Volunteers picked up trash, mostly plastic-based, on the beach of Giao Hải Commune, Giao Thuỷ District, the northern province of Nam Định. — VNA/VNS Photo Văn Đạt HÀ NỘI — Australian scientists will deliver new innovations to tackle plastic waste in the Indo-Pacific, with a Plastics Innovation Hub being launched in Việt Nam , according to the Australian Embassy in Việt Nam. Globally, 75 per cent of plastic produced becomes waste. To help address this, the Plastics Innovation Hub Việt Nam aims to significantly reduce plastic waste through key stakeholder collaborations and science and innovation excellence. It is an initiative of Aus4Innovation Program, an official development assistance programme sponsored by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, managed and co-funded by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, out of the Australian Embassy in Hanoi, and delivered in strategic partnership with Việt Nam's Ministry of Science and Technology. The hub is … [Read more...] about Australia to launch new Plastics Innovation Hub in Việt Nam
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Việt Nam records 653 new COVID cases, no deaths on Friday
COVID Việt Nam has administered over 228 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines in total. Photo baochinhphu.vn HÀ NỘI — The health ministry announced 653 new COVID-19 infections on Friday. The latest update brings the total national caseload to 10,742,234 so far. The capital city of Hà Nội led the daily increases, with 162 cases reported. The remaining transmissions were detected in Đà Nẵng (47), Yên Bái (42), Phú Thọ (39), Quảng Ninh (31), Nghệ An (31), Lào Cai (27), Hồ Chí Minh City (24), Quảng Trị (16), Tuyên Quang (15), Thái Bình (14), Thái Nguyên (14), Cao Bằng (13), Sơn La (13), Bắc Kạn (12), Vĩnh Phúc (12), Nam Định (12), Hà Tĩnh (11), Hà Nam (10), Hòa Bình (10), Lạng Sơn (9), Lai Châu (8 ), Hải Dương (8 ), Hưng Yên (8 ), Hà Giang (8 ), Ninh Bình (8 ), Lâm Đồng (7), Quảng Bình (7), Thanh Hóa (6), Quảng Ngãi (5), Bến Tre (5), Phú Yên (4), Điện Biên (4), Bình Định (3), Gia Lai (3), Khánh Hòa (2), Đồng Tháp (2) and Bắc Giang (1). An Giang Province registered an … [Read more...] about Việt Nam records 653 new COVID cases, no deaths on Friday
Pop-up travel festival opens in Việt Nam
Many tourists are expected to come to the Joy Festival which is organised in HCM City and Hà Nội. — Photo Courtesy Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts HCM CITY — A two-day festival has started in Tao Đàn Park of HCM City to celebrate the joy of travel in Việt Nam with free entrance. Organised by Holiday Inn Hotels & Resorts, the festival, on Friday and Saturday, has a series of pop-up activities designed to bring joy to guests and local residents. On the first day of the two-day festival, the organiser’s colourful food trucks drive around the city, delivering free snacks to the young and young-at-heart. On the second day, there will be many games and entertainment including 50m downtown waterslides, a sport hub truck, mini car racing, a light-up dance mat, and live music performances for a chance to win amazing prizes. The festival is the perfect occasion for everyone to come together in a carnival atmosphere and make memories with friends and families, according to the … [Read more...] about Pop-up travel festival opens in Việt Nam
Festival to honour north-eastern traditional culture
A traditional dance performed during the previous festival of ethnic groups in the north-eastern region. — Photo vngo.com Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — More than 1,000 craftsmen and artists originating from minority ethnic groups in the north-eastern region will gather at a festival to promote their traditional culture and identity from November 2-4 in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc. The festival’s theme is “Preserving and Promoting Northeast Ethnic Culture in the Reform Process: Integration and Sustainable Development". Artists and ethnic people from Bắc Kạn, Hà Giang, Tuyên Quang, Cao Bằng, Thái Nguyên, Lạng Sơn, Bắc Giang, Quảng Ninh, Vĩnh Phúc and Thanh Hóa will take part in the festival. The festival aims to raise people’s awareness about the promotion and preservation of traditional cultural values of ethnic groups in the north-eastern region and help to reinforce the great national unity bloc. It’s also a chance for artists to share experience and exchange. … [Read more...] about Festival to honour north-eastern traditional culture
Bui Xuan Phai Awards: Culture – momentum for Hanoi’s development
A photo by photographer Thomas Billhardt . (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Hanoi still provides a source of inspiration for nominations of the 14th “Bui Xuan Phai: For the Love of Hanoi” Awards amid the COVID-19 tourism freeze. Activities and initiatives regarding Hanoi are part of the “dual goal,” as culture always serves as momentum for the development of any city, according to historian Duong Trung Quoc. Nostalgic works The jury panel has selected dozens of works, ideas and deeds over the past years for nominations. These include projects associated with the city’s development and works by Hanoi citizens and even one foreigner. German photographer Thomas Billhardt, whose photos of the Vietnam War taken in the late 1960s helped him to gain fame worldwide, is the only foreigner nominated for the 14th awards. The photo book exhibition by Billhardt introduces for the first time in Vietnam some 130 black-and-white and colour photos taken during his trips to … [Read more...] about Bui Xuan Phai Awards: Culture – momentum for Hanoi’s development
Top legislator’s visit to Hungary expected to deepen bilateral ties
