This year’s event will introduce 13 films in many genres presenting Europe’s cultural diversity of EU Member States that won multiple prestigious awards, including Oskar & Lilli – Where No One Knows Us, Our Struggles, Letters From Antarctica, Even Mice Belong in Heaven, Into The Darkness, The Cleaners, Perfumes, all Tales, Extra Ordinary, My Brother Chases Dinosaurs, Romy’s Salon, Never Gonna Snow Again, Acasa, My Home, Let There Be Light, 22 Angels, And Then We Danced , and Hutsulka Ksenya. Loosely arranged around the themes of “Family” and “Youth”, the films are slated to bring about a more multifaceted perspective of European life and cultures, as well as to shed light on certain struggles its people are faced with and attempting to overcome. Held for the first time in 2000 by the Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam under the support of the European Public Outreach Program (EUPOP), the Embassies of EU Member States and the European Cultural Institutes in … [Read more...] about European Film Festival 2022 returns after hiatus due to Covid-19
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Vietnam seeks climate finance from G7
The partnership with the world’s advanced economies will help Vietnam address financial problems to pursue the low-carbon strategy. Vietnam is seeking a partnership with G7 countries including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the US, in energy transition amid efforts to achieve net-zero transmissions by 2050. The country has requested the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to support it in establishing an agreement with the organization of the world’s largest so-called “advanced” economies to seek their financial support. Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (L) and UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner in New York on May 16. Photos: VGP Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his hope at the meeting with UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner in New York on May 16. Vietnam also needs UNDP assistance in building a strategy to mobilize climate finance from development partners for the low-carbon journey from now until 2050, which is … [Read more...] about Vietnam seeks climate finance from G7
Innovative logistics models in great demand: FedEx director
Hardy Diec, Managing Director of FedEx Express Indochina. Photo by FedEx Express What’s the status quo with the logistics industry? Supply chains have never been more important. More than that, reliability and accuracy in these supply chains have now become even more paramount. During this pandemic, the logistics industry has proven to be vital, whether in delivering critical healthcare shipments including vaccines and medicine, or delivering huge volumes of e-commerce shipments to end consumers. The pandemic has shifted consumer behavior greatly. The boom in e-commerce will continue to be a powerful engine of the global economy. We’re witnessing how essential supply chains are to business survival, success and growth - they are not just an opportunity to reduce cost. Businesses are rethinking their supply chains, moving to a "just in case" approach for inventory management to counter unplanned scenarios. Being able to receive products and critical components either by … [Read more...] about Innovative logistics models in great demand: FedEx director
PM ends US trip with prospects of enhanced relations
The week-long visit builds momentum for the US-Vietnam Comprehensive Partnership and reaffirms Vietnam as a reliable and responsible member of the international forums. Strengthened bilateral and multilateral relations between Vietnam and the US, Vietnam and the United Nations, and stronger US-ASEAN ties would result from the week-long visit paid to the US by Vietnam’s Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who returned to Hanoi on May 19. Leaders of US and ASEAN member states in Washington, D.C., for the special summit on May 12-13. Photo: VNA Apart from attending the US-ASEAN Special Summit held on May 12-13, to which the two sides reached a consensus on a number of issues through a joint statement, Chinh's visit contributed to strengthening the Comprehensive Partnership with the US and the relations with the UN to which Vietnam appears to be a reliable and responsible member. During one week in the US, Chinh visited and worked in four cities namely Washington, … [Read more...] about PM ends US trip with prospects of enhanced relations