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National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue’s official visit to Cambodia, attendance in the 43rd ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) General Assembly, and official trip to the Philippines from November 19 to 25 have contributed importantly to fostering Vietnam’s cooperation with Cambodia and the Philippines, and ASEAN inter-parliamentary collaboration. The statement was made by Bui Van Cuong, N.A. General Secretary and Chairman of the N.A. Office. Mr. Bui Van Cuong affirmed that the top legislator’s seven-day trip was a success, with nearly 50 activities. In Cambodia and the Philippines, N.A. Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue held talks with the top leaders of the two countries’ legislative bodies; made courtesy calls on King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk of Cambodia; met Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Deputy PM and Chairwoman of the Cambodia - Vietnam Friendship Association Men Sam An; and met Philippine President Ferdinand … [Read more...] about Top legislator’s trip boosts ties with Cambodia, Philippines, ASEAN inter-parliamentary collaboration

The Lao diplomat is on a Vietnam visit to co-chair the 7th deputy ministerial-level political consultation with Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu. At the reception, Minister Bui Thanh Son expressed his delight at the positive and effective development of the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos over the past time. He highly valued the outcomes of the cooperation between the two foreign ministries, especially in maintaining regular high-level delegation exchange and bilateral cooperation mechanisms as well as organizing activities of the “Vietnam - Laos, Laos - Vietnam Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022,” the 60th anniversary of Vietnam – Laos diplomatic ties and the 45th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation between the two nations. The Vietnamese foreign minister suggested that in the coming time, the two sides should continue to closely coordinate to effectively implement the … [Read more...] about Vietnam to support Laos to complete ASEAN Chair 2024

The 100 sq.m house was completed after more than two months of construction. Army Corps 16 contributed VND 80 million to the building of this house and sent personnel to observe the construction. At the handover ceremony, representatives from the army corps, chain-of-command of Regiment 720, and local organizations presented Thang’s family with other necessities. According to Deputy Head of the Political Department of Army Corps 16 Senior Colonel Lai Van Tuan, the corps has over the past time mobilized resources to donate dozens of billion Vietnamese dong and hundreds of working days to build 185 great unity houses for poor compatriots, and give financial support to 1,700 laborers to build houses. It has also completed projects on wet rice and rural roads, helping to improve the living standard of ethnic minority groups in the locality where it is stationed. This year alone, the Army Corps 16 Command has studied and given VND 560 million to help build seven comradeship and trade … [Read more...] about Army Corps 16 presents comradeship house

At a Saturday conference on development of the southeastern region, which comprises Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Nai, Binh Duong, Ba Ria-Vung Tau, Binh Phuoc and Tay Ninh Provinces, the prime minister said the region only saw 50 km of expressway being completed in the last 10 years, while other localities would complete 200 km of expressway without asking for funds from the national budget. The only expressway connecting southeastern Vietnam localities together is the four-lane HCMC-Long Thanh-Dau Giay, which has been operating since 2015. The expressway is frequently overloaded and congested, with around 40,000-43,000 vehicles using it in the weekends. Chinh said infrastructure connection in the region has not been coordinated, among other issues. "Traffic jam, unsustainable development, the wealth gap, climate change, inundations and pollutions... are all major challenges for southeastern Vietnam," he said, adding that HCMC and the provinces need groundbreaking policy mechanisms to … [Read more...] about Traffic congestion major problem for southern Vietnam: PM

The number of young people catching HIV has seen an upward trend recently, with 50% of new cases being under the age of 29. Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan addresses the meeting This information was released by Minister of Health Dao Hong Lan at a meeting held in the northern province of Bac Ninh on November 26 in response to the National Action Month for HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control and the World AIDS Day which will take place on December 1. Minister Lan revealed that as of October 18, the country has recorded a total of 220,580 HIV carriers nationwide, including 112,368 fatalities. During the 2017 to 2019 period, there were roughly 10,000 new HIV cases each year. However, from 2019 the country has recorded more than 13,000 HIV patients each year. Most notably, the minister stressed that HIV is in the process of changing from its blood-borne form to a sexually-transmitted form. People found to be infected with HIV are mainly in the young age group and … [Read more...] about HIV infections rise among people under 29

