Day: September 3, 2022

A special art performance marking National Day was held on September 2 evening at Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1.

The event, which also aimed to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the August Revolution, was organised by the municipal major holiday organising board.

The performance brought together well-known singers and artists, including conductor Tran Nhat Minh, meritorious artists Anh Tuyet and Cao Minh.

Many art performances were also held on this occasion in Thu Duc city, the 12th district and the districts of Binh Tan, Tan Phu, Binh Chanh, Hoc Mon, Cu Chi, Nha Be and Can Gio, on September 1 and 2.

Meanwhile, Mu Cang Chai district in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai also organised a series of activities in celebration of the country’s National Day, including a fair, a photo exhibition, performances, traditional sports and folk games. These events have attracted the participation of a lot of local residents and tourists./.

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The Ministry of Education and Training and localities must strictly implement the guidelines and policies of the Party and State on education and training so that education is truly a top national policy, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said on September 3.

He made the request during a working trip to the northern province of Phu Thu, which aimed to inspect preparations for the new academic year.

Talking to teachers at Yen Lap Primary School in Yen Lap district, the PM praised the achievements that the school has obtained and shared the difficulties they faced in the COVID-19 pandemic in the past two years.

He urged the school in particular and Phu Tho province in general to pay due attention to the children, especially those from poor households and ethnic minorities.

He asked the school and teachers to continue adopting renovation of education and training, focusing on both cultural and physical education for students, maintaining online teaching and learning which help them access the digital transformation process.

The PM asked localities, the education sector and institutions as well as parents to pay attention to vaccinating against COVID-19 to ensure safety for their children.

At a meeting with leaders and teachers of Yen Lap High School, PM Chinh suggested the school give more importance to extracurricular activities and life skills education, create an environment for ethnic minority students to preserve their identity.

He emphasised the need to develop plans for the new academic year that ensure the effectiveness of the 2018 general education programme as well as to assure that there are enough textbooks and other reference documents for the tenth and other grades in line with the education sector’s roadmap. The PM said he wishes that teachers will strive to overcome the difficulties to fulfil their mission.

On this occasion, the PM presented 100 million VND (4,270 USD) each to study promotion funds of Yen Lap Primary School and Yen Lap High School./.

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The BRG Open Golf Championship Danang 2022, part of the Asian Development Tour (ADT), closed in central Da Nang city on September 2 after three days of competition.

Golfer Guxin Chen of China won the championship title and a cash prize of 13,125 USD.

Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Da Nang City Tran Phuoc Son said the BRG Open Golf Championship Danang 2022 is the beginning of a series of golf events, affirming the potential and position of Vietnam in the international golf market.

The BRG Open Golf Championship Danang 2022 drew the participation of 115 foreign and domestic players at BRG Da Nang Golf Resort in the central city of Da Nang from August 31 to September 2. The event had a total prize pool of 75,000 USD./.

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The Vietnamese Consulate General in Vancouver city of Canada’s British Columbia province hosted a ceremony on September 2 to mark the 77th National Day of Vietnam.

In his remarks, Consul General Nguyen Quang Trung highlighted achievements the Vietnamese Government and people have recorded over the past 77 years, and the relations between Vietnam and Canada.

Two-way trade exceeded 10 billion CAD (over 7.6 billion USD) last year despite adverse impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, of which the trade value between Vietnam and British Columbia was 2.5 billion USD.

The trade revenue between Vietnam and Canada reached 6.1 billion CAD in the first half of this year, up nearly 25% year-on-year.

More than 20,000 Vietnamese students are studying at educational institutions across Canada.

On this occasion, Premier of British Columbia John Horgan sent a congratulatory letter to the Vietnamese Consulate General, under which he affirmed that British Columbia wants to promote the friendship with Vietnam.

In his remarks, Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation of British Columbia Bruce Ralston emphasised the comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Canada and British Columbia in particular, especially in economy, trade and education-training.

Vietnam is an important partner of Canada in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Asia-Pacific, and is one of the most fastest-growing strategic trade partners of British Columbia and Canada as well in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), he affirmed.

A similar ceremony was held by the Vietnamese Consulate General in Sydney, Australia Present at the event, Scott Farlow, member of the Legislative Council of New South Wales, said the relations between Vietnam and Australia in general and New South Eales in particular have been developing sustainably, and are expected to grow further on the basis of mutual understanding and respect.

New South Wales wants to promote cooperation opportunities with Vietnam in all fields, from politics to trade, culture and education, he said.

On this occasion, Consul General Nguyen Dang Thang briefed the guests on a number of Vietnam’s trade, investment and tourism promotion programmes in the country./.

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The Party and the State always pay special attention to education and training, ensuring the equal access to education for all, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue affirmed while attending the inaugural ceremony of a high school in a mountainous district of Nghe An province on September 3.

This is the only high school in Ky Son – one of the most 74 disadvantaged districts nationwide, about 250km from Nghe An province’s Vinh city. More than 95% of its students belong to ethnic minority groups in the district.

The 2.6ha school was rebuilt with the funding of 210 billion VND (8.95 million USD) from Trung Nam Construction Investment Joint Stock Company (Trungnam Group). It has a total of 245 rooms, including 171 boarding rooms for students and teachers.

