Jonathan Selib, Senior Vice President of Global Policy at Pfizer (right) welcomes Vietnamese President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc at the New York headquarters. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất NEW YORK — Vietnamese President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Thursday (US time) visited the headquarters of Pfizer in New York, during his trip to the US to attend the 76th session of the UN General Assembly. During the meeting, President Phúc praised Pfizer's positive role in COVID-19 prevention and control, especially with the successful development of its mRNA vaccine, acknowledged by the entire world as a highly effective 'weapon' to fight the pandemic. He appreciated the total shipments of 2.8 million doses of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines to Việt Nam so far which has contributed to the country's COVID-19 response, as well as its commitment to deliver the entirety of the deal of 31 million doses in the remaining months of the year. He asked Pfizer to accelerate supplies to Việt Nam as soon as possible …
Việt Nam wants to become food innovation hub in the region
President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. VNA/VNS Photo New York — Việt Nam hopes to become a food innovation hub in the region, President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said in his message sent to the United Nations (UN) Food Systems Summit held in New York on Thursday. In his remarks, President Phúc noted “cooperation among countries, partners, and actors within the food systems must serve the interest of the people”. He stressed that food security laid the groundwork for Việt Nam's efforts in eradicating poverty, improving people’s living standards, promoting the “transparent, responsible and sustainable” development of Vietnamese agriculture. In that spirit, the Vietnamese State leader made several proposals to ensure food security in the context of climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Vietnamese President highlighted the necessity to pursue a “multi-value” agricultural development model, encompassing socio-economic-cultural issues, landscapes and the environment. It was necessary to …
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Vietnamese man appears in court accused of people smuggling
Hồ Sỹ Quốc is led away by officers following his arrest at an address in Birmingham, UK. Photo courtesy of the National Crime Agency Paul Kennedy BIRMINGHAM — A Vietnamese national has appeared in court in the United Kingdom charged with assisting illegal immigration. Hồ Sỹ Quốc, 21, is accused of helping to smuggle Vietnamese migrants into the UK in the backs of lorries in August and September 2020. He was remanded in custody until his next court appearance on 12 October. He was arrested by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA), who also this week arrested two taxi drivers suspected of working with a Vietnamese organised crime gang involved in people smuggling. The first, a 32-year-old man, was detained at his home address in Bolton on Wednesday September 22 on suspicion of facilitating illegal immigration Around £15,000 in cash was seized from the property. The second, a 40-year-old man living in Kent, was arrested on suspicion of the same offence on Thursday morning. …
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Việt Nam, US step up cooperation in tackling war consequences
Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoàng Xuân Chiến (R) and Patrick Leahy, president pro tempore of the US Senate. Photo qdnd.vn HÀ NỘI — Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Hoàng Xuân Chiến met with Patrick Leahy, president pro tempore of the US Senate on September 22 (local time) in Washington DC, with their discussion focusing on war-aftermath mitigation projects in Việt Nam. The US senator expressed his delight at outcomes of the nations’ collaboration in tackling war consequences, particularly a dioxin detoxification project at the Biên Hoà airport and a project on improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in eight provinces heavily sprayed with Agent Orange. He also acknowledged the progress made in cooperation in searching for remains of missing-in-action US servicemen and Vietnamese martyrs as well as in the implementation of joint communications campaigns. Chiến informed Leahy that his ministry had supported …
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Typhoon Dianmu weakens to tropical depression
A house damaged by strong winds in central Quảng Ngãi Province on Thursday. — Photo thanhnien.vn CENTRAL REGION — Central Việt Nam experienced strong winds and heavy rain after Typhoon Dianmu made landfall in provinces from Thừa Thiên-Huế to Quảng Nam, weakening to a tropical depression on Friday morning. The wind speed at the centre of the tropical depression reduced to 40km per hour on Friday. It is forecast to move in a west-northwest direction at the speed of 15 to 20km per hour. Strong winds are expected in provinces from Quảng Trị to Quảng Ngãi and around 300mm of rainfall forecast in central and Central Highlands localities. These localities have also been warned of flash floods and landslides in lowland areas and river banks. Water levels in rivers from Hà Tĩnh to Quảng Ngãi and Kon Tum Province is expected to rise. On Thursday night before the typhoon made landfall in Việt Nam, heavy winds in the coastal area of Bình Sơn District, central Quảng Ngãi …
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HCM City to shut some COVID field hospitals as patient numbers dwindle amid home treatment
The HCM City Department of Health plans to reduce the number of COVID-19 quarantine and treatment facilities as the number of patients discharged and being treated at home is increasing. Patients at field hospital No.1 in Thu Duc City celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. — VNA/VNS Photos Dinh Hang It will maintain the field hospitals in Cu Chi and Can Gio districts to treat slightly sick patients and integrate several field hospitals including Nos. 13, 14 and 16 with facilities set up to admit moderate and severe cases. But the existing infrastructure at facilities run by Bach Mai, Viet Duc and Hue Central hospitals will not be dismantled and used again if the outbreak takes a turn for the worse again. Quarantine facilities with 20-40 beds and oxygen systems in various districts and Thu Duc City will also be maintained. Deputy Minister of Health Nguyen Truong Son told Tuổi Trẻ (Youth) newspaper that the city would have to revamp its COVID treatment system. Field …
7.3 million people in HCM City to receive COVID relief
Hà Nội ready to co-exist with COVID-19 pandemic City to allow employees with green cards to return to work at state-owned companies Health Ministry asked to study two COVID-19 treatment methods to reduce mortality Health ministry allows shortening interval of two AstraZeneca vaccine doses Hà Nội allows reopening of non-essential services HCM City has unveiled its largest COVID relief package yet. Over 7.3 million people are expected to receive support. — Photo from tuoitre.vn HCM CITY — Over 7.3 million people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic will benefit from HCM City’s third relief package. The city’s largest relief package to date was approved on Thursday by the standing committee of the People's Council, and will provide VNĐ1 million (US$45) to each person. There would be no discrimination between permanent and temporary residents and be distributed immediately, the city assured. The beneficiaries will include poor and near-poor households …
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Hà Nội to host Taiwan Textile Roadshow next month
Garment products from Taiwan will be showcased at the Taiwan Textile Roadshow held in Hà Nội from October 6-7 at the Hà Nội International Exhibition Centre at 91 Trần Hưng Đạo Street. Photo courtesy of Vinexad HÀ NỘI — Garment products from Taiwan (China) will be showcased at the Taiwan Textile Roadshow held in Hà Nội from October 6-7 at the Hà Nội International Exhibition Centre at 91 Trần Hưng Đạo Street. The event will be co-organised by the Bureau of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs (Taiwan), Taiwan Textile Federation (TTF) and the Việt Nam National Trade Fair and Advertising Company (Vinexad) under both direct meetings and via online platforms. It aims to strengthen co-operation between Vietnamese and Taiwanese enterprises in the textile and garment sector. There will be 12 Taiwan textile manufacturers participating in the event via Zoom, exchanging experience with and introducing products to Vietnamese enterprises with interpretation support. Taiwanese …
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Mường ethnic girl pursues her dream through university study
Phạm Thị Thuận and her brother cook in their house in Cao Ngọc Commune, Ngọc Lặc District in central Thanh Hóa Province. Photos daidoanket.vn THANH HÓA – On Monday, Phạm Thị Thuận, a Mường ethnic girl from a mountainous village in central Thanh Hóa Province, travelled more than 100 kilometres to Thanh Hóa City to complete the admission test at Hồng Đức University. Thuận has beaten thousands of candidates to be a student of History and Pedagogy at the university, with a relatively high score of 29.75 in total. Becoming a history teacher has always been her dream, and her achievement is the result of both tireless effort and the strong determination she has shown since her childhood. Thuận was born into a very poor family. Her father suffers from contorted limbs, and her mother has weak mental health. Both of them are illiterate, but they know the importance of education for their children. Her mother is the breadwinner of the family. She worked in the rice field and collected …
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Time for Barca to stop living in the past
BORROWED TIME: Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman may soon be out of a job. AFP/VNA Photo Paul Kennedy It’s difficult to actually fathom what’s going on these days at Barcelona. The once giants of European football, a team of superstars that were a joy to watch, have now become nothing short of a laughing stock. I get Messi has jumped ship, and I get that he didn’t really have a choice in the matter as the Barca bigwigs are desperate to save some cash. Not that long ago, it was a frightening front three of Messi, Neymar and Suarez, with Iniesta and Xavi behind. At the end of their disappointing draw with Granada this week, their forward line consisted of Manchester United reject Memphis Depay and centre-half Gerard Piqué deployed as a make-shift striker. After four La Liga games they sit in eighth place with only eight points. Played four, won two, drew two. I know it’s only early days, but Real Madrid are currently eight points ahead at the top of the table. …
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