A village on the banks of the Red River in Hà Nội inhabited by low income families. The nation must come together to lend a hand to those in need. - VNS Photo Đoàn Tùng HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has called on the whole nation to work together to help the poor escape poverty ensuring no one is left behind. The Government will strongly and effectively implement national programmes on sustainable poverty reduction and the State will continue prioritising resources to help the cause, he said at the annual charity programme “Joining hands for the poor” held in Hà Nội yesterday. The Party and State have always placed economic development in close connection with poverty reduction and social security, he said. An estimated 20 per cent of the State budget is earmarked for investing in and supporting programmes and projects aimed at reducing poverty. Programmes have helped improve the … [Read more...] about PM calls for whole nation to join hands for the poor
EC delegation to inspect Việt Nam’s IUU fishing combat next month
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng at a press briefing in Hà Nội on Thursday. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — An inspection team from the European Commission (EC) will visit Việt Nam from next month to assess the country’s efforts in implementing the recommendations on fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. The information was released by Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng at a regular press conference in Hà Nội yesterday. Congratulations to Japan Việt Nam congratulates the royal family and people of Japan on the occasion of the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hằng. Việt Nam strongly believes the Reiwa reign, the country and people of Japan will continue to reap great achievements in building a prosperous country, and the Việt Nam-Japan extensive strategic partnership … [Read more...] about EC delegation to inspect Việt Nam’s IUU fishing combat next month
Vietnam national team receive warm welcome home from World Cup qualifiers
Vietnam head coach Park Hang-seo and his players received a jubilant welcome as they returned home on October 16 after outplaying Indonesia 3-1 in the second round of the 2022 World Cup Asian qualifiers at Kapten I Wayan Dipta Stadium in Bali. Despite not yet being enough to help Vietnam clinch the top spot in Group G, the wide-margin win has lifted the Golden Dragons to third place among the runner-up teams after the fourth matchday, behind China and Jordan, who have better goal differences of +12 and +4, respectively (compared to Vietnam’s +3). VFF Vice President Chong presented flowers to captain Que Ngoc Hai. (Photo: Bongdaplus.vn) Midfielder Vu Van Thanh signed a fan’s jersey at the airport. The players were a little bit surprised by the welcome of home fans. At Tan Son Nhat Airport, the Vietnamese team officially dissolved. Trainers and players of the southern clubs returned to their management units. Meanwhile, Park and players of the northern teams continued … [Read more...] about Vietnam national team receive warm welcome home from World Cup qualifiers
Perpetrator of tap water pollution will face prosecution
Hoa Binh province’s police have conducted an on-site examination and verified and traced the truck driver who discharged used oil illegally. The police of Ky Son district in Hoa Binh province have opened a criminal investigation into an alleged deliberate discharge of oil into a water collector of Vinaconex Water Supply Joint Stock Company (Viwasupco)’s plant last week, according to local media. The water source of Viwasupco's waterworks is heavily polluted. Photo: Kinhtedothi.vn "We have conducted an on-site examination, as well as verified and traced the truck driver who discharged used oil into the environment," said Nguyen Huu Duc, deputy director of Hoa Binh province’s police. Anh Kiet Hanoi's water pollution unable to be treated for now Vinaconex Water Supply Joint Stock Company (Viwasupco), which purifies water to supply for a large part of Hanoi, did not clean the contaminated water but isolated it. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc asks Hoa Binh, … [Read more...] about Perpetrator of tap water pollution will face prosecution
ODA project disbursement needs boosting: JICA
A digging robot used to construct Bến Thành Market Station. Metro Line 1 in HCM City as part of one of the biggest ODA projects that JICA has implemented in Việt Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo Trần Xuân Tình HÀ NỘI — Delays to disbursement of official development assistance (ODA) for HCM City’s Metro Line 1 project pose a danger of setting a bad precedent and negatively affecting the implementation of other Japanese-funded projects in Việt Nam. Speaking at an annual press conference held by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Việt Nam Office on Thursday, Senior Representative Takahashi Junko said if the project total investment could not be adjusted from VNĐ17 trillion (US$731 million) to VNĐ47 billion ($2 billion) by November 2019, the situation would be worsened. “Because Metro Line 1 is a very significant project that has attracted a lot of … [Read more...] about ODA project disbursement needs boosting: JICA