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VNA General Director Vu Viet Trang speaks at the get-together of the VNA's veteran war reporters. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Veteran war reporters of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) met in Hanoi on March 16 to mark 50 years since they joined the battlefield in the resistance war against the US (March 16, 1973). The former VNA reporters, technicians and telegraphers recalled the day when they left Hanoi for the battlefield, determining to ensure the unending flow of mainstream information . Veteran war reporters of the Vietnam News Agency meet in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) Prior to the meeting, they observed a minute’s silence in memory of their colleagues who laid down their lives while on duty in the war, and visited the VNA’s Hall of Tradition. In early 1972 when the war escalated, the 20th plenum of the third-tenure Party Central Committee called on the entire Party, people and army to stay persistent until the complete victory. The GP10 reporters, technicians … [Read more...] about Veteran war reporters – a “golden generation” of Vietnam News Agency

“I had to move over 500 km from Hanoi to Quang Tri - once a fierce battlefield during the US war. Many areas were inaccessible and I had to cover long distances.” Chu Chi Thanh, a former journalist with the Vietnam News Agency, recalled unforgettable memories from working trips to fierce battlefields to record the country’s fight against foreign invaders. Many photos have been collected in the picture book “Memories of the War”, which he considers an invaluable asset. Despite working in extremely difficult conditions, journalists from the Vietnam News Agency did their best to reflect the country’s resistance war against US imperialists. Such achievements are not only recognition from the Party, State and people on the remarkable contributions of Vietnam News Agency reporters to the national revolutionary cause, but also demonstrates the agency’s prestige and profile in the national revolutionary press./. VNA … [Read more...] about VNA contributes to revolutionary photography

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency. - Economic cooperation should continue to be the focus of bilateral ties between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea, National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai said at his talks with Deputy Assembly Speaker of the RoK Chung Woo-taik in Seoul on March 20. Read full story - Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court Nguyen Hoa Binh and Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long cleared up questions regarding asset recovery in corruption cases, at a Q&A session in Hanoi on March 20 as part of the 21st meeting of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee. He admitted that the work has yet to be done strictly although 40% of the assets were recovered over the past decade. Read full story - Vietnam is striving to lure more Japanese investments to digital transformation and green growth, as recommended in the Vietnam-Japan Joint Initiative (VJI). Phase VIII of the … [Read more...] about ☕ Afternoon briefing on March 20

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency . - Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son held talks with Dominican Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy Vince Henderson in Hanoi on March 20, discussing orientations and measures to strengthen the friendship and cooperation between the two nations. Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (R) and Dominican Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy Vince Henderson at their meeting in Hanoi on March 20. (Photo: VNA) Henderson is on a five-day visit to Vietnam at Son’s invitation from March 18 as Vietnam and Dominica are celebrating the 10th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations this year (November 1, 2013 – 2023). Read full story Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen Hoang Xuan Chien receives Colonel Vongxay Inthakham , Defence Attaché of Laos to … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest March 21

Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency. - The Vietnamese Government commits to creating all possible conditions for businesses to growth further, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed at the Vietnam Business Forum 2023 (VBF 2023) in Hanoi on March 19. Reviewing the country’s socio-economic recovery and development achievements in 2022, the PM said the macro economy remained stable, major economic balances were ensured, and notably the domestic investment and business environment was improved significantly. Read full story - State-run groups and corporations must operate effectively to contribute to building an independent and self-reliant economy, Prime Minister Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested on March 18 at a conference on solutions to innovate the operation of the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) and effectively promote investment resources of State groups and corporations. … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest March 20

The performance of Hue Royal Court Music (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has unique native diversity which is attractive to foreigners, Thai scholar Songrit Pongern said in an interview on Vietnamese culture with the Vietnam News Agency’s correspondents in Bangkok. According to Songrit, Vietnam’s beautiful and rich culture is reflected in beliefs, lifestyles, and production methods, and the richness of regional customs, traditions, and art forms. Vietnam boasts dozens of cultural features recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, such as Hue Royal Court Music, cong chieng (gongs) in the Central Highlands, Bac Ninh Quan ho (love duet singing), Ca Tru - a form of traditional ceremonial singing, Phu Tho Xoan singing, Don ca tai tu (amateur music) in the Mekong Delta region, and Nghe Tinh Vi-Giam folk singing. Thai scholar Songrit Pongern (Photo: VNA) … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s cultural diversity attractive to foreigners: Thai scholar

Philippine Secretary of National Defence Carlito Galvez (left) and US Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall preside a groundbreaking ceremony for the runway rehabilitation of Basa Air Base in Pampanga province, the Philippines, on March 20. (Photo: AFP/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Philippines and the US will hold security talks in Washington on April 11, the first in about seven years, a spokesman of the US Embassy in Manila said on March 20. The dialogue, which involves their foreign and defence chiefs, is the latest sign that Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s government is eager to enhance its alliance with the US, reported Kyodo news agency. Also, from April 11, the two countries will kick off their annual Balikatan military exercise with a total of over 17,000 soldiers, including those from Australia, Philippine defence chief Carlito Galvez said. Plans are also underway for Manila and Tokyo toward signing a Visiting Forces Agreement so that Japan 's … [Read more...] about Philippines, US to hold 2-plus-2 security talks in April

Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for Information and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia (fifth from left) and other delegates at the booth of the Vietnam News Agency. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of its Commission for Information and Education Nguyen Trong Nghia on March 17 asked press agencies and journalists to stay resolved to fulfill the target of building a revolutionary press circle of professionalism, culture and modernity. In his opening remarks at the 2023 National Press Festival in Hanoi, Nghia suggested that more attention should be paid to personnel development in order to improve the efficiency of the popularisation of the Party’s guidelines and the State’s laws and policies. The sector needs to mirror national reforms, promote patriotic movements and highlight economic bright spots and prospects, thus raising public consensus and confidence in the leadership and management of the … [Read more...] about Party high-ranking official urges building professional revolutionary press

Foreign tourists visit Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Hanoi plans to organise 167 promotional activities in trade, tourism and investment, including 50 at the municipal level this year in an effort to fulfil the capital city’s socio-economic development goals, said Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Manh Quyen on March 2. Addressing a conference to plan the city's promotional campaign for 2023 held by the Hanoi Promotion Agency (HPA), Quyen stressed that the activities should focus on the city’s key export markets. According to the HPA's report, Hanoi organised 172 promotion activities last year, thus contributing to its socio-economic recovery and development after the COVID-19 pandemic. These activities contributed to bringing total export turnover to 17.1 billion USD last year, up 10.3% year-on-year, and reaching 1.69 billion USD in foreign direct investment, also up 10.3% year-on-year. In the year, Hanoi welcomed 18.7 million … [Read more...] about Hanoi plans various promotional activities to fulfil 2023 development goals

Workers weigh and package dried shrimp, a Ca Mau Province's OCOP. —VNA/VNS Photo Huynh Anh The Government has introduced a new set of criteria for rating products enrolling in the One Commune One Product (OCOP) Programme. Dao Duc Huan, head of the OCOP Management Department, Central Coordination Office for New-style Rural Development (CCO), said the new set was laid down to replace the old set issued in 2019, which has begun to show cracks after four years being in place. As the old set had overlooked a wide range of products specified in Decision No.490, the new one has fixed the cracks by expanding its scope to cover the missing pieces. It has also altered old scoring rules by assigning a maximum score of 40 points to the "community strength" category, 25 points to "marketing capabilities", and 35 points to "product quality". Huan said the new set had encouraged the involvement of women and ethnic minorities in the production of OCOPs by giving extra points to affirmative … [Read more...] about New criteria for OCOPs