An additional 427 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed on Saturday in Vietnam, raising the national tally to over 11.51 million, according to the Ministry of Health. Illustrative photo According to the ministry's report, the national caseload has so far increased to 11,514,174. On November 26, an additional 208 more patients recovered from the disease, raising the number of recoveries in the country to over 10.60 million. On Saturday evening, no deaths from Covid-19 were recorded, the country's total fatalities stayed at 43,170, accounting for 0.4 per cent of total infections. By November 26, the country had injected nearly 264 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines. A recent survey found out that about 85% of healthcare workers develop clinical symptoms after contracting Covid-19, with men having more symptoms than women. Phan Nhat Khanh, Deputy Director of the Hospital for Rehabilitation - Treatment of Occupational Diseases, said the study was … [Read more...] about Additional 427 new Covid-19 infections confirmed on Saturday

Vietnamese Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long (R) and German counterpart Marco Buschmann (Photo: VNA) Berlin (VNA) – Vietnamese Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long met his German counterpart Marco Buschmann on November 24 to discuss boosting bilateral ties in the field. Rule-of-Law Dialogue that caught the attention of many partners with more activities over years. Collaboration in many fields such as civil status, nationality, judicial assistance, training, research, mutual legal assistance in civil matters and trade has also been stepped up. Cooperation deals between the Vietnamese Justice Ministry and the judicial sector of Hessen and Nordrhein-Westfalen states have been regularly updated, contributing to the Rule-of-Law Dialogue. VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Germany intensify judicial collaboration

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Young patients and their families will benefit from the Healthy Lung programme, AstraZeneca ’s initiative to improve respiratory disease management in Vietnam. The Healthy Lung programme aims to improve the quality of outpatient management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in nine Asian countries. Vietnam is among the first countries to implement this programme in 2017 under the guidance of MSA. During the second phase from 2020–23, the programme expanded to more fields of lung cancer and pediatric care with the participation of four partners (the Vietnam Lung Association, Vietnam Respiratory Association, Ho Chi Minh Association of Asthma, Allergy & Clinical Immunology and Vietnam Pediatrics Association) and five leading oncology hospitals (K Hospital, HCM Oncology Hospital, Da Nang Oncology Hospital, Cho Ray Hospital and Hanoi Oncology Hospital). The programme was announced by the … [Read more...] about Healthy Lung programme expands to improve pediatric care in Vietnam

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (C) and other delegates attend the ceremony to export the first batch of VinFast electronic vehicles to the US. (Photo: VNA) Hai Phong (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on November 25 attended a ceremony in the northern port city of Hai Phong to export the first batch of VinFast electronic vehicles (EVs) to the US. Accordingly, 999 EVs of VF8 model, boarded Panamanian vehicles carrier Silver Queen, are expected to arrive in California in the next 20 days and be handed over to the first consumers by the end of December. This is the first batch shipped abroad among 65,000 orders of VF8 and VF9 models. After the US market, the first Vietnamese EV maker will export other batches to Canada and Europe to hand over to its customers in 2023. US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper expressed his delight that VinFast has placed its confidence in the future of electric vehicles in the US market, as the manufacturer also has its factory built in … [Read more...] about VinFast exports first batch of EVs to US

At the workshop (Photo: VietnamPlus) Hanoi (VNA) – Urbanisation and urban advancement have created favourable conditions for socio-economic development . However, urban upgrade targets have only been set for land and population increase instead of actually designing improved urban quality of life. Air, water and noise pollution occur in new urban areas at alarming levels, leaving some areas vulnerable to climate change. The topic was mentioned in a workshop featuring the development of new models and transition to green and sustainable urban economy, as part of the Vietnam Urban Sustainable Development Forum co-hosted by the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission and the Construction Ministry on June 17. Expanding economic space At the event, Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh said after over 35 years of renewal policy, Vietnam’s urban system has developed strongly in terms of quantity and quality. The country has so far recorded 869 urban areas. The urban … [Read more...] about Urbanisation not parallel to quality of life: Official