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The State Securities Commission of Vietnam holds a meeting reviewing its performance in the first six months and launching tasks for the rest of the year on July 9 (Photo: VietnamPlus) Hanoi (VNA) - Securities indexes have continually set new records, helping the stock market enjoy the second fastest growth rate in the world. The remark was made by Vice Chairman of the State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC) Pham Hong Son at a meeting that reviewed the SSC’s performance in the first six months and launched tasks for the rest of the year on July 9. Securities companies record profit growth of 92 percent Son said as the COVID-19 pandemic has continued taking its toll on every socio-economic aspect in the world, including Vietnam, the stock market experienced strong fluctuations and numerous difficulties and challenges during the first half of 2021. Despite that fact, the SSC still managed to basically fulfil the set targets, he noted. The commission helped …

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"Going home" - a newly-launched free tour at the Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh allows tourists to release animals back to nature. (Photo: the Cuc Phuong National Park ) Hanoi (VNA) - "Going home" - a newly-launched free tour at the Cuc Phuong National Park in the northern province of Ninh Binh allows tourists to release animals back to nature, thereby helping to spread the message of nature conservation among the public. For the first time in a national park in Vietnam, visitors can join authorities in releasing rescued wild animals back to nature. According to the Director of the national park Nguyen Van Chinh, each visitor joining the tour will become an “ambassador” who helps raise public awareness of nature conservation . Established in 1962, Cuc Phuong is the first and largest nature reserve in Vietnam. The park is located around 120km southwest of Hanoi and nestled in the convergence of three provinces: Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh and …

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Illustrative image (Photo: VietnamPlus) Hanoi (VNA) – The real estate market in the first half of 2021 was like a “spring” that was pressed when COVID-19 resurged, and rebounded strongly once outbreaks were over, and the more it is pressed, the more strongly it will rebound, said a representative of Batdongsan.com.vn. The COVID-19 resurgence in the second quarter has caused considerable adverse impacts on many provinces and cities nationwide. However, the property market still recorded encouraging signs in terms of investment, supply, and newly established firms, promising a rosy outlook for the market in the rest of the year. “Land fever” moving to countryside areas A representative of Batdongsan.com.vn, a member of PropertyGuru - a group owning Asia’s leading property tech platforms, said demand in the real estate market in April dropped by nearly 18 percent from the previous month. Northern Hai Phong city topped the localities with the sharpest nosedive of 34 …

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The Consumer Price Index ( CPI ) rose 1.47 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2021. (Photo: VietnamPlus) Hanoi (VNA) – The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 1.47 percent year-on-year in the first half of 2021, the lowest since 2016, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). The June index edged up 0.19 percent month-on-month, 1.62 percent against last December and 2.41 percent year-on-year. The rise is largely due to increases in the prices of input materials, fuels, electricity and fresh water, said Nguyen Thu Oanh, director of the GSO’s Price Statistics Department. The average fuel price in the first half of this year surged 17.01 percent year-on-year, pushing the CPI up 0.61 percentage point, while rice prices grew 6.97 percent, contributing to a rise of 0.18 percentage point in the CPI. Prices of construction materials such as cement, iron, steel, and sand jumped 5.03 percent, adding 0.1 percentage point to the CPI. In contrast, H1 prices of food …

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Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung inspects COVID-19 prevention and control work (Photo: VietnamPlus) Hanoi (VNA) – Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung has said the capital city will maintain the collective strength of the entire political system to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Putting areas with new cases under control as soon as possible checkpoints , including police, military, health workers and local forces, need to raise their sense of responsibility and closely coordinate to complete assigned tasks, he said, noting any violations would be strictly handled. Consolidating preventive measures Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Dinh Tien Dung asks all-level Party Committees and authorities to order preparations in line with the “four-on-the-spot” motto (Photo: VietnamPlus) Each district, town, ward, commune and residential area needs to continuously consolidate and supplement preventive measures. Meanwhile, …

