President welcomes international delegates to VRC’s National Congress
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and delegates (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc welcomed Secretary General of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Jagannath Chapagain and international delegates to the 11th National Congress of the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) during a reception in Hanoi on August 30. Phuc suggested Red Cross organisations of other countries and the VRC work more closely together in the near future, focusing on projects and key areas in Vietnam. Vietnam is one of the countries hardest hit by climate change, so he called on associations and partners at the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, organisations and diplomatic agencies to provide more non-refundable aid for environmental projects in Vietnam. Though Vietnam has provided care for about 6.2 million people living with disabilities, there remain many in need of help. He also suggested the IFRC offer all possible support to the VRC so that it can contribute more to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, enhance the sharing of experience among national societies and expand cooperation in humanitarian activities.
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August 31, 2022 01:53 UTC
AFF Cup 2022: Vietnam in same group with Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar, Laos
Illustrative image (Photo: AFF)Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam will face Malaysia, Singapore, Myanmar and Laos in Group B at the AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022. In Group A, Thailand will face the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia and the winner of a match between Brunei and Timor Leste . The tournament will take place from December 23, 2022 to January 15, 2023. The group stages are scheduled from December 23,2022 to January 4, 2023. This year, Mitsubishi Electric is the new title sponsor for the event./.
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August 30, 2022 23:21 UTC
Non-stop toll collection proposed for airports
Parking lots at Noi Bai International Airport are often fully occupied. (Photo: VNA)- The Ministry of Transport has requested the Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) to promptly study the investment and operation of non-stop toll collection using camera recognition technology at airports.All toll booths on highways nationwide have already switched to automated non-stop toll collection since August 1.If the plan is realised, vehicles entering and leaving the airport will be similarly identified via camera recognition.The ministry also proposed the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises direct the ACV in equipping camera systems at the airport frontage; and coordinate with local authorities to strengthen the inspection, supervision and handling of administrative violations to ensure implementation of regulations on vehicles at airports.The ACV was urged to direct Tan Son Nhat International Airport in researching additional signboards, information counters at the pick-up and drop-off terminals, strengthening the information and communications counter, and helping passengers choose suitable transport.To overcome delays, flight cancellations and passenger congestion in security screening areas, the Ministry of Transport requested the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam to assume responsibility in coordinating with agencies to establish an inspection group at airport screening areas.They will also focus on improving areas such as the coordination and management of flight slots and allocation of night flights according to airport capacity.The ACV will research and invest in upgrading equipment, ensuring and increasing screening services and aviation security checks for passengers in a quick and efficient procedure.The Ministry of Transport has also requested ground service enterprises to review their operations following an assessment report that demonstrated an unresolved demand for more baggage clearance.It should improve the current process and solve the problem of delayed baggage during busy periods such as the upcoming national holiday and during the Lunar New Year.
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August 30, 2022 15:21 UTC
Revolutionary changes proposed to draft Gender Affirmation Law
Scenes at the Policy Dialogue on International Experiences & Consultation on the Draft Gender Affirmation Law organised in Hanoi on August 26. (Photo UN Women Vietnam)- Medical interventions are now non-obligatory for people who want to be recognised as transgender, and trans men are eligible for maternity leave should they be pregnant.These amendments were proposed to the draft Gender Affirmation Law and were discussed during the Policy Dialogue on International Experiences & Consultation on the Draft Gender Affirmation Law organised in Hanoi last week.Eighty representatives from the National Assembly, Ministries, NGOs and UN organisations gave their recommendations for the Gender Affirmation Law, which was drafted in June and is being amended by the Ministry of Health to present to the National Assembly Standing Committee this year. "Although Vietnam made progress in ending LGBTQ discrimination, especially for transgender people, when the right to change sex was recognised in 2015, the affirmation and recognition of transgender people are currently not applicable in reality. For example, men with uteruses or vaginas.This led many Vietnamese transgender people to go abroad or to illegal medical facilities to implement sex change surgery. They are not obligated to be sterilised in genital operations unless they want to.Transgender people, according to the draft, should also be able to marry their new gender after recognition.
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August 30, 2022 05:04 UTC
60 years of Vietnam-Laos diplomatic ties marked in Son La
Certificate recognising Vietnam – Laos revolutionary historical relic site as a special national relic site is presented at the event (Photo: VNA)Son La (VNA) – A ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of Vietnam – Laos diplomatic ties and the 45th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation was held in the northern mountainous province of Son La on August 29. On the occasion, the province also received a certificate recognising the Vietnam – Laos revolutionary historical relic site in Phieng Khoai commune, Yen Chau district as a special national relic site. Over the years, Son La has formed friendly and comprehensive partnerships with the Lao provinces of Houaphane, Luang Prabang, Bokeo, Udomsay, Luang Namtha, Phongsaly, Sainyabuli, Xieng Khouang and Saysomboun, especially in the fields of politics, socio-economy, culture, and national defence-security. Secretary of the Party Committee and Governor of Houaphane province Vansay Phengsumma said the Lao provinces will always stand side by side with Son La in the cause of national construction and defence, as well as in socio-economic development. Delegates at the event also offered incense to Presidents Ho Chi Minh and Kaysone Phomvihane and planted trees at the Vietnam – Laos revolutionary historical relic site./.
