Illustrative image (Source: AFP) Hanoi (VNA) – Eighty-three containers of plastic waste were found at Cambodia’s Sihanoukville autonomous port, 230km to the southwest of Phnom Penh, on July 16. Spokesperson of the Cambodian Environment Ministry Neth Pheaktra said the authorities are investigating the origin and motive of the trash import and will send them back to the original countries. It is the second time a huge volume of trash has been found in Cambodia after the first discovery in 1998 when nearly 3,000 tonnes of hazardous waste were left in the suburb of Sihanoukville city. Prime Minister Hun Sen warned that the country will not be the dumping ground for any form of waste from abroad.-VNA … [Read more...] about 83 containers of plastic waste found in Cambodia
Top rice exporter wants to invest in petroleum
Gasoline retailing is one of four new sectors that Vinafood II wants to invest in. Photo by VnExpress/Huu Khoa. Vinafood II, one of Vietnam’s biggest rice exporters, has announced plans to diversify into oil trading and gasoline retailing. According to documents released before its annual general meeting at the end of July Vietnam Southern Food Corporation-JSC (Vinafood II) said it plans to expand into four new sectors, real estate and vehicle parking lots being the other two. Since Vietnamese law does not allow foreign investment in gasoline and petroleum trading, Vinafood II has asked the government to prohibit foreign ownership of its shares. It is currently zero. Vinafood II equitized and listed on the Unlisted Public Companies Market (UPCoM) in March last year, with the government retaining a 51.43 percent stake. Last year provision for devaluation of inventory, loss of financial investments and bad debts after equitizing caused the company a loss of … [Read more...] about Top rice exporter wants to invest in petroleum
65th anniversary of Geneva agreement
One day after the Dien Bien Phu Victory, the Geneva Conference on termination of wars and restoring peace in Indochina opened in Geneva, Switzerland on May 8, 1954 (Photo: VNA) Vietnamese delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister Pham Van Dong, arrives in Geneva to attend the Geneva Conference, May 4, 1954 (Photo: VNA) The opening ceremony of the Geneva Conference, May 8, 1954 (Photo: VNA) Right from the day the conference started, the Vietnamese delegation implemented proactive diplomacy and international mobilization (Photo: VNA) In parallel with the struggles on the negotiating table, Vietnam actively worked with the Soviet Union, China and France, organising press conferences and holding meetings with hundreds of French social organisations and political circles to express Vietnam’s goodwill and determination, in addition to combatting the aggression and conspiracy of enemy forces (Photo: VNA) These activities turned the French and … [Read more...] about 65th anniversary of Geneva agreement
Vietnam in same group with regional football power houses
Scene at the elimination round drawing for the World Cup 2022 (Source: FIFA TV) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese national men’s football team will be in Group G together with other regional football power houses, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates, according to result of the drawing for the elimination round for Asia for the World Cup 2022. The drawing was conducted on July 17 at the headquarters of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in Kuala Lumpur, with the participation of representatives of 40 national federations. The teams are divided into five seeded classes on the basis of the FIFA ratings as of June this year. Vietnam is ranked the 15th in Asia, belonging to the second. The 40 teams will compete in eight groups. In Vietnam, football has become very popular, especially after Park Hang-seo of the Republic of Korea started to become the head coach of many teams representing Vietnam at various tournaments in recent years. The … [Read more...] about Vietnam in same group with regional football power houses
Preparations underway for ASEAN defence-military events in 2020
Sen. Lt. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Minister of Defence, speaks at the conference (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Defence’s steering committee on ASEAN 2020 held a conference in Hanoi on July 17 to implement a project on organising ASEAN defence-military events in 2020 when Vietnam assumes the ASEAN Chair. According to a report from the ministry’s Foreign Relations Department, the project was approved in April 2018, with leaders of the ministry passing decisions on the establishment of the steering committee and its subcommittees, a plan for the implementation of the project, and a list of relevant activities. Since the beginning of 2019, content consultations for Vietnam’s 2020 ASEAN chairmanship have been underway across different levels via dialogue and visit exchanges between leaders of countries involved and on the sidelines of multilateral events. The steering committee has coordinated with relevant agencies of the Defence Ministry and … [Read more...] about Preparations underway for ASEAN defence-military events in 2020