From the 2023-2024, Nghe An will grant scholarships to 120 Lao students at the high school and the provincial ethnic minority boarding school. NA Chairman Hue said the scholarship programme will help neighbouring Laos in high-quality personnel training, while contributing to promoting the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries.

He asked the provincial Party Committee and People’s Committee to instruct the implementation of the legislature’s Resolution No. 88 and other projects launched by the NA and the Government regarding socio-economic development in ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas for 2021-2023, with priorities given to education infrastructure.

On this occasion, the Committee for Ethnic Affairs presented the Ky Son High School with 100 million VND.

Trungnam Group committed scholarships to the school’s students for 10 years, starting 2022, with a toral value of 10 billion VND. The group also handed over 500 bikes to Ky Son and 1,500 school bags to the students./.

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Attracting large capital for urban development is essential for Phu Quoc city, which houses Phu Quoc island – Vietnam’s largest off the southern province of Kien Giang, serving its diverse and sustainable growth after years of investing in the entertainment-resort tourism industry.

A survey by the Vietnam Institute of Real Estate Studies (VIRES) showed that, in the past 3-5 years, over 90% of investors participated in the market’s tourism-resort realty segment. However, at the moment, the focus of investment has shifted to urban projects boasting transparent legality, with over 60% of investors interested in this segment. The vast majority of them chose long-term investment, expecting that the projects’ prices will increase many times in the coming years.

Vice president of VIRES Pham Nguyen Toan noted Phu Quoc is gradually transforming itself into a profitable investment and settlement destination.

He also singled out shortcomings such as limited land supply, and a lack of new, sustainable, and multi-functional development models in health care, education, commerce, services, finance, and banking. Vice Secretary of the Vietnam Urban Planning and Development Association Truong Van Quang said Phu Quoc is both marine urban and economic area, hence a necessity to attract investment for growth in all of its four pillars – entertainment industry, resort tourism, banking-financial services, and marine economy

Its planning should be sustainable and environmentally friendly, he added.

According to the Vietnam Institute for Urban and Rural Planning (VIUP), the city’s overall planning orientation to 2040 covers 12 development zones based on landscape features, natural ecology, topographical features, and other conditions.

Forecasting Phu Quoc’s real estate market for 2022 – 2025, Nguyen Van Dinh, Vice President of the Vietnam National Real Estate Association, said the local urban and residential segment, due to its scarcity and development potential, will still attract the attention of investors across the country, especially regarding mainstream projects with good quality infrastructure, beautiful landscape, and effective business exploitation./.

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Representatives of the Consulate General of Vietnam in Khon Kaen and the Vietnamese Association of Udon Thani province of Thailand on September 2 offered incense in memory of late President Ho Chi Minh at a memorial site named after him in Udon Thani.

Undon Thani is home to the largest number of Vietnamese-origin people in Thailand, numbering more than 15,000. Its Noong On village in Muong town, where Ho Chi Minh carried out revolutionary activities in 1928 – 1929, is currently a relic site treasured by the Vietnamese in Thailand.

On the same day, the Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar held a ceremony to celebrate the 77th anniversary of National Day.

In his remarks at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Myanmar Ly Quoc Tuan briefed participants on the achievements that the Vietnamese Party and people obtained over the past 77 years.

On this occasion, the Ambassador presented certificates of merit to individuals and collectives as well as overseas Vietnamese who have made outstanding contributions to the COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control, as well as to community work during the 2020-2022 period.

On September 1, a delegation from the Lao Embassy in Myanmar, led by its Ambassador Heuangseng Khamdalavong, came to congratulate the Vietnamese Embassy in Myanmar on the occasion of the Vietnamese National Day./.

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The Vietnamese Embassy in Cuba held a ceremony to pay tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of the 77th National Day and his 53rd death anniversary.

On September 2, 1945 at Hanoi’s Ba Dinh Square, President Ho Chi Minh delivered the Declaration of Independence declaring the birth of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (now the Socialist Republic of Vietnam). The Declaration, which demonstrates the strong will and aspirations of Vietnamese people, remain deeply topical both at home and abroad after 77 years.

Vietnamese Ambassador Le Thanh Tung and deputy head of the External Relations Department of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee Juan Carlos Marsan Juan Carlos Marsan and President of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with Peoples (ICAP) Fernando Gonzalez Llort laid a wreath in memory of the late President.

ICAP Vice President Victor Gaute stressed that President Ho Chi Minh’s life, career and ideology have given inspirations to Cuban people, and praised the fraternity and solidarity between the two nations.

As part of activities to celebrate the 77th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2), the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela organised an art performance at the National Museum of Fine Arts (Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes), with the participation of Venezuelan officials.

On this occasion, the embassy also held an exhibition featuring 33 photos on the land, people and culture of Vietnam, and introduced some Vietnamese traditional dishes to the guests.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt also hosted a ceremony on September 1-2 to mark the National Day.

Present at the event, Ambassador Ayman Kamel, Egypt’s Assistant Foreign Minister for Asian Affairs, affirmed that the relationship between Vietnam and Egypt is being expanded in politics, economy, culture and national defence-security.

He suggested the two countries continue with high-ranking delegation exchanges in the time ahead, and further tap their potential for collaboration in culture and tourism.

The ambassador also expressed his wish that there will be more Vietnamese investors in Egypt./.

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