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Illustrative photo (Source: acacia-inc.com) Hanoi (VNA) - The Asia Pacific Gateway (APG) undersea cable, which connects eight countries and territories in the region, is facing problems with its S3 section, causing a loss of 250G of internet connection capacity from Vietnam to Japan and the US, an internet service provider has announced. The repair of the APG is expected to be completed on November 29, restoring all internet traffic on the route. Currently, there are two other undersea cables also having service interruptions or having not fully restored connection capacity due to previous problems, namely the Asia-America Gateway (AAG) and Asia Africa Europe 1 (AAE-1). The AAG is expected to be fixed on December 15 and the AAE-1 on November 27./. VNA …

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The program, which is an initiative of Carrefour Group and T&T Foods Company with the support of the Vietnam Trade Office in France, aims to introduce Vietnamese products to French consumers in particular and those in Europe in general. In his speech at the event, Minister Dien highly valued the initiative, saying that this event helps more French consumers know about Vietnamese goods, and that Carrefour is not only a goods distribution channel but also a channel for introducing Vietnamese culinary culture. He underlined the significance of the event for Carrefour to develop a potential market segment for consumers with a taste for Asian products. The minister expressed his belief that based on good trade relations between Vietnam and France, France’s position as the 4th largest trading partner of Vietnam in the European Union (E.U.), plus an effective leverage from the E.U.-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), consumers of the Carrefour system in France in particular and …

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Pfizer's is the second anti-Covid pill after that of Merck, which is actually an influenza medicine rebranded to fight the coronavirus. Pfizer's has been created specifically to fight Covid. The Pfizer drug called Paxlovid achieved an 89 percent reduction in risk of hospitalization or death among adult patients with Covid who are at high risk of progressing to severe illness, the US company said. The results from the middle-to-late stage clinical trial were so strong that Pfizer will stop recruiting new people for the trial, the company said. It will submit the data to the Food and Drug Administration as soon as possible as part of its "rolling submission" for Emergency Use Authorization. "Today's news is a real game-changer in the global efforts to halt the devastation of this pandemic," said Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla. "These data suggest that our oral antiviral candidate, if approved or authorized by regulatory authorities, has the potential to save patients’ lives, reduce …

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The opening of a representative office in Hanoi by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) marks important progress in Vietnam’s integration with the world and its attitude toward international laws. Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu and PCA Secretary General Hugo Siblesz sign a document on the establishment of a PCA Rep. Office in Vietnam (Phôt: baoquocte) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and PCA on October 27 announced that PCA will set up an office with staff in Hanoi to conduct PCA hearings and meetings. This will be the fourth office of PCA, except for the main office in The Hague. The establishment of a PCA office in Hanoi represents a further step of cooperation in realizing the targets set out in the Host Country Agreement signed by the PCA and Vietnam in 2014. In the late 19th century, the achievements of the industrial revolution led to trade and investment growth in many European countries. But it also led to an increased risk of war among these …

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Fishery sector committed to combating IUU fishing Over the past four years, the Vietnamese Government, associations and businesses in the fishery sector have made efforts to carry out recommendations of the European Commission (EC) and have its "yellow card" warning against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing lifted, heard a conference on October 23. Nguyen Thi Thu Sac, Vice President of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) and head of the VASEP Marine Product Committee, said Vietnam’s aquatic product exports reach nearly 9 billion USD a year. She, however, pointed out limitations in the management and exploitation of aquatic resources, which have yet to fully meet relevant legal regulations. Violations in fishing regulations should be quickly handled to remove the “yellow card” issued by the EC in 2017, Sac said, adding that such violations would be threats to the fishery sector’s sustainable and responsible development. She …

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Vietnam’s farm exports continue growing, serving as the pillar of the economy. Exporters are sprinting to export more produce for the year-end sale season. A report from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) showed that production is recovering quickly thanks to social distancing loosening. Most of the key farm produce regained growth momentum in October after the slowdown in August and September. Farm exports brought turnover of $38.8 billion in the first 10 months of the year, an increase of 13.1 percent over the same period last year. Of this, exports of major farm produce brought $17.4 billion, up by 12.7 percent and major forestry products $12.8 billion, up by 22.3 percent. The turnover from livestock exports reached $359 million, up by 6.1 percent. Only seafood exports increased slightly, by 0.8 percent, reaching $6.9 billion. The report pointed out that despite the fluctuations in the world and domestic markets because of the pandemic, many …

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The experts gathered at an online conference on November 5 in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss prospects and solutions to promote exports to the E.U. market in the new context. They held that the E.U. is facing a first-ever shortage of goods, as many suppliers are struggling with COVID-19, while logistics costs are rising and demand is increasing in the rest of the year. Therefore, they advised Vietnamese exporters to grasp this chance to conquer the E.U. market. Nguyen Thao Hien, Vice Director of the Department of Europe-America Markets under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said that the biggest advantage in the E.U. is preferential tariffs from the EVFTA. However, the advantage will not last for a long time as the recovery process of the E.U. will take place in a short time. Moreover, many other countries in the region have been negotiating free trade agreements with the E.U., increasing pressure of competition, they said. They asserted that despite difficulties after a …

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Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The recovering European economy together with higher demand is providing Vietnamese enterprises with opportunities to promote exports and optimise advantages from the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), speeding up the recovery of production and business activities after a long period of suffering from COVID-19 impacts, according to experts. The experts gathered at an online conference on November 5 in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss prospects and solutions to promote exports to the EU market in the new context. They held that the EU is facing a first-ever shortage of goods, as many suppliers are struggling with COVID-19, while logistics costs are rising and demand is increasing in the rest of the year. Therefore, they advised Vietnamese exporters to grasp this chance to conquer the EU market. Nguyen Thao Hien, Vice Director of the Department of Europe-America Markets under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, said …

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The first part of the fourth Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP4) was held online November 1-5 in Geneva. The World Alliance for Mercury-Free Dentistry welcomes the growing momentum to phase out the use of dental amalgam. The Minamata Convention requires parties to phase down the use of dental amalgam, a filling material that is 50% mercury. The next step is to prepare for the global phase-out, and there is movement to phase out this toxic and polluting product at the second in-person part of COP4 in Bali on March 21-25, 2022. An overview of the event. Photos: COP4 Many countries have already phased out amalgam use, at least for children and other vulnerable populations, including Vietnam. At COP4, the Africa region is proposing an amendment to the Minamata Convention that would generally phase out the use of amalgam in four steps, while the European Union is proposing an amendment to end of the use of amalgam in …

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Agriculture, deforestation and other changes in land use account for about a quarter of humanity’s planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions, making reforms vital to safeguard nature and feed a rising global population without stoking global warming. "Nature and climate are interlinked, and both our people and our surroundings are facing the very real impacts of rising temperatures," Alok Sharma, the British president of the Glasgow summit, told a news conference. He said that 70 percent of tropical corals, which are nurseries for fish, would be lost if temperatures rise 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times. "If we get to two degrees they are all gone," he added. Temperatures are already up nearly 1.2C and the overriding goal of the Glasgow negotiations is to keep alive hopes of limiting warming to 1.5C, the toughest goal set by almost 200 nations in the 2015 Paris climate agreement. Britain said 45 nations were making pledges to safeguard nature on Saturday, …

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