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The UN General Assembly held a high-level meeting on peace-building and sustaining peace on April 24-25 in New York, with the participation of 128 UN members and international organizations. Speaking at a discussion session, the Head of the Vietnamese Mission to the UN, Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga, said that, in the context of current unpredictable and complex challenges, the UN should seek comprehensive approaches, promote close coordination, place people at the center of the process of making and implementing policies, take specific measures to prevent and handle conflict on the basis of the UN Charter and international law while avoiding the use of force or threat to use force, and fully respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity of each country. The Vietnamese Ambassador reconfirmed Vietnam’s commitment to contribute positively to regional and international peace and security, as well as the country’s consistent policy to peacefully settle disputes, including the ones in … [Read more...] about Vietnam committed to contributing to international peace and security

Đỗ Xuân Lập, Chairman of the Việt Nam Timber and Forest Products Association. Photo laodong.vn Businesses are urgently preparing plans to be ready to respond if the US Department of Commerce investigates tax evasion with Vietnamese wooden cabinets. Pháp Luật Thành Phố Hồ Chí Minh (Hồ Chí Minh City Law Newspaper) interviews Đỗ Xuân Lập, Chairman of the Việt Nam Timber and Forest Products Association, about this issue. The US Department of Commerce recently said it had received an application to review the product scope and investigate tax evasion with imported kitchen and bathroom cabinets from Việt Nam. What is exactly the story here? This investigation was conducted because the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance accused Vietnamese manufacturers and exporters of importing cabinets and cabinet parts from China (which is subject to a high level of defensive trade tax), and then fully assembling them in Việt Nam for export to the US. It is expected that after 30 days of … [Read more...] about Việt Nam seeks solutions to protect timber exports

The gunman, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, also sent a message on Tuesday saying he was going to shoot his grandmother and another one confirming he had done so, Abbott said at a news conference. Ramos' grandmother, whom the suspect shot in the face shortly before attacking the school, survived and called police. Ramos gave no warning except the online posts. After shooting his grandmother, he fled the home they shared and crashed his car near Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, about 80 miles (130 km) west of San Antonio. A school police officer approached him outside the building, according to officials, but no gunfire was exchanged. Authorities offered few additional details of that encounter, which is likely to become a focus of investigations, except that the suspect dropped a bag full of ammunition on the ground and ran toward the school when he saw the officer. Ramos then entered the school through a back door carrying an AR-15-style rifle and made his way down two … [Read more...] about Minutes before school attack, Texas gunman sent online warning

Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyễn Đức Chi. The State authorities have recently taken a number of measures to strengthen the management and supervision of the securities market, including replacing the head of the State Securities Commission and taking disciplinary measures against leaders of the two national stock exchanges and the Việt Nam Securities Depository. Deputy Minister of Finance Nguyễn Đức Chi, who was appointed to take the charge of the State Securities Commission from May 19, spoke to the media about solutions to ensure the stable and safe operation of the securities market in the future. What is the view of the Ministry of Finance on the recent violations of the State management agencies in the securities market? Recently, authorities inspected activities on the stock market as well as State management agencies in charge of the market and have discovered the shortcomings and weaknesses of officials and civil servants in the … [Read more...] about Different plans to be prepared for safe and effective operation of the securities market

During the talk, Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and E.U. High Representative Josep Borrell agreed to push up the bilateral cooperation between Vietnam and the E.U. on par with their potential and better meet the joint interests of both sides. Meanwhile, they consented to deepen the ASEAN – E.U. cooperation, and expand collaboration in various fields of energy, climate change adaptation, green transition, digital economy, and infrastructure. Also, the two sides exchanged views on international and regional issues of shared concern. The E.U. High Representative took note of Vietnam’s request to soon remove the European Commission’s “yellow card” on Vietnamese seafood exports for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, and push for E.U. member countries to soon ratify the E.U.-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA). On the same day, the Vietnamese diplomat had a phone talk with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijiártó. During the talk, … [Read more...] about Vietnam bolsters cooperation with E.U. and Hungary

A site in Non Nuoc Cao Bang Global Geopark in Ban Hau Valley of Cao Thang commune, Trung Khanh district, Cao Bang province (Photo: VNA) Cao Bang (VNA) – Experts from the Global Geoparks Network (GGN) have made a fact-finding tour of Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark and gave several recommendations to northern Cao Bang province to help improve the park conservation and optimisation. The trip was made ahead of the re-assessment of Non Nuoc Cao Bang slated for late July. At a meeting with the provincial People’s Committee on May 25, Guy Martini, Chairman of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Council, said thanks to local authorities’ efforts and creativity, 84 percent of the workload on the construction and protection of the park has been done, and it is now ready for re-assessment. He also pointed out several issues needing improvement, suggesting the province print the Non Nuoc Cao Bang Global Geopark logo on products of the “One Commune, One Product” (OCOP) programme so as to popularise the … [Read more...] about Suggestions made to help optimise values of Global Geopark

One rainy night five years ago, he left home, leaving his mentally disabled son afflicted by Agent Orange. His son-in-law was a gambler. He was in so deep that he turned to loan sharks for cash, borrowing so much he could not pay them back. Gangsters visited by uncle's house and threatened the entire family. When my uncle finally had enough, he chose to commit suicide. These kinds of stories are not unheard of in our country. Gambling addiction is real and it is vicious. It's all too easy to get lost in the sounds of music, the cheers of fellow gamblers, of shuffling cards and rolling dice. It brings out the worst in people. Once the money starts to flow, there is little that can stop it. A gambler will eventually take his or her family down with them, sooner or later. We Vietnamese are taught to cover for our family and the people we love. Gamblers will use that love to bring the people they care about to ruin. Ho Chi Minh City now wants to allow casinos in major tourist … [Read more...] about Indecent proposal: allowing 18-year-olds to gamble a bad idea