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Vietnamese Ambassador to Mexico Nguyen Hoanh Nam (L) presents his letter of credentials to Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrado. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrado said he attaches importance to Mexico’s friendship and cooperation with Vietnam while receiving a letter of credentials presented by Vietnamese Ambassador to the nation Nguyen Hoanh Nam on September 15. The President highlighted that the relations are growing strongly and pledged his commitment to continuing to foster the ties across all fields in the time to come. For his part, Ambassador Nam conveyed to his host and Mexican people greetings from President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and other leaders of Vietnam regarding Mexico’s achievements and its 200 years of independence (September 16, 1821-2021). Nam vowed to do his best and to work closely with Mexican competent agencies and organisations to boost the two nation’s multifaceted relations. Mexico is now the …

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While travelling, tourists not only want to relax and enjoy beautiful natural scenery and visit amusement parks, but also understand the true past of the destinations. The development of dark tourism with great potential Therefore, “dark tourism” (tourism associated with death or tragedy) has become a trend both domestically and around the world. The attraction of “dark tourism” “Dark tourism” has been known by different names such as “thana tourism”, “black tourism” or “grief tourism”. “Dark tourism” refers to visiting places where dark events related to death or tragedies of humanity took place. These events could have originated from natural causes such as earthquakes and tsunamis, or from human related events such as genocide, assassinations and terrorism. Destinations could also be also prisons, war scenes and so on. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of tourists around the world ventured to the most unlucky places on Earth, where devastating events, …

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Monk Ha Van Phung, the abbot of Khmer Xa Xiem Cu Pagoda in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, always wanted to do something to help people in his hometown. Monk Ha Van Phung (first, left) walks on the bridge he and Buddhist followers designed and built in Xa Xiem Hamlet, Binh An Commune in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang. — VNA/VNS Photos Witnessing children and adults in Binh An Commune travelling bumpy roads covered in wild grass and passing over slippery footbridges to schools, Phung decided to make the roads easier to traverse. “Traffic was not convenient at all while the primary school was more than 4km and the secondary school was 5km away from the centre of the commune. It took them a lot of time to travel around,” he said. Phung started building the first bridge connecting the two sides of a canal in Xa Xiem Hamlet in 2005. He learnt to design the bridge and called upon Buddhist followers to help with building it, meaning construction costs …

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The dialogues convene experts from different stakeholders to support sustainable prosperity and autonomy among Mekong countries. The first discussion of the flagship initiative of the Mekong-US Partnership (MUSP) Track 1.5 Policy Dialogue series for 2021-2023 has been launched with a focus on key policy and sustainability challenges facing Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Representatives at the event on Sept 15. Photo: VNA The series includes six virtual and in-person dialogues that explored opportunities for concrete collaboration on issues, including energy and infrastructure, non-traditional security, human resources, water governance, connectivity, and nature-based solutions. Participants include Kin W. Moy, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, US Department of State, Cambodia’s Ambassador to the US Chum Sounry, Bounthanongsack Chanthalath, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Laos to the US, Ambassador of Vietnam to the US Ha Kim Ngoc, …

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Binh said that on September 15, the committee issued a document on pandemic prevention and control measures from September 16-30, which clarifies that in areas where COVID-19 is put under good control, including District 7, Cu Chi and Can Gio districts as well as export processing zones and industrial parks in the High-Tech Park in Thu Duc city, locals are allowed to go out to buy food once per week. Meanwhile, COVID-19 “green card” with QR codes will be piloted in areas where the pandemic is basically controlled. Under the document, shippers are allowed to operate in districts and Thu Duc city from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. each day if they follow pandemic prevention and control measures, the same as companies and business households in specific sectors, including postal and telecommunications services, learning equipment, take-way catering services and food supply. Staff of the companies must stay in only one district. At the same time, construction and transport projects will continue …

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Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang highlighted that Vietnam is proud of its achievements in socio-economic affairs, politics, and diplomacy with its partners worldwide over the past seven decades. The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam reaffirmed the nation’s foreign policy of independence, openness, and proactive regional and international integration, the diplomat said. Expressing his delight at growing Vietnam – France relations, Thang noted the nations will mark a decade of their strategic partnership and five decades of their diplomatic relations in 2023. He said he believes that high-level political exchanges in recent months and in the coming time will create a new impetus for the bilateral relations. He also mentioned a COVID-19 vaccine batch donated by France just arriving in Vietnam in a couple of days ago as an example of the countries’ vivid relationship. The diplomat said he is pleased with the expanding …

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New tactics in tow for sticky solar situation - Illustration photo The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) is drafting a new regulation on a mechanism to develop renewable energies, including rooftop solar power. The new policy for this type of energy will no longer have feed-in tariffs and fixed preferential prices for the next 20 years. This was stated by Pham Nguyen Hung, deputy director of the MoIT’s Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority at an online talk on August 30, on removing difficulties for rooftop solar in industrial zones. “We are discussing the tariff of electricity,” Hung said, “and its selling price will follow the annual solar price bracket issued by the MoIT to ensure market closeness, the coverage of costs, and the recovery of investors’ capital, while also harmonising electricity purchases from Electricity of Vietnam (EVN).” One of the new points of this draft is that rooftop solar power projects are not limited to a capacity below one megawatt peak …

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During the 53rd AEM Meeting and related meetings, Vietnam actively contributed ideas on intra-bloc economic cooperation (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The 53rd ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Meeting and related meetings took place from September 8-15, during which the ministers highlighted the significance of intra-bloc economic cooperation as well as collaboration between the grouping and partners. During the event, the ministers discussed many important issues and existing problems, highlighting the need to recover trade, service and investment activities after COVID-19 is controlled, while updating the implementation of pandemic prevention and control measures, and recognising common endeavours of the ASEAN Economic Community and the region in promoting post-pandemic economic recovery. They adopted the Bandar Seri Begawan Roadmap: An ASEAN Digital Transformation Agenda to Accelerate ASEAN’s Economic Recovery and Digital Economy Integration (BSBR) that highlights …

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Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh ordered no more delays in the construction of the Eastern Cluster of the North-South Expressway The Deputy PM made the order at an online meeting on September 14 on the development of the Eastern Cluster of North-South Expressway with contractors, relevant ministries, the State Bank of Vietnam, as well as the 13 cities and provinces the project goes through. He noted that more delays in the project construction would be acceptable. He asked local authorities to complete the site clearance in October 2021. Contractors will have to address sluggish construction while abiding by the rules on COVID-19 prevention and fight. Cities and provinces, and relevant ministries are asked to create more favourable conditions for mining licensing procedures to ensure enough building materials for the project. The meeting focused on solving the problems related to site clearance and lack of building materials facing the project The Eastern …

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Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang (Photo: VNA) Hanoi – The upcoming trip of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Cuba and New York, the US, have an inclusive target of implementing Vietnam’s external relations policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation and development, diversification and multilateralisation of foreign relations, said Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang. At the invitation of First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will pay an official visit to Cuba from September 18 to 20. Later, from September 21 to 24, the President will attend a general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session and hold a number of bilateral activities in the US. He said Phuc’s official visit to Cuba reflected Vietnam’s policy of promoting relations with priority partners and traditional friends. It is an opportunity for Vietnam to affirm its solidarity and …

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