Digital transformation plays a vital role in agricultural development To achieve ambitions to become a modern-oriented industrialised nation by 2030 and a developed country with high income by 2045, Viet Nam must succeed in the digital transformation process, in which agriculture is one of the priority areas, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son said. Minister Son gave the statement at the Vietnam Agricultural Digital Transformation International Forum 2021, themed “Keeping up with market trends, ensuring the pivotal role of the economy during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.” which was held virtually on Thursday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), the Vietnam Digital Agriculture Association (VIDA), and e-newspaper VnExpress. The forum is a place for dialogue and public-private policy activities between the Government, private sector and stakeholders. It was also an activity within the framework of the Vietnam International Agricultural Exhibition 2021 (AgriTech Expo …
Epic documentary shows Viet Nam’s wartime history
Documentary 'Con Đường Đã Chọn' (The Chosen Path) gives a panoramic view of national history. Photo courtesy of People's Army Cinema by Minh Thu A new epic documentary about Việt Nam’s wartime history is set to be subtitled in English for the first time so that foreign audiences can have a panoramic view of the Vietnamese people's victorious struggle and their huge sacrifices during their wars of resistance in the 20th century. The 22-episode documentary Con Đường Đã Chọn (The Chosen Path) has already had several screenings on television to celebrate the Việt Nam National Day, September 2. Though many documentaries have been produced featuring the wars, The Chosen Path is different as it systematizes the historical events of the resistance wars to defend the country, showing how Vietnamese people chose the path they did to emerge victorious. The documentary uses a vast treasure trove of documents, photos and other materials, much of them previously unseen, to …
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Final train for Hanoi’s second metro route arrives in Vietnam
A ship carrying the 10th train, the last of the second metro route, docked at Hai Phong Port on Thursday and is on its way to the Nhon depot area in Hanoi, a representative of Hanoi Metropolitan Railway Management Board (MRB) said Saturday. As of August, the route was 74 percent complete, including 90 percent of its elevated section. The metro route is scheduled to begin commercial operation of its 8.5-kilometer elevated tracks in the second half of this year. However, MRB said the target could be missed due to the impacts of the Covid pandemic. The Nhon-Hanoi Railway Station route consists of 10 trains with four cars each, manufactured by French company Alstom. Each train, which is 80 meters long and has a designed speed of 80 kph and a commercial speed of 35 kph, can carry 944 to 1,124 people. Its low floor makes it quite convenient for passengers to get on and off, especially for those with luggage or having to move on wheelchairs. There are priority areas for people with …
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Vietnam records 9,360 new local Covid cases
Ho Chi Minh City led with 4,237 new cases, followed by Binh Duong (2,877) and Dong Nai (939). Saturday's infection tally pushed the infection tally in the ongoing wave since late April to 672,593. 220 deaths were recorded on Saturday, including 165 in HCMC, 39 in its neighbor Binh Duong and seven in the Mekong Delta's Kien Giang. Other deaths were recorded in Tay Ninh (three), Dong Thap (two) and Binh Thuan, Thanh Hoa, Quang Ngai and Hanoi (one each). The national death rate over the past week has been 250 a day on average. The coronavirus death toll in Vietnam so far is 16,857, or 2.5 percent of all infections, compared to the world's average of 2.1 percent. Also on Saturday, 14,903 Covid-19 patients were announced recovered, bringing the total tally of recovered cases so far to 448,368. The country has vaccinated over 33 million people with at least one Covid-19 vaccine shot. Over 6.3 million have been fully vaccinated. Ho Chi Minh City, epicenter of the fourth …
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Western tourists keen to return, not keen on quarantine rules
Peter Scott, an Australian from Queensland, was happy to hear that the Vietnamese government plans to reopen the famous resort island to vaccinated foreign tourists from next month after nearly two years of closing national borders. "That's the best news I've heard in the last 18 months. I'll wait a few more weeks to return to Vietnam." Scott said he has already traveled to Phu Quoc four times and was impressed by the beauty of long, sandy beaches, peaceful fishing villages and busy night market. "It's a really beautiful island. I was taken by a local to visit fishing villages and enjoy seafood." But the foreigners that VnExpress International spoke to were also unanimous that quarantine requirements would be decision-influencing factor in making a trip to the Mekong Delta island. Their concern was that although Vietnamese authorities agreed to reopen the island, they did not specify whether fully vaccinated visitors would be exempt from the 14-day quarantine or have the …
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Businesses propose new regulations to replace Directives 15, 16
