World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghegreyesus said WHO backs Vietnam’s proposal of turning itself into a regional hub of vaccine manufacturing. Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (left) and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held talks on Sunday in Geneva, Switzerland. — VNA/VNS Photo: Thong Nhat The WHO chief made the statement in response to an initiative raised by Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc as he visited WHO Headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on Sunday (local time) as part of his official trip to the European country. The meeting also saw the presence of Seth Berkley, CEO of the Vaccine Alliance (GAVI), and Aurélia Nguyen, Managing Director of the COVAX Facility. President Phuc highly appreciated the coordinating role of WHO in global health issues, especially in setting healthcare standards and guidelines and providing technical support for countries in responding to public health emergencies and …
Vietnam – Russia ties a model in world diplomatic practice
Illustrative image (Photo: hoihuunghivietnga.vn) Moscow (VNA) – Russian scholars have commented on achievements made by Vietnam and Russia since the two countries established their strategic partnership two decades ago and comprehensive strategic partnership nearly a decade ago, as well as prospects of bilateral ties in the next period, during interviews granted to the Vietnam News Agency 's reporter in Moscow ahead of the Russia visit by President Nguyen Xuan Phuc . comprehensive strategic partnership is an inevitable result of long-term and effective exchanges and cooperation between the two countries, starting in the 1920s when Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh arrived in Leningrad city (Soviet Union), now Saint Petersburg, for the first time. Prof. Dr. Vladimir Kolotov (Photo: VNA) Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, high-level meetings between Vietnam and Russia have still been maintained regularly. They are also ready to help each other when necessary, evidenced …
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Vietnam urged to improve policies for effective implementation of EVFTA
Illustrative image. (Photo: tapchitaichinh.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - Improving the policy system and legal framework based on international trade practice is one of the important factors for Vietnam to integrate more deeply into the global value chains and attract investment capital from Europe as well as create a level playing field for domestic and foreign enterprises, Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti, Head of the European Union Delegation to Vietnam, has said. Up to 35 percent of European business leaders see administrative procedures as a barrier in the implementation of the European Union - Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), according to the 2021 White Book released recently by the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) in Vietnam. Aliberti said that there is great investment potential from the European Union, especially in high-value sectors. EuroCham is committed to supporting the Vietnamese Government in setting up a sustainable development roadmap to bring better …
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Manulife Vietnam throws its support behind 2021 Terry FoxVirtual Run
The event’s ‘One Day, Your Way’ motto also inspired more than 3,200 people from across the country to participate in the virtual experience. Manulife Vietnam, a Canadian-based life insurance company, has continued its long-standing support for the Terry Fox Run by donating VND147 million towards the charity event, which this year also marked its 25 th anniversary in Vietnam. The Terry Fox Run is a non-competitive event held in numerous locations around the world each year in commemoration of Canadian cancer activist Terry Fox. Held on Sunday 28 November and organised by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam, the 2021 Terry Fox Virtual Run helped raise much needed funds for local cancer research. With the pandemic forcing the event to go virtual for a second year, Manulife Vietnam again stepped up its support and participation with over 700 employees, advisers and family members taking part. The event’s ‘One Day, Your Way’ motto also …
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Korea-Vietnam Fashion Festival Awards marks 29th anniversary of diplomatic ties
The third Korea-Vietnam Fashion Festival Awards (KVFFA) 2021 features various music performances of Korean artists and an “ao dai” (Vietnamese traditional dress) and hanbok fashion show . (Photo: VNA) Seoul (VNA) – The third Korea-Vietnam Fashion Festival Awards (KVFFA) 2021 took place in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, on November 28 night, featuring various music performances of Korea n artists and an “ao dai” (Vietnamese traditional dress) and hanbok fashion show. In his remarks, Vietnamese Ambassador to the RoK Nguyen Vu Tung described the KVFFA 2021 as a significant celebration of the 29th founding anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations, saying it has further deepened cultural exchanges and increased mutual understanding between Vietnamese living in the RoK and the local community. Though this is the second time the KVFFA has been held partially via virtual platform due to COVID-19 pandemic, the event showed that Vietnam and the RoK can …
