Bac Lieu shifts to organic rice farming
An integrated rice-shrimp farm in Hong Dan district in Bac Lieu . (Photo: VNA)Bac Lieu (VNA) – The transition to organic farming has emerged as an effective solution for the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu to cut costs and promote sustainable agricultural production. The province is believed to have what it takes to expand organic farming as it is home to more than 40,000 hectares of agricultural areas cultivated under the “Fragrant rice – Clean shrimp” production model that applies organic practices. Ba Dinh Cooperative in Vinh Loc A commune in Hong Dan district is among the pioneers of organic rice farming. All members of the cooperative have adopted the integrated rice-shrimp farming model, said its director Nong Van Thach, adding that they focus specially on organic practices for rice cultivation.
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June 19, 2022 09:21 UTC
Large room for Vietnam’s dairy farming industry to flourish
Production of yogurt at a dairy cow farming cooperative in Tam Dao, Vinh Phuc. According to the Vietnam Dairy Association, the dairy industry generated more than 119.38 trillion VND (5.14 billion USD) in revenue last year, up around 5 percent from 2020. The dairy cow farming industry is thriving with annual productivity averaging 5,300 kg of milk per cow. Vietnam is staying ahead of its regional peers in industrialisation of livestock and dairy farming, he added. There is large room for the dairy farming sector to grow further in Vietnam, said Assoc.
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June 19, 2022 09:06 UTC
Development of e-contracts in Vietnam crucial to digital economy
A ceremony was held on the sideline of the conference to announce the development axis of Vietnam e-contracts (www.CeCA.gov.vn). Of them, six businesses have conducted surveys and joined the axis to ensure requirements to meet business criteria and technical standards of e-contracts development.Particularly, each e-contract transaction will be closely attached to regulations on dispute settlement, complaints and handling of problems arising in signing and implementing e-contracts. This will help businesses, organisations, individuals, and third parties have a reliable intermediary agency to solve problems in signing e-contracts.After the issuance of Circular No. 01/2022/TT-BCT of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, amending and supplementing the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Circular No. 47/2014/TT-BCT on the management of e-commerce websites, and the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Circular No.
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June 18, 2022 16:04 UTC
Vietnam spreads peace, cooperation message at SAIFMM: Ambassador
– Vietnam delivered a message of peace, cooperation and dialogue to all countries in the region and the world through the Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (SAIFMM), which was held in New Delhi on June 16, stated Ambassador Vu Ho, acting head of SOM ASEAN Vietnam in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency following the event.Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son showed active and positive engagement in all activities of the meeting, highlighting the spirit of Vietnam at the event and bringing to India a spirit of the 50-year-ties with the meeting’s host, he said.Ho said that the Vietnamese FM’s speech at the event focused on the promotion of the close partnership between India and ASEAN as well as Vietnam in all issues of the region, making full use of the reached achievements and optimising the collaboration potential between India and ASEAN in general and Vietnam in particular for lifting the ties to a new height.At the meeting, FM Son clearly affirmed Vietnam’s standpoints on all regional and international matters as well as disputes and competitions among world powers, and emerging issues in the region such as the East Sea and Myanmar issues, he said, adding that the Vietnamese representative even mentioned conflicts in other regions in the world.According to Ambassador Ho, while making positive contributions to the meeting, Vietnam spread the message of its Party and State to the all circles of India after the 13th National Party Congress, especially when FM Son attended the 12th Delhi Dialogue, an important dialogue of the South Asian region on policy-related matters held in parallel with the SAIFMM.Ho said he believes that Vietnam’s contributions to the success of the SAIFMM will be further promoted in the future. The proposals given by Vietnam at the meeting will become the common assets of Vietnam and India during their future partnership, he stated.According to Ambassador Ho, the SAIFMM carried special meaning, as it marked the 30th anniversary of the ASEAN-India relationship, and was the first of its kind held in in-person format after a long disruption due to COVID-19.It gave a chance for all parties to evaluate regional and international situation as well as recent complicated developments, thus sketching out future orientations for the ASEAN-India cooperation.Mentioning major outcomes of the SAIFMM, Ambassador Ho said that one of the important successes of the meeting is helping both sides clearly see the values of cooperation and dialogue, thus working together for peace, stability and prosperity in the region.Meanwhile, on the foundation of the long-standing relationship between Southeast Asian countries and India, it could be seen that both sides are keen on lifting their partnership to new height, he said, noting that ASEAN and India are currently sharing a strategic partnership.Amidst the complicated regional and global situation, the spirit of dialogue and cooperation must be maintained, which is the major message of the meeting, he underlined.Another success of the meeting is the parties’ review of all of their cooperation activities over the past time, especially during the COVID-19 period, said the diplomat.He held that the ASEAN-India future cooperation orientations will concentrate on optimising all achieved outcomes and great potential of both sides, including the potential in economic collaboration between the 2-billion-strong ASEAN and India markets with a combined GDP of nearly 6 trillion USD.Ambassador Ho also highlighted the meeting’s success in affirming the countries’ determination to maintain peace and stability in the region through dialogue, negotiation and trust-building. Both ASEAN countries and India committed to using dialogue and cooperation to deal with disagreements and contradictions in relations among states and countries, he added.In conclusion, he stated that the SAIFMM transferred a message of straightforward dialogue, sincere cooperation and harmony of all interests./.
