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Ms. Phan Thi Thang, Vice Chairwoman of Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee, speaks at the Vietnam-EU Trade Forum in 2021 titled "EVFTA – Leverage for Trade and Investment Cooperation in the New Normal’. (Photo: SGGP) Turnover increased by more than 13 percent Looking at the European market, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Dang Hoang An emphasized that the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has been bringing advantages to the exports of the two sides. Currently, the EU has identified Vietnam as one of the ten countries with the largest export turnover to the EU. Only from the beginning of the year to now, although Vietnam has faced many difficulties due to the complicated developments of the Covid-19 pandemic, the two-way export turnover between Vietnam and the EU has reached US$41.3 billion, up 13.4 percent compared to the same period last year. Of which, Vietnam's export turnover to the EU has touched VND28 billion. Ms. Phan Thi Thang, Vice Chairwoman of Ho Chi …

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Better, but not good enough: National climate pledges, Source: freepik.com That first raft of "nationally determined contributions" (NDCs) -- many conditioned on financing and technical support -- under the 2015 Paris Agreement would have seen Earth heat up three to four degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The treaty called for a cap of "well below" 2C. And following a landmark 2018 UN climate science report that warned of dire impacts even at 2C, Paris' aspirational 1.5C limit has become the de facto target. Under the deal's "ratchet" mechanism, signatories review and renew their emission-cutting plans every five years. Most countries have done so since late 2020, but a new tally still puts the world on course toward "catastrophic" warming of 2.7C by 2100, according to the UN. - China - In 2016, China -- by far the largest emitter, responsible for more than a quarter of all carbon pollution -- promised to reduce the intensity of its emissions by at least 65 …

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The international conference opens in Hanoi on October 28 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The 6th international conference on Vietnamese studies opened in Hanoi on October 28, focusing on the country’s proactive integration and sustainable development. In his opening remarks, Assoc. Prof. and Dr Bui Nhat Quang, President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, said the international conference is the most important event of researchers on Vietnamese studies around the world and a scientific forum gathering the most valuable findings about the country and its people. He noted this time’s workshop has attracted great attention from both domestic and international scholars, which is a persuasive demonstration of the country’s growing stature in the world, as well as of the Vietnamese studies’ increasingly strong and positive influence on the nation’s integration and development process, both at present and in the future. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam addresses the conference …

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attends the 16th East Asia Summit on October 27 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 27 evening attended the 16th East Asia Summit (EAS), which gathered leaders of 10 ASEAN member states and their partners, including China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, New Zealand, India, Russia and the US, and the ASEAN Secretary General. He stressed the need for EAS countries to continue enhancing their strategic role in promoting transparent behaviour and frank dialogue, building trust, harmonising differences and increasing the sharing of responsibility in order to contribute to maintaining a peace and stable environment, and win-win cooperation in the region and the world. He suggested countries join hands in managing changes in an appropriate and effective way; promote multilateral cooperation, policy harmonisation, and action coordination to effectively respond to emerging challenges, prevent the risk of …

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Vienamese leading MMA fighter Tran Quang Loc (left) lands a kick on Kim Jong Heon during their ONE Warrior Series match last February in Singapore (Photo: zing.vn) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Mixed martial arts has finally found its place in Vietnam after the national federation (VMMAF) was established, promising a bright future for the sport. The Vietnam Mixed Martial Arts Federation was born on May 30 in Hanoi under President Ngo Duc Quynh and his four deputies. The establishment of the MMA governing body was warmly welcomed by officials and athletes who have been involved in the combat sport for about 15 years without management. “The VMMAF's establishment matches the development of MMA in the world,” said Hoang Quoc Vinh, head of Vietnam Sports Administration’s Elite Sport Department. “MMA has been strongly growing in the region, Asia and the world. Our neighbour countries such as China, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and the Philippines have federations and have successfully …

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A performance by the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre (Photo: VietnamPlus) Hanoi (VNA) – On July 1, the Government issued a resolution on an aid package worth 26 trillion VND (more than 1.14 billion USD) for workers affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, including performing artists in State-owned units. The relief is considered a source of support for them as the coronavirus resurgence has temporarily shut down the theatres. Practical encouragement for artists Thuy Anh, an artist of the Hanoi-based Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, was happy when she came to know of the Government’s aid package . She has stayed off work for more than a year and had to do many different jobs to support her family. The support worth 3.71 million VND for her under the aid package holds great significance to her at present. Anh, born in 1993, started working at the theatre in 2016. Artist Thuy Anh in a performance of the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre (Photo courtesy of Thuy Anh) …

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