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Lawmakers scrutinise many crucial matters at a plenary session in Hanoi on July 21. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Lawmakers scrutinised many crucial matters at a plenary session in Hanoi on July 21, as part of the first sitting of the 15th National Assembly . In the morning, they adopted resolutions on the election of NA Secretary General , Chairperson of the Council for Ethnic Affairs , heads of NA Committees, and State Auditor General. Bui Van Cuong, member of the Party Central Committee and Secretary General of the 14th NA, continues to hold the post of the NA Secretary General in the 15th tenure. Y Thanh Ha Nie Kdam, Secretary of the Party Committee of the Central Enterprises Bloc, was elected as Chairman of the Council for Ethnic Affairs. Tran Sy Thanh, member of the Party Central Committee, was re-elected as the State Auditor General. During the debate on the NA’s supervision programme for 2022, many legislators suggested the NA Standing Committee put …

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At the event (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as a coordinator for ASEAN-Japan relations, organised a virtual high-level roundtable themed “ASEAN-Japan: Reviewing the journey travelled, toward the 50th anniversary of dialogue partnership ” on July 21. The roundtable saw the presence of ASEAN Secretary General Lim Jock Hoi, senior officials of ASEAN countries and Japan, Ambassadors of Japan and ASEAN member states to Hanoi, and representatives from Vietnamese ministries, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the region’s leading scholars and researchers. This is Vietnam’s initiative to create an opportunity for ASEAN countries and Japan to look back on the five decades of cooperation and put forward orientations for the next period. In his opening remarks, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said that Japan is a reliable friend and partner of ASEAN, and the ASEAN-Japan …

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Health workers prepare for COVID-19 vaccination in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on July 8. (Photo: Xinhua/ VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Cambodian Ministry of Health has said that the government could reach its goal of vaccinating 10 million people sooner than expected, while Thailand set a new daily record of 13,002 COVID-19 cases on July 21. As reported by Cambodia’s Khmer Times newspaper, the health ministry confirmed six million Cambodian people have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Health Ministry spokeswoman Or Vandine said that the number of people who have received their second dose has also risen to more than four million. She said that the government is pushing hard its plans to vaccinate 10 million people by October or November this year, which means it is way ahead of the original master plan of reaching the targeted goal in May 2022. Meanwhile, the over 13,000 cases logged on July 21 pushed Thai caseload to 439,477. The Thai health ministry …

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An overview of the 15th National Assembly 's first session (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The 15th National Assembly will elect several important positions of the legislature on July 21 morning, the second day of its first session. Accordingly, the legislative body will hear its Standing Committee’s report on the outcomes of group discussions as well as the explanation and acquisition of NA deputies’ ideas on nominated candidates to the posts of the NA General Secretary, the Chairperson of the Ethnic Council, Chairpersons of the NA's committees, and the Auditor General of the State Audit Office. NA deputies will then discuss and approve the list of candidates, and cast their votes to elect the positions. After the voting outcomes are announced, the NA will vote to adopt resolutions on the election of the NA General Secretary , the Chairperson of the Ethnic Council, Chairpersons of the NA's committees, and the Auditor General of the State Audit Office. During the …

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Rangers of Cuc Phuong National Park on patrol (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – While unprecedented environmental challenges threatening the health and lives of millions of people around the world are ringing alarm bells for human behaviour towards the nature, Vietnam is home to a primeval forest described as a “big school” that has helped spread the love for nature for the past nearly six decades. Nostalgia for Cuc Phuong Filled with the nostalgia for the first national park in Vietnam, musician Tran Chung wrote a famous song titled “Nho ve Cuc Phuong” (Missing Cuc Phuong). To many, the park spanning the provinces of Ninh Binh, Hoa Binh, and Thanh Hoa is more than nostalgia but a yearning for the place full of secrets awaiting visitors to explore. “To me, it was a fairytale land and an extremely meaningful reward that my school presented to good students like me. Returning after more than 30 years, the biggest surprise to me is that Cuc Phuong remains almost intact. I’m …

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