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  The Việt Nam Liberation Army Team, the predecessor of the Việt Nam People's Army, was established on December 22, 1944 with a total of 34 members under the command of General Võ Nguyên Giáp. VNA/VNS File Photo On December 22, 1944, 75 years ago, the Việt Nam Liberation Army Team, the first major unit of the revolutionary armed forces and predecessor of the Việt Nam People's Army, was founded in a northern jungle following a direction of President Hồ Chí Minh. The team was directed by General Võ Nguyên Giáp and consisted of 34 members armed with only 34 small guns of various kinds. They were born in poor families which had suffered from the oppression of foreign invasion and feudalism. Their patriotism and hatred of the enemy made them a solid block that could defeat all their enemies. Witnessing the birth of that army, General Giáp wrote: “On 22 December 1944 at 5pm, the … [Read more...] about The Việt Nam People’s Army, serving faithfully during war and peace

  Illustration by Trịnh Lập   By Nguyễn Mỹ Hà   The dreams of millions of Vietnamese people came true on Tuesday night. They had been dreaming for 30 years, or was it 60 as some said? Now it doesn’t matter, as the dreams are reality. The Việt Nam men’s U22 football team won a gold medal at the 30th Southeast Asian Games in the Philippines by defeating Indonesia 3-0 in the final. A popular saying goes ‘phúc bất trùng lai’, which means happiness does not repeat itself, but the men’s victory came just days after the women’s team won their own gold medal at the Games. Double happiness, truly, because despite the fact the women’s football team had won for the sixth time, it was the men’s first triumph. “Though this is the sixth time,” said women’s coach Mai Đức Chung, “I still feel very touched.” Sheer joy and happiness brightened … [Read more...] about Let the Vietnamese spirit soar

The benefits brought by EVFTA, CPTPP and other free trade agreements are described as ‘tonics’ and ‘supplements’ for Vietnam. However, experts have warned that if Vietnam cannot use the tonics properly, they will do more harm than good. The benefits brought by EVFTA, CPTPP and other free trade agreements are described as ‘tonics’ and ‘supplements’ for Vietnam. EVFTA seems to offer more favorable conditions than CPTPP in terms of origin rule. But in fact, enterprises won’t get benefits immediately. Vietnam has to import fabric and other input materials, mostly from China, Taiwan and ASEAN countries, which still don’t have FTAs with the EU,” he said. Mai Lan EVFTA boosts bilateral trade between Vietnam and EU member states The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement has been inked, and is expected to usher in immense opportunities for Vietnam to expand its trade and investment ties with EU member states.   … [Read more...] about Experts issue warning about the EVFTA

VN to promote use of internet, telecom (18-05-2005) HA NOI — Viet Nam put forward a raft of measures for universalising the global internet society, Ubiquitous Networking, at a two-day conference which ended yesterday in Tokyo. Vice Minister of Post and Telematics Tran Duc Lai, the head of the Vietnamese delegation, said as Viet Nam was now integrating into the global economy, the country attached great importance to opening up its telecom market and increasing the sector’s competitiveness. It needed to promote the use of internet and telecom services across the country, especially in rural, remote and isolated areas, he said. He backed Japanese Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Taro Aso’s call to countries to build the Ubiquitous Network, an always-on internet network to which everyone can get connected and benefit from Information and Communications Technology (ICT) services. The concept was in line with the spirit of the 2003 Geneva Declaration of … [Read more...] about VN to promote use of internet, telecom

  Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director-General for Policy at the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Deborah Greenfield, Deputy Director-General for Policy at the International Labour Organisation, spoke to Viet Nam News reporter Thu Vân about the Vietnamese Government's efforts to change its labour laws in line with requirements on labour rights in free trade agreements it has recently ratified, like the CPTPP and the EVFTA, as well as the challenges ahead in the world of work.  Việt Nam has recently ratified the CPTPP and signed the EVFTA, and these two trade agreements include provisions on labour rights and require the country to make certain changes to its labour laws. Việt Nam has made changes to its labour code, ratified the ILO Convention 98 and plans to ratify Convention 87 on the freedom of association by 2023. How do you evaluate such efforts by the … [Read more...] about Việt Nam making strides in workers’ rights