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August 29, 2022 19:43 UTC
Vietnam-India ties lifted up to new height: Diplomat
The comments come even as defense engagement has seen many fold increase, including high level exchanges.Vietnam and India have seen engagement in defense cooperation especially in Defence production. "We are going into the final stage of the 500 million credit line for equipment in defense. India is very generous, Indians treat guest as God, I see this is true. "On India's role in the world, the ambassador highlighted that, " India role is growing tremendously high in the world, and everyone wants to come to make case. India is not only growing int terms of economic weight, but political weight, and importantly cultural weight.
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August 28, 2022 23:22 UTC
Slovak Constitution Day marked in HCM City
VSFA HCM City President Bui Quang Hai addresses the event (Photo: VNA) VSFA HCM City President Bui Quang Hai addresses the event- A get-together was held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 28 by the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations (HUFO) and the municipal chapter of the Vietnam-Slovakia Friendship Association (VSFA HCM City) to mark the 30th anniversary of Slovak Constitution Day (September 1).Addressing the event, VSFA HCM City President Bui Quang Hai reviews the ties between the two countries since they set up diplomatic relations on February 2, 1950.He highlighted Slovakia's support to Vietnam throughout the history, especially in personnel training.Particularly, Slovakia's recognition of Vietnamese-Slovakian community as its 14th ethnic minority group has created favourable conditions for the community to make more contributions to the host society, he stressed.He also underlined the sound partnership among localities of both sides, as well as bilateral cultural cooperation.For his part, Deputy Ambassador and Trade Counsellor of the Slovak Embassy in Vietnam Marian Veres said that for Slovak people, Vietnam is an attractive country with great potential. He said that he has worked to recover and further beef up bilateral ties, especially in economy.He noted that before COVID-19 broke out, many Slovak firms showed interest in Vietnam, holding that this positive trend will return, so that the business communities of both sides will foster their partnership.According to the VSFA HCM City, Slovakia has been an important partner of Vietnam in Central and Eastern Europe, with two-way trade rising through the years.Statistics from the Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) showed that two-way trade hit 1 billion USD in 2020. As of the middle of this year, Slovakia had ranked 45th out of 135 countries and territories investing in Vietnam with 12 projects worth 140.8 million USD./.
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August 28, 2022 23:22 UTC
Firms urged to cooperate to accelerate 5G in Vietnam
Speakers at the conference: “Accelerating 5G connections in Vietnam." The conference was also a place for representatives from stakeholders to share their insights on how to scale up 5G in the country.O.H. By bringing everyone together, we believe that we can establish a partnership between companies and organisations and work together to help Vietnam get closer to its set 5G plan and targets. By 2025, the population basically will have 5G coverage and by 2030, all people will have 5G coverage. With the available broadband telecoms infrastructure via fiber optic and mobile, 5G technology will be the premise for all industries and sectors in the economy to implement digital transformation, ready for Industry 4.0 .
