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At the meeting between NA Vice Chairman Tran Quang Phuong (L) and President of the Senate of Chile Juan Antonio Coloma (Photo: VNA) Buenos Aires (VNA) – A delegation of the Vietnamese Natio na l Assembly led by its Vice Chairman Tran Quang Phuong paid a working visit to Chile from September 23 – 27. During his stay in Chile, NA Vice Chairman Phuong held talks with President of the Senate of Chile Juan Antonio Coloma, Vice President of the House of Representatives Daniella Cicardini, and met with President of the Communist Party of Chile Lautaro Carmona. He had working sessions with other officials from the House of Representatives, the Chilean Navy, and the Chile – Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Group. At the meetings, Phuong congratulated the government and people of Chile on the achievements across all economic, political, and social fields they have attained under the leadership of the ruling left-wing coalition . He thanked the Chilean people and progressive, … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Chile eye stronger friendship, cooperation

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on September 28 chaired a monthly Government law-making session to discuss a proposal on drafting the Law on Management and Use of Weapons, Explosives and Supporting Tools. Participants looked into a proposal on building the Law amending and supplementing a number of articles of the Law on Advertising, the issuance of documents detailing and guiding the implementation of laws, ordinances, and resolutions of the National Assembly (NA) and the NA Standing Committee that have taken effect. In his opening remarks, PM Chinh said that in the first nine months of this year, the Government has focused on implementing three strategic breakthroughs, including institution building and perfection. An overview of Government law-making session (Photo: VNA) Therefore, the Government has spent a lot of time and resources, and applied innovations to promote the work of building and perfecting … [Read more...] about PM presides over Government’s September law-making session

VUFO President Phan Anh Son (R) presents the insignia to Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Phan Anh Son presented an insignia "For Peace and Friendship among Nations" to Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang in honour of his contributions to strengthening and enhancing Vietnam-Laos special solidarity at a ceremony in Hanoi on September 28. Speaking at the event, Son attributed the significant development of Vietnam-Laos ties and people-to-people exchange s over the past four years to contributions of the Lao Ambassador as well the active and effective support of the Lao Embassy in Vietnam . He expressed his belief that in any future position, the Lao diplomat will continue making positive contributions to people-to-people diplomatic activities between Laos and Vietnam, thus further deepening the bilateral great friendship, special … [Read more...] about VUFO President presents insignia to Lao ambassador

According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, 72 countries recognize Vietnam as a market economy, including Canada, Australia, Japan, and South Korea. The UK did so recently with an official letter to the effect. Speaking to VnExpress , a Trade Remedies Authority Department official said since its first anti-dumping investigation case against Vietnam in 2002 the U.S. had been considering the country a non-market economy. In a meeting with the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo in Washington last Tuesday, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh proposed the U.S. to soon recognize Vietnam’s market economy status . The need for recognition of Vietnam's market economy status was also in the joint statement between General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Joe Biden on upgrading the two countries' relations to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. The EU also sees Vietnam as a non-market economy. In 2015, while free-trade agreement negotiations were underway, the EU … [Read more...] about Significance of Vietnam being a market economy

Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 90'+8 Time's up Vietnam suffered a heavy 0-7 defeat against Japan in the last round of Asian Games women's football group stage. 90'+3 7-0 Japan showed no sign of slowing down as Osawa scored her second goal of the game with a great shot. 90' Seven minutes are added to the second half. 84' Vietnam almost conceded another goal when Chiba's header hit the bar. 77' Chiba made it 6-0 Despite defending in large number, Vietnam couldn't stop Japan from scoring as Chiba completed her double with an easy tap-in. 71' Vietnam made two more substitutions in an effort to avoid conceding more. 70' Japan subbed out their goalkeeper. 69' 5-0 for Japan Haruka Osawa broke the offside trap before chipping it over … [Read more...] about Japan thrash Vietnam 7-0 in Asian Games women’s football

