Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and delegates of the US-ASEAN Business Council in Ha Noi on Wednesday. —VNA/VNS Photo Duong Giang The Vietnamese Government will continue to create favourable conditions for US businesses to expand investment in Viet Nam and support Vietnamese enterprises participating deeply in the production value chain of US enterprises. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivered this statement during a working session with the delegation of the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) in Ha Noi yesterday. The PM said that Viet Nam considered the US one of its most important partners and wanted to deepen the comprehensive bilateral partnership. He also praised the US business community's production and investment activities in Viet Nam, saying that the Vietnamese Government was willing to listen to the US businesses' opinions. The PM noted that the Vietnamese Government would accompany US businesses to solve difficulties and successfully implement their investment … [Read more...] about Viet Nam promises optimal conditions for US enterprises: PM
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Coast Guard Region 2 popularizes information about IUU fishing in Quang Tri
Accordingly, the command’s orators updated ship owners and fishermen in localities on information related to the Vietnam Coast Guard Law in 2018, Fisheries Law in 2017, and documents related to legal fishing at sea and IUU fishing. The event aimed to raise the awareness of troops, local people and fishermen in Gio Linh district of regulations on the prevention and combat of IUU fishing while helping fishermen grasp the scope of the Vietnamese waters and strictly comply with laws and regulations while fishing at sea, especially not infringing on foreign waters, contributing to the efforts to remove the yellow card imposed by the European Commission (E.C.) on Vietnamese seafood. Also, the program showed the sentiment and responsibility of coast guard troops toward needy fishermen and encouraged them to keep fishing at sea, contributing to firmly safeguarding national sovereignty over sea and islands. On the occasion, the Coast Guard Region 2 Command presented 50 gifts, worth VND 1 … [Read more...] about Coast Guard Region 2 popularizes information about IUU fishing in Quang Tri
Workshop highlights importance of impact-based disaster forecasting
Deputy head of the Vietnam Meteorological and Hydrological Administration (VNMHA) Hoang Duc Cuong said that the workshop, jointly held by the VNMHA and the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) in response to the World Meteorological Day (March 23), will provide international experiences on forecasting and warning based on practical impacts in the world and Vietnam, contributing to forming processes and measures to effectively forecast disaster impacts in Vietnam at present and in future. At the workshop, the ADPC guided participants on how to build an impact matrix of storms and floods. Participants also discussed the role of disaster forecasting and warning, and emphasized the importance of information on impact-based forecasting in easing damage caused by natural disasters. Senaka Basnayake, Director for the ADPC’s Climate Resilience Department, said that in order to increase urban resilience to climate extremes, it is necessary to understand current and future risks, build … [Read more...] about Workshop highlights importance of impact-based disaster forecasting
Vietnamese female boxer through to world championship’s quarterfinals
Vietnamese boxer Nguyen Thi Tam beat Botswana athlete Modukanele Lethabo Bokamoso in the Round of 16 of the 2023 IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship in India on Tuesday to advance to the quarterfinals. With a height advantage, Tam showed a preemptive strategy. She scored an almost absolute point in each of the first two rounds of Tuesday’s showdown. In the third round, Lethabo Bokamoso appeared to be physically weaker and even kissed the canvas once. In the end, Tam won 5-0, including four rounds with absolute points of 30. Her opponent in the quarterfinals is Spain’s Fuertes Fernandez Laura, who ranked ninth in Europe in 2022. The fight will take place at 7:30 pm on Wednesday (Vietnam time). Before Tuesday’s match, Tam had left a great impression on the audience and participants at the championship after her 5-0 victory over Kazakhstani opponent Kyzaibay Nazym, who won the world championship in 2014 and 2016 and was also crowned the Asian champion in 2021. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese female boxer through to world championship’s quarterfinals
International innovative fabric exhibition opens in HCM City
Visitors see yarn made from pineapple leaves at the Vietnam Texfuture Spring Summer being held at GEM Center in HCM City’s District 1 until March 24. — VNS Photo Vietnam Texfuture Spring Summer, an international exhibition on high-end fabric exhibition that opened in HCM City on Tuesday, seeks to inspire the use of sustainable fabrics by local producers. It has attracted more than 200 Vietnamese and foreign exhibitors who are displaying sustainable, fashion and functional fabrics, garment and textile techniques and solutions, circular economy solutions, textile raw materials, home textiles, and accessories. The exhibition also includes seminars on trends that will shape global fashion through 2024 spring and summer, the new age of design and how to minimise fabric textures to reduce the impact on the environment, according to the organisers. Visitors can see yarns made from natural materials such as ramie from Thien Phuoc Ramie Group JSC and pineapple leaves from ECOSOI, silk … [Read more...] about International innovative fabric exhibition opens in HCM City
Training on military personnel work in 2023 held in Da Nang city
Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia, Deputy Chief of the General Staff, attended and spoke at the event. During the two-day event, participants were equipped with contents related personnel and policy work, building and training of reserve force, and management and supplies of technical equipment. Speaking at the event, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia affirmed that personnel organization work is part of military work and an important mission of commanding officers and command-staff system at all levels. He asked participating officials to actively study and thoroughly grasp provided contents to help them well perform their missions and effectively direct affiliate units. The deputy chief of the General Staff also requested units to hold training on the work, contributing to putting the organization work in order and raising its practicality and effectiveness to meet all task requirements. Translated by Tran Hoai … [Read more...] about Training on military personnel work in 2023 held in Da Nang city
Hanoi sees rising chickenpox cases
Hanoi has recorded 70 chickenpox cases over the past week, raising the city’s total number of patients to 548 since early this year. According to the Hanoi Centre for Disease Control, children at nursery accounted for 36.5 percent of cases and primary school children 38 percent respectively. The disease has hit 18 among 30 local districts with Chuong My hardest hit with 230 patients, followed by Me Linh, Ba Vi, Nam Tu Liem and My Duc. But the city has seen no deaths related to chickenpox so far this year. More schools in Chuong My District have recorded cases of chickenpox, including Phu Nghia Nursery School and Van Vo Primary School. Chuong My District’s authorities have asked local communes to spray disinfectant and instructed teachers and parents on disease prevention and patient care. The Hanoi Preventive Medicine Department said that chickenpox is an acute and highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus transmitted from person to … [Read more...] about Hanoi sees rising chickenpox cases