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August 28, 2022 20:26 UTC
Vietnam should boost mechanisation of fruit cultivation: experts
A longan orchard equipped with an efficient irrigation system in Ba Ria – Vung Tau province. (Photo: VNA)- Using machines to cultivate fruits in the country still has limitations and the harvesting stage is done mostly by hand, experts said.Fruits are one of the country’s key agricultural products for export and the country has 1.18 million hectares of fruits as of last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Department of Economic Cooperation and Rural Development.Speaking at a recent seminar held in the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang, Vu Van Tien, deputy head of the department, said mechanising the country’s fruit cultivation is focused on land preparation, tending, harvest, transportation and processing, and post-harvest preservation.Mechanisation for land preparation is used on more than 90% of the country’s total fruit area and 70-80% for tending, he said.In the harvesting stage, most fruits are harvested manually, he said.To increase yield and quality, reduce labour and production costs, and enhance competitiveness, it is necessary to increase mechanisation in harvesting, he added.Nguyen Duc Long, Deputy Director of the Vietnam Institute of Agricultural Engineering and Post–Harvesting Technology, said machines used in the country’s fruit cultivation are focused mostly on the land preparation and tending stages such as irrigation and spraying pesticides. Mechanisation for the country’s fruit cultivation is only implemented in each separate cultivation stage and has not been implemented synchronously for all the cultivation stages,” he said.Small scale cultivation, scattered growing areas, and fruit growing areas mostly owned by households who have limited mechanisation capacity are major reasons hindering the process of mechanisation, he said.Meanwhile, there are not many types of machines and facilities that meet the requirements of mechanisation and suit the cultivation situation in the country, he said.In addition, investment in researching mechanisation for the country’s agriculture production is still modest, he said.To increase mechanisation, the country needs to identify the potential and advantages of each locality to choose types of machines and facilities suited for each kind of fruit, he said.In addition, it is necessary to establish large-scale growing areas and upgrade transport infrastructure for agriculture production in rural areas, he said.Besides researching and using agricultural machines and facilities, the country should prioritise applying smart devices to manage information and data for agricultural production, according to participants at the seminar.It is also necessary to develop human resources for modern agricultural production, including workers who operate modern agricultural machines, they said.The Government and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development have implemented various policies to boost mechanisation in agricultural production in recent years.Fruit growers in the country, especially in the Mekong Delta, have used more machines in cultivation.The delta has 400,000ha of fruits with an annual output of 4.3 million tonnes, accounting for 60 % of the country’s total output.Vo Huu Thoai, head of the Southern Fruit Research Institute, said mechanisation for fruit cultivation in the Mekong Delta has yielded positive results.In a specialised durian growing area covering more than 15,000ha in Cai Lay district, which is Tien Giang province’s largest durian producer, farmers have strengthened mechanisation in tending orchards.In the area, stages such as pumping irrigation water into orchards, irrigating trees and spraying pesticides are done by machines.Some large farms have applied mechanisation in harvesting fruits to reduce harvesting cost, reduce depending on harvest workers and meet harvest requirements, he said.Vo Van Lap, head of Tien Giang province’s Sub-department of Rural Development, said the province has strengthened mechanisation in agricultural production.In fruit cultivation, the use of machines for land preparation is 84.3% of the province’s total fruit growing area; for pumping water and spraying pesticides, 100%; and using efficient irrigation systems, 59%.Tien Giang is the country’s largest fruit producer./.
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August 27, 2022 20:50 UTC
Vietnam develops in all fields: Cambodian official
A corner of Vietnam (Photo: VNA)– Over the past 77 years, Vietnam, under the sound leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam and the Government, has grown in all spheres, bring progress, prosperity, and better prestige to the nation in the region and in the world, said a Cambodian official.Governor of Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province Kouch Chamroeun made the remarks at a ceremony held by the Vietnamese Consulate General here on August 26 to celebrate Vietnam’s 77th National Day (September 2).The official affirmed that 55 years after the establishment of their diplomatic relations, Vietnam and Cambodia have consolidated and enhanced their solidarity, traditional friendship, and mutual gratitude.Vietnam is grateful for the sacrifices of the Cambodian people for its cause of national harmony and reunification in the 60s and 70s, while Cambodia remembers and is grateful for the sacrifices of Vietnamese soldiers and people for its cause of liberating the people from the Pol Pot genocidal regime in the 70s and 80s of the last century, he added.The bilateral ties have recorded myriad important achievements across sectors for the sake of their people and for peace, stability, and development in Southeast Asia, he noted.The official also highlighted the two sides’ efforts to improve the effectiveness of their cooperation mechanisms via the Party and Government channels and to increase the exchange of delegations at all levels as the basis for developing their comprehensive collaboration.For his part, Vietnamese Consul General Vu Ngoc Ly expressed his confidence in the further growth of the cooperative relations between the two nations./.
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August 27, 2022 17:31 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES AUGUST 27
The UN will further support Vietnam in energy transition, resource mobilisation and technology transfer to achieve the commitments, he pledged. We are very pleased to sign the MOU with UNFPA in Vietnam and feel that UNFPA is truly acting as a bridge between Japan and Vietnam". Ring smuggling people into Vietnam busted in Lao CaiPolice in the northern border province of Lao Cai recently busted a ring that smuggled people into Vietnam. Since 2015, from an energy exporter, Vietnam has become a net energy importer. Dung held that in order to turn potential into reality, there is much for Vietnam to do from now to 2030.
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August 27, 2022 11:38 UTC
Vietnam contributes to promoting NPT’s role in global security
– The 10th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) concluded in New York, the US, on August 26 night (local time), after nearly four weeks of working, during which Vietnam contributed to promoting the NPT’s role in global security The Vietnamese delegation, led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc, emphasised Vietnam's consistent stance on supporting radical nuclear weapon disarmament to prevent nuclear weapon proliferation, and upholding the right to use nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, while highlighting the need for the international community to make every effort to solve common nuclear challenges.The delegation also shared opinions on issues of great international concern, including upholding the role of the NPT, and stressed the humanitarian consequences of the use of nuclear weapons. As the vice president of the conference, Vietnam and other countries actively promoted and managed its working agenda.The Vietnamese delegation also worked closely with ASEAN countries and non-aligned countries to promote the priorities of these countries.The conference’s discussions focused on all three elements of the treaty – non-proliferation, disarmament, and peaceful use of nuclear energy.Although member states could not reach consensus on a final document, they all stressed the importance of the NPT to the global non-proliferation and disarmament mechanism and the need to intensify efforts to strengthen this mechanism in the coming time./.