Vietnam, Switzerland look to foster friendship activities
VUFO President Nguyen Phuong Nga presents the insignia to SVFA Chairwoman Anjuska Weil (L). (Photo: VNA) Bern (VNA) - President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) Nguyen Phuong Nga held a working session with the Switzerland-Vietnam Friendship Association (SVFA) in Bern, Switzerland, on November 27. At the event, SVFA Chairwoman Anjuska Weil expressed her delight at the development of bilateral ties between the two countries and highly evaluated Vietnam’s development achievements. SVFA’s members proposed ideas to foster the friendship between the two nations' people, connect the Vietnamese community in Switzerland and attract young people of both countries into activities to raise their mutual understanding and solidarity. They shared with the Vietnamese people about adverse impacts from COVID-19 and wished that the two countries would overcome the pandemic soon. The two sides also looked into ways to boost cooperative ties, especially …
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Pandemic could worsen human trafficking in Vietnam
At a Monday conference to review the result of the Tackling Modern Slavery in Vietnam (TMSV) project, Park Mihyung, IOM Vietnam’s Chief of Mission, said Covid-19 has worsened poverty and severely impacted vulnerable communities, leading to a possible increase in human trafficking. The project revealed that Vietnamese are the third likeliest victims of modern slavery in the U.K., with around 800 such people detected between 2009 and 2020. Most of them came from northern or north-central Vietnam. People are much more likely to become victims of labor and sexual exploitations as economic prospects worsen, Park said. Illegal migrations may also increase due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a representative of the Ministry of Public Security said at the conference. Some people who find it difficult to get a job in Vietnam will think of seeking opportunities in more developed countries through illegal migration, the rep said. The conference to review the TMSV project was organized by the …
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Vietnam’s foreign trade up 22.3 percent in 11 months
Cai Mep port - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s foreign trade surged 22.3 percent year-on-year in the first 11 months of this year to exceed 599.1 billion USD, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO). The figure reached 59.7 billion USD in November, up 8.5 percent month-on-month and 19.7 percent year-on-year, the GSO announced on November 29. The country exported 29.9 billion USD worth of commodities in November, up 3.6 percent month-on-month and 18.5 percent year-on-year. It raised the 11-month export turnover to close to 299.7 billion USD, up 17.5 percent from a year earlier, with the foreign-invested sector (including crude oil) contributing 73.6 percent of the total, or 220.68 billion USD, up 20 percent year-on-year. Thirty-four commodity items earned export revenue of 1 billion USD upwards during the period, which together made up 93.5 percent of the total. Industrial and processing products were the biggest currency earners, …
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Vietnam records 13,758 new local Covid cases
The three localities with the highest number of new cases were Ho Chi Minh City with 1,554 cases, Can Tho with 913 cases, and Binh Duong with 719 cases. Of the day's tally, 7,601 cases were detected in the community. Health authorities also confirmed 16,088 recoveries on Monday, bringing the total tally of recovered cases so far to 974,724. The Covid-19 death toll in Vietnam rose to 25,055 with the confirmation of another 173 deaths. The average daily number of new cases in the country for the past seven days has been 12,596, while the death rate has been 158 a day on average. Over 71 million people have been vaccinated, with more than 49.7 million having received two doses. …
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Vietnam mulls travel suspension for seven southern African countries over Omicron variant
Vietnam’s Ministry of Health has proposed that the national government suspend flights to and from seven southern African countries and halt entry for people from them amid concerns over the new coronavirus variant Omicron. These nations include South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Eswatini, Lesotho, and Mozambique, the ministry said on Sunday. The proposed restriction is a fresh move in addition to Vietnam’s policy to close borders since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under this policy, only Vietnamese repatriates, foreign experts, diplomats, investors, skilled workers, and students are allowed to enter the Southeast Asian country, subject to strict quarantine requirements. Recently, the country has gradually opened its borders to international visitors in a pilot scheme to revive tourism after deciding to live safely with COVID-19 instead of pursuing a zero-tolerance approach to the coronavirus. The health ministry's proposal came after the Omicron …