National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ. —VNA/VNS Photo Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyễn Thị Bích Thảo talks to Vietnam News Agency about the official visit to Hungary by National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ, which is scheduled for June 26-28. Could you talk about the meaning and purposes of the official visit to Hungary by NA Chairman Vương Đình Huệ? This is an important visit by a Vietnamese high-ranking leader to deepen the comprehensive partnership and the parliamentarian relations between Việt Nam and Hungary, amid the context the two countries are in a period of economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. Việt Nam and Hungary have a history of 72 years of friendship and cooperation in many fields, such as education and training, law and justice, culture, sports and people-to-people exchanges. Hungary considers Việt Nam an important partner in the Southeast Asian region. The two countries established the comprehensive partnership in September 2018, … [Read more...] about Top legislator’s visit to Hungary expected to deepen bilateral ties
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Shares close the week in negative zone
PV Gas's Cà Mau facility. GAS lost almost half of its gain on Thursday, down 2.4 per cent yesterday. — VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hùng HÀ NỘI — Shares lost rising momentum in the last trading minutes on Friday as divergence continued to expand to the whole market. The VN-Index on the Hồ Chí Minh Stock Exchange slid back to the negative territory after a brief rise on Thursday, down 0.29 per cent to close the week at 1,185.48 points. It gained 1.7 per cent on Thursday after four straight declining sessions. Divergence occurred in almost all groups of stocks, from finance to real estate, even to energy and chemicals. According to analysts, in the context of poor liquidity, supply and demand for stocks can change erratically, so it is difficult for the whole industry to follow the same direction. Overall, the gainers slightly outnumbered the losers by 244-239 while 91 closed flat. In the energy sector, PV Gas (GAS) lost almost half of its gain on Thursday, down 2.4 per cent; … [Read more...] about Shares close the week in negative zone
Vĩnh Phúc Province seeks stronger links with Japan
An automobile assembly line of Toyota Vietnam in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc. Vĩnh Phúc is an important part of the global supply chain of Japanese enterprises. — Photo baovinhphuc.com.vn VĨNH PHÚC — Vĩnh Phúc Province always views Japanese localities and businesses as leading partners in its development progress, said Hoàng Thị Thúy Lan, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee. Lan made the statement at a conference held in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc on Thursday with a view to reinforcing the northern province’s cooperation with Japanese localities and investors. The conference attracted the participation of nearly 700 delegates both online and offline from the two countries. Highlighting their long-standing and expanding cooperation, she said Vĩnh Phúc's official co-operative relations were set up with Japan’s Akita prefecture in March 2015, and Tochigi prefecture in December 2021, which have created important prerequisites for boosting bilateral … [Read more...] about Vĩnh Phúc Province seeks stronger links with Japan
PM requests prompt settlement of medical supply shortages, health worker resignations
Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính chaired a meeting on drugs supplies and human resoures for the healthcare sector on Thursday in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính demanded that shortages of drugs and medical supplies and resignations among health workers be promptly settled while chairing a meeting of the Government’s permanent members in Hà Nội on Thursday afternoon. Explaining the drug and medical supply shortages in some localities and at central-level hospitals, the Ministry of Health (MoH) pointed to the COVID-19 pandemic, whose serious impacts in 2020 and 2021 led to the scarcity of materials for production and surging prices and subsequently made it more difficult to purchase medicine and medical supplies. Notably, some localities and establishments were afraid that they may commit wrongdoings or undergo examination and inspection, so they didn’t dare buy supplies. In addition, resignations among health workers in the public … [Read more...] about PM requests prompt settlement of medical supply shortages, health worker resignations
Australia to launch new Plastics Innovation Hub in Việt Nam
Volunteers picked up trash, mostly plastic-based, on the beach of Giao Hải Commune, Giao Thuỷ District, the northern province of Nam Định. — VNA/VNS Photo Văn Đạt HÀ NỘI — Australian scientists will deliver new innovations to tackle plastic waste in the Indo-Pacific, with a Plastics Innovation Hub being launched in Việt Nam , according to the Australian Embassy in Việt Nam. Globally, 75 per cent of plastic produced becomes waste. To help address this, the Plastics Innovation Hub Việt Nam aims to significantly reduce plastic waste through key stakeholder collaborations and science and innovation excellence. It is an initiative of Aus4Innovation Program, an official development assistance programme sponsored by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, managed and co-funded by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, out of the Australian Embassy in Hanoi, and delivered in strategic partnership with Việt Nam's Ministry of Science and Technology. The hub is … [Read more...] about Australia to launch new Plastics Innovation Hub in Việt Nam
