Day: July 3, 2022

Leaders of the Party and State of Cuba have received a delegation of the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) in Havana, describing the relations between Vietnamese and Cuban workers as a core factor of the special solidarity and friendship between the two countries.

The VGCL delegation met with Roberto Morales Ojeda, Politburo member and Secretary in charge of organisation affairs of the Communist Party of Cuba; Esteban Lazo Hernández, Politburo member and President of the National Assembly of the People’s Power; Homero Acosta Álvarez, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the National Assembly of the People’s Power and the Council of State; and Salvador Valdés Mesa, Politburo member and Vice President of Cuba.

At the meetings, Nguyen Dinh Khang, member of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of the VGCL, informed his hosts about the VGCL’s activities over the past years, efforts by the Vietnamese people, including workers, in the COVID-19 combat, and results of the cooperation between the VGCL and the Workers’ Central Union of Cuba.

The two sides affirmed Vietnamese and Cuban leaders’ commitment to safeguard and maintain the special cooperation between the two Parties, States and peoples for future generations, saying it is a priceless asset founded and nurtured by late President Ho Chi Minh and revolutionary leader Fidel Castro Ruz.

During their visit to Cuba from June 28 to July 2, the VGCL delegation laid wreaths at the Ho Chi Minh monument in Havana and visited the Cuban Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology together with some outstanding production facilities in the country./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Orders and medals from the State of Vietnam were bestowed upon some collectives and individuals of the Lao Women’s Union (LWU) at a ceremony held in the central city of Da Nang on July 2.

The event was held by the Vietnam Women’s Union (VWU) to celebrate the two countries’ Solidarity and Friendship Year 2022.

On behalf of the President of Vietnam, the VWU presented the third-class Independence Order to three individuals, the third-class Labour Order to one collective, the Friendship Order to 15 collectives and three individuals, and the Friendship Medal to two individuals of the LWU in recognition of their major contributions to the traditional friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties and States.

On this occasion, the two unions signed a cooperation agreement for 2022 – 2027, showing their wish and determination to promote relations via more practical and effective activities in the next five years.

So far, the VWU chapters in 15 Vietnamese localities have had cooperation deals and activities with 13 localities and partners of Laos. Their joint activities include sharing experience in women affairs, developing livelihoods and reducing poverty, providing vocational training and Vietnamese language teaching for female students and cadres of Laos, fighting against human trafficking and domestic violence, and encouraging members to help safeguard the borderline and border markers.

During their trip to Da Nang and nearby Quang Nam province, the LWU delegation visited some models of local VWU chapters./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

A paragliding festival has taken place Nha Trang city, the central province of Khanh Hoa, an activity to help stimulate domestic tourism in the post-pandemic period.

Addressing the opening ceremony on the beach of Nha Trang Bay on July 1, Do Van Tiep, Director of the Hon En Tourism and Adventure Sports Co. Ltd – the festival organiser, said he hopes the development of paragliding in particular and adventure sports in general will help diversify high-end tourism products in Nha Trang, thus attracting new travellers and providing fresh experiences for existing ones.

Besides, the festival was also a chance for Nha Trang and Khanh Hoa to get established in the “paragliding map” of Vietnam and the world, he noted.

The three-day event featured competitions along with powered and non-powered paragliding with the participation of about 100 pilots from clubs across Vietnam.

Tourists could also register to try paragliding with pilots, an opportunity for them to enjoy a bird’s eye view of the beauty of Nha Trang.

Cung Quynh Anh, Deputy Director of the Khanh Hoa Tourism Department, expressed this hope that this new experience and many other summer tourism activities to be held, the province will welcome more visitors and achieve growth targets./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan has asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) to promptly tackle flight delays and cancellations after latest data shows that up to 5,602 flights by domestic carriers were delayed in June (May 19 – Jun 18), accounting for 18.2%.

The figure was 15.9 percentage points higher than the same period last year and 9.4 percentage points higher than may, according to the report by CAAV.

The report indicates that six domestic airlines – Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Pacific Airlines, Vasco, Bamboo Airways, and Vietravel Airlines – operated total of 30,808 flights in June, up 528.7% compared to the same period last year and 18% against the previous month.

National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and low-cost airline Vietjet Air outperformed the others, running 11,106 and 12,008 flights, respectively.

It showed that Vietjet Air was the least punctual with 2,885 flights delayed, equivalent to 24% of its total number of flights. Vietnam Airlines was the second worst in punctuality, with 2,230 postponed or 20.1%.

