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Chairman of Hà Nội People's Council Nguyễn Ngọc Tuấn addresses at the first meeting of Hà Nội’s 16th People’s Council for the term 2021-2026. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Hà Nội’s People’s Council for the 2021-2026 term had its first meeting on Wednesday and decided on the holders of the top positions for the city People’s Council and People’s Committee. At the meeting, the chairman of the municipal People’s Council Nguyễn Ngọc Tuấn was re-elected with votes from 92 out of 94 deputies present. Tuấn, born in 1966, from the northern province of Hải Dương, was first elected as the chairman of the Hà Nội People’s Council in December 2020. Before, he was the vice-chairman of the council from April 2016. Between April 2014 and March 2016, he was vice-chairman of the Hà Nội People’s Committee. Before that, he was among the top leaders of Hà Nội Housing Development and Investment Corporation (HANDICO). Tuấn has a doctorate in economics and previously … [Read more...] about Hà Nội’s new People’s Council holds first meeting, elects leaders

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (right) meets the visiting First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the UK Dominic Raab on Tuesday in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất HÀ NỘI — President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged Việt Nam and the UK to continue deepening their bilateral strategic partnership to meet the interests of the two countries and contribute to regional and world peace, stability and cooperation. The President was speaking during a reception for First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the UK Dominic Raab in Hà Nội on Tuesday, during his official visit to Việt Nam. He said the two sides should give priority to the effective implementation of the UK-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (UKVFTA) towards creating breakthroughs in trade and investment cooperation, affirming that Việt Nam will create all possible conditions for UK businesses to invest in potential … [Read more...] about President Phúc urges deepening Việt Nam-UK strategic partnership

Prolonged drought in the central province of Quảng Trị caused severe damage to local farmers' crops in July last year. — VNA/VNS Photo Hồ Cầu GENEVA — Ambassador Lê Thị Tuyết Mai, Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the UN, the World Trade Organisation, and other international organisations in Geneva, attended the opening ceremony of the UN Human Rights Council’s 47th session, which is taking place from June 21 to July 15. Speaking at a dialogue session with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, Mai affirmed Việt Nam’s consistent policy on the promotion and protection of human rights. She expressed the country's support for the work of the High Commissioner and the UN's human right mechanisms, as well as for conducting practical, constructive dialogues on human rights issues, while emphasising human rights should not be politicised to interfere in internal affairs of sovereign states or to criticise nations. Regarding Việt … [Read more...] about Việt Nam most concerned with human rights in climate change context: Ambassador

Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh (right) and British First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs Dominic Raab met for talks on Tuesday in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Phạm Kiên HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh has proposed the UK's Government further facilitate Việt Nam's access to COVID-19 vaccine supplies and consider transferring its vaccine production technology to the Southeast Asian country. At a reception in Hà Nội on Tuesday for Dominic Raab, British First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Minh said the UK is a leading nation in COVID-19 vaccine research and development and is one of the countries which have contributed the most to the COVAX Facility. The Deputy PM spoke highly of the positive development of the Việt Nam-UK strategic partnership in the recent past and expressed his belief that Raab’s current visit would create a new driving force … [Read more...] about Deputy PM proposes UK further facilitate Việt Nam’s access to COVID-19 vaccine supplies

26-year-old man dies after getting COVID-19 vaccine Hanoians hopeful of business recovery following new reopening Hà Tĩnh, Hải Phòng, Hải Dương re-open some businesses Doctors bring Việt Nam's COVID-19 prevention role model to UN peacekeeping mission COVID-19 National vaccination campaign: safety first A temperature screening system that also reminds people to put on masks outside an office building in HCM City. Technology businesses in HCM City have been coming up with numerous solutions to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. – Photo baodautu.vn HCM CITY — Technology businesses in HCM City have been developing solutions to control the COVID-19 pandemic, with systems that measure temperature automatically, monitor gatherings and remind people to wear masks. Homa Techs Inc., a start-up that specialises in artificial intelligence (AI) and the internet of things, has developed a smart camera system for buildings to look out for large gatherings and issue … [Read more...] about HCM City tech businesses develop solutions to combat COVID