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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Wednesday morning met with Aurélia Nguyen, a Vietnamese French, chief program strategy officer at Gavi, a global Vaccine Alliance, to award her Vietnam’s Friendship Medal for her valuable contributions to the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. The medal demonstrates recognition from the Vietnamese Party, state, and people for her efforts in helping Vietnam fight the pandemic. Nguyen pledged to closely collaborate with the Vietnamese Health Ministry to eliminate dangerous diseases such as measles and rubella – an acute, contagious viral infection, beef up vaccinations and improve vaccine storage. Gavi is one of three organizations leading the COVAX vaccine allocation plan, ensuring equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. When Vietnam and the world were hit by the pandemic, Nguyen began reaching out to top Vietnamese officials. Over the course of the pandemic, Vietnam was provided with over 70 million COVID-19 vaccine doses under the COVAX … [Read more...] about Vietnam PM presents Friendship Medal to vaccine executive

During the meeting at the UN headquarters, which occurred on the sidelines of the high-level week of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, Chinh spoke highly of the roles and contributions of the Secretary General and the UN to international peace, stability and security, and to the settlement of hot issues while affirming that Vietnam always supports and is ready to contribute to those efforts. The PM expressed support of current priorities of the UN Secretary General, including the preparations for the Summit of the Future which is scheduled to be held in 2024, the Initiative on the "New Agenda for Peace", the plan to promote Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate change responses. Chinh said Vietnam is actively cooperating with UN's organizations to implement activities, particularly in ensuring international security, participating in the UN's peacekeeping missions in hot spots, transforming to realize SDGs, just energy transition and social equity. He also … [Read more...] about Vietnam PM asks UN ​Secretary-General for green transition support

Chinh, who is on a six-day trip to the U.S, had been invited by the world's largest stock exchange, where, welcoming him, NYSE vice president John Tuttle said: "We are willing to help get Vietnamese businesses listed on the NYSE and cooperate in cross-listing on each other's markets." After a meeting with NYSE executives and writing a comment in the guestbook, the PM stepped up to the podium and rang the bell to mark the start of trading at 9:30 a.m. He said it was an honor to be invited again after the first time in May last year when he rang the bell to close a session. He described the NYSE’s market capitalization of US$40 trillion very impressive. He called on the bourse to inform investors about the favorable investment and business environment in Vietnam based on the "warm" political relationship between his country and the U.S., especially after they upgraded their relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership during President Joe Biden’s visit to Vietnam on … [Read more...] about Vietnam PM opens New York Stock Exchange trading session

On Thursday evening (Hanoi time), Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a discussion on "Promoting growth and sustainable development in a volatile global economic environment" with professors and researchers from Harvard, Columbia and Yale universities. He sought their advice on how to promote growth and sustainable development. David Dapice, chief economist of the Vietnam Program at Harvard’s Kennedy School, said the country’s economy is very open and consequently would be affected by the global economic struggle. He added that Vietnam needs to be more self-reliant. David Dapice and Columbia University’s Shang Jin-Wei also believed that Vietnam needs to train human resources to raise its economic efficiency and position in the supply and production chains. It needs constant improvements to institutions, investment in high-tech fields, guarantee of energy supply, diversification of exports, and improvements to the social security network. Chinh Chu, a billionaire of … [Read more...] about PM Chinh plots Vietnam economic growth with US academics

At a meeting with Apple vice president of global policy Nick Ammann on Thursday (U.S. time) in New York, Chinh invited the U.S. tech giant to expand its investment in Vietnam and act as a bridge between the two countries so more American companies will pour their money into Vietnam. He also urged Apple to help Vietnamese companies increase their manufacturing capabilities and to train Vietnamese staff in high technology. Chinh wants Apple to consult the National Innovation Center in building an R&D center with a focus on innovation and digital transformation. Ammann said that Vietnam was a key manufacturing hub of Apple. He said that the company appreciated the government’s support, especially during the pandemic. The company is interested in clean energy and wants its suppliers in Vietnam to have access to clean energy. It also wants to help develop Vietnamese human resource, especially in software development. In Vietnam, 32 factories belong to Apple’s suppliers, and … [Read more...] about PM urges Apple to make Vietnam a key supply chain destination

