Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Le Viet Duyen (third, right) and UNEFA Rector Pascualino Angiolillo at the launching ceremony (Photo: VNA) Addressing the launching ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Le Viet Duyen thanked the UNEFA for organizing the event. He stressed that President Ho Chi Minh's life and revolutionary career is an epic of patriotism and revolutionary heroism. The national leader, who devoted his whole life to the national liberation, independence freedom of the nation and happiness of the people, is an example for nations that are struggling to advance to socialism, including Vietnam and Venezuela, said the ambassador. He expressed his hope that through the research of Vietnamese nation and Ho Chi Minh ideology in all fields as well as the national struggles, Venezuelan friends will draw useful lessons to overcome hard time and build a country of peace and prosperity. The ambassador said he believes that UNEFA will become a center for education … [Read more...] about Venezuela university opens faculty on Vietnamese nation
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HCMC, Southern provinces boost linkage for tourism development
Dong Thap is famous for its lotus fields. According to the Institute for Tourism Development Research under the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT), the Mekong Delta has a special and diversified ecosystem featuring different habitat types of the sea, islands, river gates, mangrove forest, islets, biosphere reserves, national parks, nature reserves, typical diversified natural resource, unique culture and history creating oriental multiple cultural identities of the region. Globalization and international integration have created a driving force for tourism development, a connection between the Mekong Delta region and HCMC along with areas across the country and nations. The tourism growth of the Mekong Delta and HCMC will affect the socioeconomic development of localities in the region. Moreover, tourism also provides chances to introduce cultural values, landscapes and Vietnamese people to international friends and offers cooperation opportunities among provinces … [Read more...] about HCMC, Southern provinces boost linkage for tourism development
Market finishes the week on a negative note
A customer picking a Vinamilk product at a grocery store. Vinamilk shares dipped by 1.3 per cent yesterday, weighing the market in general. Photo vinamilk.com.vn HÀ NỘI — The market settled lower on Friday as risk appetite was not strong enough to push up general sentiment. The VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) reversed the recent rally course and ended the week at 1,240.71 points, down 0.93 points, or 0.07 per cent. The market’s breadth was negative with 223 stocks decreasing, while 209 inched higher. Liquidity was also lower than the previous session, of which nearly 505 million shares were traded on the southern bourse, worth over VNĐ12.46 trillion (US$537.7 million). Stronger selling force was the main cause of the index’s reversal. The 30 biggest stocks tracker VN30-Index also posted a loss of 1.04 points, or 0.08 per cent, to 1,282.51 points. In the VN30 basket, 17 stocks dropped, while ten posted positive performance and three stayed flat. … [Read more...] about Market finishes the week on a negative note
CPTPP helps leverage Vietnam-Australia investment cooperation
Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) Vietnam and Australia are both members of at least three free trade agreements, namely ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA), CPTPP and the Regional Economic Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). According to data of the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, last year, two-way trade between Vietnam and Australia hit US$12.4 billion for the first time, up more than 49 percent compared with that of 2020. The value of shipments to Australia reached more than US$4.45 billion, a year-on-year increase of 23 percent. Vietnam spent nearly US$8 billion in importing goods from Australia, up nearly 70 percent against 2020’s figure. Vietnam's exports to Australia are growing strongly, reaching US$1.38 billion in the first quarter of 2022, a surge of 32.36 percent against the same period last year. Sharp increases were seen in Vietnam’s export of various agricultural and industrial products to Australia, for example 84 percent in … [Read more...] about CPTPP helps leverage Vietnam-Australia investment cooperation
Military units launch tree-planting in tribute to Uncle Ho
At the ceremony held by Minh Dam Regiment under the Ba Ria - Vung Tau provincial Military Command, its chief Senior Colonel Nguyen Tam Hung emphasized the importance of planting trees to beautify barracks, create shade for troops during their break-time, contributing to improving troops’ living standard. According to Colonel Hung, this year, the regiment plans to build 3,500 trees. The unit will study to plant fruit and shade trees in the coming time. Apart from planting trees, the unit has over the past time joined hands in taking care of and protecting 570 hectares of local forests, and actively participated in local forest fire prevention and control. The same day, in Vung Tau city, Ba Ria - Vung Tau province, the Naval Region 2 Command and its affiliates launched the tree-planting ceremony. Senior Captain Dinh Van Thang, Second-in-Command of the Naval Region 2 Command, in his speech, emphasized the need to take care of, and develop a system of green trees and build green, … [Read more...] about Military units launch tree-planting in tribute to Uncle Ho
