Day: October 3, 2022

The Green Economy Forum & Exhibition (GEFE) 2022 will take place in Ho Chi Minh City from November 28 to 30 to promote sustainable development cooperation between Vietnam and the EU via comprehensive dialogues, investment, transfer of expertise and technology, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai told a press conference in Hanoi on October 3.

 

The event also aims to support Vietnam’s commitments at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) and the socio-economic development goals specified in its National Green Growth Strategy for the 2021-2030 period.

 

GEFE 2022 will bring together experts across sustainable business and governance for three days of conferences, exhibitions, and high-level B2B and B2G dialogue sessions, along with EuroCham Vietnam’s Green Business Awards and annual Gala Dinner.

 

The first day of GEFE 2022 will include a plenary conference, which will function as a forum for high-level dialogue between European and Vietnamese government representatives and business stakeholders to coordinate and hold discussions on green policy frameworks, national energy plans, and climate risks.

 

GEFE 2022’s three days will entail panel discussions and seminars on a broad theme, including energy and green financing on the first day, waste and sustainability on the second day, followed by innovation and entrepreneurship on the third and final day. Each day will be further divided into subtopics, covering more than 20 green sector subjects.

 

At the press conference, the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Vietnam Trade Promotion Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in trade promotion and investment in industry with the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) to enhance links between Vietnamese and EU firms.

 

Additionally, EuroCham is cooperating with Schoolab to launch a Sustainable Innovation Lab at GEFF 2022.

 

Statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs showed that during the second year of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement from August 2021 to July 2022, two-way trade between Vietnam and the EU hit 61.4 billion USD, up 11.9% from the first year. Of which, Vietnam’s exports reached 45 billion USD, up 17% with imports worth 16.4 billion USD, up 0.2%.

 

The EU is now the fifth biggest investor in Vietnam with total registered capital of 27.6 billion USD. In the first eight months of this year, the bloc registered a combined capital of 2.2 billion USD, up 69.6% annually with 104 new projects./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Vietnam recorded 796 new COVID-19 cases on October 3, according to the Ministry of Health.

 

The new infections brought the country’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 11,481,314.

 

Meanwhile, 270 patients fully recovered from the disease on the same day, lifting the total number of recoveries to 10,593,181.

 

The death toll was kept at 43,149 as no fatality was logged on the day.

 

More than 260.21 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered so far./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

The Ministry of Health on October 3 announced the first case of monkeypox in Vietnam.

 

The female patient, 35, resides in Ho Chi Minh City. She fell ill on September 18 while traveling in Dubai with symptoms of fever, fatigue, chills, muscle aches, headache and a cough, as well as red, itchy bumps on her arms, body, and face. She returned to Vietnam on September 22.

 

On September 23, she was admitted to the city’s Tu Du Hospital and then transferred to the municipal Hospital of Dermato Venereology, where she was isolated.

 

Two days later, she tested positive for monkeypox and was transferred to the municipal Hospital for Tropical Diseases for further isolation, treatment and genetic sequencing.

 

Currently, she is in stable health with no fever.

 

The ministry has sent an urgent dispatch on prevention measures against monkeypox to authorities in centrally-run cities and provinces given the growing number of infections across the globe. As of September 26, there were 64,561 monkeypox cases logged across 105 countries worldwide.

 

Under the Prime Minister’s recent dispatch and the ministry’s guidance, localities have been requested to intensify monitoring of possible transmissions at border gates and health clinics, hold training sessions for health staff, and ensure infection prevention and control at testing and medical facilities.

 

In addition, they have been instructed to update their response plans, hold drills, and prepare resources.

 

Increasing activities to raise public awareness of preventive measures has also been recommended.

 

When a positive case of monkeypox is detected, the locality involved is required to conduct contact tracing and quarantine to prevent the epidemic from spreading in the community./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Foreign newspapers have highlighted Vietnam’s impressive success after the World Bank (WB) forecast that its economy will lead Asia with a growth rate of 7.2% this year, up from the previous forecast of 5.3% in April.

 

Meanwhile, growth in Asia-Pacific was predicted at 3.2%.

 

According to WB experts, Vietnam’s success is the result of effective COVID-19 prevention measures, demographical advantages and a privileged position in the regional and global economic structure.

 

Japan’s Nikkei Asia said Vietnam’s GDP in the third quarter expanded by 13.67% year-on-year as exports to the US soared and personal consumption recovered. However, it also warned of falling exports to key markets and continued disruption of global supply chain as risks. Moreover, Vietnam also began producing semiconductor chips at home.

 

Reuters reported that FPT Semiconductor, a unit of Vietnam’s leading tech company FPT, launched its first line of semiconductor chips used for Internet-of-Things in medical devices. The company aims to supply 25 million chips globally by 2023.

 

Lexology also described Vietnam as an ideal destination to carry out semiconductor manufacturing. The Vietnamese semiconductor market is expected to grow by 6.52% during 2021 – 2025 as more foreign enterprises shifted production to Vietnam due to its strategic location and advantages in shipping, competitive labour and production costs. Vietnam can now benefit from 13 free trade agreements the country is a signatory to.

 

In tourism, The Star wrote that in the first nine months of this year, foreign tourist arrivals in Vietnam neared 1.87 million, marking a 16.4-fold rise from the same period last year.

 

Data from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism showed that from January-September, the total number of domestic visitors hit around 87 million, which underpinned the sector’s growth./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam attended the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP)’s workshop with the theme of developing politics in Asia via political parties, which was held in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, from September 28-30.

 

Attending the event were 22 political parties from 13 Asian countries and several observer delegations from parties, regional and international organisations, and diplomatic corps in Seoul.

 

The workshop looked to enhance cooperation among political parties for the sake of peace, security, prosperity and development in the region and the world.

 

Participants adopted the Seoul Declaration, affirming the importance of promoting cooperation and coordination among political parties in Asia in future political development in the region and emphasising the roles of political parties in the political arena and in promoting democracy.

 

The Vietnamese delegation delivered a speech at a discussion on the role of political parties in promoting democracy.

 

On the sidelines of the event, they held meetings with political parties to discuss ways to boosting ties in the near future.

 

ICAPP was founded in September 2000 to cultivate cooperation among Asian political parties./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

 

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc received the outgoing Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK), Park Noh-wan, in Hanoi on October 3.

 

The State leader commended the diplomat’s successful tenure and contributions to the two nations’ political trust and increasing cooperation across various fields, particularly in defence, security and economy.

 

With total registered investment of nearly 80 billion USD, the RoK leads the countries and territories investing in Vietnam. Trade between Vietnam and the RoK hit 78 billion USD last year. The bilateral labour cooperation has also achieved positive results as there are currently 48,000 Vietnamese guest workers in the RoK.

 

President Phuc took this occasion to thank the Korean Government and people for their donation of medical equipment and 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines for Vietnam given complicated developments of the pandemic. Many Korean firms, organisations and citizens also donated to Vietnam’s vaccine fund, he noted.

 

He said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the President, will present a Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State to the ambassador in honour of his contributions to promoting bilateral ties.

 

The President hoped the two nations will step up exchanges of visits at all levels, collaboration in trade-investment, and people-to-people exchanges this year in celebration of the 30th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations, and believed that the bilateral cooperation will reap further successes.

 

Expressing his gratitude for the President’s decision to award the Friendship Order, Park said the celebration of the 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties was a chance for the two nations to foster collaboration in all sectors, especially trade, investment, power, climate change response, security and defence. Many more Korean investors are also eyeing opportunities in Vietnam, he added.

 

The ambassador also affirmed that, he will work to enhance the two countries’ ties regardless of his future positions./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

The Ministry of Health has recommended people to follow six measures to protect themselves from monkeypox, as Vietnam announced the first case of the disease on October 3.

 

The measures include covering nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing, and washing hands often with soap and water or using an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.

 

Meanwhile, people with an acute rash of unknown cause, accompanied by one or more suspected symptoms, should contact a medical facility for monitoring and counselling. At the same time, it is also necessary for them to self-isolate and avoid sex.

 

People are advised to avoid close and skin-to-skin contact with monkeypox-infected people and with infected objects and utensils.

 

People travelling to countries with monkeypox outbreaks should avoid contact with mammals (dead or alive) such as rodents and marsupials as they may contain the virus.

 

Ensuring food safety, practicing a healthy lifestyle, and increasing physical activities are also recommended.

 

As of October 3, there were 68,265 monkeypox cases logged in 106 nations worldwide, including 25 deaths.

 

Monkeypox can be spread from animals to humans and humans to humans, and in some cases cause skin infection, pneumonia, eye problems, and even death. The disease tends to be more severe in children, pregnant women or immunocompromised people.

 

The incubation period is 5 to 21 days (usually 6 to 13 days). Monkeypox has symptoms similar to smallpox but differs in its systemic skin lesions and enlarged lymph nodes.

 

The main symptoms are rash and one or more of the following symptoms: 38-degree or higher fever, swollen lymph nodes, headache, muscle pain, back pain, and asthenia./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC)’ Authority of Broadcasting and Electronic Information has announced a list of 48 websites showing signs of law violations as of the end of the third quarter.

 

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According to the Government’s Decree 70/2021/ND-CP dated July 20, 2021, advertising service dealers, advertising publishers, and advertisers shall not cooperate with websites warned on the MIC’s portal.

 

Apart from gambling and betting-related websites on the list, there are many websites that illegally broadcast and violate copyright of sports programmes. Users frequently visit these websites instead of using officially licensed content viewing services./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency