Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium and Head of the Vietnam’s Delegation to the EU Nguyen Van Thao (centre) speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA) Brussels (VNA) - A roundtable workshop on cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) was held in Brussels, Belgium on September 30. The event, part of activities to celebrate the 45th founding anniversary of ASEAN-EU ties, was hosted by the Embassy of Thailand in association with the ASEAN Brussels Committee. The three-session workshop focused on the fields of green development, connectivity, and trade and sustainable supply chain. Participants agreed on the significance of the ASEAN-EU strategic partnership, especially amid uncertainties in the regions and the world, along with emerging risks of supply chain disruption, food and energy security. EU delegates said the union will give priority to green and sustainable development, ensuring safety of supply chain and … [Read more...] about ASEAN, EU discuss lifting cooperation to new height
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ASEAN, E.U. discuss lifting cooperation to new height
The event, part of activities to celebrate the 45th founding anniversary of ASEAN-E.U. ties, was hosted by the Embassy of Thailand in association with the ASEAN Brussels Committee. The three-session workshop focused on the fields of green development, connectivity, and trade and sustainable supply chain. Participants agreed on the significance of the ASEAN-E.U. strategic partnership, especially amid uncertainties in the regions and the world, along with emerging risks of supply chain disruption, food and energy security. E.U. delegates said the union will give priority to green and sustainable development, ensuring safety of supply chain and adaptation to fluctuations in the time to come, with ASEAN in general and its member countries being important partners of the E.U. It is to expand cooperation with ASEAN in green transition, renewable energy, climate change adaptation, infrastructure connectivity and digital transformation, among others. Chairing the discussion on … [Read more...] about ASEAN, E.U. discuss lifting cooperation to new height
What’s on October 3-9/2022
MUSIC & PERFORMANCES Hanoi-Charity Classical Concert “Ryoma Quartet – New Life” Oct 9, 8 pm Concert hall, Vietnam National Academy of Music, 77 Hao Nam Street, Dong Da District From the organizer: Heading towards the 50th anniversary of the Japan – Vietnam diplomatic relation establishment, in the context where the relation between the two countries are seeing unprecedented growth both horizontally and vertically, Plando Vietnam and charity organisations hold the classical concert “Music night for Vietnamese children”, aiming to promote cultural exchange between the two countries, with all profit from ticket sales and donations sent to the fund “Building schools for children in the mountainous areas of Vietnam”. _______________________________________________________________________________ EXHIBITION Hanoi-In The Flow of Silk Until Oct 3 The Muse Artspace 47 Trang Tien Street From the organizer: Much like art in general, the flow of … [Read more...] about What’s on October 3-9/2022
HCMC, Cuba have enormous potential for cooperation: HCMC Secretary
Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz (L) shakes hands with Mr. Phan Van Mai, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee ( Photo: SGGP) On the afternoon of October 1, Politburo member and Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen received Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz and a high-ranking delegation of the Cuban Government during their working visit to Ho Chi Minh City. At the meeting, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen sent respectful greetings from the city’s leaders and city dwellers to Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz and a high-ranking delegation of the Cuban Government. Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen expressed his sincere thanks to the Government and people of Cuba for their assistance with the Covid-19 vaccine to help Vietnam, including Ho Chi Minh City, overcome the Covid-19 pandemic. Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen … [Read more...] about HCMC, Cuba have enormous potential for cooperation: HCMC Secretary
Seventeen children among the dead in Indonesian soccer stampede
MALANG, Indonesia -- Seventeen children were among at least 125 people killed in a soccer stampede in Indonesia at the weekend, officials said, as pressure builds on the Southeast Asian nation to explain how one of the world's worst stadium disasters unfolded. Violence and hooliganism have long been features of Indonesian football, especially in places such as Jakarta, the capital, but Saturday's disaster in a small town in Java has thrown a spotlight on the problem. "My family and I didn't think it would turn out like this," said Endah Wahyuni, the elder sister of two boys, Ahmad Cahyo, 15, and Muhammad Farel, 14, who died after being caught in the melee. A damaged car is pictured following a riot after the league BRI Liga 1 football match between Arema vs Persebaya at Kanjuruhan Stadium, Malang, East Java province, Indonesia, October 2, 2022, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Ari Bowo Sucipto/via Reuters "They loved soccer, but never watched … [Read more...] about Seventeen children among the dead in Indonesian soccer stampede
Medicine Prize opens Nobel week clouded by war
Breast cancer discoveries and mRNA vaccines are seen as possible winners when the Nobel Medicine Prize kicks off a week of winner announcements on Monday, with this year's awards held under the shadow of war in Europe. Established more than 120 years ago before Europe was ravaged by two world wars, the Nobel prizes will celebrate those who have "conferred the greatest benefit on mankind" after a year marked by bloodshed and devastation in Ukraine. The Medicine Prize will be announced around 11:30 am (0930 GMT) in Stockholm on Monday, followed by the awards for physics on Tuesday, chemistry on Wednesday and literature on Thursday. The Peace Prize, the most highly anticipated of the awards and the only one announced in Oslo, will follow on Friday, with the Economics Prize wrapping things up on October 10. For medicine, one woman's name keeps popping up among prize watchers: US geneticist Mary-Claire King, who in 1990 discovered the BRCA1 gene responsible for a hereditary form of … [Read more...] about Medicine Prize opens Nobel week clouded by war
Bright prospects for rice exports
Supply down, demand up In its August report, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) lowered the global rice production forecast for the 2022-2023 crop to 512.4 million tonnes, down 2.3 million tonnes compared with its previous forecast, and down 1.2 million tonnes compared with the 2021-2022 crop, due to decreased rice production in India, Bangladesh and Europe. The USDA also reduced its inventory forecast to 178.5 million tonnes, down 4.2 million tonnes compared with the previous forecast and down three percent compared with the 2021-2022 crop, marking the third consecutive year of rice inventory decline. Contrary to production, the USDA raised the global rice consumption forecast for the 2022-2023 crop to a record level 518.7 million tonnes, up 100,000 tonnes compared with the previous forecast, and up more than two million tonnes compared with the 2021-2022 crop. Increased consumption is forecast for Bangladesh, China, Nepal, Nigeria, the Philippines, and Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Bright prospects for rice exports