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Vietnam will pay for the repatriation in advance and the families will reimburse the government later. Relatives of all 39 Vietnamese people who were found dead in Essex, the UK a month ago have to pay for the repatriation of their beloved, local media has quoted governmental officials as saying. Deputy Minister of Vietnamese Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son. Photo: Lao Dong No funding from the British authorities and the Vietnamese government will be offered but the government of Vietnam will pay in advance for the fee to bring the remains to Hanoi, according to Deputy Minister of Vietnamese Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and the ministry’s Spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang. The families will pay the fees for the government within 30 days without bearing any bank interests, local media reported. In case of donation for the repatriation, the donors need to work directly with local governments and families, local media quoted Deputy Minister Bui Thanh Son as saying …

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Police said the identities could not be announced until confirmatory evidence is gathered from a number of different countries and formally presented to the HM senior coroner for consideration. Police in Essex, the UK have now identified some of 39 migrants found dead in a refrigerated truck container on October 23, with all victims believed to be Vietnamese. Identities remain unknow so far. Photo: PA “At this time, we believe the victims are Vietnamese nationals, and we are in contact with the Vietnamese Government,” Assistant Chief Constable Tim Smith said in a statement on Friday [November 1]. “We are in direct contact with a number of families in Vietnam and the UK, and we believe we have identified families for some of the victims whose journey ended in tragedy on our shores.” The police said that the identities could not be announced until confirmatory evidence is gathered from a number of different countries and formally presented to the HM Senior …

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All of the victims are now identified and the families of those victims have been notified. All 39 bodies found in the refrigerated truck in Essex, the UK have been identified and confirmed Vietnamese, Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has stated. The victims are now identified. “39 victims were residents of Haiphong, Hai Duong, Nghe An, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, and Thua Thien-Hue,” the ministry said in a statement on Thursday evening. “Essex Police and Her Majesty’s Senior Coroner have now confirmed that all 39 victims of the Essex lorry tragedy have been identified as Vietnamese,” British Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward said on the embassy's Facebook. “HM Senior Coroner Mrs Caroline Beasley-Murray has now formally identified all of the victims, and the families of those victims have been notified,” according to Essex police. The senior officer in charge of the enquiry, Assistant Chief Constable Tim Smith said “This is an important step in the …

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Vietnam's Prime Minister and Deputy PM have expressed condolences after British police believed the victims are Vietnamese nationals. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Deputy PM Pham Binh Minh have condoled the death of the victims in a truck death case in the UK's Essex county last month. Essex police believe the victims are Vietnamese. Photo: Xinhua The PM and Deputy PM expressed their condolences to the families of the victims who are believed to be Vietnamese nationals according to Essex police. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked the Ministry of Public Security and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to send delegations to work with British authorities for the case. Deputy PM Minh said in a tweet “There were Vietnamese believed to be among 39 migrants who were found dead in a lorry in Essex. With deepest sorrows, I would like to extend deep sympathy with and sincere condolences to families of the victims.” “Vietnam will …

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Pope Francis said human trafficking in its multiple forms, is a wound in the humanity of those who endure it and those who commit it. Pope Francis offered prayers for 39 Vietnamese migrants who died last month on the way to the UK in search for a better life, according to Catholic News Service. Pope Francis offers prayers. Photo: BBC “Finally, together with you, I entrust to the Lord, the merciful father, the 39 Vietnamese migrants who died in England last month. It was heartbreaking; let us all pray for them,” the pope said in a video message released November 20 by the Vatican. The pope’s prayers came in a message to young Catholics in Vietnam nearly a month after the victims, 31 men and 8 women, were found dead on October 23 in a refrigerated truck in Essex, England. On November 7, Essex police published the names of all 39 victims whose ages ranged from 15 to 44. Currently, Vietnamese authorities are working with British agencies to coordinate the …

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Expectations to transform business households into companies have been unsuccessful as most households did not want to officially become companies. The goal to have 1 million businesses by the end of 2020, thus, was not met. The Government’s Resolution 35/NQ-CP dated May 16, 2016 set a target to have 1 million businesses by 2020, including large-scale ones with strong resources. In 2015, nearly 443,000 enterprises were in the country. In order to achieve the target, the average number of newly established enterprises each year had to increase by 17.7%, which was an ambitious goal. At that time, there were about 3.5 million business households, including many households with enterprise scale. The authorities hoped that these households would be a great source for forming the local business force. However, the results were not as expected because most household business establishments did not want to become companies. Hanoi is a typical example. In 2019, 27,000 new …

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Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính took the oath of office on Monday at the National Assembly Building in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Doãn Tấn HÀ NỘI — Phạm Minh Chính, 63, was re-elected as the Prime Minister of Việt Nam for the next five years by the ongoing first session of the 15th-tenure National Assembly Monday afternoon in Hà Nội. All 479 deputies present the plenary session (95.99 per cent of this tenure's total) cast their votes in favour of adopting the resolution on Chính's re-election for the 2021-26 term. “Under the nation’s sacred red flag and yellow star, in front of the National Assembly and people across the country, I, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam, swear to be absolutely faithful to the country, to the people, to the Constitution, and strive to fulfil the mission assigned by the Party, State and people," Chính read. National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ on behalf of the country's parliament acknowledged the oath and offered his …

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It is estimated that hundreds of thousands of people in Hanoi are eligible to receive support from the Covid-19 relief package described in Resolution 68. Regarding the social security support package for workers and employers, Director of the Hanoi Department of Labors, War Invalids and Social Affairs Bach Lien Huong said the department has joined forces with agencies to work on a draft decision of the Hanoi People’s Committee on support delivery. The department will make adjustments to the draft after collecting opinions before submitting the final draft to the People’s Committee, by July 20 at the latest. The department has set up a hotline to receive information and complaints from people related to the implementation of the policy on supporting workers and employers. Huong estimated that hundreds of thousands of people in the city are eligible for support. The conditions, criteria and procedures for implementing the support policy under Resolution 68/NQ-CP have been …

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Twelve funds at the central governmental level are under procedures to be dissolved, are under consideration for dissolution, or are being restructured. In a report reviewing thrift and anti-waste in 2020 submitted to the National Assembly (NA), the Government mentioned the current status of state finance funds not using the state budget. Ministries and central agencies have assessed the operational efficiency of the funds under their control, and built a process to restructure funds, merge, stop operation or dissolve ineffective funds. The 12 funds include: the fund for diplomatic activities to serve the economy; fund for support and mobilization of overseas Vietnamese community; central road maintenance fund; fund to support HIV/AIDS patients; fund to support business arrangement and development; environmental protection fund; National Foundation for Science and Technology Development; National Technology Innovation Fund; petroleum price stabilization fund; cooperative …

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Virtual currency is a new concept in Vietnam. There are many different and confusing names in the market such as virtual money, electronic money, digital currency and cryptocurrency. Vietnam is playing catch-up in a global race to develop its own digital currency and experts believe this will not only help the country develop new technology but also present an opportunity for Vietnam to join the most technologically-advanced countries. A customer pays for goods through a QR code. The issuance of digital currency could also help accelerate Vietnam's digital economy development. — VNA/VNS Photo The Prime Minister last month endorsed the strategy for developing e-Government towards digital Government in the 2021-25 period. In Decision 942/QĐ-TTg issued on June 15, the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) is assigned to research the pilot use of 'virtual money' based on blockchain technology in the next three years. This is a remarkable change in the Government’s policymaking …

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