Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh (R) hosts a reception for Andy Kinsella, Chief Executive Officer of Ireland-based Mainstream Renewable Power (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh hosted a reception for Andy Kinsella, Chief Executive Officer of Ireland-based Mainstream Renewable Power, in Hanoi on November 20. The official spoke highly of the Irish company’s investment in Vietnam in the renewable energy industry, which the country has huge demand for and many Irish businesses boast strength in. She highlighted that electricity is among vital demands in Vietnam’s sustainable development orientations, highly valuing the feasibility of Mainstream Renewable Power’s current wind energy project. The Vice President voiced her hope that the company’s project will promptly go into operation. Vietnam’s Phu Cuong Group and the Irish company recently signed a cooperation deal worth 2 billion USD to build and operate a wind farm … [Read more...] about Ireland’s renewable energy developer pledges support for Vietnam
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Vietnam highlights ASEAN’s efforts to observe child rights
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the United Nations, has affirmed the ASEAN’s strong commitments in promoting and ensuring the rights of children in both regional and global scales through dialogue, partnership and cooperation, helping to build a future of peace, stability and prosperity. The diplomat represented the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to address a ceremony in New York on November 20 (local time) to mark the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which drew representatives from 193 UN member countries, UN agencies, UNICEF as well as activists in the field of child rights. Quy said that the ASEAN has exerted efforts to build a favourable development environment for children and adolescents through many cooperation programmes such as the regional action plan on the elimination of violence against children, and the ASEAN Children Forum. … [Read more...] about Vietnam highlights ASEAN’s efforts to observe child rights
Vietnam insists on solving disputes through peaceful means
Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the UN (Photo: VNA) Ambassador Quy said that the lack of awareness of the importance of reconciliation and ineffective reconciliation, contributes to the persistence of conflict worldwide. He added that the parties concerned best know the root causes of the conflict, noting that it is they who must first engage in the process. The success of the process hinges on trust and long‑term goals, which can only be achieved through a comprehensive approach to political, social, economic and justice issues, said Quy. Addressing the meeting, Secretary‑General of the United Nations Antonio Guterres said that trust-building, respecting truth, and ensuring related parties’ voices clearly heard are important factors in the reconciliation process. Meanwhile, member countries said that the principles of respecting independence and sovereignty, and non-interference must be ensured, while the root … [Read more...] about Vietnam insists on solving disputes through peaceful means
80-year old woman spends half century living alongside the dead
She lives in the Kien An-Ngoc Lu Cemetery in Saigon’s District 2, and people come during Tet to visit their loved ones in the graveyard. At 80 Huong still walks around the graveyard every day to clean and burn incense to the dead. She started doing this work almost 50 years ago and now lives with four generations of her family in the cemetery. Huong says: "My husband used to help me but he passed away five years ago. My children moved in to live with me and help a lot." Half a century ago a group of people from Kien An and Ngoc Lu districts in Hai Phong City and the then province of Ha Nam Ninh in the north bought this plot of land to bury their loved ones in Saigon. Since 1975 the cemetery has been run by the authorities. Huong and her husband were allowed to build a house in the middle of the cemetery to care for the graves. For the last 50 years she has been cutting the grass, sweeping the leaves and cleaning the graves without getting paid for it. Her income comes from … [Read more...] about 80-year old woman spends half century living alongside the dead
Vietnamese national team receive large bonus from VFF
Dang Van Lam receives VND100 million following a magnificent display against Thailand on November 19 As a result, a number of the team’s outstanding performers are set to receive a bonus of several hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese dong. With five rounds of matches played in the Asian zone’s second qualifying round for the World Cup 2022, the national team has so far received bonuses totaling VND6.4 billion from the VFF. In addition, a number of outstanding individuals have also been awarded VND1 billion by local enterprises. Of the figure, head coach Park Hang-seo was presented with VND400 million, while goalkeeper Dang Van Lam received VND100 million following a magnificent display against Thailand on November 19 during which he saved a penalty. Previously, forward Tien Linh had received a personal bonus of VND300 million after his wonderful strike secured three points against the UAE on November 14. Vietnam’s midfield maestro Quang Hai … [Read more...] about Vietnamese national team receive large bonus from VFF