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August 27, 2022 10:16 UTC
Vietnam issues national plan on aquaculture development for 2021-2030
Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)Illustrative photo (Source: VNA)VNA– Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has signed a decision to promulgate a national plan on aquaculture development in the 2021 – 2030 period.The scheme’s overall aims is to develop aquaculture sustainably in response to climate change . The plan is also being set in place to improve productivity, quality, value, and competitiveness of aquatic products. This will help meet demand from domestic and international markets as aquaculture develops further in Vietnam.As per the plan, by 2025, the total aquaculture production and export value will reach 5.6 million tonnes and 7.8 billion USD per year, with an annual rate of value growth averaging 4%.It set the goal for the domestic production to be capable of supplying a large volume of products and sufficient breeding facilities for aquatic animals with high value.Meanwhile, more than 30 concentrated aquaculture rearing and breeding areas will be invested and upgraded serving production requirements.The plan also sets out a target of building a supply chain, processing and consumption to ensure a stable output for over 30% of the total aquatic production.By 2030, the yield of the sector is expected to hit 7 million tonnes annually, and contribute to better job creation and income improvement for workers.Tasks set for the sector to press ahead include building and developing aquaculture areas to ensure food safety as well as increasing the use rate of domestic raw materials to reduce costs.All economic sectors will be encouraged to invest in technology transfer, build facilities for the production of materials and equipment, improve competitiveness, and provide domestic services serving production and cost reduction./.
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August 27, 2022 08:57 UTC
Ring smuggling people into Vietnam busted in Lao Cai
Men arrested for smuggling people into Vietnam (Photo: VNA)– Police in the northern border province of Lao Cai recently busted a ring that smuggled people into Vietnam.In early July, the Security Unit under Lao Cai city’s Police Department detected a ring using social network applications to induce Vietnam ese people living in border areas to organise illegal entry for Chinese people to Vietnam via Lao Cai province to go to a third country.On August 20, the police arrested Tran Van Hop and Le Quy Ngoc, residing in Bao Thang district; and Wangjiang, Xiaojun, and Tang Caiyong, residing in China’s Sichuan province.They then arrested Vu Trong Hung, Giang Su Din and Hoang Van Manh, said to be “important links” in this ring./.
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August 26, 2022 21:53 UTC
UNDP official praised for contributions to Vietnam’s development
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam (R) and United Nations Development Programme ( UNDP ) Resident Representative Caitlin Wiesen (Photo: VNA)– Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam hailed outgoing United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative Caitlin Wiese n for her initiatives and contributions to supporting Vietnam in promoting socio-economic development and international integration, during a reception for her in Hanoi on August 26.Dam expressed his joy at the fruitful cooperation between Vietnam and the UN over the last decades, affirming that the Vietnamese Government highly values the role played by the UNDP in supporting development worldwide.He also praised Wiesen for her support to help Vietnam improve its role and position in the international arena, and further bolster its cooperation relations with the UN and the UNDP in particular.According to the Vietnamese leader, UNDP and Wiesen personally actively promoted the support of medical equipment and supplies for Vietnam during its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic; promptly made reports on socio-economic impacts caused by the health crisis on poor households in Vietnam; and proposed measures for and supported Vietnamese ministries and sectors in building policies to swiftly respond to the pandemic and speed up socio-economic recovery.The Vietnamese leader also spoke highly of UNDP’s assistance for Vietnam in accelerating the country's administrative reform and green and inclusive economic recovery; unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance; and facilitating women to join UN peacekeeping operations.Dam expressed his hope that the UNDP will continue to help Vietnam improve its readiness to respond to future diseases, and review and speed up the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); as well as share experience and good practices in the world with the Southeast Asian nation on solving socio-economic impacts on vulnerable groups during its green transition scheme.The Deputy PM also suggested UNDP enhance technical support for Vietnam in reducing greenhouse gas emissions; and increasing resilience and adaptive capacity of communities, economic sectors and ecosystems.For her part, Wiesen promised to make more practical contributions to the cooperation relations between Vietnam and the UNDP in the framework of the Vietnam – UNDP Country Programme in the 2022 – 2026 period which aims to help Vietnam promote circular economy and multidimensional poverty reduction; respond to climate change; strengthen resilience to natural disasters; and ensure environmental sustainability, among others./.
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August 26, 2022 11:50 UTC