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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will pay an official visit to Vietnam on Saturday at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This will be his first visit to Vietnam since he took office in 2022. The Australian prime minister’s visit will be made two months after Australian Governor-General David Hurley’s state visit to Vietnam. His two-day visit is aimed at marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Australia. Australian Prime Minister Albanese will meet several top Vietnamese officials during his trip, said the Australian Embassy in Vietnam. “The leaders will come to the table about measures to deepen the partnership in trade, investment, education, energy, and environmental protection," the embassy said. “Vietnam is one of Australia’s key strategic economic partners in Southeast Asia, which is a focus of Australian Prime Minister Albanese." “My first official visit to … [Read more...] about Australian prime minister to visit Vietnam this weekend

The Consulate General of India in Ho Chi Minh City will team up with the Vietnam Yoga Federation to roll out the 2023 International Yoga Day in 22 provinces and cities in Vietnam’s southern region at the end of June. This edition will be the biggest ever since the yoga fest was first launched in the Southeast Asian nation in 2015, Consul General of India in Ho Chi Minh City Madan Mohan Sethi told a press briefing on Tuesday. The yoga event is part of a wide range of cultural exchange, tourism, trade, and investment promotion events to mark 50 years of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and India, said the consul general. Speaking at the press conference, Sethi affirmed that Vietnam plays an important role in India’s Act East Policy, an effort by the Indian government to cultivate extensive economic and strategic relations with Southeast Asia. India strongly believes in Vietnam’s support, he added. “Both India and Vietnam see mutual respect and trust as the pivot of long-lasting … [Read more...] about Int’l Yoga Day to take place in 22 localities across Vietnam in late June

The national flag carrier of Vietnam stands at the 20th position in the rankings. AirlineRatings.com considered safety and government audits, the age of airline fleets, passenger reviews, profitability, investment rating, products and services, and staff relations to compile the list. In 2022, Vietnam Airlines received many domestic and international awards, including the world's leading cultural airline and Asia's leading airline - economy class of the World Travel Awards. It also had its air transport service recognized as a national brand by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the National Brand Council. Continually posting double-digit growth over 30 years of development, except for the pandemic-hit period, Vietnam Airlines is taking the lead in the aviation market of Vietnam, one of the fastest growing domestic markets in the world. It is working to become a leading five-star international airline in Asia. … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines among world’s top airlines for 2023

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Quoc Tri (L) and Mozambican Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Manuel José Gonçalves sign a minutes of the meeting. (Photo: VNA) Pretoria (VNA) – The 4th meeting of the Vietnam – Mozambique Intergovernmental Committee on Economic, Culture and Scientific-Technological Cooperation, took place in Maputo capital city of Mozambique on May 30, under the co-chair of Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Quoc Tri and Mozambican Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Manuel José Gonçalves. Organised after nearly 10 years of interruption due to various reasons, especially the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting holds great significance in the context of the bilateral cooperation between the two countries, which has spanned 48 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1975. Gonçalves emphasised the importance of enhancing high-level meetings and visits between the … [Read more...] about Huge potential for Vietnam – Mozambique cooperation: official

At a reception in Hanoi for Samdech Kittisangahapundit Men Sam An, who is Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the National Assembly - Senate Relations and Inspection of Cambodia and Chairwoman of the Cambodia - Vietnam Friendship Association, PM Pham Minh Chinh congratulated the guest on being bestowed with the royal title of Samdech Kittisangahapundit by King Norodom Sihamoni. He said this recognition from the King and the Cambodian Royal Family reflects their appreciation for her contribution to the development and protection of Cambodia over the past years. He believed that under the close guidance of PM Hun Sen, the 12th ASEAN Para Games, scheduled for June, will be a success, contributing to improving the role and position of Cambodia in the region and the world as well as to building an ASEAN community of peace, stability, solidarity, and prosperity. He expressed his wish that the two countries will step up their bilateral ties, especially in trade, investment, tourism, human … [Read more...] about Vietnam gives top priority to ties with Cambodia: Prime Minister

