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A plane of Vietnam Airlines (Source: Vietnam Airlines) Beijing (VNA) – Vietnam Airlines conducted the first regular flight from Beijing ( China ) to Hanoi on March 19 after a three-year suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The flight, VN513, departed the Chinese capital at 3:30pm (Beijing time) and will arrive in Hanoi at 5:55pm (Hanoi time). Passengers were welcomed with a ceremony held by the national flag carrier of Vietnam at Beijing Capital International Airport. Vietnam Airlines is operating three round-trip flights per week between Hanoi and Beijing, and will increase the flights from mid-2023. It is also planning to open an air route connecting with Beijing Daxing International Airport. China is one of the biggest international markets of Vietnam Airlines, which has resumed most of its air routes to Chinese destinations, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City with Guangzhou and Shanghai, and Hanoi with Beijing. In the coming months, the carrier … [Read more...] about Vietnam marks first regular flight from Beijing after three years

Strategic, decisive General Chu Huy Man was called General Hai Manh (strength in both political and military affairs) by Vietnamese troops and General Thaochan by Lao troops and people. With rich practical experience and extensive strategic vision, the general made great contribution to the national salvation and defense cause, the fulfillment of international duties and the military building. At the very young age, he joined the revolutionary activities. He was among leaders of the August Revolution in Quang Nam province. During that period, he always proved to be a steadfast, loyal, brave, and competent communist. With his talents in both political and military affairs, Chu Huy Man was sent to the North from the Region 5 theater when the national resistance war broke out in December 1946. In the North, he was assigned with strategic important duties. Under his command, regular regiments in Northern Vietnam won a number of feats-of-arms, such as the battle at Phu Thong fortress … [Read more...] about Chu Huy Man – Talented general of Vietnam People’s Army

President Vo Van Thuong (R) presents the promotion decision to Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) Nguyen Van Nghia (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - President Vo Van Thuong handed over a decision on promoting Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) Nguyen Van Nghia from the rank of Lieutenant General to Senior Lieutenant General at a ceremony in Hanoi on March 16. In his remarks, the State leader praised Nghia for his competence and outstanding achievements during his military career, contributing to building the army and consolidating national defence. He asked the officer to continue improving the mettle of a Party member and a military general, and stay absolutely loyal to the Party, State, and people. Thuong also urged Nghia to further promote the spirit of solidarity and unity within the VPA's General Staff to lead and direct an effective implementation of the Party's guidelines and orientations and … [Read more...] about President presents promotion decision to military officer

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Thai Binh (VNA) – Authorities of the northern coastal province of Thai Binh have instituted a series of measures to better manage fishing ports, inspect and monitor fisheries activities, in an effort to have the European Commission (EC)’s “yellow card” warning against Vietnam’s seafood exports lifted. Thanks to its tireless efforts, the province has recorded positive changes in fishery management. The provincial People's Committee has issued plans with specific roadmaps and assigned tasks to relevant departments, sectors and localities. Hoang Minh Giang, Director of the provincial Fisheries Sub-Department , said that as of March 2023, as many as 763 local fishing vessels were registered and relevant data was synchronised with the Vietnam Fisheries database system (VNFishbase). There have been 174 out of 182 offshore fishing vessels (95.6%) eligible for food safety certificates. Meanwhile, as many as 692 (90.69%) out of the 763 … [Read more...] about Thai Binh works hard to have EC’s “yellow card” against seafood removed

Illustrative image (Source: Xinhua/VNA) Singapore (VNA) – The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) said on March 16 that the exposure that Singaporean banks - DBS, OCBC and UOB - have to troubled banking giant Credit Suisse are "insignificant.” Singapore’s banking system remains sound and resilient, MAS said in response to media queries. Banks in Singapore are well-capitalised and conduct regular stress tests against credit and other risks, the financial authority said in a statement, adding that their liquidity positions are healthy, underpinned by a stable and diversified funding base. The authority said while Credit Suisse operates a branch in Singapore, its main activities are private banking and investment banking, and it does not serve retail customers here. MAS said it has been in contact with the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), the parent supervisory authority of Credit Suisse, over recent developments relating to the bank and will … [Read more...] about Singapore’s banks face ‘insignificant’ exposures to Credit Suisse

