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The two capital cities will implement new projects in agriculture and education, and raise public awareness of the special Vietnam-Laos relations. Hanoi and Vientiane should set an example at inter-provincial level cooperation to reflect the scale of Vietnam-Laos relations and expectations from leaders and people of the two countries. Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung stressed the view during a meeting with his Vientiane counterpart Anouphap Tounalom today [August 9] in Hanoi. Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung at the meeting. Photos: Viet Thanh At the meeting, Dung welcomed the visit of Vientiane’s high-ranking delegation to Hanoi on the occasion of the 60 th anniversary of diplomatic relations (September 5, 1962 – September 5, 2022), and the 45 th anniversary of the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Friendship and Cooperation Treaty (July 18, 1977- July 18, 2022). According to Dung, the special Vietnam-Laos relations, … [Read more...] about Hanoi, Vientiane to set example in inter-provincial cooperation

Addressing the event, Major General Nguyen Hong Phong, Commander of the Artillery Corps, emphasized the significance of the competition to review the results of the technical services, the quality of management, maintenance, and repairs of materiel, as well as the building of regularity for technical services performed by the corps’ affiliated units. General Phong also added that lessons will be drawn to better the technical services in the future. He asked participating units to observe regulations of the competition, ensure absolute safety of personnel and materiel, be confident and promote solidarity, and strive to get high results. The participating units will compete in two categories, namely technical services-regularity building and good materiel. The closing ceremony is scheduled to take place on August 19. Translated by Mai Huong … [Read more...] about Competition launched to review quality of technical services in Artillery Corps

At the Partnership MoU signing ceremony, BUV and Bond University jointly agreed on articulation programs in business, international tourism and hotel management at the bachelor level, and the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. At the bachelor level, students will complete 2 years at BUV, then transfer and continue their studies at Bond University for 16 months. For the MBA program, students complete the master's program at BUV and continue to study for additional 8 months at Bond University in Gold Coast, Australia to receive the Master degree issued by Bond University. The MoU signing ceremony between BUV and Bond University was organized on the campus of BUV Ms. Jen Bahen, Counselor for Education and Research, Australian Embassy, said: “The deep and personal people-to-people links between Australia and Viet Nam are a huge part of the Australia – Viet Nam story. I often make the point that our bilateral relationship is fundamentally underpinned by … [Read more...] about British University Vietnam and Bond University sign MoU

The city's mayor has asked local authorities to speed up the vaccination campaign amid surging infections. Hanoi's authorities have been asked to give Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to local residents as soon as possible, according to a decision signed on August 9 by Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Sy Thanh. On August 9, Vietnam saw a record high in three months of 2,300 new cases in a single day, lifting up the country’s total infections to more than 11,350,000, including more than 43,000 deaths, according to the Ministry of Health (MoH). The move was made as the caseload with new strains BA.04 and BA.05 in the city is increasing and that vaccination against Covid-19 is an effective and strategic measure in disease prevention and control, stated the document. Local authorities have been asked to urge high-risk and vaccine-hesitant people to complete the two-dose vaccination and ramp up at-home inoculations for homebound people who are aged above 50 with … [Read more...] about Hanoi accelerates Covid-19 vaccination for all locals

At the meeting ( Photo: SGGP) Today, the Ho Chi Minh City National Assembly deputies delegation had a meeting to supervise the implementation of the Housing Law in the city for the 2016-2021 period to the branch of the State Bank of Vietnam in HCMC and the branch of the Bank for Social Policies in HCMC, the Department of Construction and Department of Natural Resources and Environment. At the conference, Huynh Thanh Khiet, Deputy Director of Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction, said that in the period 2016-2021, nearly 15,000 apartments in 19 social housing projects were completed. In the next phase between 2021 to 2025, the southern metropolis planned to implement 25 projects with a total of more than 28,600 apartments. With nearly 15,000 apartments in 19 social housing projects, Ho Chi Minh City can satisfy the housing needs of a part of low-income people, civil servants, and public employees with housing difficulties. Accordingly, the number of social housing has not … [Read more...] about Low-income earners hardly access loans for buying social houses

