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Vietnam hosted AMRI 16 in Da Nang from September 20 to 23, under the theme “Media: From Information to Knowledge for a Resilient and Responsive ASEAN.” During the press briefing, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Lam highlighted the significant achievements of AMRI 16. He noted that the ministers affirmed and redefined the role of the information sector in the new era, shifting from "information" to "knowledge." Information is now seen as a valuable tool for life-long learning, raising awareness, and enhancing digital literacy for ASEAN citizens. This transformation is an inevitable trend in the digital age, influenced by social media and new media platforms, as well as the development of artificial intelligence. ASEAN Information Ministers adopted several new documents and acknowledged the progress of cooperation in the information sector, such as: 1. The Vision Statement of AMRI themed "ASEAN 2035: Towards a Transformative, Adaptive, and … [Read more...] about ASEAN Adopts Joint Statement on Information and Communications

Dinh Tien Dung (L), Politburo member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, and Huang Kunming , Politburo member of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Secretary of the Guangdong Party Committee. (Photo: VNA) Beijing (VNA) – Dinh Tien Dung , Politburo member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee, met with Huang Kunming, Politburo member of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Secretary of the Guangdong Party Committee, on September 25 as part of the Vietnamese official’s ongoing visit to China. At the meeting, Dung stressed that his visit aims to further concretise and implement common perceptions reached by top leaders of the two Parties and countries during the visit to China by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong late October 2022, contributing to maintaining high-level exchanges and contacts, and fostering the friendship … [Read more...] about Hanoi delegation visits China’s Guangdong province

Secretary of the Party Committee of the central city of Da Nang Nguyen Van Quang (R) and Sun Yeli, Deputy Director of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. (Photo: VNA) Da Nang (VNA) – Secretary of the Party Committee of the central city of Da Nang Nguyen Van Quang hosted a reception on September 22 for a visiting Chinese delegation led by Sun Yeli, Deputy Director of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. Underlining the need for the press and media sectors of the two countries to work more closely together to popularise the friendship between Vietnam and China, Quang hoped that Sun will continue to pay great attention to strengthening communication cooperation between the two nations. For his part, Sun expressed his impression at the socio-economic development of Da Nang , and spoke highly of the city leaders’ vision. He noted that Chinese media channels have signed media … [Read more...] about Da Nang fosters communications cooperation with China

Farmers harvest rice in the field. Rice exports during the first seven months this year tallied 2.54 million tonnes with a value of 40.8 billion baht, a gain of 51.8% year-on-year. (Photo: bangkokpost.com) Bangkok (VNA) – The Agricultural Economics Office of the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry in Thailand has forecasted a decline in rice production for the country’s 2023-24 harvest season, primarily due to the effects of the El Niño weather phenomenon. The rice output is expected to reduce by approximately 871,000 tonnes, a decrease of 3.27%, to 25.8 million tonnes. Deputy Secretary-General of the Agricultural Economics Department, Tantita Bunyamaneekul, reported a reduction in the country’s rice cultivation area for the 2023-24 crop year, which totalled 62.4 million rai (9.98 million ha). This is a reduction of 602,000 rai or 0.96% from the previous year. This decrease in cultivation area is largely due to changes in weather conditions, which have resulted in delayed … [Read more...] about Thai rice output forecasted to fall due to El Nino

At the meeting between Thai Minister Attached to the Prime Minister's Office Puangpet Chunlaiad and  Vietnamese Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung. (Photo: VNA) Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand will join hands with Vietnam to combat fake news, Thai Minister Attached to the Prime Minister's Office Puangpet Chunlaiad has said. The information was disclosed by Puangpet after her meeting with Vietnamese Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung to gain an insight into its anti-fake news initiatives. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 16th Conference of the ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information (AMRI) and the 7th AMRI Plus Three Conference  in the central city of Da Nang, Vietnam, from September 22-23. She praised Vietnam for setting up a committee to fight fake news on social media. According to Puangpet, combatting fake news is one of the main items before the AMRI meeting, adding Thailand also supports the Guidelines on … [Read more...] about Thailand, Vietnam to collaborate in fight against fake news