A U.S. tech firm has sought to figure out which colleges have the best coders in the world and come up with a final ranking, where a Ho Chi Minh City-based university is placed in the top-three list. HackerRank, which focuses on competitive programming challenges for both consumers and businesses, has hosted a major University Rankings Competition to “figure out which colleges have the best coders.” The Palo Alto-based technology company announced on its website on Wednesday that their final data found that the world’s best coders in the world hail from universities in Russia, China and Vietnam. Russian ITMO University leads the top-three list, followed by China’s Sun Yat-sen Memorial Middle School and the Vietnamese only representative in the ranking, Ho Chi Minh City University of Science came in third place. More than 5,500 students from 126 schools from around the world participated in the event, with the participating ranked based on both number of participants and high … [Read more...] about Vietnam college among universities with best coders in world: report

State President Vo Van Thuong, who is Commander-in-Chief of the whole armed forces, and Chairman of the National Defense and Security Council, and Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang attended the event. Speaking at the ceremony, State President Vo Van Thuong said that over the past years under the leadership and direction of the CMC and MND, Party committees, and chains-of-command at all levels, military youths have continuously strived, overcome difficulties, and been creative to successfully fulfill training, combat readiness, scientific research, logistical and technical work, production, mass mobilization, search and rescue, external defense relations, and peacekeeping missions, among others. Military youths’ achievements in different fields have continued to affirm their creativeness, vanguard spirit, as well as their determination to fulfill difficult missions and greatly contributed to the overall task accomplishment of the whole military. Congratulating the honored … [Read more...] about Outstanding military youths in 2022 honored

With the implementation of the ASEAN Political - Security Committee (APSC) Blueprint 2025 having reached 99% implementation rate with two more years into its completion, Deputy Secretary-General for APSC Michael Tene, who chaired the conference, encouraged all sectoral bodies and entities to further their respective efforts to reach the full implementation of the blueprint. At the conference, as in previous years, APSC sectoral bodies and entities associated with the APSC pillar exchanged views and provided updates on each other’s work regarding the implementation of the APSC blueprint. While ASCCO is a regular platform for promoting cross-sectoral cooperation among sectors of the APSC pillar as well as associated entities, this year’s conference likewise served as a venue to exchange views on the future of ASEAN. The exchange provided valuable inputs towards the development of ASEAN Community’s Post-2025 Vision. According to participants to the videoconference, ASEAN’s external … [Read more...] about ASEAN Political-Security Community convenes 15th coordinating conference

The health authority of Lao Cai Province in northern Vietnam said on Friday afternoon that it had detected and put under control an influenza A outbreak that has left more than 200 local children infected. A report of the Bao Yen District Medical Center showed that the first cases were reported on March 7 after five students developed such symptoms as cough, fever, fatigue and had to be off from school. The flu then spread to the community. On March 9, a healthcare station in Pho Rang Town, Bao Yen District reported 133 local students exhibiting the same symptoms to the Bao Yen District Medical Center. The number of flu-hit students in the area has neared 240 after one week. The Bao Yen District Medical Center made a swift response, including conducting contact tracing, screening, providing guidance on home-based quarantine and medical treatment, disinfecting schools linked to the influenza A cases, and raising public awareness about flu prevention and control. A Bao Yen … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Lao Cai Province reports over 200 influenza A infections in children

Addressing the event, Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh affirmed that with his strategic vision and practical experience, General Chu Huy Man made considerable contribution to the national revolutionary cause. The seminar, themed “General Chu Huy Man - An outstanding politician and military man of the Vietnamese revolution, an excellent fellow of the homeland of Nghe An,” aimed to educate revolutionary traditions for troops, especially youths, so as to raise their patriotism and national pride, contributing to building the VPA into a revolutionary, regular, elite, gradually modern military, deserving to be a core force of the Party. Earlier, on March 16, at the Memorial House dedicated to General Chu Huy Man (in Hung Hoa commune, Vinh City, Nghe An province), the steering committee of the seminar offered incense in tribute to the late general. General Chu Huy Man was a former Politburo member, former Deputy Head of the State Council (now Government), … [Read more...] about Scientific seminar on General Chu Huy Man held