Day: December 19, 2021

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President presents Labour Order to int’l Olympiad winners

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc commended and presented the Labour Order to high school students who won international Olympiad competitions and science and technology prizes at a ceremony on in Hanoi on December 18.

At the event, the President awarded six second-class and 11 third-class Labour Orders to 17 high school students for their outstanding achievements in international Olympiads in 2021.

Six students were conferred with the Prime Minister’s Certificate of Merits.

In 2021, all seven teams of Vietnamese students participating in international Olympiad competitions won prizes, bringing home 12 gold medals, 13 silvers, 10 bronzes, and two consolation prizes.

Vietnam continues to be in the top 10 countries with the highest results at international Olympiads.

At the 2021 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), Vietnam participated virtually for the first time with 7 projects, winning three special prizes and one third prize.

President Phuc also congratulated teachers of the students and the education sector in general on the achievements, which he said is the pride of Vietnam and brings glory to the country.

Vietnamese students’ high achievements at the International Olympiad and science and technology competitions in 2021 in particular and in the 2017-2021 period in general have proved the intelligence and creativity of the Vietnamese people, and the increasing quality of education, he said.

He underlined the important role played by young people in turning Vietnam into a nation of innovation, expressing the hope that the Ministry of Education and Training and relevant agencies will continue to launch innovative movements so that more and more students could develop their talents and contribute to the country.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Vietnam beat Cambodia 4-0 to advance to AFF Cup semifinals

Vietnam beat Cambodia 4-0 on December 19 to advance to the semifinals of the AFF Cup.

With the result, Vietnam is at the second position in their group, and will play Thailand in the next round.

Vietnam scored early in the match against Cambodia. It was only three minutes into the game when a wonderful through ball from Quang Hai to Tien Linh gave the striker the chance to put the ball into the net.

In the 26th minute, Tien Linh scored again with a wonderful strike from outside the box. However, Vietnam failed to earn any more goal until the end of the first half.

Entering the second half, Vietnam had one more goal in the 55th minute thanks to Bui Tien Dung, who received the ball from Ho Tan Tai. Just one minute later, Quang Hai receives a pass and sprints down the right flank before curling it in to make it 4-0 for Vietnam at 56th minute.

In the last 10 minutes of the game, Vietnam created many chances in an attempt to secure top group spot, but all of them lack accuracy.

Vietnam have won all eight of their encounters with Cambodia since 1995. Their biggest win against Cambodia was in AFF Cup 2002, where they claimed a 9-2 victory.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Conference connects tourism safely between Hanoi and other localities

A conference was held in Hanoi on December 17 to connect tourism between Hanoi and other localities under the theme “Establishing safe tourism corridor in Hanoi and localities”.

Over the past two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has had many negative impacts on the tourism industry. Although the whole country has now entered the phase of both anti-pandemic and economic recovery, the tourism industry still faces many difficulties.

In order to revive tourism, Hanoi targets that the capital, in the 2022-2023 period, will focus on the domestic tourist market; gradually recover the international tourist market, with a focus on close and key markets such as Southeast Asia, the Republic of Korea, and Japan, while gradually attracting tourists in North America, the EU and new markets such as Australia, India.

The roadmap to restore tourism in the capital is carried out in two phases. The first phase, from the first quarter to the second quarter of 2022, will focus on welcoming domestic tourists in association with safe tourism models and preparing conditions for international arrivals. Phase 2, which will commence from the third quarter of 2022, is expected to restore all tourism activities and products in the city, regardless of size, and deploy them in welcoming international guests.

As such, in 2022, Hanoi strives to receive 9-10 million visitors, of which domestic tourists are projected to reach 7.8-8 million and international visitors from 1.2-2 million, with total revenue from tourists exceeding 27 trillion VND.

The city proposed seven key solutions, including: ensuring safety at destinations and for tourists; building diversified, unique and attractive tourism products; and increasing advertising and tourism promotion activities.

However, in order to restore tourism, safety must come first, ensuring the harmony between epidemic prevention and control with creating the most favourable conditions for tourists to move and use services between businesses and localities.

At the conference, representatives of the tourism industry of provinces and cities such as Thanh Hoa and Dien Bien discussed measures to create a green tourism corridor between Hanoi and other localities.