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June 18, 2022 10:05 UTC
Vietnam celebrates 200th birthday of blind poet
A painting from the book Luc Van Tien (The Tale of Luc Van Tien), an epic poem with 2,076 lines by late poet and teacher Nguyễn Đình Chiểu (1822 – 1888), one of the country’s leading writers in the 19th century. Topics of love, loyalty, bravery and fair justice are featured.The epic is used in textbooks for secondary high school students. It includes useful information and knowledge on traditional Vietnamese medicine.In Ben Tre province, a ceremony to honour and celebrate Chieu’s 200th birthday will take place on July 1 at the Nguyen Dinh Chieu Temple, where the tomb and monument of the poet are located. Drama shows will be also staged.The highlighted show will be Tien Nga (Fairy Tale), a musical play based on Chieu’s Luc Van Tien, by talented artists of the private drama theatre IDECAF of HCM City.The play is about the life of Luc Van Tien, a poor student who travels to the capital to take a civil service examination for mandarins. He rescues Kieu Nguyet Nga, a beautiful woman from a wealthy family, from a robbery.
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June 18, 2022 09:34 UTC
Vietnam, India agree to foster effective, substantial partnership
They also agreed to work together to remove difficulties facing investment cooperation projects towards more sustainable and healthy trade relations. The two FMs shared the delight at the progress of the Vietnam-India ties, even during COVID-19 period. Son, who was in India for the Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (He thanked the Indian side for providing helpful support to Vietnam in the COVID-19 fight. He asked for coordination from India to prepare for upcoming high-level visits, and invited FM Jaishankar to visit Vietnam and co-chair the 18th meeting of the Vietnam- India Joint Committee on economic, trade, science-technology cooperation in Hanoi in the second half of 2022. He agreed with the Vietnamese FM’s proposals, and pledged to coordinate with Vietnam to organise activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations.
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June 18, 2022 09:05 UTC
Over 4,000 people join Vietnam-Japan Cultural Exchange Festival in Da Nang
The Vietnam-Japan Cultural Exchange Festival attracts youths. (Photo: VNA)– The Vietnam-Japan Cultural Exchange Festival and Japan Job Day 2022 were organised in the central city of Da Nang on June 17, attracting more than 4,000 participants.Luong Minh Sam, Chairman of the Council of Dong A University – the organiser of the event, said that this year's festival took place in a special context, towards the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Japan in 2023.Shimonishi Kiyoshi, Japanese Deputy Consul General in Da Nang city, said that the festival was a good chance for students and young people to understand more about the Japanese culture and thereby become bridges connecting the two countries.The festival featured Japanese tea, Origami (Japanese paper folding craft), Vietnamese calligraphy, Japanese comics, and a photo exhibition on Dong A University in its cooperation with Japan, among others.Meanwhile, at the Japan Job Day 2022, 12 Japanese enterprises registered for recruiting human resources with 651 positions.More than 500 students in various majors participated in face-to-face and online interviews with Japanese partners./.
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June 17, 2022 23:11 UTC
☕ Afternoon briefing on June 17
Read full text -A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) Lieut. Read full text -The Central Committee of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) and the Vietnam - Sri Lanka Friendship Association held a ceremony on June 17 to hand over cash assistance worth 1 billion VND (over 43,000 USD) to the government of Sri Lanka to help people in Sri Lanka overcome difficulties caused by the economic crisis. Read full text -Twenty-seven export items joined the “one-billion-USD” club in the first five months of this year, as compared with only 23 seen in the same period last year, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai told a press conference on June 16.Vietnam’s export revenue in May increased 18.1 percent against the previous month, pushing the five-month value by 16.7 percent, he said. Read full text -Hundreds of vaccination points, both fixed location and mobile, have been set up across Ho Chi Minh City as part of the city's efforts to accelerate injection of COVID-19 booster doses on high-risk residents.Seventy-two hospitals, including many private-owned ones, have registered to offer vaccination to date, in addition to commune-based medical stations, according to the municipal Department of Health. Read full text /.
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June 17, 2022 16:37 UTC
Int’l arrivals jump, Vietnam among most-searched destinations
According to the General Statistics Office, international arrivals to Vietnam reached 172,900, a month-on-month rise of over 70 percent. For the January-May period, Vietnam welcomed a total of 365,300 international arrivals, 4.5 times higher than the same period last year but 95 percent lower than the same period of 2019, when COVID-19 restrictions were not in place. Data from Google showed that there were rapid increases in the search volume for holidays in Vietnam, making the country one of the most-searched destinations since international tourism was reopened on March 15. Searches for airlines to Vietnam increased drastically, by 800 percent as of mid-April over the same period last year. Searches for hotels in Vietnam increased by 114 percent.
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June 17, 2022 12:51 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 17
Many Hanoians ignore fourth Covid-19 vaccine shotMany people in Hanoi have not yet taken a fourth Covid-19 vaccine jab. Since early June, Hanoi has administered the fourth Covid-19 vaccine shot. However, many districts have witnessed a low number of people registering for the vaccination compared to the first three Covid-19 vaccine jabs. Vietnam attends int’l defence-security exhibition in FranceA Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) Lieut. Drugs from Europe smuggled through international shipping companiesCriminal gangs are using international shipping companies to smuggle drugs from Europe into Vietnam.
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June 17, 2022 10:27 UTC
☀️ Morning digest on June 17
The NA debated and adopted five laws, 16 thematic resolutions and a general resolution for the session, while discussing six bills and deciding on many important matters, he added. Read full text -A ceremony was held in the northern Lao province of Oudomxay on June 16 to repatriate eight sets of remains of Vietnamese soldiers and experts who laid down their lives in the neighbouring country.This was the second repatriation round in the six northern Lao provinces during the 2021 - 2022 dry season. The project, funded by CJ Group of the Republic of Korea, was launched in 2019 and covers Ha Giang province in the north, Ninh Thuan in the south central region, and Soc Trang in the south. This is one of the first international golf tourism groups to visit the province since it fully opened up to tourism and RoK loosened entry and exit conditions after the COVID-19 pandemic. Read full text /.
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June 17, 2022 08:11 UTC
Vietnam Airlines launches direct route to India
Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, who came to India to attend the Special ASEAN - India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, performed the opening ceremony of this flight. According to Vietnam Airlines, its flights between Hanoi and New Delhi are scheduled for Monday, Wednesday, and Friday every week, while those between Ho Chi Minh City and the Indian capital are operated on Thursdays and Saturdays. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1972, a strategic partnership in 2007 and a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2016, Vietnam and India have seen their two-way trade growing by an annual average of 20 percent. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the total number of visitors between India and Vietnam in 2019 reached 319,000, up 35 percent year-on-year. Most Vietnamese tourists visited New Delhi./.
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June 16, 2022 17:52 UTC
Workshop seeks to boost Lai Chau’s tea exports
Participants visit a stall displaying tea products of Lai Chau province on the sideline of the workshop. The deputy minister also affirmed that his ministry and overseas Vietnamese representative agencies will continue to support Lai Chau province and its enterprises in implementing collaboration activities with other countries and partners in the near future. Participants were provided with information on the orientation of tea material areas as well as the production system and market development of the province’s tea products in the future. Lai Chau is currently home to more than 8,500ha of land under tea. Most of the local tea products have been exported to the Middle East and Taiwan (China)./.
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June 16, 2022 10:23 UTC
Vietnam affirms commitment to promote rights of the disabled
Persons with disabilities are presented with wheelchairs in Dak Lak province. (Photo: VNA)Minister Counsellor Le Thi Minh Thoa, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN (Photo: dangcongsan.vn)– A Vietnam representative affirmed the country's commitment to promote the rights of the persons with disabilities (PwDs) while attending a meeting held in New York on June 14 - 16.Addressing the 15th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Minister Counsellor Le Thi Minh Thoa, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN, affirmed that the country has always attached importance to promoting and protecting the rights and interests of PwDs in the principles of equality and non-discrimination. It has also mainstreamed PwD-related issues in the national development framework.Vietnam has continuously strived to create a favourable environment for PwDs to not only enjoy benefits but also have opportunities to take part in the decision making and contribute to social development, she noted.According to the diplomat, the country’s ratification of the CRPD and the International Labour Organisation ( ILO ) Convention 159 on vocational rehabilitation and employments for PwDs is a demonstration of its commitment to ensure workers are not discriminated in the workplace.Under the national programme on PwDs for 2021 - 2030, millions of PwDs, including children, have received care at social protection establishments while all persons with special disabilities have been covered with health insurance. Besides, there are 20 educational and integration support centres, 107 special educational centres for disabled children, 256 training establishments for PwDs, and 400 PwD-owned businesses at present.In her remarks, Thoa underlined Vietnam’s pledge to cooperate with the international community to guarantee an equal, inclusive, and sustainable future for all that leaves no one behind.
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June 16, 2022 10:03 UTC
VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES JUNE 16
As of late 2020, Vietnam counted 862 urban areas, and its urbanisation rate expanded to nearly 40 percent from 30.5 percent in 2010. Tran Dai, the winner of Miss International Queen Vietnam 2020, is already in Thailand after heading to compete in the Miss International Queen 2022 transgender beauty pageant on June 12 . The Ho Chi Minh City native started participating in activities at Miss International Queen 2022 from June 14. The team are training at the Vietnam Youth Football Training Centre in Hanoi ahead of the tournament. Vietnam affirms commitment to promote rights of the disabledA Vietnam representative affirmed the country's commitment to promote the rights of the persons with disabilities (PwDs) while attending a meeting held in New York on June 14 - 16.
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June 16, 2022 09:26 UTC