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Vietnamese values help me overcome difficulties Ms. Aurélia Nguyen, Chief Program Strategy Officer at the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) and former Managing Director of COVAX Facility, is one of the overseas Vietnamese delegates returning to Vietnam to attend the Homeland Spring Program 2023. She is also one of the nine typical overseas Vietnamese to receive the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee’s Certificate of Merit for her contribution to the overseas Vietnamese affairs and building and strengthening of the great national unity. Ms. Aurélia Nguyen is a second generation Vietnamese, who was "brought up with very strong family values" and aware of the importance of caring for each other. “My father was born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City, then went to study in France. I have so many things to thank my father and ancestors who gave me my Vietnamese heritage. My father taught me the value of hard-working spirit, worldview, faith, and solidarity … [Read more...] about Overseas Vietnamese’s sentiment for homeland

The Vietnamese Party Central Committee (PCC) on Tuesday agreed to let State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc quit the posts of a member of the Politburo and of the 13th PCC upon his request. The decision was made during a meeting at the headquarters of the PCC to consider Phuc’s wish to retire and leave all of his positions—a member of the Politburo, a member of the 13th PCC, State President of Vietnam, and chairman of the Council of National Defense and Security in the 2021-26 tenure. Nguyen Xuan Phuc is a key leader of the Party and the state. He has been appointed to many important positions in the Party and the state by the PCC and the Politburo. Holding the post of the prime minister in the 2016-21 tenure, he made great efforts in leadership, direction and operation of the country’s COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control, achieving many important results. However, as the leader of the government, he must take the political responsibility when many high-ranking officials, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc leaves Politburo, Party Central Committee

PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs Joao Gomes Cravinho (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Government always values the development of traditional friendship with Portugal, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh told Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs Joao Gomes Cravinho during a reception in Hanoi on January 18. EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) to facilitate fair and win-win investment relationship between the two nations, urge the European Commission’s early removal of yellow card warning on Vietnam’s aquatic products to meet interests of Portuguese and EU consumers as well as ensure livelihoods for hundreds of thousands of workers in the Vietnamese aquaculture industry. VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam values development of friendship with Portugal: PM

Programme connected to Vietnamese peacekeeping forces (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - The Ministry of National Defence on January 19 organised a programme connected to Vietnamese peacekeeping forces still on duty in other countries, on the approach of the Lunar New Year – Vietnam’s biggest national festival. The programme was held at the defence ministry’s headquarters in Hanoi and connected to Military Hospital 175 in Ho Chi Minh City, and Vietnamese peacekeepers joining the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), and those in New York. Sen. Lieut. Gen. Phung Si Tan, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, and deputy head of the defence ministry’s Steering Committee on participation in UN peacekeeping operations, said that Vietnamese peacekeepers’ completion of their tasks has left good … [Read more...] about Programme connected to Vietnamese peacekeeping forces on Tet occasion

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh offers incense in tribute to late Chairman of the Council of Ministers (now PM) Pham Hung (1912 – 1988). (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh offered incense in tribute to late government leaders Pham Hung, Vo Van Kiet and Phan Van Khai and visited their families in Ho Chi Minh City on January 20, ahead of the Lunar New Year ( Tet ) Festival - the biggest and longest festival of Vietnamese people in a year. At the respective houses of late Chairman of the Council of Ministers (now PM) Pham Hung (1912 – 1988) and late PM Vo Van Kiet (1922 – 2008) in District 3, PM Chinh expressed his gratitude for their significant contributions to the country’s cause of national construction and protection. Comrade Pham Hung joined the youth movement at the age of 16 and two years later became one of the first members of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in the South. Later, he served as a member of the Party Central … [Read more...] about PM pays respect to late government leaders

