Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang (Photo: VNA) Hanoi – The upcoming trip of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Cuba and New York, the US, have an inclusive target of implementing Vietnam’s external relations policy of independence, self-reliance, peace, friendship, cooperation and development, diversification and multilateralisation of foreign relations, said Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang. At the invitation of First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will pay an official visit to Cuba from September 18 to 20. Later, from September 21 to 24, the President will attend a general debate of the UN General Assembly’s 76th session and hold a number of bilateral activities in the US. He said Phuc’s official visit to Cuba reflected Vietnam’s policy of promoting relations with priority partners and traditional friends. It is an opportunity for Vietnam to affirm its solidarity and …
Donations give more impulse to COVID-19 fight in HCM City
On September 15, the administration of the Lao province of Xiengkhouang handed over aid to HCM City via Vietnam’s State-owned Company of Economic Cooperation (COECCO). The aid is worth nearly 200 million LAK (21,000 USD) in total donated by Xiengkhouang agencies, organizations and people, as well as the Vietnamese community in the province. It consists of 93 million LAK in cash and over 20 tonnes of food. The assistance will be delivered to HCM City by the COECCO, which is operating in Laos, in the next few days. The HCM City Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs also presented financial aid and medical supplies to the front-line medical force in the city on September 15. The relief includes a donation of 125 million VND (5,500 USD) from a humanitarian fund of Vietnamese women in Europe to the Cho Ray Hospital. Authorised by the Foreign Ministry’s Commission for Overseas Vietnamese, the HCM City committee also received goods and medical supplies donated by Vietnamese …
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Vietnam’s coffee exports to RoK likely to increase
Farmers gather coffee beans before processing in Buon Ma Thuot city in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi – Vietnam’s coffee exports to the Republic of Korea (RoK) are forecast to grow in the near future as the RoK’s demand for the product has been on the rise, according to experts. Although the fourth wave of COVID-19 infections is still complicated in the RoK, the country's coffee consumption demand has not been affected by the pandemic, they said. Meanwhile, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) raised the RoK's economic growth outlook to 4.3 percent this year and 3.4 percent in the following year which is higher than the 3.6 percent and 2.8 percent estimated in April this year, in spite of concerns about the pandemic’s impact. According to the Agency of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, in 2020 and the first months of this year, the RoK's coffee imports have increased due to a rise in demand for coffee at home under the …
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VGCL proposes to spend 3.9 billion USD to support COVID-19 affected labourers
Hanoi's Youth Union presents gifts for 150 labourers at Vietnam Esoft Company which suffered serious impacts due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has proposed spending up to 89 trillion VND (3.91 billion USD) from the unemployment insurance fund to support labourers strongly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Chairman of the VGCL Nguyen Dinh Khang said the confederation would propose the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs consider using the surplus unemployment insurance fund to ease financial difficulties for labourers during the fourth COVID-19 outbreak. Those who have been participating in the unemployment insurance policy for at least six months would be eligible for financial support. Figures from the VGCL showed that more than 1.16 million labourers have benefited from the Government’s support package worth 26 trillion VND (1.13 billion USD) from July 8. Meanwhile, more …
EVN generates support for Covid-19 fight in Vietnam’s south
Ensuring safe power supply Lockdown was extended throughout the southern region in accordance with Prime Ministerial Instruction 16 to help combat the worst Covid-19 outbreak in the country. Ensuring continual, safe electricity supply in this context is very important not only to maintain production and people’s daily lives but also to help pandemic control and healthcare. EVNHCMC supplies electricity to Field Hospital 14 EVN Deputy General Director Vo Quang Lam said the corporation has been monitoring the pandemic’s development and directing its member units to ensure continuous, safe electricity supply. Specifically, it has urged units to accelerate the application of information technology and digital transformation to provide online services and utility bill payments. The EVN leadership proposed that the Central Power Corporation (EVNCPC), the Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation (EVNHCMC), and the Southern Power Corporation (EVNSPC) continue assisting the …
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Embassy marks Vietnamese events in France
Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang highlighted that Vietnam is proud of its achievements in socio-economic affairs, politics, and diplomacy with its partners worldwide over the past seven decades. The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam reaffirmed the nation’s foreign policy of independence, openness, and proactive regional and international integration, the diplomat said. Expressing his delight at growing Vietnam – France relations, Thang noted the nations will mark a decade of their strategic partnership and five decades of their diplomatic relations in 2023. He said he believes that high-level political exchanges in recent months and in the coming time will create a new impetus for the bilateral relations. He also mentioned a COVID-19 vaccine batch donated by France just arriving in Vietnam in a couple of days ago as an example of the countries’ vivid relationship. The diplomat said he is pleased with the expanding …
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Vietnam receives 852,480 AstraZeneca vaccine doses granted by Germany via COVAX
Vietnam receives 852,480 AstraZeneca vaccine doses granted by Germany via COVAX Hanoi – A batch of 852,480 AstraZeneca vaccine doses arrived in Hanoi on September 16, according to the German Embassy in Vietnam and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The batch of vaccine was donated by the German Government to Vietnam via the COVAX Facility with close collaboration among the UNICEF, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Vietnamese Government. German Ambassador to Vietnam Guido Hildner affirmed that Germany always stands side by side with Vietnam in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Germany and the European Union support the global campaign for fair and transparent access to vaccines via the COVAX Facility, he added. United Nations Resident Coordinator ad interim and WHO Representative in Vietnam Dr. Kidong Park thanked the German Government and people for sharing the vaccine with the Vietnamese people through the COVAX Facility. He expressed his support …
No more delays in construction schedule of Eastern Cluster of North-South Expressway
Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh ordered no more delays in the construction of the Eastern Cluster of the North-South Expressway The Deputy PM made the order at an online meeting on September 14 on the development of the Eastern Cluster of North-South Expressway with contractors, relevant ministries, the State Bank of Vietnam, as well as the 13 cities and provinces the project goes through. He noted that more delays in the project construction would be acceptable. He asked local authorities to complete the site clearance in October 2021. Contractors will have to address sluggish construction while abiding by the rules on COVID-19 prevention and fight. Cities and provinces, and relevant ministries are asked to create more favourable conditions for mining licensing procedures to ensure enough building materials for the project. The meeting focused on solving the problems related to site clearance and lack of building materials facing the project The Eastern …
October: The golden time for Phu Quoc tourism
The success in welcoming the first international visitors to Phu Quoc Island is expected to have a huge media impact. In late May 2020, tourism experts proposed opening some islands in Vietnam such as Phu Quoc and Con Dao to international tourists but the proposal never launched. This time, the plan to welcome international visitors with vaccine passports to Phu Quoc Island in Kien Giang Province has been approved by the Prime Minister. The island is expected to have the first guests in October. Duong Mai Lan, Director of Ascend Travel, says that this is a very good direction to quickly restore the tourism industry of Vietnam in general and Phu Quoc in particular. Opening the door for guests with a vaccine passport has been done by many countries and this is considered the only solution for the tourism industry at the moment. Tran Quoc Vu, CEO of Vtravel Vietnam, General Secretary of the Tourism Association of Kien Giang Province, said that accepting the vaccine …
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The development of dark tourism with great potential
While travelling, tourists not only want to relax and enjoy beautiful natural scenery and visit amusement parks, but also understand the true past of the destinations. The development of dark tourism with great potential Therefore, “dark tourism” (tourism associated with death or tragedy) has become a trend both domestically and around the world. The attraction of “dark tourism” “Dark tourism” has been known by different names such as “thana tourism”, “black tourism” or “grief tourism”. “Dark tourism” refers to visiting places where dark events related to death or tragedies of humanity took place. These events could have originated from natural causes such as earthquakes and tsunamis, or from human related events such as genocide, assassinations and terrorism. Destinations could also be also prisons, war scenes and so on. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, millions of tourists around the world ventured to the most unlucky places on Earth, where devastating events, …
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