Associations of businesses have asked the Prime Minister to issue new directives on pandemic prevention and control to replace Directives 15 and 16 with regulations that fit the new circumstances. Localities should be allowed to conduct random examinations on people in transfer vehicles at departures and destinations. Enterprise associations in the fields of textile and garment, footwear, beverage, plastics, seafood processing, paper and pulp, forestry, dairy production, and food and foodstuff signed a document to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh containing a strategic proposal on "preventing and controlling the pandemic by points" to recover production and business safely in the new conditions. The social distancing during the fourth Covid-19 outbreak in Hanoi, HCM City and southern provinces has lasted 2-3 months, which has put a lot of businesses at risk of going bankrupt, disrupted supply chains, and caused workers to lose jobs, and made it more difficult for farmers and …
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VN football team drops in FIFA rankings in September
The World Football Federation (FIFA) has announced the rankings of national teams for September 2021. In the first half of September, the 2022 World Cup qualifiers took place in all regions, making a lot of changes on the FIFA rankings this month. The Vietnamese team got a total of 1244.09 points and dropped from 92nd to 95th in the world. The results came from the team’s two losing games against Saudi Arabia and Australia in the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup in Asia, with 16.76 points deducted. Vietnam also fell from 13th to 15th in Asia. In Asia, Iran overtook Japan to take the top spot and climb to 22nd in the world. The next positions in the top 10 are still Australia, South Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia... In Southeast Asia, except for Vietnam, which is participating in the third qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup, the remaining teams are not to be counted this time. Therefore, the ranking of these teams remains the …
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Required benchmarks for admission to universities much higher this year
As of September 16, more than 80 universities had announced required benchmarks for admission. Examinees need to have 2-4 exam scores higher than the previous year on average to be enrolled in universities. Analysts say that higher required scores are expected, because there are more examinees this year than in previous years, and the high school final exam questions were easier this year. ‘Hottest’ majors The Building People’s Public Security of the Political Academy of the People's Police of Vietnam is the major which requires the highest exam score – 30.34 for female students attending C00 exam group (literature, history and geography). The next belongs to Security Operations of the People’s Security Academy – 29.99 score, applied to female students in Zone 1 (10 northern mountainous provinces), attending A01 exam group (mathematics, physics and English). The Korean Studies major at the Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanity once again requires 30/30 …
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American investor earns VND1,000 billion from Vietnam’s hot stock
The largest private equity fund management company in the US has just sold Vinhomes shares and made a profit of more than VND1,000 billion (nearly US$ 43.5 million) after a year. According to Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HOSE), Viking Asia Holdings II PTE. LTD - an organization related to the largest private equity fund management company in the US - KKR - has sold 31.96 million Vinhomes shares (VHM) during the period from August 18 to September 14, when VHM was priced at around 110,000 VND/share. At this price, the organization could collect nearly VND3,500 billion, earning a profit of more than VND1,000 billion after more than one year holding the shares. In June 2020, this organization bought VHM shares at the price of VND75,000 per share. After the transaction, the ownership of Viking Asia Holdings II PTE. LTD decreased from 5.5% to 4.6% of charter capital and is no longer a major shareholder in VHM. This means that it will not have to publish its next …
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Bac Kan province elects 43-year-old Chairman
With a vote of confidence of 100%, Mr. Nguyen Dang Binh, Deputy Secretary of Bac Kan Provincial Party Committee was elected as Chairman of Bac Kan Provincial People's Committee for the 2021-2026 term. Chairwoman of the Bac Kan Provincial People's Council Phuong Thi Thanh congratulates the newly-elected Chairman of Bac Kan Provincial People's Committee Nguyen Dang Binh. Binh was elected at an unscheduled meeting of the People's Council of Bac Kan province on September 9. Mr. Binh’s predecessor is Mr. Nguyen Long Hai, an alternate member of the Party Central Committee, who has been appointed by the Politburo as the Secretary of the Party Committee of the Central Enterprise Block. Previously, on September 8, the Party Committee of Bac Kan province held a conference to announce the decision of the Secretariat of the Party Central Committee on the resignation of Mr. Binh as Vice head of the Office of the Central Party Committee to assume the position of Deputy …
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