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Ho Chi Minh City has put into service four bathrooms built in prime locations to serve the needs of dwellers and tourists as part of a bid to address a dearth of toilets in the city. The city’s administration approved the building of makeshift toilets on four out of five vacant land lots in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Natural Resources and Environment. They are located on Le Duan Boulevard, Hai Ba Trung, Nguyen Trung Truc and Nguyen Hue Streets. Each of these public toilets covers eight square meters and features a stall outside for selling goods. Earnings from this sale booth will be used to maintain the operation of these public bathrooms. The District 1 administration had earlier called on over 100 restaurants, eateries and coffee shops to offer gratis toilet service to residents and tourists. A bathroom featuring a shopping booth is open to the public free of charge. Photo: Luu Duyen / Tuoi Tre A … [Read more...] about Restrooms in Ho Chi Minh hotspots open to the public

The national football team players are training in preparation for FIFA Days this month. Their matches will be broadcast by FPT Play. (Photo courtesy of VFF) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - FPT Play and the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) have announced that they would cooperate on the broadcasting rights of all national teams' matches for the next four years. The cooperation agreement originated from a common vision in developing Vietnamese football . This event not only marked a milestone in the effort to mobilise resources for football, but also reaffirmed the role of FPT Play, a leader in the field of media rights, in contributing to the growth of the national teams. Following their comprehensive and long-term deal, all matches of the Vietnamese squads which are organised within the territory of Vietnam that VFF owns the television rights to will be produced and broadcast by FPT Play . The national leading multi-platform digital television provider under FPT Telecom will … [Read more...] about FPT Play, VFF to broadcast national teams’ matches for four years

The bus system in central Da Nang City was suspended as drivers and driving assistants were going on a strike on Thursday to demand their unpaid salaries for four months. Up to 103 out of the 120 employees of Quang An 1 JSC, which operates public bus services in the city, were on strike. Nguyen Van Dung, a bus driver of the company, told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper that they have yet to receive their salaries since February this year, so their life is full of hardships. “We have worked hard and seriously to contribute to serving local residents’ travel demand. “However, Quang An 1 JSC fails to fulfill its responsibility to employees. It pays neither our salaries for a long time nor social as well as health insurance premiums,” Dung added. Buses in Da Nang City are left idle as drivers and driving assistants go on a strike. Photo : Truong Trung / Tuoi Tre Many other drivers agreed that the company often fails to pay employees’ salaries as scheduled. Once … [Read more...] about Staff strike paralyses bus services in Da Nang

Australian Ambassador Andrew Goledzinowski has just hosted a working dinner with members of the Australia-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group at the Australian Embassy in Vietnam, marking the collaboration between the two parliaments on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Australia-Vietnam diplomatic relations. Hoang Thanh Tung, Head of the Australia-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Group and Chair of the National Assembly Committee for Legal Affairs, with Australia's Ambassador Andrew Goledzinowski and Agriculture Counsellor, Tony Harman. The event took place during an intense period of high-level exchanges between both countries, including visits by Australia’s PM Anthony Albanese MP to Vietnam on June 3-4 and by Australia’s Governor-General David Hurley AC DSC (Retd) in April. Ambassador Goledzinowski said the high-level visits reflected the significant strategic trust and close friendship between the two countries, which had been fostered over the last 50 … [Read more...] about Australia, Vietnam strengthen parliamentary cooperation

In 2022, industry revenue exceeded US$25 billion, an increase of 5.7% year-over-year. The 11th Hanoi International Plastics, Rubber, Printing and Packaging Industry Exhibition (HanoiPlasPrintPack), considered a platform to promote the development of the local plastics industry, is underway at the Hanoi International Exhibition Center (ICE) from June 8 to 11. Overview of the event. Photo: VGP The annual Hanoi PlasPrintPack Fair, jointly organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and Yorkers Exhibition Service Vietnam, has returned after a long hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Building on the success of Vietnamplas, held annually in Ho Chi Minh City and is the largest plastics industry exhibition in Vietnam, this event has attracted numerous domestic and international companies. With over 340 booths representing 220 companies from countries such as Belgium, China, Hong Kong (China), India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan … [Read more...] about HanoiPlasPrintPack Exhibition launched to boost local plastic industry development

Trinh Thi Bich Nhu (centre) shows her gold medal in the women’s 100m freestyle S6 race at the 12th ASEAN Para Games. (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – The delegation of Vietnamese athletes with disabilities has obtained successes beyond expectations at the 12th ASEAN Para Games, scheduled to officially wrap up in Cambodia on late June 9. By the end of June 8, when competitions of most sports had completed, Vietnam gained 66 gold, 56 silver, and 77 bronze medals. These results helped Vietnam secure the third position on the medal standings, following Indonesia (153 gold medals) and Thailand (123) and much outperforming the fourth-placed Malaysia (46). These are encouraging results since before the Games started, Deputy General Director of the Vietnam Sports Administration Nguyen Hong Minh, head of the Vietnamese delegation to the 12th ASEAN Para Games, had targeted only 50 - 55 gold medals and a place in the top four in the standings. The results at this year’s Games are … [Read more...] about Sources of pride for Vietnam at 12th ASEAN Para Games

A delegation from the Ministry of Public Security led by Deputy Minister Le Van Tuyen participated in Asia Tech X Singapore (ATxSG) that is taking place in Singapore from June 6-9. Asia’s flagship tech event where technology intersects with society and the digital economy is organised by Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) and Informa Tech, and supported by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). Attending the roundtable on scams and AI governance, Deputy Minister of Public Security Tuyen proposed solutions to effectively combat cybercrime, high-tech crime in general, and online fraud in particular in the coming time. Also at the Asia Tech X Singapore 2023, a delegation from the Ministry of Information and Communications and about 25 Vietnam ese enterprises introduced advanced technology products to about 800 international partners./. VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam joins Asia Tech X Singapore 2023

The move boosts innovative ideas and solutions to drive positive changes in plastic reduction, reuse and recycling and to unlock new sources of sustainable financing. A new task force was launched by the Vietnam National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP) launched to promote innovation and catalyze investment in effective solutions for reducing plastic waste and pollution in Vietnam. In collaboration with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Hanoi and its Commercial Section - Innovation Norway, the Task Force held its first meeting to discuss new technologies for Deposit Return Systems (DRS). The NPAP Innovation and Financing Task Force -- co-chaired by the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Natural Science and Environment (MONRE) and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste – brings together government agencies and domestic and international enterprises and organizations to boost innovative ideas and solutions to drive positive changes in plastic reduction, reuse and … [Read more...] about New task force promotes innovation, financing for plastic waste reduction in Vietnam

The meeting was jointly chaired by Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia and SOM Leader of Malaysia, Dato’ Sri Amran Mohamed Zin and Assistant Deputy Minister for Asia Pacific of Global Affairs Canada, Weldon Epp, with the participation of ASEAN Senior Officials, representatives of the ASEAN Secretariat, and Timor-Leste as an observer. At the event, Canada conveyed its unwavering support for ASEAN community-building efforts, assistance towards the region’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and commitment to ASEAN centrality through its active participation in ASEAN-led mechanisms. Both sides welcomed positive advancement made in the implementation of the ASEAN-Canada Plan of Action (2021-2025) and acknowledged the strengthening of cooperation between both sides across the three ASEAN Community pillars. They shared the significance of intensifying economic cooperation in key areas of trade and investment. Recognizing the economic potential, they … [Read more...] about ASEAN, Canada vow to bolster longstanding partnership relations

At the ongoing fourth substantive session of the U.N. open-ended working group on conventional ammunition in New York, Minister Counselor Le Thi Minh Thoa, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, also shared the international community’s common concern over the risks and challenges brought about by the illicit trade, transfer, misuse and mismanagement of ammunition. She said the framework should be voluntary and non-binding, take into account the level of development and national law, and place no additional burdens on developing countries. It needs to capitalize on existing mechanisms related to ammunition including the U.N.’s Program of Action on small arms and light weapons and Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, as well as nations’ efforts in the matter, Thoa elaborated. She held that in this process, support for and cooperation with developing countries in capacity building, technology transfer and resource assistance are crucial in … [Read more...] about Conventional ammunition management framework must respect international law, U.N. Charter: official