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Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by Vietnam News Agency. - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh stressed on April 4 that the Government, ministries and agencies need to take all measures to effectively fulfill their tasks. Addressing the Government’s regular meeting, the PM pointed out an array of issues like complex developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, soaring global fuel prices that have put pressure on domestic production, business and consumption, flooding and crimes. Read full story Tran Tuan Anh, head of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission, receives Graham Stuart, UK Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to  Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos (Photo: VNA) -Vietnam values and wants to deepen relations with the UK across the sectors of climate change, energy transition, digital transformation, sustainable growth, technology, finance and human resources training, stated Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee's … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest on April 5

Aiming to reach more micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and help accelerate their businesses recoveries, the version introduces many new features including courses available in Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, and Vietnamese, attractive visual design features, and top-quality resources including specific modules for COVID-19 recovery. Overall, the primary goal of the academy is to provide a platform for ASEAN MSMEs to develop their digital skills. In his remarks, Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General of ASEAN, underscored that digitization is a new power of growth and competitiveness for every business and every economy. Changing the broader business mindset to harness digital technology is the key to success, he noted. The ASEAN SME Academy 2.0 is a partnership between the U.S. private sector, the U.S. Government, and ASEAN to help empower small businesses in Southeast Asia, said Ambassador Ted Osius, President and CEO of U.S.-ABC. Kate Rebholz, Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., of the … [Read more...] about ASEAN, U.S. partners launch ASEAN SME Academy 2.0

Illustrative photo (Source: asean.org) Jakarta - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in collaboration with the US-ASEAN Business Council (US-ABC) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on April 8 officially launched the ASEAN SME Academy 2.0, an upgraded version of an online learning platform. Aiming to reach more micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and help accelerate their businesses recoveries, the version introduces many new features including courses available in Bahasa Indonesia, Thai, and Vietnamese, attractive visual design features, and top-quality resources including specific modules for COVID-19 recovery. Overall, the primary goal of the academy is to provide a platform for ASEAN MSMEs to develop their digital skills. In his remarks, Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General of ASEAN, underscored that digitalisation is a new power of growth and competitiveness for every business and every economy. Changing the broader business … [Read more...] about ASEAN, US partners launch ASEAN SME Academy 2.0

The charming province is home to a 192km-long coast with various beautiful beaches, poetic landscapes, fresh environment, and warm climate. Many prestigious travel magazines have selected the locality as one of the ideal destinations in the world. For long, the sea off the Mui Ne coast has been envisioned to become one of the leading tourist attractions in the Asia-Pacific as the local warm and windy weather has turned this place into a magnet for famous windsurfers and kitesurfers from various countries like the U.K., France, Russia, and Germany. It is also a venue of international hot air balloons. In Phan Thiet city, the Tien Thanh beach area and Duong Thuong Chanh Hill boast long white sand beaches with crystal clear water that have long been popular among travellers from far and wide. Phan Thiet also possesses the Mui Ne - Hon Rom beach with a variety of marine tourism activities like sea bathing, picnicking, fishing, sand sliding, canoeing, and seafood tasting. While the … [Read more...] about Binh Thuan province promises ideal destinations for travelers

FESTIVITIES: The Chăm ethnicity people in Bình Thuận Province celebrate the Katê Festival, their most important event to show gratitude to kings, mandarins and ancestors. — VNA/VNS Photo by Nguyễn Văn Thanh BÌNH THUẬN — Katê Festival, the largest traditional festival of the Chăm people in Bình Thuận Province, has been recognised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as an intangible cultural heritage. The province’s People’s Committee is in charge of protecting, preserving and managing the heritage. The Katê festival is celebrated annually for three days in the seventh lunar month by the Chăm, who follow the Balamon religion in the province. It is an opportunity for them to show their gratitude to kings, mandarins and ancestors and pray for good harvests, health and prosperity. The festival is held annually at Pô Sah Inư Chăm Towers in Phan Thiết City’s Phú Hài District with traditional rituals like offering costumes to Po Sah Inư Goddess, bathing Linga - Yoni … [Read more...] about Bình Thuận’s Katê Festival, traditional gardening in Hội An recognised as national intangible cultural heritage