Month: October 2022

Role models in studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and lifestyle were honoured at an art programme in Hanoi on October 30, with President Nguyen Xuan Phuc attending.

 

The event was organised by the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education with the coordination of the Vietnam Television (VTV).

 

In his remarks, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of the commission Nguyen Trong Nghia stressed that studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality and lifestyle is both the responsibility and pride of officials and people of all social strata.

 

The role models hail from different sectors and localities, the official said, expressing his wish that they will make greater efforts to contribute to promoting the late President’s ideology, morality and lifestyle, making them a firm spiritual foundation in the social life.

 

He urged all-level Party Committees to study and launch more good models and initiatives, step up the communication work, duplicate role models and reform campaign implementation methods.

 

On this occasion, President Phuc and other Party and State leaders presented gifts to the role models./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

 

The Can Tho University (CTU) in the Mekong Delta city of the same name on October 30 inaugurated a laboratory complex and a high-tech building, the most modern of their kinds in the region, using the official development assistance (ODA) from Japan.

 

The facilities are part of the CTU improvement project worth 12.3 million JPY (2.25 billion USD), with 10.45 million JPY being ODA, and the remainder from the university.

 

Apart from infrastructure construction, the project also targets human resources development, research projects, equipment and consultancy services.

 

Covering 16,654 sq.m, the seven-storey laboratory complex was designed to accommodate 750 people, while the high-tech building, with five storeys and a total area of 25,713 sq.m, can house up to 1,000 people. They are well equipped to serve training, scientific research and learning purposes, thus providing high-quality personnel for national development.

 

Japanese Deputy Ambassador Watanabe Shige expressed his belief that the facilities will contribute to fulfilling the Vietnamese Government’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emission intensity by at least 30% by 2050, and addressing the country’s major issue such as food security and climate change./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

 

 

Vietnam still has a lot of things to do to have the European Commission (EC)’s ‘yellow card’ warning on Vietnamese seafood removed, according to Standing Vice President of the Vietnam Fisheries Society (VINAFIS) Nguyen Chu Hoi.

 

Hoi said that right after the EC’s issuance of its warning in late 2017, the Vietnamese Government identified this as an extremely serious problem and mobilised the entire political system to get involved in.

 

In particular, for the first time, the country immediately included 14 regulations on the identification of illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing into its revised Law on Fisheries 2017.

 

After five years, the awareness on IUU fishing of all-level authorities and sectors and fishermen has been improved, production stabilised, and vessel monitoring systems (VMS) installed on almost all offshore fishing boats, stated Hoi.

 

According to him, the four criteria recommended by the EC, which Vietnam has yet to complete, are related to the nature of Vietnamese fisheries, as local fishermen are familiar to small business. Therefore, it needs time to change their habits. To address the IUU fishing problem, the State should maintain and even step up the implementation of related policies, he said, adding that for the fisheries in general, there are three very important issues that need to be solved concertedly: fishery – fishery economy; fishing grounds – conservation of the nature, protection of resources and the marine environment for the survival of fish; and fishermen.

 

He also stressed the need to take specific actions to protect resources and maintain a good marine environment.

 

All efforts of fishermen will be meaningless and the achievements they gain may also be wiped away if the marine environment continues to be bad and poisoned, he noted.

 

The VINAFIS Vice President also emphasised the need to have a resolution to concertedly solve three issues related to fishermen, fisheries and fishing grounds to fight IUU fishing.

 

It is also necessary to adjust the strategy of prioritising marine farming, and expand the application of high technology in this work to reduce pressure on fishery exploitation because fish resources are dwindling and fish stocks decreasing as well, but the number of boats is still high, he added./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Vietnamese athletes have won several gold medals at international martial arts tournaments recently.

 

Karate athlete Nguyen Thi Dieu Ly brought home a gold medal at the 2022 World Cadet, Junior and U21 Championship, which concluded on October 30 in Konya, Turkey.

 

Ly defeated Nejma Imitik of Morocco in the final of the junior female kumite 53kg class on October 29. Previously, she beat opponents from El Salvador, Germany, Slovakia and Algeria to reach the final.

 

It is the first gold for Vietnam at this tournament. The country also secured a silver medal thanks to Nguyen Phuong Thao in the junior female kumite –   48kg category. She lost 8-0 to Aly Ganna of Egypt.

 

Nearly 1,900 athletes from 105 countries and territories took part in the event.

 

Meanwhile, Vietnamese athletes pocketed a gold, a silver and a bronze at the 27th Jiu-Jitsu World Championship, which is ongoing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

 

Cai Hong Phuc and Nguyen Thi Kim Oanh clinched a gold medal in the event’s mixed doubles while Tran Viet Hoan and Nguyen Thi Thanh Uyen won a silver. Phuc also won a bronze medal in the men’s 42kg event on October 29.

 

The tournament gathers more than 1,500 athletes from 65 countries./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

 

Legislators are to discuss the implementation of policies and laws regarding thrift practice and wastefulness prevention in the 2016-2021 period on October 31 as part of the ongoing fourth session of the 15th National Assembly.

 

A draft report on the matter was discussed at the 15th session of the NA Standing Committee. The committee also gave opinions to relevant reports of agencies four times.

 

Major contents of the supervision include the completion of relevant mechanisms and policies; the implementation of thrift practice and wastefulness control each year and in five years; the management and use of State budget and State capital; the inspection, investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment enforcement; and the implementation of conclusions and recommendations of inspection agencies and the State Audit, among others.

 

By now, ministries, sector and localities have submitted their reports following the request of the NA supervision group.

 

Thanks to the NA supervision results, many ministries, sectors and localities have actively issued plans and solutions to deal with their shortcomings in the field./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

 

The visit to Vietnam by Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth from October 31- November 3 is expected to provide a good opportunity for Danish businesses to meet Vietnamese companies and experts, contributing to further stepping up the relationship between the two countries, a Danish official has said.

 

In an interview to Vietnam News Agency in Copenhagen on the occasion of the visit, Danish State Secretary for Trade and Global Sustainability Lina Hansen stressed it aims to discuss green future, sustainability and common solutions.

 

The Danish Crown Prince will be accompanied by representatives of over 30 leading Danish companies which specialise in wind energy, and efficient energy management and use. He will have meetings with Vietnamese leaders and attend trade and investment promotion activities.

 

The visit will be the third by Crown Prince Frederik to Vietnam after those in 2009 and 2011.

 

Denmark opened its embassy in Vietnam five decades ago and the bilateral relationship has witnessed fruitful development, including the relations among not only their peoples but also businesses, the official said.

 

With the cooperation of Danish and Vietnamese experts, the two countries can build innovative solutions and better green solutions for the future, she added.

 

Building the foundation for the partnership between the two countries is a measure to further strengthen the bilateral relations, the official said, adding that the two sides will organise trade seminars and roundtables between companies and government agencies to share relevant experience and knowledge.

 

The Danish delegation’s visit to Vietnam is a good example of how the two countries can further promote the bilateral relations, she stressed.

 

The Vietnam – Denmark relations have recorded many achievements in all traditional fields such as politics – diplomacy, economy – trade – investment, people-to-people exchange, and agriculture education and labour cooperation, and new spheres such as climate change adaptation, renewable energy, green growth, and sustainable development.

 

During a meeting with Vietnamese Ambassador to Denmark Luong Thanh Nghi in May 2022, Queen Margrethe II expected that the relations will continue to develop to a new height in a more comprehensive and substantive manner for mutual benefits./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

 

The death toll from Storm Nalgae has risen to 98, while 63 people remain missing and 69 others are injured, according to the Philippines’ National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

 

Most of the deaths were recorded in the southern autonomous region of Bangsamoro.

 

The authorities said that over 1.2 million people across the country have been affected by the storm, more than 150 cities and localities have experienced a power cut, and access to clean water was disrupted in seven areas.

 

About 150 roads and 60 bridges were isolated due to flooding, schools and sports events were closed and 116 domestic and international flights were cancelled over the weekends.

 

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has directed the provision of support to hard hit areas. He is scheduled to conduct aerial inspections of submerged areas on October 31.

 

Damage to infrastructure due to heavy rains and strong winds was initially estimated at 384 million pesos (6.62 million USD).

 

Nalgae is the 16th storm to hit the Philippines in 2022 and the second-most deadly cyclone for the country so far this year, which sees an average of 20 tropical storms annually./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency

 

Vietnam’s outbound investment, including both newly-registered and adjusted capital, exceeded 450 million USD in the first 10 months of this year, equivalent to nearly 70% of the figure recorded in the same period last year.

 

According to the Ministry of Planning and Investment, there were 90 new projects valued at over 390.1 million USD, a 1.8-fold rise year-on-year, with the most notable invested by VinES Energy Solutions Joint Stock Company in the US, Canada, France, Germany and the Netherlands, each worth more than 34.68 million USD.

 

Meanwhile, 19 projects registered to increase their investment capital by over 61.9 million USD, equivalent to 14.5% of the amount in the corresponding time last year.

 

Vietnamese investors poured capital into 14 sectors, mainly processing and manufacturing with 224 million USD; real estate, 42.8 million USD; and mining, wholesale and retail.

 

Among the 25 countries and territories where Vietnamese investors are operating, Singapore took the lead with 20 projects and combined capital of nearly 75.3 million USD. It was followed by Laos, the US, Germany and the Netherlands.

 

As of October 20, Vietnam counted 1,594 overseas valid projects worth over 21.68 billion USD, mainly specialising in mining (32.1%) and agro-forestry-fishery (15.9%).

 

Laos, Cambodia and Venezuela received the most Vietnamese investment capital, the ministry said.

 

The ministry also said foreign capital inflows fell whereas disbursed capital rose in the first 10 months of 2022.

 

The total newly-registered capital, adjusted capital, and capital contribution and share purchase stood at 22.46 billion USD in the January-October period, down 5.4% year-on-year.

 

Specifically, 1,570 projects were granted investment registration certificates during the period, with total registered capital of 9.93 billion USD, down 23.7% from last year.

 

One bright spot was disbursed capital, which topped 17.45 billion USD in the first ten months of the year, 15.2% higher than the same period last year. It was expected to hit 22 billion USD by the year-end.

 

Adjusted capital, as a single item itself, reached over 8.74 billion USD, up 23.3% year-on-year. Roughly 880 projects registered for capital adjustment during the ten-month period.

 

There were 2,997 capital contributions and share purchases by late October, equivalent to 3.97 billion USD. The figure was 4.5% higher than that in 2021./.

 

Source: Vietnam News Agency