The national flag carrier of Vietnam stands at the 20th position in the rankings. AirlineRatings.com considered safety and government audits, the age of airline fleets, passenger reviews, profitability, investment rating, products and services , and staff relations to compile the list. In 2022, Vietnam Airlines received many domestic and international awards, including the World's Leading Cultural Airline and Asia's Leading Airline - Economy Class of the World Travel Awards. It also had its air transport service recognized as a national brand by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the National Brand Council. Continually posting double-digit growth over 30 years of development, except for the pandemic-hit period, Vietnam Airlines is taking the lead in the aviation market of Vietnam, one of the fastest growing domestic markets in the world. It is working to become a leading five-star international airline in Asia. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines a star among world’s top airlines for 2023

Bac Giang helps farmers sell products on digital platforms (Photo: baobacgiang.com.vn) Bac Giang (VNA) – The Chairman of the People's Committee of the northern province of Bac Giang has has just sent a dispatch asking for assistance to local farmers in selling their farm products on e-commerce platforms, contributing to boosting the development of digital agriculture and rural areas in the locality. digital skills and transactions on e-commerce platforms for agricultural production households in an attempt to ensure all products rated three-star or more under the One Commune One Product (OCOP) Programme are available on e-commerce platforms. platform s such as Postmart.vn of Vietnam Post Corporation and Voso.vn of Viettel Post Corporation to all agricultural production households and businesses. farmer s and related agencies with IT technology as well as procedures in packaging and delivery of products. VNA … [Read more...] about Bac Giang helps farmers sell products on digital platforms

Illustrative image. (Photo: congthuong.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 31 signed Directive No. 18/CT-TTg on promoting data connection and sharing for e-commerce development, preventing tax loss, and ensuring monetary security. e-commerce activities and supply of cross-border digital products and services. The plan should be finished in the third quarter of this year. The development of electronic payments will facilitate e-commerce (Photo: tapchinganhang.vn) The SBV is to collaborate with the MoF and other agencies in establishing a mechanism for the supervision of payment transactions to support tax administration of cross-border service provision in line with the Law on Tax Administration and related laws. The MoPS is asked to accelerate the integration of the national database on the population with databases and information systems of ministries, agencies and localities for the application of e-identification and … [Read more...] about Prime Minister issues directive to enhance data sharing for e-commerce development

The ministry’s proposal to extend the special consumption tax (SCT) payment period is expected to give a boost to the vehicle market, and create better conditions for cars manufacturers across the country. Currently, there are 12 vehicle manufacturing and assembling enterprises that could benefit from the extension (see box). Thanks to the support from the government policies, the domestic auto industry has recovered markedly from the pandemic and other pressures, with growth and sales in 2022 much higher than in 2019. However, output and sales of domestically manufactured cars are decreasing. In October 2022, the output was 25,571 vehicles and the corresponding SCT was $169 million. In November, the output decreased to 23,658 vehicles, and the corresponding SCT was $148 million. In December 2022, the amount of SCT incurred was $140 million; in January 2023, the amount was only $63 million. The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has yet to announce SCT collected in recent months. … [Read more...] about Carmakers keen on extension of SCT pay

How do you assess the potential of the supporting industry in Vietnam? Jun-Ho Lee, deputy director of the Vietnam-Korea Technology Consulting and Solution Centre (VITASK) Vietnam’s supporting industry sector has a large room for growth because the Vietnamese electronics industry has a fairly large position as one of the top 15 largest electronics exporting countries in the world. Besides that, this sector leads in the total import and export turnover of all industries in Vietnam. A report from the Department of Industry under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) shows that in 2022, the electronics industry had an export turnover of $114.4 billion, an increase of about 6 per cent on-year, and accounting for over 30 per cent of the total export turnover of the whole country. Among the six groups of goods with export turnover of over $10 billion in Vietnam, there are also computers, mobile phones, electronics, and components. The export market of Vietnam’s … [Read more...] about Enhancing competition capacity of nation’s supporting industries