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At the signing ceremony between the Da Nang Tourism Promotion Centre and Klook Vietnam. — VNA/VNS Photo The Da Nang Tourism Promotion Centre has signed an agreement with travel firm Klook Vietnam to attract more tourists to the central city through strengthened communications and tourism promotion. Under the deal signed on Friday, the two sides will work together to conduct joint campaigns to bring domestic and foreign tourists to Da Nang, including digital communications through Facebook and Instagram as well as Klook's website and app, and support local travel firms in digital transformation using Klook platform. According to Nguyen Thi Hoai An, Director of the Da Nang Tourism Promotion Centre, the cooperation with Klook will help the city speed up digital transformation and access more customers, especially those from Asian countries when international air routes are resumed. An said the partnership is expected to help city’s tourism sector recover. Michael Ho, Managing … [Read more...] about Da Nang teams up with Klook to promote tourism

PM Pham Minh Chinh presents Tet gifts to war veterans in Can Tho city on January 23. Visiting poor households, workers and others adversely affected by the Covid-19, the government leader affirmed that under any circumstances, the Party and the State always try to ensure their livelihood and to leave nobody behind. He asked the municipal administration to ensure an enjoyable festival for the locals and stressed that in the immediate future, it must continue focusing on the vaccination against the pandemic, with special attention to priority groups. PM Pham Minh Chinh visits officers and soldiers of Military Region 9. Visiting officers and soldiers of Military Region 9, the PM said in the recent pandemic fight, the people and soldiers of the region united as one. Predicting that the situation in the region and the whole country in the time to come will see both chances and challenges, he asked the soldiers to actively implement program, plans and tasks. The people and … [Read more...] about PM Pham Minh Chinh pays Tet visit to Can Tho city

The body of late Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is put into the casket at Tu Hieu Pagoda on January 23. The ritual was attended by a large number of Buddhist monks, nuns and followers of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha, the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS)'s chapter in Thua Thien – Hue Province, pagodas, temples and monasteries that packed the pagoda to pay respect to the late Zen Buddhist monk. His weeklong funeral will be held at the temple in a quiet and peaceful manner. A memorial service for the monk will take place from January 23 for mourners to pray in front of it before a cremation ceremony next Saturday. Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh passed away aged 95 on Saturday at the Tu Hieu Pagoda in the city of Hue. The Zen Buddhist monk is a global spiritual leader, poet, and peace activist, renowned for his powerful teachings and bestselling writings on mindfulness and peace, and many retreats worldwide. Many mourners gather at the pagoda to pay respect to the late Zen … [Read more...] about Buddhist monks, followers attend encoffining ceremony for late Zen Master

Timing is essential for support programs to be effective. The injection of cheap capital into the market under new supporting programs would help businesses offset negative impacts from the pandemic and resume operation, but timing proves to be an essential factor for such a policy to be effective. Electronics production at Rhythm Precision Vietnam in Soc Son District. Photo: Pham Hung In early 2022, the National Assembly issued Resolution No.43/2022/QH15 on monetary and fiscal support programs worth a combined total of VND350 trillion (US$15.4 billion) to aid economic recovery and adaptation to a new normal. These include a fiscal support package of VND291 trillion ($12.8 billion) and a monetary one of VND46 trillion ($2 billion). Under these programs, the Government via the network of commercial banks would allocate a maximum of VND40 trillion ($1.76 billion) to offer an interest subsidy of 2% per annum for businesses in priority fields, especially those … [Read more...] about Businesses expect fast implementation of new support programs

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau extends Tet greetings to Vietnamese-Canadian s during a get-together on January 22. (Photo: VNA) Ottawa (VNA) – In Canada, Tet is an occasion to honour the immeasurable contributions by the Vietnamese-Canadian community, said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in his greetings to Vietnamese expats living in Canada during a get-together on January 22. The event was held via video teleconference by the Embassy of Vietnam in Canada and the Canada-Vietnam Association to celebrate the Vietnamese traditional New Year. It is the time to welcome the spring and be thankful for what have united the Vietnamese and Canadian people, PM Trudeau said. In his remarks at the event, Ambassador Pham Cao Phong highlighted the growing relations between the two countries last year despite challenges caused by COVID-19. A joint economic committee was established two weeks earlier to further facilitate the bilateral trade and investment, he said. He also … [Read more...] about Canadian PM extends Tet greetings to Vietnamese living in Canada

