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The high-ranking Vietnamese military delegation to the meeting was led by Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien. In his opening remarks, General Nem Sowath, Director of the General Department of Policy and Foreign Affairs under the Cambodian Ministry of National Defense emphasized the importance of this meeting in preparation for the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM). The Cambodian mentioned a draft joint statement to submit to the ADMM and discussions to enhance the defense cooperation among the ASEAN member states. At the event, heads of delegations heard reports on the outcomes of the ADSOM Working Group, the 16th annual meeting of the Network of ASEAN Defense and Security Institutions (NADI-16), the 19th ASEAN Chiefs of Defense Forces’ Meeting (ACDFM-19). They also heard the updates on ASEAN defense cooperation. Addressing the meeting, Gen. Chien thanked the host for their thoughtful reception. The Vietnamese head delegate congratulated and … [Read more...] about ASEAN defense senior officials meet in Phnom Penh

At the meeting, the two officials expressed their delight at the flourishing development of the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership and effective cooperation in different areas, including bilateral defense ties. They emphasized that over the past time, despite the COVID-19-caused impacts, the bilateral defense cooperation has been maintained and boosted, especially in exchange of delegations, military medicine, training, U.N. peacekeeping operations, and mutual support at multilateral forums. Both Vietnamese and Japanese deputy defense ministers consented to strengthen concrete and substantive defense cooperation with a focus on all-level delegation exchange, war legacy settlement through projects using the Japanese Government’s official development assistance (ODA) and non-refundable aid, and improvement of maritime law enforcement capacity. The two sides also agreed to continue to consult with and support each other at multilateral forums, and closely work together to … [Read more...] about Deputy Defense Minister Hoang Xuan Chien meets Japanese counterpart

A wind power project in the northern province of Ninh Thuan. — Photo evn.com.vn The Vietnamese economy’s unparalleled exposure to multinational corporations and the global consumer market calls for a pragmatic alignment between the country’s renewable energy strategy and the decarbonisation commitments of the global brands, according to IEEFA’s latest report on Viet Nam. “Multinational corporations responsible for up to US$150 billion of Viet Nam’s export revenues have made specific pledges on carbon neutrality or decarbonisation of varying scope and timelines,” said Thu Vu, energy finance analyst leading the Vietnamese market coverage for IEEFA. “These brands’ journey toward sustainability progress is one in which Viet Nam can not afford to ignore or miss out on.” Viet Nam is currently the largest exporter of goods in developing Southeast Asia. With nearly 60 per cent of the exports being manufactured goods for the big brands, its growing role in the global supply chain … [Read more...] about IEEFA: Viet Nam’s manufacturing future rests on a credible renewable energy game plan

PANO – Over the past years, the small house of former soldier Bui Dinh Thu in Chi Tien commune, Thanh Ba district, Phu Tho province, with thousands of war objects relating to the resistance wars has been the venue for war veterans and locals, especially young people. Especially, on the occasion of important events of the nation such as the liberation of the south and national reunification day (April 30 th ), the Dien Bien Phu Victory (May 7 th ), National Day (September 2 nd ), the founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army or the lunar New Year festival, Thu’s small “museum” welcomes visitors of different ages and the owner enthusiastically and proudly introduces guests to the origin, significance, and stories of each item. He feels happy as more and more students from local schools in Phu Tho province as well as cultural researchers are coming to his small museum to learn about his collection of war objects. Thu (right) introduces war items in his … [Read more...] about Former soldier’s museum of war artifacts

DoIC is giving instruction on IOC to leaders of districts. (Photo: SGGP) DoIC stressed that it is necessary for HCMC to use shared databases in order to save operation costs, taken from the state budget. The current regulation states that there are 110 city-level and 40 district-level socio-economic indexes to be uploaded to be uploaded to the system. As many districts and Thu Duc City have already established their own IOC, Deputy Director of DoIC Le Quoc Cuong reminded the local authorities that along with good technological solutions, there must be a corresponding operation mechanism and regulations, as well as frequent data updates to ensure precision. This means close monitoring of district leaders so that IOCs can first help management tasks, and then better serve citizens. That was wholeheartedly agree by all localities. Director of DoIC Lam Dinh Thang is delivering his speech. (Photo: SGGP) Director of DoIC Lam Dinh Thang once more stated that IOCs are an … [Read more...] about HCMC discussing ways to effectively use IOCs

Vo Xuan Vinh won a gold medal in 20km men's walk and Nguyen Thi Thanh Phuc in women's walk. Hoang Nguyen Thanh won a gold medal in marathon, which is Vietnam's first in the event in SEA Games history. Hoang Nguyen Thanh after finishing the athletics' marathon event to win a gold medal in My Dinh Stadium, Hanoi, May 19, 2022. Photo by Duc Dong Hoang Nguyen Thanh near the finish line in the athletics' marathon event, May 19, 2022. Photo by Duc Dong Hoang Thi Ngoc Hoa won a bronze medal for Vietnam in the women's marathon event. She obviously gave it all she got and ended up vomiting after touching the finish line. Vietnam have also performed well in chess Thursday. Grandmaster Le Quang Liem, who returned from the U.S. for the tournament, kept winning other opponents to lead Vietnam after four rounds of rapid chess event. A draw in the final with the Philippines will be enough to earn them a gold medal. Le Quang Liem before a rapid chess … [Read more...] about SEA Games: Vietnam win three athletics gold

Hanoi (VNA) - President Ho Chi Minh sent a letter to the Health Staff Conference on February 27, 1955. The date was chosen the Vietnam Physicians’ Day. On this occasion, Associate Professor Phan Le Thu Hang, deputy director of the health ministry’s Department of Financial Planning and director of the health partnership programme with the WHO, talks to the Vietnam News Agency about the achievements of the Vietnamese healthcare sector. - Vietnam is highly valued by the United Nations and international organisations for its achievements in the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the healthcare sector. Could you tell us about these goals? Associate Professor Phan Le Thu Hang : The MDGs, which consist of eight goals and 21 specific targets, are considered a global commitment agreed by all 189 member states of the United Nations, including Vietnam. The countries committed to achieving the goals by 2015 at the UNs Millennium Summit which took place from … [Read more...] about Vietnam- successful model in healthcare sector

The Vietnamese women's sabre team wins a gold medal at SEA Games 31 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese fencing team on May 18 secured the fifth gold medal at the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian Games ( SEA Games 31 ). Specifically, in the women’s sabre team event , Bui Thi Thu Ha, Phung Thi Khanh Linh, Do Thi Tam and Pham Thi Thu Hoai had an outstanding performance after defeating their Singaporean rivals with a result of 45-39. This was also the first gold medal won by Vietnam’s female fencers after seven years of waiting. At this Games, the Vietnamese fencing team has excellently achieved their goal, with five gold, one silver and six bronze medals./. VNA … [Read more...] about SEA Games 31: Female fencers win fifth gold medal for Vietnamese team