Creative military youths receive awards
A report delivered at the meeting stressed that thanks to the attention of the Central Military Commission, Ministry of National Defense, General Department of Political Affairs, General Staff, Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, party committees, chains-of-command, political agencies, and military scientific agencies at all levels, the youth union affairs and the youth movements in general and the young creative movements in the military in particular have comprehensively, strongly, and widely developed, and reaped outstanding results. In addition, military youths have always received the most favorable conditions to promote talent, intelligence, and vanguard role in doing science and technology. They have produced tens of thousands of creative ideas per year. The report emphasized that the Military Creative Youth Awards remains a typical movement that fosters military youths to create and devote. Over the past 21 years, the organizing panel has received 5,480 … [Read more...] about Creative military youths receive awards
Việt Nam, Singapore to promote strategic partnership
Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng meets the Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin on Friday. VNA/VNS Photo Trí Dũng HÀ NỘI — Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng met the Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin yesterday, highlighting that the two countries should continue promoting their strategic partnership. The Singaporean Speaker emphasised that the strategic partnership between them had developed strongly and deeply in all fields. Singapore attached great importance to developing relations with Việt Nam, he said, noting that people-to-people exchanges were an important basis for bilateral relations. He informed the Vietnamese Party chief of the results of talks with the Chairman of Việt Nam’s NA Vương Đình Huệ, including the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation, agreeing to strengthen exchanges and contacts between parliamentarians as well as cooperation between committees and at international forums. Party General … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, Singapore to promote strategic partnership
World Vovinam Federation hails Games
Duyên defends title, set weightlifting record Thais dominate women’s table tennis Loan wins gold in standard Chinese chess Tiến Minh makes men's badminton semi Việt Nam win two golds in blitz chess Mohammed Djouadj, Vice President of the World Vovinam Federation and Chairman of the African Vovinam Federation. VNA/VNS Photo Nam Thái Thu Hà HÀ NỘI — Mohammed Djouadj, Vice President of the World Vovinam Federation and Chairman of the African Vovinam Federation, has expressed his admiration of the host country's organisation of the ongoing Games 31. Djouadi said he has been to Việt Nam 15 times, and every time he comes, he can feel the immense changes in this country, especially in Hà Nội. He was delighted to see the capital city adorned with lights, flowers, flags and banners for the Games. "When I came here, I could feel that a major regional sporting event was taking place," he said. "The Vietnamese Government has tried its best to have a … [Read more...] about World Vovinam Federation hails Games
Vietnamese businesses need preparation to respond to cyberattacks on ICT supply chain
Experts at the workshop. — Photohanoimoi.com.vn Recognising that cyberattacks targeting the ICT supply chain are increasing, experts said that organisations in Việt Nam needed to be prepared to respond by sharing and updating knowledge about this form of attack. The Authority of Information Security under the Ministry of Information and Communications and the security firm Kaspersky co-organised a workshop titled “ICT Supply Chain Cyber Resilience” in Hà Nội on Thursday. The workshop aimed to support and prepare the country to respond to cyberattacks on the ICT supply chain. “Cyberattacks on the supply chain have grown strongly during the COVID-19 pandemic period and are expected to increase in the near future as well as the appearance of organisations and enterprises providing cyber attack weapons,” said Nguyễn Thành Phúc, director of the Authority of Information Security. “Therefore, sharing and updating knowledge related to this type of attack will help organisations … [Read more...] about Vietnamese businesses need preparation to respond to cyberattacks on ICT supply chain
Duyên defends title, set weightlifting record
Thais dominate women’s table tennis Loan wins gold in standard Chinese chess Tiến Minh makes men's badminton semi Việt Nam win two golds in blitz chess VN, Thailand, Indonesia win canoe golds Hoàng Thị Duyên set a new height in the women's U59kg category. — VNA/VNS Photo Quốc Khánh Thanh Hà HÀ NỘI — Hoàng Thị Duyên was the star of the weightlifting on May 20 as she won a gold medal and set up a new Games record. The Vietnamese was the defending champion of the women's U59kg class, vying against five other athletes. Despite an injury, the Tokyo Olympian lifted 96kg in her third attempt in the snatch, the new record in the regional sports meet. The record is 1kg more than the previous one Duyên set in the Games in the Philippines in 2019. In the clean and jerk, Duyên made it 108kg in the first attempt and ensured top position. In the later attempt, Duyên tried 116kg to make a new record but could not manage it. She nevertheless … [Read more...] about Duyên defends title, set weightlifting record