Hanoi stimulates the consumption of One Commune, One Product (OCOP) products through numerous promotional and networking events. Many trade promotion events for Hanoi's OCOP products associated with the culture of provinces in the Central Highlands and Southern regions will be held until the end of 2023, according to the Hanoi Department of Agriculture and Rural Development. A consumer shops at the Hanoi Farm Produce Fair 2023 in Ung Hoa District. Photo: Hoai Nam/The Hanoi Times Nguyen Van Chi, Deputy Head of the Hanoi Coordination Office of the New Rural Construction Program, said last week's event on Trinh Cong Son Pedestrian Street is the beginning of a series of trade promotion activities for the sale of OCOP products and safe farm produce linked to the culture of provinces and cities across the country. More than 100 booths with over 2,000 OCOP products were displayed at the fair. Consumers in the city had the opportunity to access specialties from 35 … [Read more...] about Promotional events in Hanoi boost sales of OCOP products

The article wrote that Vietnam and Brazil have maintained long-lasting and stable cooperative relations since the two countries established diplomatic ties on May 8, 1989. Since then, there have been many high-level delegation exchanges between the two nations, notably, the official visit to Brazil in May 2007 by then General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nong Duc Manh and the visit to Vietnam in July 2008 by Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Leaders of the two nations also met on various occasions, and pledged to further strengthen the bilateral ties. Most recently, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with President Lula da Silva on the sidelines of the expanded G7 Summit in Japan in May 2023. The relationship between the parliaments and the Parliamentary Friendship Groups of the two countries has also been developing, contributing to the expansion of the Vietnam - Brazil collaboration, through the signing and implementation of 16 cooperation agreements … [Read more...] about Promising future of Vietnam – Brazil cooperative relations

Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed that Vietnam is ready to help Bangladesh ensure food security, as evidenced by the recent signing of the extension of the Memorandum of Understanding on rice trade for the 2022 - 2027 period. Apart from rice, Vietnam could export other products of Bangladesh’s interest, such as agricultural machinery, raw materials, household appliances, electronics, processed agricultural and aquatic products, and explore new areas of cooperation such as green textile and garment, education, sci-tech, especially climate change adaptation, he said. Hailing Bangladesh as a promising market with a population of 170 million people, Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue announced a plan to hold a business forum with the participation of hundreds of enterprises from both sides, as part of his ongoing visit. President Shahabuddin suggested Vietnam encourage firms to invest in Bangladesh's economic zones. He also expressed support for Vietnam's proposal to open direct flights to … [Read more...] about N.A. Chairman meets with President of Bangladesh

Meeting with the company’s leaders, N.A. Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue hailed the firm’s exports of some products to Vietnam, a market with a population of 100 million people, and stressed the possibility for Beximco to tap into a larger market of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with 650 million consumers. Mentioning the company's major business fields of pharmaceuticals and apparel, the N.A. Chairman said these are two spheres where Vietnam and Bangladesh have advantages and should promote cooperation. Vietnam has paid due attention to and encouraged medical projects, products and solutions which play an increasingly important role in the post-COVID-19 period, he said, underscoring that incentives have been given to projects on research and production of medicinal materials, and technology application to produce medicines. The top legislator highlighted Vietnam’s new and breakthrough policies to improve the quality of medical examination, and create a legal … [Read more...] about N.A. Chairman visits Bangladesh’s Beximco Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

PM Pham Minh Chinh, who is in an official visit to the South American country, stressed that after nearly 35 years of the establishment of diplomatic ties, the bilateral relations have developed positively in all fields. Vietnam and Brazil are currently each other's largest trading partner in Southeast Asia and South America, with their trade turnover reaching a record level of about 6.78 billion USD in 2022, up 6.6% year-on-year, and by threefold in the past decade. However, investment cooperation remains very modest, as Brazil currently has six valid projects totaling 3.83 million USD in Vietnam, and the Southeast Asian nation has only one worth 300,000 USD in the South American nation. The PM said Brazil can become a bridge to help Vietnam access the markets of Latin American countries, as well as the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), and at the same time, Vietnam can help Brazil access the large ASEAN market with more than 650 million people and a larger market of 800 … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Brazilian firms asked to work together to raise trade to 10 billion USD