Within the framework of the conference, a signing ceremony of cooperation in safe tourism development took place between the state management agencies in charge of tourism in the new normal state of 12 provinces and cities: Hanoi, Hai Phong, Quang Ninh, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Hoa Binh, Son La, Dien Bien, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, and Ha Giang.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Vietnamese, Indian firms cooperate in petrochemical refinery projects

Vietnam’s largest refining and petrochemical firm, Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical JSC (BSR), will cooperate with Indian Oil of India to develop petrochemical refinery projects in Vietnam, India and third countries.

Under a Memorandum of Understanding just signed by the two enterprises in India, the two sides will evaluate cooperation opportunities in the fields of oil and gas processing and energy in Vietnam, India and third countries.

BSR and Indian Oil will join hands in developing a project on upgrading and expanding Dung Quat oil refinery; conducting an overall maintenance of Dung Quat oil refinery to improve efficiency as well as reduce costs and time and increase productivity.

The MoU is hoped to open up opportunities for cooperation between the two firms in developing process design packages (PDPs), basic engineering design packages (BEDPs) for non-copyrighted technology workshops and workshops using indigenous technology of Indian Oil.

The two sides will promote research and development (RandD), especially research and improvement of petroleum products, alternative fuels and fuel additives as well as optimize the production process of oil refining and energy conversion plants.

They will also cooperate in providing consulting services in the supply and processing chain of petroleum products related to overall maintenance management, and support for project management.

Indian Oil is one of the leading firms in the region in refining oil, transporting crude oil and petroleum products, petrochemical production, and trading gas, petroleum and chemical products in India and abroad.

Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical JSC is a subsidiary of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group ( PetroVietnam). BSR is managing and operating Dung Quat oil refinery plant in Quang Ngai province. The firm has laid the foundation for the development of Vietnam’s petroleum refining and petrochemical industry.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Vietnam looks to promote export to Brazil

Vietnamese businesses need to cooperate closer with partners in order to boost exports to Brazil in the last month of 2021 as the American market’s import and export activities have recorded a stable growth, according to the Vietnam Trade Office in Brazil.

Two-way trade between Vietnam and Brazil hit 5.74 billion USD in the last 11 months, up nearly 36.8 percent year-on-year, with Vietnam’s exports to Brazil valued at 2.04 billion USD, up 24.7 percent year-on-year.

Sharp increases were seen in the shipment to Brazil of items such as iron and steel, furniture products, computers, electronic products, bamboo and rattan products, sedge carpets, vehicles and spare parts, technical fabrics, rubber, textile fibers, aquatic products, textile raw materials, footwear, rubber products, and bags.

Vu Ba Phu, director of Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), said although the COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on the economy, trade between Vietnam and Brazil has grown, so businesses of the two sides still have many opportunities to improve trade turnover in the coming time.

According to deputy head of the European-American Market Department of the MoIT Vo Hong Anh, the value of exports to Brazil has been improved with an increasingly diverse range of trade commodities such as mobile phones, electronic equipment, iron and steel, footwear, chemicals, agricultural products, and processed foods, and raw materials for livestock feeds and some other production industries.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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President visits Political Officers College

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc paid a working visit to the Political Officers College of the Ministry of National Defence on December 19 on the occasion of the 77th anniversary of Vietnam People’s Army (December 22) and the 32nd year of All-People Defence Festival (December 22).

In a meeting with representatives of the college, President Phuc, who is also Chairman of the National Defence and Security Council, emphasized that party and political work is the soul and lifeblood of the Vietnam People’s Army.

He spotlighted comprehensive achievements made by generations of officers, soldiers and students of the college since its foundation 46 years ago.

The school has trained over 30,000 political cadres and many other officers of the army and the people’s public security force in Party and political work as well as national defense and security education.

Political cadres trained at the school have greatly contributed to the cause of building a politically strong army, improving the quality and effectiveness of Party and political work, protecting the Party’s ideological foundation, the Marxism – Leninism and Ho Chi Minh Thoughts in the whole army, the President said.

The task of protecting the nation and building a revolutionary, regular, elite, and modern army poses increasingly higher requirements, he said, stressing that the college needs to reform, standardise and modernise its curriculum and teaching forms and methods to ensure their graduates meet standards in knowledge and skills, especially soft skills in management and ideological orientation for soldiers and officers.

The college must maintain the role as one of the core forces in researching theoretical and practical issues, and applying the Party’s viewpoints and guidelines to strengthen the Party’s leadership of military, defence tasks and army building in the new situation, the President said.

Source: Vietnam News Agency