PM Pham Minh Chinh (right) holds phone talks with his Korean counterpart Han Duck-soo (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh talked over the phone with his counterpart from the Republic of Korea (RoK) Han Duck-soo on July 5, during which the two leaders compared notes on measures to boost the bilateral relations. This was the first phone talk by the RoK’s PM with a foreign leader since he took office. Congratulating Han on his appointment as the RoK's PM, Chinh said despite global and regional uncertainties, including COVID-19 impacts, the relationship between Vietnam and the RoK has maintained its stable development pace, and the two countries have become leading important partners of each other, especially in economy, trade and investment. He affirmed Vietnam’s consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification of relations, and being a friend, a reliable partner and an active, responsible … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Korean Prime Ministers hold phone talks
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☕ Afternoon briefing on July 5
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on July 5. - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired the 15th meeting of the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control on July 5 amid the appearance of the BA.5 sub-variant of Omicron. Opening the teleconference with the 63 localities nationwide, PM Chinh, who is also head of the committee, pointed out that the pandemic remains unpredictable around the world with the emergence of the BA.5 sub-variant of Omicron in many countries. Read full story - Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 5 for a delegation from Indonesia’s Regional Representative Council (DPD) led by Chairperson of its Committee for Parliamentary Cooperation Sylviana Murin. Man said the visit demonstrates the resumption of the two legislative bodies’ delegation exchange activities after a long disruption due to the … [Read more...] about ☕ Afternoon briefing on July 5
Vietnamese LGBTI+ people paint their own identities
At Miss Universe Vietnam 2022, Do Nhat Ha became the first transgender contestant ever to enter the final round. She was also the winner of Miss International Queen Vietnam 2019 and represented the country at the event's worldwide equivalent, the biggest international beauty pageant for transgenders. This is deemed to demonstrate the significant efforts made by members of the LGBTI+ community to express their self-confidence and integrate into society. Vietnamese LGBTI+ people paint their own identities In Vietnam, common estimates state that LGBTI+ people account for roughly 5-11 per cent of the total population. Individuals of the community are also increasingly recognised as equal and regular members of society, according to a report conducted by the Institute for Studies of Society, Economy, and Environment (iSEE) alongside the Vietnam Centre for Economic and Strategic Studies. Bui Long Phuc, account executive at multinational marketing and advertising agency … [Read more...] about Vietnamese LGBTI+ people paint their own identities