Nguyen Dinh Nam, Chairman of the Vietnamese Youth and Student Association in Japan (VYSA) (Photo: VNA) Tokyo (VNA) – As the Year of the Cat comes, the Vietnamese community in Japan, especially youths and students, show their delight at Vietnam’s strong economic recovery post COVID-19 thanks to the sound decisions of the Party, State and Government. They also have expectations that in the new year, the country will develop steadily and the Vietnamese community in Japan will grow stronger. Nguyen Hong Son, head of Liaison Board of the Union of Vietnamese Associations in Japan, said he is very pleased to hear that Vietnam's economy has grown at the highest rate in the past 10 years. Sharing the same opinion, Nguyen Dinh Nam, Chairman of the Vietnam ese Youth and Student Association in Japan (VYSA), said he expects Vietnam to develop further and have its position improved in the international arena. According to Son, the Vietnamese community in Japan number nearly … [Read more...] about Vietnamese youths in Japan pin hope on nation’s development in Lunar New Year

Vo Tri Thanh Vo Tri Thanh* Despite the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Viet Nam has seen an economic growth trajectory different from the general picture of the world economy over the past years. In 2020, when the pandemic started causing devastating effects on a global scale, Viet Nam was among the few economies with positive growth (2.9 per cent) while major economies of the world witnessed a severe recession. In 2021, bucking the world’s strong recovery, the economy’s growth rate only reached 2.6 per cent. Viet Nam has emerged as a stronger, more resilient economy over the past years. It recovered strongly from the low "base" two years ago to shine a light in a world of challenges and uncertainties. The country’s gross domestic product grew at 8.02 per cent in 2022, the fastest pace over the past 25 years, backed by retail sales (reflecting final consumption), investment (especially FDI disbursement), and impressively increased exports. We, however, cannot … [Read more...] about Colours of Vietnamese economy in 2022 and 2023 outlook

British Ambassador to Vietnam Iain Frew and officers of the Embassy of Canada in Vietnam have engaged themselves in some Vietnamese traditions to share the joys of local people on the occasion of the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. British Ambassador to Vietnam Iain Frew joined hands to make banh chung , a Vietnamese traditional cake made from glutinous rice, mung beans and pork, while British Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City Emily Hamblin and officers of the British Embassy in Vietnam gathered to take a stroll along the calligraphy street to immerse themselves in the Tet atmosphere. British Ambassador to Vietnam Iain Frew poses for a photo with banh chung, a Vietnamese traditional cake. Photo : UK in Vietnam According to Ambassador Iain Frew, he could feel the excitement and warm feelings during his first Tet holiday in Vietnam. “This is time for family. And for my Tet, I will go back to the UK to see my family after nearly six months,” Frew shared. British … [Read more...] about British ambassador, Canada embassy welcome Tet with Vietnamese traditions

The Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) has developed two scenarios for the Vietnamese economy in 2023 after an 8% growth rate was recorded in 2022. The Vietnamese economy is anticipated to grow by 6.47% and 6.83% in 2023 in two scenarios respectively developed by the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM). A ccording to CIEM, Vietnam’s economic outlook in 2023 may be influenced by more factors than previous years. Among the factors are the country’s ability to control the spread of coronavirus variants and new diseases, the degree of monetary tightening in key economies to handle inflationary pressures, the rising geographical competition and the protracted Russia-Ukraine conflict. Other factors include the progress in implementing the national socio-economic recovery and development programme, the introduction of more financial and monetary policies to support economic recovery, the diversification of export markets associated with the … [Read more...] about Two scenarios for Vietnamese economy in 2023

A number of supportive policies over the past years have enabled Vietnam to create room for domestic startups to grow, especially in areas where Vietnam is on par with other countries. Vietnam has the potential to become a hub in Southeast Asia for startups thanks to its policies and the quality of its human resources, according to HSBC. The country's rapid progress in new fields, such as Metaverse and Blockchain, has helped Vietnamese startups attract investors, it said. Potential fields Airlios launches its product at the Vietnam Motor Show 2022. Photo: Airlios HSBC said Vietnam is emerging as a Southeast Asian hub for startups, behind Indonesia and Singapore. Meanwhile, ADB believed that the next unicorn in the Asia Pacific could be Vietnam. Capital invested in Vietnamese tech startups has increased in the past three years. In 2022, a record US$2 billion is estimated to be poured into Vietnamese startups, with completed deals, such as Sky Mavis with … [Read more...] about Efforts to attract investment capital into Vietnamese startups