National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ. —VNA/VNS Photo Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyễn Thị Bích Thảo talks to Vietnam News Agency about the official visit to Hungary by National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ, which is scheduled for June 26-28. Could you talk about the meaning and purposes of the official visit to Hungary by NA Chairman Vương Đình Huệ? This is an important visit by a Vietnamese high-ranking leader to deepen the comprehensive partnership and the parliamentarian relations between Việt Nam and Hungary, amid the context the two countries are in a period of economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. Việt Nam and Hungary have a history of 72 years of friendship and cooperation in many fields, such as education and training, law and justice, culture, sports and people-to-people exchanges. Hungary considers Việt Nam an important partner in the Southeast Asian region. The two countries established the comprehensive partnership in September 2018, … [Read more...] about Top legislator’s visit to Hungary expected to deepen bilateral ties
Vice President Xuân meets Thai Prime Minister Prayut in Bangkok
Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân (left) and Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in Bangkok had talks in Bangkok on Friday. — VNA/VNS Photo Ngọc Quang BANGKOK — Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân met with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha in Bangkok on Friday, affirming that Thailand is always one of the leading partners of Việt Nam in the region. At the meeting, the two sides shared the view that the Việt Nam - Thailand enhanced strategic partnership had been thriving in all areas, with growing political trust, rising trade and investment, vibrant cultural and people-to-people exchanges, and expanding locality-to-locality ties. They agreed to increase all-level mutual visits and develop bilateral trade in a balanced and win-win manner to reach US$25 billion by 2025. The teaching of Thai and Vietnamese languages in each other’s countries would continue to be encouraged, and Việt Nam’s cultural and historical values in Thailand upheld, while locality-to-locality and … [Read more...] about Vice President Xuân meets Thai Prime Minister Prayut in Bangkok
Sustainable diet and food system transformation initiative launched
A traditional market in Việt Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), a global partnership that unites international organisations engaged in research about food security, launched an initiative on sustainable healthy diets in Việt Nam on Friday. The three-year initiative "Sustainable Healthy Diets Through Food Systems Transformation"(SHiFT) aims to identify effective policy options through research, strengthening capacity, and developing robust metrics and tools that support stakeholders’ decisions when developing pathways to transform food systems toward sustainable healthy diets, improved livelihoods, gender equity and social inclusiveness. The initiative focuses on understanding consumers and their food environments through characterising food consumption and dietary patterns among marginalised populations and identifying key drivers and inequalities. This will inform the co-design, testing and evaluation of … [Read more...] about Sustainable diet and food system transformation initiative launched
Vietnamese leaders welcome Cambodian Deputy PM
Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng meets Vice President of the Cambodian People's Party Men Sam An in Hà Nội on Friday. —VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng received Vice President of the Cambodian People's Party who is also Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia Men Sam An in Hà Nội on Friday. She expressed delight to visit Việt Nam and attended the ceremony held to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries. She congratulated the Vietnamese people on the great achievements gained and expressed her belief that under the leadership of the Vietnamese Communist Party, led by Party General Secretary Trọng, the Vietnamese people would continue harvesting greater achievements. She stressed that over the past 55 years, the Party and people of the two countries had always stood side by side. She thanked the Party, State, Army and people of Việt Nam for their support and assistance for Cambodia during its national … [Read more...] about Vietnamese leaders welcome Cambodian Deputy PM
Vĩnh Phúc Province seeks stronger links with Japan
An automobile assembly line of Toyota Vietnam in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc. Vĩnh Phúc is an important part of the global supply chain of Japanese enterprises. — Photo baovinhphuc.com.vn VĨNH PHÚC — Vĩnh Phúc Province always views Japanese localities and businesses as leading partners in its development progress, said Hoàng Thị Thúy Lan, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee. Lan made the statement at a conference held in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc on Thursday with a view to reinforcing the northern province’s cooperation with Japanese localities and investors. The conference attracted the participation of nearly 700 delegates both online and offline from the two countries. Highlighting their long-standing and expanding cooperation, she said Vĩnh Phúc's official co-operative relations were set up with Japan’s Akita prefecture in March 2015, and Tochigi prefecture in December 2021, which have created important prerequisites for boosting bilateral … [Read more...] about Vĩnh Phúc Province seeks stronger links with Japan