The signing ceremony witnessed the attendance of VNAM Director Le Anh Tuan and Rector of the Gnesins Russian Academy of Music А.S. Ryzhinsky. Accordingly, the two academies will cooperate in various fields such as students exchange, joint research programs, workshops, sharing of research materials, training programs, and more. The signed cooperation agreement between the two top music training institutions of the two countries contributed to the success of the official visit of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Russia, promising the development of the traditional friendship relation in general and the music sector in particular to a new height. Over the past years, the VNAM has paid much attention to enhancing international cooperation in order to improve training quality. Many music projects have been implemented, bringing great opportunities to teachers, students and Vietnamese music lovers to enjoy world-level music as well as introducing unique values of the Vietnamese culture to …
Central provinces focus on repairing damages caused by floods
Soldiers and local forces have made efforts to assist in cleaning and repairing houses and works destroyed by floods. (Photo: SGGP) Through preliminary statistics, floods have destroyed five anti-landslide dikes in the lower areas of Kon and Ha Thanh rivers, subsided two feet of Dai Han Bridge, causing traffic separation from Phuoc Loc Commune to Phuoc Hiep. