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The project with a five-year construction period would be seen as gauge of the city's leadership and credibility. Hanoi identifies the success of the US$3.7-billion Ring road No.4 project as the pride of the city, which requires the utmost effort from every department and unit to ensure the best head start possible. Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung. Photos: Thanh Hai Hanoi Party Committee Secretary Dinh Tien Dung gave the remarks at a meeting discussing the construction of the Ring road No.4 project connecting Hanoi and nearby provinces/cities. The project with an estimated investment capital of VND85.8 trillion (US$3.7 billion) received a go-ahead from the National Assembly last week and is slated for completion by 2027. With a total length of 112.8 kilometers, the Ring road would run through Hanoi (58.2 kilometers), Hung Yen (19.3 kilometers), and Bac Ninh (25.6 kilometers). At the meeting, delegates stressed the significance of … [Read more...] about Success of US$3.7-billion ring road project is Hanoi’s pride: City Party chief

CPP President and Prime Minister Hun Sen (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV)’s Central Committee has sent a congratulatory message to the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Central Committee on its 71st founding anniversary of the CPP (June 28, 1951-2022). In the message, the CPV and Vietnamese people congratulated the CPP and Cambodians on great achievements they recorded across spheres in the past time, and congratulated the CPP on its victory in the recent commune/ ward council elections. “We believe that with the tradition and achievements, the Cambodian people under the leadership of the CPP will continue to reap new, greater attainments in implementing the Party’s Platform for the 2018-2023 period and the Rectangular Strategy – Phase 4 of the Cambodian Government, successfully build a Cambodia of peace, independence, democracy and social progress,” the message read. The Vietnamese Party, State and people are very pleased at and proud of the … [Read more...] about Congratulations to Cambodian People’s Party on founding anniversary

Do Hung Viet, Assistant to the Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs, made the remarks while attending the annual debate on women’s rights at the HRC’s 50th regular session in Geneva on June 27. In his speech, Viet highlighted the important role of women, stressing the need to ensuring their rights and development opportunities through specific and effective support policies. He also shared Vietnam’s experience and efforts in this regard, noting Vietnam is one of the countries with the longest maternity leaves in the world. Emphasising the country’s priority for gender equality promotion and women empowerment, he added Vietnam is ready to cooperate with other countries in these common efforts. At the debate, participants underlined the necessity to build comprehensive and effective policies for ensuring gender equality and rights of women, who are in charge of a huge domestic workload but unpaid or underpaid, which has subsequently affected women’s full participation in … [Read more...] about Vietnam keeps prioritizing gender equality promotion: officials

National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (R) receives Tamas Uri, Head of CEE Region at Egis Pharmaceuticals PLC (Photo: VNA) Budapest (VNA) – National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue received leaders of several Hungarian enterprises which are operating in Vietnam on June 28 in Budapest as part of his official visit to the European country. At the meetings with a leader of Gedeon Richter Company – Hungary’s multinational company operating in the field of pharmaceutical manufacturing and biotechnology research and development (R&D), and representatives of Egis Company - a leading pharmaceutical company in the Central Eastern Europe, Hue appreciated the results of their activities in Vietnam, adding that pharmaceuticals is the country’s potential field of cooperation with many preferential policies. Leaders of Gedeon Richter and Egis showed their hope that Vietnam will speed up and simplify administrative procedures for drug registration so that many new products … [Read more...] about NA Chairman receives leaders of several Hungarian companies

Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu . (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Permanent Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu on June 27 hosted a reception for his Turkmen counterpart Vepa Hajiyev who has been visiting Vietnam as the two countries will be celebrating the 30th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations next month (July 29, 1992 – 2022). Vietnam treasures the long-standing friendship and partnership with Turkmenistan and wants to further strengthen the bilateral ties, Vu told Hajiyev, adding that the visit will create new opportunities for cooperation between the two nations. The Vietnamese official welcomed the business mission accompanying Hajiyev to attend the Vietnam – Turkmenistan business forum scheduled for June 29. The business delegation is also planning to meet with representatives of Vietnamese ministries of transport, construction, industry and trade, and education and training. Hajiyev spoke highly of close … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Turkmenistan eye closer cooperation in multiple areas

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong enjoys Hanoi's specialty of Pho ga or chicken noodles as she arrived in the city on her first visit to Vietnam. “The Ambassador was delighted to share her favorite Pho ga with Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Foreign Minister, and Chef Sam Tran on the first days in the city. Foreign Minister Wong (black shirt) enjoys P ho ga with Ambassador Robyn Mudie (blue shirt) in Hanoi’s old quarter area. Photo: Australian Embassy in Hanoi. In a Facebook post on June 27, the Embassy of Australia in Hanoi shared that Minister Wong was introduced by Chef Tran to the history and importance of Pho , and especially the Hanoian style of eating Pho . The photo shows the top diplomat in casual wear, enjoying Pho ga with Ambassador Mudie and sharing "views on Australia and Vietnam’s strong people-to-people links.” As a Vietnamese exquisite cuisine, the s imple yet exotic delicacy of Pho has won the heart of many foreign visitors … [Read more...] about Australian Foreign Minister enjoys Pho ga in Hanoi

The e-GP would allow effective and transparent management of the public procurement process. Vietnam’s e-government procurement (e-GP) system is set to start operations on August 1, 2022. The new procurement system is set to operate on August 1. File photo The new procurement system, updated with new changes and designed to operate on multiple browsers, would help serve as a hub of information related to procurement, as well as a platform for the online bidding based on safety, competitiveness, fairness, and cost-efficiency. To ensure the smooth operation of the e-GP, participants in the bidding are requested to switch to the new system from the old one. The e-GP is developed under a project of applying e-commerce in public procurement under the public-private partnership (PPP). The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), IT company FPT, and the Investment and Development of National e-Procurement System Company are responsible for running the new … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s e-government procurement system set to launch in August

The meeting between the second unit of HCMC People’s Council and voters (Photo: SGGP) Representing the second unit, Head of the Propaganda and Education Board of the City Party Committee Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue confirmed that the unit will collect all opinions of participants to report to HCMC People’s Council for consideration and response. He also asked that state leaders in Thu Duc City increase discussion with residents to welcome more practical proposals, urgent concerns of citizens for timely explanation and proper feedback. Hearing the information that certain residents have lived for 20 years in temporary accommodation, delegate Khue requested Thu Duc City immediately address the issue, avoiding the case of having such a strongly developed hi-tech park but letting people live unstably. As to other projects behind the schedule in Thu Duc City, he asked that Thu Duc City quickly review and introduce suitable road maps to address, beginning with urgent projects receiving … [Read more...] about HCMC to address projects behind schedule in Thu Duc City

Chairman of the HCMC People’s Committee, Phan Van Mai speaks at the seminar. Speaking at the meeting, the city’s Chairman noted that District 7 has the advantages of road and water transport. If the locality has a good development strategy of sea encroachment , it could approach and exploit the advantages of the sea surface effectively. He asked District 7 to develop in accordance with the goal of developing HCMC into a regional and international financial center, an attractive destination, a hub of service, modern industry and culture, and top performer in digital transformation by 2030. At the meeting In addition, the district must focus on developing waterway tourism, healthcare facilities, education, culture and sports; investing in social and transport infrastructures; building an urban administration and digital administration on an effective larger scale. HCMC has proposed a specific mechanism for its development. District 7 must put itself in a state of … [Read more...] about HCMC’s District 7 organizes seminar seeking development strategy

Quarantine at centralized facilities has been cut to seven days from 14, and subsequent at-home health monitoring has been reduced to three days from seven, the National Health Commission said in a statement. The latest guidelines from the health authority also eased quarantine requirements for close contacts of people who have tested positive for the new coronavirus. China has cautiously eased its Covid curbs on cross-border travelers in recent months, with health officials saying the shorter incubation period of the Omicron variant allows for an adjustment of quarantine periods. The Chinese capital Beijing in recent months has already reduced the quarantine period at centralized facilities to 10 days from 14. China, last month, also removed some Covid-19 test requirements for people flying in from countries such as the U.S. Stock markets rose in Hong Kong and the mainland, with the Hang Seng Index reversing losses and ticking up roughly 0.4 percent and the CSI300 Index … [Read more...] about China slashes Covid quarantine time for international travelers