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Participants at the workshop (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – A workshop discussing issues related to mutual legal assistance (MLA) in criminal matters was held by the Supreme People's Procuracy and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in HCM City on December 2. Participants heard that a number of new requirements for the judicial sector in recent years include electronic data collection , recovery of property acquired from illegitimate sources, and sending witnesses abroad to provide mutual legal assistance. mutual legal assistance of the Supreme People's Procuracy, said Vietnam has sent more than 1,200 requests for MLA in criminal matters , and received nearly 280 requests of this kind from abroad over the last two years. VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam learns from Japan’s experience in mutual legal assistance

The importance of settling disputes at sea by peaceful means based on international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) in 1982, was highlighted at an ASEAN workshop in Hanoi, Vietnam on Wednesday. The event, the fourth ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Workshop, was co-organized by the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the EU, Australia, and New Zealand. About 200 representatives from 27 ARF member countries, regional and international organizations, diplomatic offices, and research institutes were in attendance. The two-day seminar focused on implementing the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and other international instruments meant to address emerging maritime issues. Deputy head of the EU Delegation to Vietnam Thomas Wiersing is seen speaking at the ARF workshop in Hanoi, Vietnam, November 30, 2022. Photo : Ministry of Foreign Affairs In his opening speech, Nguyen Minh Vu, assistant to … [Read more...] about UNCLOS plays important role in regional peace: Vietnam workshop

Cherry blossoms have been in full bloom in the tourist town of Sapa, attracting lots of visitors. The cherry trees planted on the green tea hills some 10 km from Sapa Town have become a special tourist attraction every winter. The Japanese cherry trees were presented to Sapa by the Vietnam-Japanese Association on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of Sapa Town in 2003. While the cherry trees usually bloom in March or April in Japan, they often start to bloom from early December in Sapa. This year the flowers bloom early, from late November, creating a picturesque scenery for tourists to check-in and take photos. Tourists can enjoy the scenery from the road leading to O Quy Ho Pass. Visitors to Sapa at this time can also see the beautiful pink blossoms near the headquarters of the Sapa Town People's Committee, around the lake at the town's centre, or at Ham Rong Tourist Site. A local photographer, Duong Quoc Hieu, said that cherry flowers … [Read more...] about Cherry blossoms attract tourists to Sapa

Workers process tra fish at the factory of the Hung Ca Co. Ltd in Thanh Binh district, Dong Thap province. (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Tra fish exports have posted the strongest growth among fishery products so far this year while the biggest revenue was recorded in shrimp shipments, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP). During the first 11 months, tra fish export value increased 63% from a year earlier to nearly 2.3 billion USD. The second fastest growth was seen in tuna, up 40% to 941 million USD, followed by squid and octopus with 30% and 704 million USD. Shrimp exports generated over 4 billion USD in revenue, rising 14% year-on-year. The US remains the biggest importer of fishery products from Vietnam, with over 2 billion USD in value, up nearly 10%. Meanwhile, aquatic exports to China and Japan stood at about 1.6 billion USD each, the EU more than 1.2 billion USD, and the Republic of Korea 882 million USD. … [Read more...] about Tra fish exports post strongest growth among fishery products

A garment factory in Vietnam (Illustrative photo: VNA) Dong Nai (VNA) – The southern province of Dong Nai expects to see a record trade surplus of 5.8 billion USD in 2022, according to the provincial Statistics Office. In the January-November period, Dong Nai earned over 22.7 billion USD from exports, while imported nearly 17.5 billion USD worth of goods, resulting in a trade surplus of almost 5.3 billion USD. The southern industrial hub currently has more than 50 key exports, with major currency earners being footwear , textile-garment , wood products, transport vehicles and parts, and coffee. Big export markets of Dong Nai are the US, Japan, China, Europe and the Republic of Korea. The US alone accounted for nearly one third of Dong Nai’s export revenue, spending nearly 6.7 billion USD on products from Dong Nai in the first 10 months of this year, up over 30% from the same period in 2021. Head of the provincial Statistics Office Tran Quoc Tuan said high … [Read more...] about Dong Nai expects trade surplus at 5.8 billion USD in 2022

They were looking for rare earths, the indispensable materials used in the production of most high-tech equipment. Rare earths are a group of 17 elements, the majority of which are irreplaceable in the production of batteries, permanent magnets for electric vehicles, wind turbines, aircraft, mobile phones, and defense equipment. With 44 million tons, China has the largest reserves of rare earths in the world followed by Vietnam (22 million tons), Brazil and Russia (21 million tons each). For three decades China has been the largest producer and exporter, accounting for a full 80% of production. Since 2010, when it started restricting mining and exports, the hunt for rare earths began to spread around the world, and countries at the forefront of technological advancements came to Vietnam in the hope of finding alternative sources. In early 2010 the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation and Vietnam's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment began surveying and … [Read more...] about When Vietnam scoured forests, mountains for rare earths

A seafood processing plant. The country's seafood exports hit $10.14 billion in 11 months, up 27 per cent year-on-year. — VNA/VNS Photo Vu Sinh The country's agro-forestry-fishery exports stood at about US$4.27 billion in November, bringing the total turnover in the first 11 months up to $49.04 billion, higher than last year’s record of $48.6 billion, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD). The 11-month export rose 11.8 per cent year-on-year while imports increased 7 per cent to some $41.22 billion, resulting in a surplus of $7.82 billion, up 48 per cent year-on-year, MARD said. Between January and November, key agricultural products brought home more than $20.73 billion, a yearly hike of 6.6 per cent; main forestry products ($15.59 billion, up 8.2 per cent); seafood ($10.14 billion, up 27 per cent); production input ($2.2 billion, up 38 per cent) and animal farming ($361.4 million, down 8.4 per cent). Many products saw increases in both export … [Read more...] about Agro-forestry-fishery exports set new record

Hanoians are willing to travel and very confident in welcoming foreign tourists to their capital city in particular and the country in general. With 85% of local travelers stating they intend to travel in the next 12 months, Vietnam emerged as the second most confident country in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the newly released Travel Confidence Index. Hanoian excited to travel The index indicates that among Asia-Pacific travelers, Vietnamese, especially Hanoians, were among the most willing travelers to put up with and overlook key travel deterrents to hit the road - which included enduring disruptions and travel costs; as well as confidence in their home country in receiving inbound travelers. As the border is gradually opened after the Covid-19 pandemic, more and more Hanoians are eager to travel as far as possible. Notably, most of them said they are comfortable with Vietnam opening borders back up (82%), and 75% are confident about welcoming international … [Read more...] about Hanoians listed among most willing travelers

Vietnam raked in US$49 billion in export revenue from agro-forestry-fishery products between January and November of this year, exceeding the previous record of $48.6 billion set in 2021, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The ministry on Wednesday shared that Vietnam exported over $4.27 billion worth of agro-forestry-fishery products in November alone, down nearly five percent year on year. During the same period, the country’s seafood export turnover hit $10.14 billion for the first time ever. The Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) will hold a ceremony to celebrate the milestone on December 10. From January to November, there were eight commodities with export turnovers that surpassed $2 billion, including coffee ($3.5 billion, up 31.5 percent), rubber ($2.9 billion, up 3.2 percent), rice ($3.2 billion, up 6.9 percent), tra fish ($2.2 billion, up 61 percent), shrimp ($4.1 billion, up 14.6 percent), and wood and wooden … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s agro-forestry-fishery exports hit record high