Addressing the event, Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu, who is head of the Foreign Ministry’s State Committee for OV Affairs, said that this is a special and meaningful occasion to look back on a challenging 2021, and express gratitude to individuals and organizations who have supported and accompanied the country to overcome difficulties in recent years. Accordingly, OVs in many countries had engaged in practical activities to help the homeland. They have donated up to VND 80 billion (over USD 3.5 million) to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in general and the COVID-19 vaccine fund in particular, along with large amounts of medical equipment and supplies. Many Vietnamese expatriates in Singapore, Australia, Japan, Germany, the U.S., and the Republic of Korea have actively worked along Vietnamese representative agencies abroad in calling for assistance from their host countries' governments, opening up many opportunities for Vietnam to access vaccines, medicines and … [Read more...] about Overseas Vietnamese honored for contribution to homeland’s COVID-19 combat

Trudeau affirmed that Canada attaches importance to bilateral friendship and wishes to lift bilateral comprehensive partnership to a new height. Speaking highly of Vietnam’s role and position on international arena, which was reflected via its position as ASEAN Chair 2020 and a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the 2020-2021 tenure, Trudeau reaffirmed commitment to fostering strong cooperation in trade, development and national defence. He vowed to continue assisting Vietnam and regional countries in access to COVID-19 vacines via mechanisms such as ACT Accelerator, COVAX Facility and ASEAN’s COVID-19 response fund. PM Chinh congratulated Canada on its successful fight against the pandemic. He thanked the Canadian Government and people for providing practical support for Vietnam via a gift of 120,000 N95 masks, 3.5 million CAD for ASEAN’s COVID-19 response fund and a relief package worth 700,000 CAD to help Vietnam's central region overcome … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Canadian PMs hold phone talks

During the meeting, Minister Son thanked press agencies and reporters for their effective contribution to the overall success of foreign affairs as well as external information work of the country in 2021, saying that they provided timely and accurate information for both domestic and foreign audiences, contributing to popularizing the foreign policy of the Party and State, and creating consensus, solidarity and support of the public at home and abroad, as well as international friends. 2021 is a challenging and difficult year, especially with the great and extensive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, he said, adding that a fast changing world situation along with non-traditional security challenges such as diseases, climate change, and cyber security are negatively affecting international relations. In that context, Vietnam’s foreign affairs activities have been implemented in an active, creative and flexible manner, closely following the Party's foreign policy, achieving important … [Read more...] about Foreign Minister holds New Year meeting with press agencies

The three localities with the highest numbers of patients are Hanoi with 2,967 cases, Da Nang with 984 cases and Hai Phong with 764 cases. Vietnam has recorded 135 infections with the Omicron variant so far, with 68 cases in Ho Chi Minh City, 27 in Quang Nam, 14 in Hanoi, 11 in Khanh Hoa, eight in Da Nang, two each in Thanh Hoa and Quang Ninh, and one each in Hai Duong, Hai Phong and Long An. 123 deaths were added to the national database on Sunday. The total number of deaths so far is 36,719 cases, or 1.7 percent of all infections. 4,157 Covid-19 patients were announced recovered on Sunday, bringing the total number of recovered cases to 1,804,849. 78.8 million people have received one Covid-19 vaccine shots, 73.8 million have received two and 23.1 million have received three. … [Read more...] about Vietnam records 14,934 new local Covid cases

A medical worker taking a COVID-19 test sample from a resident in the southern province of Vĩnh Long. — VNA/VNS Photo Lê Thúy Hằng HÀ NỘI – In the two years since Việt Nam's first confirmed COVID-19 patient the country has recorded more than 2.1 million infections, as the Ministry of Health announced another 14,978 new cases on Sunday. The very first case was a visitor from Wuhan, China, who tested positive for COVID-19 on January 23, 2020. The number of transmissions in the country crossed the one-million mark on November 11, 2021, before quickly hitting two million on January 15, 2022. On Sunday, the health ministry also announced a further 123 COVID-19 related deaths. Among the new cases, 44 were imported and the rest were local transmissions. A total of 10,324 new infections were detected in the community. The capital city Hà Nội recorded the highest daily case count with 2,967, followed by Đà Nẵng at 984 and Hải Phòng at 764. Other transmissions were found in Hưng … [Read more...] about Two years since the first case, Việt Nam’s caseload exceeds 2.1 million