Sustainable diet and food system transformation initiative launched
A traditional market in Việt Nam. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), a global partnership that unites international organisations engaged in research about food security, launched an initiative on sustainable healthy diets in Việt Nam on Friday. The three-year initiative "Sustainable Healthy Diets Through Food Systems Transformation"(SHiFT) aims to identify effective policy options through research, strengthening capacity, and developing robust metrics and tools that support stakeholders’ decisions when developing pathways to transform food systems toward sustainable healthy diets, improved livelihoods, gender equity and social inclusiveness. The initiative focuses on understanding consumers and their food environments through characterising food consumption and dietary patterns among marginalised populations and identifying key drivers and inequalities. This will inform the co-design, testing and evaluation of … [Read more...] about Sustainable diet and food system transformation initiative launched
Tiền Giang develops specialised dragon fruit growing areas for export
Dragon fruit being harvested and transported by rope conveyors at an orchard belonging to the Thiên Phúc Co-operative in Tiền Giang Province’s Chợ Gạo District. – VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Hữu Chí TIỀN GIANG – The Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang has zoned nearly 9,400ha of dragon fruit growing areas exclusively for exports and targets annual output of 236,000 tonnes of the fruit. They are mainly in Chợ Gạo, Tân Phước, Gò Công Tây, and Gò Công Đông districts, with the last-mentioned accounting for nearly 7,500ha. Chợ Gạo dragon fruit has been granted a collective brand name by the National Office of Intellectual Property. Tiền Giang, the country’s largest fruit producer, has identified dragon fruit as one of its speciality fruits for its competitive advantages and high export value. It has taken a number of measures to improve the competitiveness of speciality fruits and ensure they have steady outlets. These have helped sustainably develop specialised dragon … [Read more...] about Tiền Giang develops specialised dragon fruit growing areas for export
AMATA to play a part in smart sustainable cities of the future
AMATA VN Group is said to be one of the leading industrial park developers in Vietnam. It has set up a footprint in the country with a total of six projects – both developed and still under development – covering an area of 2,500 hectares with total investment capital of about $840 million. The group successfully called in over $4 billion of foreign direct investment capital from more than 170 tenants and has created jobs for more than 60,000 local citizens. With a proven record of over 25 years in Vietnam, sustainability has always been a crucial part of its business operations. Through many challenges in the past few years, AMATA is proud to be among the drivers of economic growth in the communities it calls home. AMATA working towards smart and sustainable cities of the future Climate change is an emerging global challenge and the United Nations has been calling for urgent action. The Vietnamese government showed a strong commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by … [Read more...] about AMATA to play a part in smart sustainable cities of the future
Hà Nội applies IT to enhance value of agricultural products
A worker produces anti-counterfeit stamps at Tiên Dương Organic Agricultural Cooperative in Hà Nội. Photo Nguyễn Hoàng HÀ NỘI — Despite production and market difficulties due to the pandemic and climate change, many districts, firms and organisations in Hà Nội's agricultural sector have remained strong thanks to the application of science and information technology. It has helped them improve their products’ value and meet the technical requirements of import markets. In the past few years, Hà Nội's agriculture sector has implemented many programmes and solutions to support businesses and cooperatives to promote the application of information technology in the production and processing of agricultural products, which have brought many benefits, such as increasing the product value, food safety management and product information transparency. Trần Sỹ Hùng, Director of Nghĩa Minh Mushroom Cooperative in Đan Phượng District, said his cooperative had applied information technology … [Read more...] about Hà Nội applies IT to enhance value of agricultural products
Vietnamese leaders welcome Cambodian Deputy PM
Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng meets Vice President of the Cambodian People's Party Men Sam An in Hà Nội on Friday. —VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng received Vice President of the Cambodian People's Party who is also Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia Men Sam An in Hà Nội on Friday. She expressed delight to visit Việt Nam and attended the ceremony held to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries. She congratulated the Vietnamese people on the great achievements gained and expressed her belief that under the leadership of the Vietnamese Communist Party, led by Party General Secretary Trọng, the Vietnamese people would continue harvesting greater achievements. She stressed that over the past 55 years, the Party and people of the two countries had always stood side by side. She thanked the Party, State, Army and people of Việt Nam for their support and assistance for Cambodia during its national … [Read more...] about Vietnamese leaders welcome Cambodian Deputy PM