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (right) and Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army (Photo: VNA) The President expressed his hope that Hun Manet’s visit will significantly contribute to the success of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Year 2022 marking the 55th anniversary of the bilateral diplomatic ties (June 24, 1967). Phuc congratulated Cambodian people on great, comprehensive achievements they have recorded over the past time, and noted his belief that Cambodia will gain more attainments in both home and external affairs in the time ahead, and successfully fulfill its ASEAN Chairmanship 2022 and organise its general elections in 2023. Highlighting the traditional friendship between the two neighbouring countries, the President said he hopes that the Lt. Gen., in both his current and future positions, will make more contributions to preserving and developing the good neighborliness, … [Read more...] about President receives Cambodian high-ranking military officer

HCMC will deploy electronic one-stop information system for handling administrative procedures Today, speaking at the national online conference on the preliminary review of 6 months of implementing Project 06 on developing the application of population data, identification and electronic authentication for national digital transformation in the 2022-2025 period with a vision to 2030, Vice Chairman of the municipal People's Committee Duong Anh Duc emphasized that the Government's Project 06 is implemented when the southern metropolis is determined to implement the digital transformation program for the building of the smart city, and putting into operation the shared data warehouse, all of which have facilitated the implementation of the Project 06. There are 403 online public services at level 3, and level 4 in HCMC and 25 essential public services under the Government's Project 06. According to Vice Chairman Duong Anh Duc, with the aim to improve the quality of administrative … [Read more...] about HCMC to deploy one-stop information system for handling administrative procedure

Vice Chairman Duong Anh Duc directs to speed up vaccination rollout citywide He made the statement at today’s online meeting with 21 districts and Thu Duc city about the preliminary review after one week of implementation of the vaccination program for children in the city. Deputy Director of the Department of Health of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Huu Hung said that the number of Covid-19 cases in the city in the last weeks of July tended to increase, the Department has advised the municipal People's Committee to choose August as the peak month for vaccination against Covid-19 for children. After one week of implementation, the city has organized 188 injection points at schools and administered approximately 82,042 shots of vaccines, 1.45 times higher than the previous week with 56,538 shots. However, according to the Deputy Director of the Department of Health, the city's vaccination coverage rate is lower than the national average. Specifically, the proportion of children … [Read more...] about Vice Chairman directs to speed up vaccination rollout citywide

During the program, the organizers handed over necessities and clothes, worth VND 30 million to 100 needy households of the two villages. It was a meaningful activity to mark the 15th anniversary of the village-to-village twinning program between the two localities, contributing to sharing difficulties with border people and tightening the Vietnam-Laos special friendship and solidarity. Speaking at the event, Mr. Ho Van Thanh, Deputy Head of Village Cluster No.III in Sa Mouay district, Laos’ Salavan province held that the two villages have close relationship  and always support each others. Since the signing of the village-to-village twinning program, the sentiment of the two villages’ people has been comprehensively enhanced, he said. He pledged to continue collaborating with relevant agencies of the two sides to contribute to building a borderline of peace, stability, cooperation and development. Source: Baobienphong Translated by Song Anh … [Read more...] about Quang Tri Border Guards present gifts to border people

Vo Tien Dung, vice director of Hanoi-based Halcom Vietnam, said his business has been cooperating with German, Finnish and Japanese companies for the last 23 years, but has yet to find the best technologies to deal with Vietnam’s waste problems. It is difficult to treat typically unsorted and highly humid waste in Vietnam. For example, trash in Europe has a humidity level of around 20%, while trash in Vietnam could have a humidity level of 60-70%, he added. Even the ongoing waste-to-energy plants in Hanoi and Can Tho would need more time so their effectiveness could be evaluated, Dung said. Treating unsorted trash without the same humidity conditions as in other countries would make it hard to meet efficiency and emission standards, he added. Nguyen Quang Huan, member of the National Assembly’s Committee for Science, Technology and the Environment, said he was concerned about waste-to-energy plants. He said such technology still produces pollutants, and is merely cleaning the … [Read more...] about No ideal waste treatment technology for Vietnam yet