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Vietnamese President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (right) held talks with Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin in New York on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session (UNGA 76). — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất NEW YORK — Vietnamese President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc had meetings with many foreign leaders and World Bank Group (WB) President David Malpass shortly after he arrived in New York on September 21 (local time) for the General Debate of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session (UNGA 76). He had a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin, during which both leaders expressed their delight at the strong growth of bilateral trade, which reached US$4.2 billion last year despite the impacts of COVID-19. The Vietnamese president suggested the two sides resume delegation exchanges and meetings at all levels and foster cooperation in multiple areas to mark the 25th anniversary of their diplomatic ties this year as soon as the pandemic is brought under …

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Vietnam’s coffee exports to S Korea forecast to increase Viet Nam's coffee exports to South Korea are expected to increase as the northern Asian market is forecast to have higher demand for imported coffee. The Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Import and Export Department said that South Korea's coffee imports rose in 2020 and the first months of 2021 due to the strong increase in demand for coffee as people stay at home during the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the Import and Export Department, South Korea's coffee imports from Viet Nam in the first half of this year reached about 19,500 tonnes, worth US$30.82 million, up 12.8 per cent in volume and 5.2 per cent in value year on year. Viet Nam's coffee accounted for 20.56 per cent of South Korea's total coffee imports in the first half of this year, a slight increase from the figure of 20.35 per cent in the first half of 2020. The department said coffee is more popular in offices, restaurants and families in South …

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Only a few spare parts are produced domestically, forcing domestic manufacturing and assembling enterprises to import automobile spare parts from other sources, experts said. Workers make car seats at THACO Company in Quang Nam Province. Part suppliers are struggling to seek their own ways to thrive. Photo courtesy of THACO Experts said after nearly 30 years, Vietnam’s supporting industry can produce 287 spare parts while about 30,000 parts are needed to make a car. Vietnamese part-supply companies can produce simple items including windshield tape, energy consumption labels, registration stamps, fuel pipes, water tank covers, tyres, tubes, electric wires, seats, bumpers, batteries, wheels, exhaust pipes, and air conditioners. Only a few businesses have invested in producing car bodies. These do not include engine parts such as gearboxes, safety and electronic systems. According to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA), a single car has about …

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Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính yesterday attended the opening ceremony of the school year 2021-2022 of the National Defence Academy. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính yesterday attended the opening ceremony of the 2021-2022 school year of the National Defence Academy (Ministry of Defence). Speaking at the opening of the school year, Senior Lieutenant General, Associate Professor, Dr Trần Việt Khoa, Director of the National Defence Academy, said the 2021 - 2022 school year is the first school year to implement Resolution of the 13th Congress of the Party. The academy is determined to take the lead in implementing the motto "the quality of the school's training is the unit's combat readiness", Khoa said. The academy will focus on improving the comprehensive quality of training and scientific research, focusing on renovating teaching methods in line with the modern education and training …

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