The two were followed by Vasco (11.6%), Pacific Airlines (9%), Bamboo Airways (4.8%), and Vietravel Airlines (2.7%).

CAAV said late-arriving aircraft was the main cause of delays in addition to other excuses, such as poor management and bad weather.

There were 65 flights cancelled during the period, making up 0.2% of the total.

Travel demand has been on a rise since the beginning of 2022 as a result of ease of COVID-19 restrictions. The number of passengers going through Vietnamese airports reached 40.7 million in the first half of this year, a year-on-year surge of 56.8%. They included 1.8 million foreign travellers, up 904.6% year-on-year.

Some 20.1 million passengers flied with domestic carriers in H1, up 56.1% year-on-year.

Vietnam’s domestic aviation market is recovering at the fastest pace in the world, growing 123% compared to the same period of 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA)./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

The Vietnamese delegation to the approaching 11th ASEAN Para Games is set to comprise 155 members, including 122 athletes, according to the National Sports Administration.

With 14 sports, the 11th ASEAN Para Games is scheduled to take place in Indonesia from July 26 to August 7.

Apart from the 122 athletes, the delegation will also include 18 coaches, two doctors, and 13 cadres. They will compete in eight sports, namely athletics, swimming, powerlifting, badminton, table tennis, chess, judo, and archery.

The administration said the athletes of Vietnam have made thorough preparations, and all are determined to achieve the best possible results to gear up for the fourth Asian Para Games in China’s Hangzhou and the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

They will also have a chance to learn from and enhance solidarity with other Southeast Asian countries, it noted.

A send-off ceremony for the delegation is expected to take place at the National Sports Training Centre in Ho Chi Minh City on July 23./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Auto part producer Autocom, a subsidiary of Vietnamese automaker THACO, sets to export 107,000 seat covers for Kia Bongo car model in 2022, up 18.5% from the previous year.

Last month, it exported nearly 8,000 Kia Bongo seat covers to Cellmech International Vina in the Republic of Korea.

This year, Autocom expects to supply many other auto accessories products to the RoK-based company, including gearshift covers and seat covers of Kia Rio, Hyundai i30 and Hyundai AX models.

It is an emerging auto part manufacturer in Vietnam capable of producing car seats and various accessories, such as seat and gearshift covers, car neck pillows, backrest, and floor mats.

Its products have been shipped to foreign markets, including ASEAN member states./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Some media agencies in Italy highlighted Vietnam’s economic links with Europe and achievements in ensuring human rights when covering a recent tour of some European countries by National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

In an article about Vietnam’s trade and investment links with Italy and Europe, the La Città Futura newspaper said Vietnam is effectively implementing the commitments in the free trade agreements with the EU (EVFTA) and the UK (UKVFTA).

So far, key farm produce of Vietnam like peppercorn, cashew nut, vegetables, fruit, tea, and rubber have benefited from preferential tariffs in the EU, which is one of the five largest markets of Vietnam’s fishery products.

La Città Futura noted Vietnam is a leading partner of Italy in Southeast Asia and also a helpful bridge linking the EU, including Italy, with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Citing the phone talks on April 22 between Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Italian counterpart Mario Draghi, it emphasised the Italian Government’s pledge to promote the Italian parliament’s ratification of the EU – Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) amid many enterprises of the country wishing to expand operations in the Southeast Asian nation.

Meanwhile, the Marx21 daily underlined that with the second candidacy for membership of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC), Vietnam is showing its right policies on human rights development that centre on people.

It said one of Vietnam’s internationally recognised achievements is poverty reduction and social security safeguarding.

As an HRC member during 2014 – 2016, the country fully and responsibly participated in the council’s activities and agenda. Its Government always affirmed efforts to protect and promote human rights and also contributed many initiatives to help deal with global human rights issues.

That ASEAN countries unanimously selected Vietnam as the Southeast Asian candidate for an HRC seat in the 2023 – 2025 tenure reflected the bloc’s consensus and trust in Vietnam in this regard, according to Marx21./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Vietnam reported an additional 511 COVID-19 cases and no death on July 3, according to the Ministry of Health.

The new infections brought the country’s total caseload to 10,748,639 since the pandemic broke out.

As many as 9,627 patients were declared to be free from coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on the day, raising the total number of recoveries to 9,708,984.

Meanwhile, the death toll related to the disease was kept at 43,047.

More than 233.46 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered in Vietnam to date, including over 18.56 million doses for children aged between 12-17 and over 8.29 million doses for kids from 5-11 years old./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency