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Trung conveyed congratulations from General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other leaders of the CPV to JCP Chairman Shii Kazuo, leadership and all members of the JCP on the occasion of its 100th founding anniversary (July 15). Yasuo conveyed regards from JCP Chairman Shii Kazuo to General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and other leaders of the CPV. He appreciated the organisation of the online conversation just before the JCP’s founding anniversary and the election of the House of Councillors on July 10. The two officials informed each other about the situation, development and foreign policies of each Party; and exchanged opinions and assessments on the world and regional situation. They also discussed and agreed on several cooperation orientations in the coming time such as resuming the exchange of delegations and meetings at all levels, increasing theoretical, experience and information exchange, and implementing agreements signed during the talks between the two parties’ senior … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Japanese communist party officials discuss ways to intensify bilateral ties

Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh attended the conference. After 15 years implementing the Resolution, the technical work of Army Corps 4 has achieved remarkable results. The Corps has made great efforts to ensure weapons and technical equipment for missions; successfully complete the targets of maintenance, repair, synchronization, and storage of weapons and equipment as planned. The technical documents have been fully prepared while the technical training quality has been increasingly improved. In addition, the warehouses and workshops have been basically upgraded and reinforced with numerous new added equipment. Since 2007, the corps has had 6 military science projects on technical work that have been accepted by superiors, affiliated agencies and units have hundreds of initiatives and technical improvements that have been put into use by the Ministry of National Defense and the corps with high efficiency. Speaking at the event, Senior Lieutenant … [Read more...] about Army Corps 4’s Party Committee reviews task performance

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong, Chief of the General Staff and Deputy Defense Minister, chaired the opening ceremony. The competition aims to evaluate capacity and professionalism of commanders and political commissars of the military commands of the centrally-run cities and provinces in performing military and defense tasks, thus improve the quality of military personnel to meet the task requirements in the following years. The competition includes two major categories: general theory and practice. The general theory category consists of four contents, namely military-defense affairs, Party and political affairs, logistical and technical affairs. This category is to assess the capability of commanders and political commissars in studying and applying the document system at all levels to implement their military and defense tasks. The practice category consists of three contents, namely determination and resolutions building, K54 shooting lessons 1 and 1b, and unarmed … [Read more...] about Competition for COs and political commissars of centrally-run cities and provinces launched

The opening ceremony was attended by Head of the Vietnam Institute of Military History Major General Nguyen Hoang Nhien, Deputy Political Chief of the Air Defense – Air Force Service Major General Tran Trong Tuyen, and representatives from the Air Defense – Air Force Service’s agencies and units in Nha Trang city. During the four-day event, 118 participating officers, who are in charge of managing and researching military history, will be equipped with general knowledge about military history and historical and logical methods in studying military history. Participants will also learn experience in compiling projects on military history; collecting, exploiting, and using history documents; organizing seminars on military history. During the course, participating officers will visit Khanh Hoa province’s Museum and the Institute of Oceanography. After the course, trainees will be presented with certificates recognizing their participation in the refresher course on military … [Read more...] about Refresher course on military history held

Apart from Vietnam, the meeting also saw the presence of foreign affairs officials from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and China. Participants emphasized the principles of consensus, equality, mutual consultation, shared benefits, respect for the U.N. Charter and international laws and in line with each country’s regulations and laws. They also agreed to strengthen MLC cooperation by consolidating the friendly neighborliness, making positive contribution to socio-economic development of member countries, building the ASEAN Community, and realizing the sustainable development goals 2030. They adopted a Joint Press Communique and four joint statements on strengthening agricultural cooperation, natural disaster prevention and control, customs and trade facilitation, and exchanges among MLC civilizations. In his speech, Vietnamese FM underlined that in the post-COVID period, member countries need to ensure that MLC develops in a practical manner with priority given to economic … [Read more...] about Vietnam attends 7th Mekong – Lancang Cooperation Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

At the meeting, the two officials expressed their delight at the flourishing development of the Vietnam-Ireland relations in politics - diplomacy, trade - investment, education - training, and development cooperation. They highlighted the fact that despite the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the two-way trade turnover still keeps a high growth momentum, reaching USD 4.7 billion in 2021. The two sides agreed to enhance coordination between the two foreign ministries in order to tighten the political and economic ties. They also reached agreement on expanding cooperation in priority fields such as climate change adaptation, renewable energy, hi-tech agriculture development, innovation, development cooperation, education - training, and people-to-people exchange. Translated by Chung Anh … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Ireland boost multifaceted cooperation

The Vietnamese team delivered better performance in the match with U19 Philippines in comparison with its previous 0-0 draw with U19 Indonesia. The Vietnamese team got two goals in the lead thanks to a brace from striker Quoc Viet (minutes 4 and 48). Although U19 Philippines shortened the score to 1-2 in the 53rd minute, U19 Vietnam conceded two more consecutive goals thanks to Van Khang (69 minutes) and Van Truong (78 minutes) to seal the 4-1 victory. In the following match, U19 Thailand won against U19 Myanmar 3-0, thereby temporarily leading Group A with 6 points. At 5:00 p.m. on July 6, U19 Vietnam will meet U19 Brunei in the third match of Group A. Translated by Chung Anh … [Read more...] about U19 Vietnam wins first match at AFF U19 Championship 2022

The event was attended by President of the VRCS Bui Thi Hoa, Omani Ambassador to Vietnam Saleh Mohamed Ahmed Al-Suqri, and CEO of the Oman Charitable Organization (OCO) Mohammed Hamoud Said Al-Zahli. At the handover, which was witnessed by representatives of Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign  Affairs, Ambassador to Vietnam Saleh Mohamed Ahmed Al-Suqri and OCO’s CEO Mohammed Hamoud Said Al-Zahli handed over two ambulances, two ventilators, 20,000 N95 masks, 8,000 SPO2 meters, 8,000 protective suits, 8,000 electronic personal thermometers, and 2,000 gloves to the VRCS’s representatives. These medical supplies were donated by Omani Government and people to assist the Vietnamese Government and people in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking at the event, OCO’s CEO Mohammed Hamoud Said Al-Zahli expressed the honor to hand over medical equipment and supplies to Vietnam. The gifts also demonstrated the friendship and cooperation between the two countries. On behalf of the VRCS, … [Read more...] about VRCS receives medical equipment, supplies from Oman

Euro zone recession fears were exacerbated by concerns about an energy crisis in Europe and by Tuesday's data, which showed a sharp slowdown in business growth in June, following Monday's news of a seasonally adjusted May trade deficit in Germany versus expectations for a surplus. Oil prices suffered their biggest daily drop since March on growing fears of a global recession and lockdowns in China that could slash demand. Bipan Rai, North America head of FX strategy at CIBC Capital Markets in Toronto, cited signs of a looming energy crisis in Europe and economic concerns for the euro's tumble. "The threat of a recession in the euro zone is a more clear risk now relative to before," Rai said. The euro dropped by almost 1.8 percent against the dollar to $1.0236, its weakest level since December 2002. It was last down 1.48 percent against the dollar. Meanwhile the dollar index , which measures the greenback against a group of major currencies, was up 1.31 percent, after hitting … [Read more...] about Euro slumps to two-decade low, oil tumbles as recession fears intensify

Advantages not fully tapped Although industrial sectors are Hai Phong's strengths, supporting industries have not developed commensurately. For example, the shipbuilding industry has almost no accompanying supporting industry, such as enterprises assembling ship diesel engines, producing boilers and ship hatch covers, painting, welding rods, welding wires, fireproofing doors, making anchor chains and marine instruments. Hai Phong prioritizes the development of mechanical industries in its long-term strategy In 2021, Hai Phong's shipbuilding industry continued to face many difficulties with slowing growth and its industrial production index falling to 23.21 percent. Despite many preferential state policies, the auto manufacturing and assembly industries have also attracted very few enterprises manufacturing parts for the supply chain. The automobile manufacturing industry in Hai Phong still maintains an average growth rate for traditional products, such as trucks … [Read more...] about Hai Phong prioritizes development of auto, shipbuilding industries