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Chairman of the People’s Committee of the city Phan Van Mai speaks at the third session of the 15th-tenure National Assembly (NA). The proposal was conveyed by Head of the HCMC Delegation of NA Deputies, Chairman of the People’s Committee of the city Phan Van Mai at the third session of the 15th-tenure National Assembly (NA) on May 25. He reviewed recent positive socioeconomic changes after the Covid-19 pandemic has been basically under control in HCMC. The city has seen positive growth in the last four months thanks to the efforts, flexible policies and orientation of the municipal authorities. The commercial services sector reached a positive growth of 0.6 percent in May. Although key industries have a slow recovery, the tourism sector has bounced back strongly. The real estate market still shows signs of cooling due to the slow recovery and the tightening real estate credit that has restricted speculation and helped the market become more transparent. The government and … [Read more...] about HCMC expects to receive mechanism for active purchasing of medical products

At a National Assembly discussion Wednesday, Truong Thi Ngoc Anh, deputy chairwoman of the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Fatherland Front (VFF), an umbrella organization of all political and social groups in Vietnam, said two batches of masks from a company in Germany and from the Vietnamese community in Hong Kong had arrived in November last year. The batch from Hong Kong, with 1.1 million masks, is still at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport, while the one from Germany, with 40,000 masks, is at Hanoi’s Noi Bai Airport. She said the VFF had provided documents on receiving donations requested by customs authorities; then they wanted further confirmations from the finance ministry, though the latter had already responded that it was following current regulations on "receiving and distributing donations to resolve difficulties caused by natural disasters and disease." When the VFF pointed out they had followed procedures under current regulations, the customs authorities … [Read more...] about Millions of donated masks stuck in airports for months

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) receives US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo in Washington DC. on May 11 (Photo: VNA) This visit has been successful in paving the way for new development opportunities and stronger trade relations between the two countries. According to statistics from the General Department of Customs, the bilateral trade turnover between Vietnam and the US in 1995 was at US$450 million, and by 2021 it had increased to $111.6 billion, 248 times higher. In 2021, Vietnam exported $96.3 billion worth of goods to the US, up by 24.9 percent compared to 2020, accounting for 28.6 percent of the total export turnover of the country. As a result, Vietnam had a trade surplus of $81 billion, and the US continues to be Vietnam's number one trade surplus market, up by 27.9 percent compared to $63.4 billion in 2020. This has contributed to creating a new peak in exports and imports and prolonging the trade surplus for six consecutive years from 2016 until 2021. Vietnam … [Read more...] about Vietnam-US to have stronger trade relations

HCM City and Netflix’s initiative, “For the city’s welfare, Netflix join hands with artists” has attracted dozens of Vietnamese filmmakers, actors and celebrities (Photo courtesy of the HCM City Press Centre) HCM City (VNS/VNA) - HCM City authorities and Netflix have launched an initiative called “For the city’s welfare, Netflix join hands with artists” to support people affected by COVID. The initiative is developed in response to the city’s campaign “City of Love - Connecting Love” that calls on the public and artists to help the city’s needy and people working in the film and creative industries. The programme is supported by the municipal People’s Committee, the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of HCM City, and the HCM City Welfare Centre. Pham Minh Tuan, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee of HCM City, said welfare was one of the city’s key factors in pandemic control and recovery. The contributions of individuals and businesses in the city … [Read more...] about HCM City, Netflix partner to support the needy

Bank savings accounts are given to children whose parents had died of COVID-19 on May 22, as part of activities marking the Workers’ Month. VNS Photo Thu Hằng Thu Hằng HCM CITY — Nguyễn Hiến was on the edge of a nervous breakdown after her husband died of COVID-19 in July last year. The 32-year-old mother of two daughters, who used to be a housewife, was desperate to find a vocation because the sole breadwinner of the family had been cruelly snatched away from them. “We were devastated, especially my daughters. I am now making a living working as a nail technician after completing a short training programme,” Hiến said. Hiến struggled to hold back her tears as she received financial support for her two daughters from the Federation of Labour on May 22. Her two daughters were among 110 children whose parents had died of COVID-19 to receive bank savings accounts of VNĐ10 million (US$430) each. Trần Lê Hữu Hiền, an employee of the Thiên Nam Elevator JSC in HCM City, … [Read more...] about HCM City marks Workers’ Month with delivery of diverse benefits

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vũ Hồng Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh is on a working visit to Japan from May 25-28. A Vietnam News Agency correspondent in Japan spoke to Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vũ Hồng Nam about this event. What will be the content of Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh’s working visit to Japan? At the invitation of Nikkei Group, the Deputy Prime Minister will attend the International Conference on the Future of Asia (FOA) and pay a working visit to Japan. FOA is a prestigious annual international conference in Asia, attracting the participation of politicians, academics and business people from many Asian countries. Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh's attendance at FOA 2022 not only shows Việt Nam's deep interest in the conference, but also shows the importance of the FOA in general in Việt Nam's foreign policy. Besides, by attending FOA 2022, we also want to send the message that Việt Nam is a reliable partner and … [Read more...] about Việt Nam to contribute to building foundation for Asia’s future

National Assembly deputies were divided into teams to discuss socio-economic achievements and challenges during their third working day in Hà Nội on Wednesday. VNA/VNS Photos Phạm Kiên HÀ NỘI — National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ yesterday day expressed his concern that this year’s growth target will be hard to reach. He was speaking during the third working day of the third session of the 15th-tenure National Assembly (NA) in Hà Nội. NA deputies reviewed the socio-economic development results in 2021, and discussed plans for further development and budget allocation this year. Discussing the economic growth targets that the 13th Party Congress set for the next five years, NA chair Huệ expressed his worries that the country must try much harder to achieve the gross domestic product (GDP) growth target of 8-8.5 per cent this year. The congress set a GDP growth target of 6.5-7 per cent each year from 2021 to … [Read more...] about Reaching growth target a challenge for this year: NA chair

Hanoi is a major contributor to Vietnam’s economic recovery in 2021, especially in pushing for drastic measures in the Covid-19 response and subsequently socio-economic development. Hanoi would focus on developing transport infrastructure to boost inter-provincial linkage, along with more investment in tourism and services to support growth. Hanoi Party chief Dinh Tien Dung (r) at the discussion. Photos: The Hanoi Times “The local authorities are committed to redoubling the development of healthcare and education systems, promoting cultural values, and addressing social concerns, including  old buildings renovation.” Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung gave the remarks at a group discussion on Vietnam’s socio-economic development of National Assembly deputies from Hanoi on May 25. According to Dung, Vietnam has gained encouraging development results in 2021 despite severe Covid-19 impacts, to which the city’s Party chief attributed the … [Read more...] about Hanoi focuses on transport infrastructure development to aid growth

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh (R) meets Governor of Gunma Prefecture Ichita Yamamoto (Photo: VNA) Tokyo (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh had meetings with the Governors of Kanagawa Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture, Yuji Kuroiwa and Ichita Yamamoto, respectively on May 25 as part of his ongoing trip to Japan. At the meetings, Deputy PM Minh thanked the Japanese localities for supporting the Vietnamese community there over the years, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic. He highly valued efforts by the two prefectures in holding cultural exchange activities with Vietnam, even during the pandemic, contributing to enhancing mutual friendship between people of both countries. Highlighting that Vietnam has fully opened its tourism for foreign tourists and put COVID-19 under control, the Deputy PM suggested that the administrations of Kanagawa and Gunma take measures to encourage local businesses to invest in Vietnam, and pledged to create optimal … [Read more...] about Vietnam pledges to create optimal conditions for Japanese investors: Deputy PM

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam (Photo: VNA) Tokyo (VNA) – Vietnam’s attendance at the 27th International Conference on the Future of Asia (FOA) demonstrates the country as a reliable partner and an active, responsible member of the international community. The statement was made by Vietnam ese Ambassador to Japan Vu Hong Nam in an interview granted to Vietnam News Agency (VNA) correspondents in Tokyo ahead of Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh’s trip to Japan from May 25-28 to attend the conference and pay a working visit to the northeastern country. Initiated in 1995, FOA is one of the most prestigious annual forums in Asia, hosted by Nikkei Group of Japan, capturing the attention of many senior leaders, politicians, scholars and businesses from Asian countries, as well as representatives of major economic groups globally. The Deputy PM’s attendance reflects not only Vietnam’s interest in the conference, but also the importance of FOA in the … [Read more...] about Vietnam contributes to building foundation for Asia’s future: ambassador