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets with Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres, New York, September 21 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met with Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Antonio Guterres at the UN headquarters in New York on September 21 afternoon (US time), on the sidelines of the high-level week of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. During the meeting, PM Chinh spoke highly of the roles and contributions of the Secretary General and the UN to international peace, stability and security, and to the settlement of hot issues while affirming that Vietnam always supports and is ready to contribute to those efforts. The PM expressed support of current priorities of the UN Secretary General, including the preparations for the Summit of the Future which is scheduled to be held in 2024, the Initiative on the "New Agenda for Peace", the Plan to promote Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate … [Read more...] about PM Chinh meets with UN ​Secretary-General

Australian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Rebecca Ball (L) presents a souvenir to Nha Trang University (Photo: VNA) Khanh Hoa (VNA) – A seminar was held on September 21 to share experience in training cooperation between nearly 20 Australian universities and their peers in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa, and introduce the collaboration model between universities and businesses to meet human resources development demand of Vietnam’s south central coastal localities. Pham Quoc Hung, Vice Rector of Nha Trang University said that the university has set up partnerships with many Australian partners such as Southern Cross University, James Cook University, Sunshine Coast and Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR). He expressed his hope to further promote cooperation with Australia. Australian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Rebecca Ball said that the seminar is a chance for parties to strengthen connections and realise education … [Read more...] about Khanh Hoa universities seek stronger partnership with Australian peers

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on Thursday morning (local time) and rang the bell to mark the start of the stock trading day. The top Vietnamese official paid his NYSE visit at the invitation of NYSE leaders. NYSE vice chairman John Tuttle and PM Chinh spoke briefly before the Vietnamese Premier rang the opening bell at 9:30 am. PM Chinh said that he was honored to be invited to the NYSE building for the second time to ring the bell. He also shared that he was impressed by the stock exchange’s current capitalization of US$40,000 billion. PM Chinh last visited the NYSE, the largest stock exchange in the world, in May 2022 to ring the closing bell. The prime minister proposed the NYSE encourage U.S. firms to make investments in Vietnam and help connect the Vietnamese stock exchanges with the NYSE and other top stock exchanges worldwide. PM Chinh also assigned the State Securities Commission of Vietnam … [Read more...] about Vietnamese PM rings opening bell at NYSE

The Vietnam – Australia: Shine and Thrive in Education and Agrifood Opportunities 2023 conference took place on Wednesday in Ho Chi Minh City, bringing over 100 Australian representatives from 25 institutions and 45 agrifood companies, state governments, and industry associations to Vietnam to promote Australian food and education. As part of the event’s agribusiness programming, Australian and Vietnamese businesses explored opportunities to increase trade, providing Vietnamese participants an increased understanding of Australian capabilities through tasting the quality products on offer. Vietnam is a leading exporter of coffee, rice, cashew nuts, pepper, and seafood, while Australian exports of consumer-ready dairy, seafood, wine, fresh horticultural produce, and quality meats provide the Vietnamese domestic market with greater diversity, extended windows of seasonal availability, and enhanced consumer choice. Held within the framework of the conference’s education … [Read more...] about Australian businesses promote education, agrifood in Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh during his receptions for leaders of several global and U.S. corporations on Thursday afternoon (local time), such as Apple, Boeing, Google, and Siemens proposed them to expand their businesses in Vietnam. Nick Ammann, vice president for global government affairs at Apple, and an Apple high-ranking delegation said Vietnam is an important market and has much potential for cooperation. Apple is interested in clean energy strategies and the approach to clean energy for Apple contract manufacturers in Vietnam, Ammann said. The Apple representative also wanted to jointly organize training programs for software personnel in Vietnam, which has developed strong human resources in the digital economy. PM Chinh congratulated Apple on its achievements in Vietnam and around the world, adding that he welcomes businesses that enhance the use of clean energy and training for human resources in the hi-tech sector to invest in Vietnam. The Vietnamese … [Read more...] about PM Pham Minh Chinh calls on US enterprises to expand business in Vietnam