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Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai (Photo: mfa.go.th) Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand ’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Don Pramudwinai will attend the 54th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting and Related Meetings on August 2-7 via videoconference. Don Pramudwinai will take this opportunity to promote cooperation on the Bio-Circular-Green Economy Model (BCG) as well as the comprehensive recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and to support multilateralism and regional cooperation to address the regional and global challenges, according to the country’s Foreign Ministry. During the foreign ministerial meeting, ASEAN Foreign Ministers will discuss ways to promote ASEAN Community building that is people-centred and people-oriented, prepared for future challenges and opportunities, and prospering together, under the theme “We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper” and priorities under Brunei Darussalam’s ASEAN Chairmanship this …

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In his Twitter account, the Cuban top leader wrote that the solidarity between Cuba and others has been strengthened during difficult times, voicing his gratitude to governments and peoples that have helped Cuba. He also shared an article of Granma daily newspaper, the official mouthpiece of the PCC, which highlights assistance for Cuba in the last few days. The newspaper cited an announcement by Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on presenting 12,000 tons of rice to Cuba, in which he said that Vietnam will stand side by side with the Carribean country. Other countries such as Bolivia, Mexico, Nicaragua and Russia and numerous organizations have sent aid to Cuba, Granma reported. Source: VNA …

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Chairman of the State Administration Council of Myanmar Senior General Min Aung Hlaing (Photo: AFP/VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of the State Administration Council of Myanmar Senior General Min Aung Hlaing has promised the organisation of new elections , while saying the government of Myanmar is ready to work with any s pecial envoy appointed the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Myanmar is ready to work on ASEAN cooperation within the ASEAN framework including the dialogue with the ASEAN Special Envoy in Myanmar, Min Aung Hlaing spoke in a televised address on August 1. The 54th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM 54) is scheduled to open on August 2, during which foreign ministers will discuss the implementation of the five-point consensus to settle crisis in Myanmar. At the ASEAN Leaders' Meeting held in late April in Jakarta, ASEAN leaders reached consensus on five points on Myanmar situation: ending violence, conducting constructive dialogue among …

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EVFTA - A catalyst for Vietnamese businesses: diplomat The European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) has created a favourable corridor for trade between the two sides and brought new impetus to economic cooperation between Vietnam and the EU, Nguyen Van Thao, head of the Mission of Vietnam to the EU, has said. Thao, who is also Vietnamese Ambassador to Beligum and Luxembourg, told Vietnam New Agency in an interview on prospects for further promoting the EVFTA in the future. He said the agreement took effect on August 1 last yer at a hard time when EU countries were very heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This year, the pandemic has  continued to break out in Southeast Asian countries. Vietnam is not an exception. The country has also suffered big impacted by the pandemic. However, trade turnover between Vietnam and the EU still reached 50 billion USD last year, and grew by 4.5 percent in the last five months of 2020. This was an encouraging …

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Vietnam’s COVID-19 vaccine candidate Nano Covax has entered the third clinical trial phase, with both the injection and nasal pray forms to be put to the test, the producer told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Friday. According to Nanogen Pharmaceutical Biotechnology JSC, Nano Covax’s producer, their vaccine is Vietnam’s first homegrown COVID-19 jab that was approved for human clinical testing, with a projected total of 14,000 people participating in three rounds of trial. While the first round, which started in early 2021, included 60 volunteers, the third round that commenced in June is divided into two phases: the eariler phase 3a includes 1,004 participants, while the later phase 3b will have 12,000 people. On July 27, the Military Medical University started administering the second jab to 12,000 participants of phase 3b, while those in phase 3a, who had all received two shots, were going through a blood sampling process for vaccine efficacy assessment that lasts until early …

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Dung calls on Hanoian people to follow an appeal delivered by Vietnam’s Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong to Vietnamese people at home and overseas to step up Covid-19 prevention and control amid the serious developments of the pandemic. Hanoi’s Party leader Dinh Tien Dung, who is also a Politburo member, has affirmed that the city has implemented stricter social distancing because of serious developments of the Covid-19 pandemic. After seven days of action, almost all localities and people have complied with it well, however, in some places, at some times, the organization and enforcement have not been strictly enforced. This is the time for the political system from the city to the grassroots and the entire people of the capital city to uphold the exemplary spirit in response to the appeal of Vietnam’s Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, tightening the social distancing discipline and making the most of “golden time” to push back the pandemic. Social distancing …

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Traffic police officers in the southern province of Dong Nai, a Covid-19 hotspot, guided over 1,400 workers back home in south central provinces of Ninh Thuan and Binh Thuan. The workers, who were living in locked down rented apartments in Bien Hoa Town, had been tested free for Covid-19 and those that showed negative results were helped to return to their homes. Nguyen Van Thuoc, Party secretary of the town's Vinh Cuu District , said that local authorities arranged buses, ambulances and food to send people back home. Upon arriving at their hometowns, traffic police officers there picked them up and escorted them to checkpoints to make medical declarations and complete quarantine procedures. The buses were arranged for pregnant women and children to ensure safety, while others drove motorbikes. Traffic police used their vehicles to lead the group to prevent people from stopping along the way. Earlier, police in Dong Nai similarly escorted 1,700 people stuck in the province to …

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