and localities to work to optimise other means of transport such as sea and rail transport to deal with congestion at northern border gates.Implementing those directions, the Finance Ministry requested increasing investment in railway infrastructure to meet freight transportation demand./.
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October 16, 2022 08:45 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 16
Vietnam Coast Guard enjoys fruitful int’l cooperationThe Vietnam Coast Guard has exerted great efforts to strengthen international cooperation in the fight against violations and crimes at sea, and actively expanded international cooperation with countries having strong law enforcement forces at sea and partners. The improvement of international cooperation efficiency has helped the force better perform its tasks, contributing to maintaining a peaceful and stable environment for the building and protection of the Fatherland. Nguyen Thanh Phong leaves HCMC People’s CouncilNguyen Thanh Phong, former chairman of HCMC and currently deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission, is no longer a member of the HCMC People’s Council. Phong was elected to the 10th HCMC People’s Council in the 2021-2026 tenure in May last year while serving as chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee. The People’s Council of HCMC also voted to remove Le Minh Tan, former director of the HCMC Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, from the HCMC People’s Committee.
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October 16, 2022 07:19 UTC
100 outstanding Vietnamese farmers in 2022 honoured
100 outstanding Vietnamese farmers in 2022 are honoured at a ceremony at Hanoi Opera House on October 14 (Photo: VNA)100 outstanding Vietnamese farmers in 2022 were honoured at a ceremony at Hanoi Opera House on October 14 on the occasion of the 92nd founding anniversary of the Vietnam Farmers' Union (VFU).Among the 100 honoured, there are 15 ethnic minority people. All the honourees are farmers with outstanding achievements in production and business, promoting linkages, developing cooperatives, and building new-style rural areas. They have had many inventions and initiatives in startup and digital transformation, and also been important factors in promoting emulation movements in production and business.Addressing the event, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc spotlighted the significance of the event and praised the honourees, saying that they are dynamic and creative examples with prominent achievements in production and business; effectively using capital, labour and land resources; and boldly apply science and technology to production.They are really typical representatives for 3.6 million good farmers working in many industries nationwide, importantly contributing to restructuring agriculture and building new-style rural areas, he stressed.President Phuc also highly valued the VFU for coordinating with the Party Central Committee's Commission for Information and Education, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Ministry of Industry and Trade to successfully organise the “Proud of Vietnamese Farmers” programme and award the title of "outstanding Vietnamese farmer".He said the VFU needs to mobilise and effectively use all resources from all economic sectors at home and abroad in order to further promote more rapid and sustainable agriculture development, striving to realise the goal of building a prosperous agriculture, rich farmers, and civilised and modern countryside.Attention should be paid to taking practical and effective support measures to help farmers strengthen linkages and re-organise production in the direction of large-scale commodity production towards increasing the value and quality of farm produce and meeting the demand of domestic and international markets, he said./.
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October 15, 2022 22:24 UTC
ASEAN pledges efforts to promote nuclear-free Southeast Asia: Ambassador
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN speaks at a debate of the UN General Assembly (Photo: VNA)Member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pledge efforts to promote a n uclear-free Southeast Asia , Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, said at a recent meeting of the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) of the United Nations General Assembly on October 14 in New York.Speaking on behalf of the association, Giang said ASEAN has recently adopted an action programme for 2023-2027 to achieve this goal, affirming that the group supports international efforts towards a world free of nuclear weapons.ASEAN attaches importance to multilateralism in disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, including the central role of the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in the global mechanism for promoting disarmament, non-proliferation and use of nuclear weapons for peaceful purposes, he stressed.The bloc calls on countries to continue to sign and ratify the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), he said.The Vietnamese diplomat said ASEAN countries uphold the importance of nuclear weapon-free zones and support their contributions to the non-proliferation and disarmament mechanism, stressing that states possessing nuclear weapons should vow not to threaten and use nuclear weapons against countries located in these zones.He also highlighted ASEAN's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on the use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes, including specific cooperation activities in recent times.The ambassador emphasised ASEAN's commitment to the First Committee’s operations to completely eliminate this type of weapon.The First Committee is one of the six main committees of the UN General Assembly whose function is to review and discuss disarmament, threats and challenges to international peace and security; and propose appropriate solutions. The committee's meeting opened on October 10 and is expected to last until early November./.
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October 15, 2022 22:01 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 15
The series of important meetings of ASEAN Education included the 17th ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Education, the 12th ASEAN+3 Senior Officials Meeting on Education, the seventh ASEAN-EAS Senior Officials Meeting on Education, the 12th ASEAN Education Ministers Meeting, the sixth ASEAN+3 Education Ministers Meeting (with partners from the Republic of Korea, Japan, China) and the sixth ASEAN-EAS East Asian Education Ministers Summit. Besides, the sixth ASEAN+3 Education Ministers Meeting and the sixth East Asia Summit Education Ministers Meeting was organized in both offline and online forms on October 14. Quang Nam hydropower plants urged to discharge waterAuthorities of the central province of Quang Nam have asked some local hydropower plants to discharge water to prevent the possible risk of flooding. It would turn into a tropical depression in the next 20 hours and affect the central region of Vietnam, including Quang Nam. Over the past two days, Quang Nam and many other central localities have been facing severe flooding following heavy rain.
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October 15, 2022 07:23 UTC
Thailand: flood relief spending to hit over 600 million USD
Thailand: flood relief spending to hit over 600 million USD. (Photo:VNA)The Thai government plans to spend at least 23 billion THB (about 610 million USD) to help those affected by recent flooding.According to deputy government spokeswoman Rachada Dhnadirek, at a cabinet meeting this week, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha ordered all related agencies to speed up efforts to take care of victims of ongoing floods around the country.PM Prayut affirmed that the government has prepared a flood relief budget initially estimated at 23 billion THB, which will be taken from the central budget for fiscal 2023.He said overall spending on a flood relief budget could not be determined until details of flood damage are supplied by all related agencies.Heavy seasonal rains again pounded much of Thailand on October 9, causing continued widespread flooding, particularly in the northeast.The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation reported that in the northeastern province of Ubon Ratchathani, almost 20,000 people have been moved into 85 temporary shelters as floodwaters overwhelmed more than 1,000 villages. The provincial Chamber of Commerce estimated 5 billion THB (131 million USD) of economic damage from the flooding./.
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October 14, 2022 21:34 UTC
Vietnam’s exports to CPTPP countries up 38.7% in January- August period
Illustrative image (Source: VGP)Vietnam's export value to Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) member countries increased by 38.7% to 41 billion USD over the first eight months of 2022, the Government's report shows.The Southeast Asian nation spent 35 billion USD on imports from CPTPP nations, the VGP cited the report released by the Government on the implementation of the CPTPP, during the January-August period.With the above figures, Vietnam enjoyed a trade surplus of 6 billion USD.Remarkably, Vietnam's exports to Canada and Mexico grew by 32% and 9.2% to 4.5 billion USD and 3.2 billion USD, respectively. CPTPP , a new-generation trade pact, was signed by 11 countries, namely Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam in Santiago, Chile on March 8, 2018.Eight months later, Vietnam ratified the trade deal that took effect on January 14, 2019./.
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October 14, 2022 21:16 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 14
The event entitled Digital Literacy: Digital Skills for the Communities was one activity in the framework of the Vietnam International Digital Week in Hanoi. Vietnam International Digital Week highlights global partnershipsThe Vietnam International Digital Week is taking place in Hanoi from October 11-14, highlighting global partnerships for the digital future. "Digital cooperation among ASEAN countries will contribute to forming a digital ASEAN," Hung said. The Vietnam International Digital Week features a series of activities, including the ASEAN conference on 5G, other conferences on digital transformation in industry and smart production, and a forum themed “Why Vietnam 2022” that will look into digital economy in Vietnam. He expressed his hope that Tasmania’s leaders and defence industry companies will participate in the Vietnam International Defence Expo 2022 slate for December.
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October 14, 2022 08:03 UTC
☀️ Morning digest October 14
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency. - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc urged Ho Chi Minh City to focus on solving issues that has drawn great public concerns, especially those related to planning, during a working session with the municipal People's Committee on October 13. President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) works with the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee. Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan delivers the speech at the event. Le Hoang Son, both from the Vietnam National University, Hanoi made the list./.Read full story
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October 14, 2022 07:18 UTC
East Asian nations commit to dealing with plastic pollution at sea
Cleaning up a beach in the Philippines. Accordingly, member states agreed to take urgent actions and seek effective solutions to deal with plastic pollution and challenges to marine and coastal ecological systems at present and in the future. The event also afforded Vietnam a chance to make active contributions to regional and global initiatives on marine plastic waste, the blue marine economy, marine and coastal spatial planning, and marine protected areas. During the two-day meeting, delegates heard a report on COBSEA’s activities, adopted an action plan on marine waste, established the EAS Regional Node within the framework of the global partnership on marine waste, and updated negotiations on achieving international legally binding tools to end plastic pollution. The 26th meeting will be hosted by Cambodia next year./.
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October 14, 2022 02:56 UTC
President asks HCM City to quickly address people’s urgent issues
Analysing challenges facing HCM City, the President stressed that the city's position as a growth engine for the southern region and the whole country is gradually declining due to its falling growth rate.Meanwhile, technical and social infrastructure is increasingly inadequate compared to the requirements of the new stage of development, especially planning ; and traffic infrastructure is more seriously overloaded, with no progress seen in efforts to reduce traffic jams and flooding. Especially, the city has recorded a low disbursement rate of public investment.Therefore, the President emphasised that ensuring the stability and good control of the macro-economy is of special importance for a mega-city with a large population like Ho Chi Minh City.He asked the city to continue supporting labour supply and training; restoring and developing the business sector; regularly holding dialogues with enterprises to help them address difficulties; and creating favourable conditions for businessmen to contribute more to the city's building and development process.According to the State leader, people in the city are under more severe inflation pressure than those in other localities, so it is necessary to pay due attention to programmes, projects and initiatives which serve social welfare and assist vulnerable groups.The city also needs to continue to reform both policies and public services to make positive changes in the business environment, while improving mechanisms, policies and infrastructure related to digital platforms and innovation; develop digital economy, green economy, and circular economy, he said.Agreeing with the opinion about the need for a new mechanism and policy to help HCM City develop quickly and sustainably in the coming time, the President said that a new policy framework is needed to help the city immediately remove its bottlenecks in infrastructure, congestion, flooding, and environmental pollution./.
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October 14, 2022 01:50 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 13
Torrential rain is forecast to fall again in central Vietnam for several days, starting on October 13. Along with the North - South railway, there are five railway lines connecting HCM City with other localities including Nha Trang – HCM City (high-speed rail), HCM City – Cần Thơ, HCM City – Lộc Ninh, HCM City - Tây Ninh and Thủ Thiêm - Long Thành. The HCM City – Cần Thơ high-speed railway project will pass through five localities including HCM City, Long An, Tiền Giang, Vĩnh Long and Cần Thơ with nine stations. On September 21, 92 Vietnamese also returned to Vietnam through Moc Bai International Border Gate after fleeing from a casino in Cambodia. She conveyed to her host an invitation to visit Vietnam from Vietnamese National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
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October 13, 2022 07:40 UTC
East Asian Seas countries cooperate to deal with marine plastic pollution
An exercise to stop oil spills in the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau. Illustration. (Photo: VNA)East Asian Seas countries are currently in the process of negotiating a global agreement to put an end to plastic pollution and marine plastic litter, said Pham Thu Hang, Deputy Director-General of the Vietnam Institute of Seas and Islands (VISI) on October 12.The regional countries are close to a new agreement on global biodiversity goals through the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, aiming to conserve and protect the nature and essential natural ecosystem services for humans, Hang told the 25th Inter-governmental Meeting of the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), Part Two, underway in Hanoi.The event brought together representatives from nine COBSEA member states, namely Cambodia, China, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.It is a very promising joint initiative by countries in the East Asian Seas region, she said, noting that the marine and coastal ecosystems of the Seas of East Asia are at risk of habitat loss, pollution and climate change due to human activities.She went on to say that Vietnam has taken various measures to tackle these issues. It has adopted the 2020 Law on Environment Protection; and issued a national strategy for sustainable development of marine economy in tandem with protection of environment and ocean ecosystems and a national action plan for management of marine plastic debris by 2030, she noted, adding that it has also accelerated plastic awareness campaigns and pushed for scientific research, innovation, technology transfer and new public-private partnership in addressing plastic pollution.Vietnam maintains its political commitment to forming a global agreement on marine plastic pollution based on international laws and within the UN framework, for a blue ocean, green planet, peace, stability and prosperity, she stated./.
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October 13, 2022 02:18 UTC