Data from WINA estimates that in 2022, China’s national noodle demand amounted to nearly 45 billion servings, followed by Indonesia at 14.2 billion, and Vietnam with 8.48 billion. This means each Vietnamese person consumed an average of 85 packs a year, ranking first globally. The report indicates that the instant-noodle demand among Vietnamese decreased slightly between 2021 and 2022, with the figures down by nearly 1 per cent. However, the 8.6 billion packs sold in 2021 marked an increase of more than 20 per cent compared to 2020. Vietnam is home to about 50 instant noodle producers, offering a diverse range of options and price points. Dominated by four major instant noodle makers, namely Acecook Vietnam, Masan Consumer, Uniben, and Asia Foods, the competition in Vietnam's instant noodle market is becoming fiercer. In 2022, Acecook generated revenues of over $590 million. Annually, it provides the market with more than three billion instant food products each year, making it … [Read more...] about Vietnam among the world’s principal instant noodle consumers

Two weeks ago, the government held a forum to help make the first steps to shape the market of high-efficiency energy-consuming equipment by 2030. The move is made amid the rising pressure to alleviate power outages and achieve the net-zero goal by 2050. More options looked at for energy-efficiency goals, photo VNA The event, on developing the high-efficiency energy-consuming market from policy to implementation, was organised by the Office of the Steering Committee for Energy Efficiency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). One measure discussed was promoting the use of high-efficiency energy-consuming equipment and gradually eliminating outdated technological products. Meanwhile, low-efficiency energy-consuming equipment such as storage water heaters and infrared hobs is prohibited to import, produce, and sell in Vietnam, according to a decision made in May. Dang Hai Dung, deputy chief of the Office of Sustainable Production and Consumption under the … [Read more...] about More options looked at for energy-efficiency goals

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Geneva (VNA) – Vietnam has leaped two places in the Global Innovation Index (GII) in 2023, ranking 46th out of 132 countries and territories, according to a GII report released by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on September 27. According to the report, Vietnam has continued to show progress in converting innovation input into output performance. The country has jumped from 59th position in 2022 to 57th position in 2023 in terms of input level, while its output level was up one place to 40th position. The GII input pillars include institutions, human capital and research, infrastructure, market sophistication, and business sophistication. Meanwhile, the output performance are knowledge and technology outputs and creative output. Vietnamese scientists making NanoDragon satellite (Photo: VNSC) Particularly, Vietnam has maintained its second position among lower middle-income countries in the overall GII after … [Read more...] about Vietnam leaps two places in global innovation index in 2023

The Drug Administration of Vietnam (DAV) under the Ministry of Health on Wednesday said it has not received any reports indicating adverse effects of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche’s Avastin cancer drug, a treatment associated with 12 Pakistani patients losing their vision. The DAV affirmed that Avastin’s four previously-granted registration certificates for circulation within Vietnam remain active. The agency made the announcement following the Roche representative office in Vietnam’s update on the ongoing investigation into the use of the drug Avastin in Pakistan. The probe was carried out after 12 diabetic patients in Pakistan who were injected with a drug labeled 'Inj. Avastin 1.25mg/0.05ml' went blind. The drug was distributed by unauthorized provider Genius Pharmaceutical Service, but its label led to the misunderstanding that it was an authentic product produced by Roche. In fact, Genius Pharmaceutical Service 'altered/dispensed/diluted' Roche’s original Avastin … [Read more...] about Vietnam records no undesired incidents related to controversial cancer drug

At Khoi Dang Tac Khi, a lantern workshop where old-fashioned Mid-Autumn festival lanterns are crafted for and promoted to customers from around the globe, Nguyen Thi Kim Thuy, 31, and her husband are busy preparing for the upcoming holiday. When it all started Founded in 2022, Khoi Dang Tac Khi refers to the sound of a beating drum on a battlefield. Though the workshop was only launched last year, Thuy has been working with lanterns since 2018 when she came across photos of people hanging traditional lanterns on the streets of Hanoi in the 1920s to celebrate the Mid-Autumn festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival, which is celebrated by many Asian countries including Vietnam, is due on the 15th day of the eighth month in the lunar calendar. It is a tradition for children to spend the holiday carrying lanterns, chanting traditional moon-welcoming songs, and playing traditional games. Seeing those pictures of the old days, Thuy was deeply impressed with the sophisticated and … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City couple bring traditional lantern to global audience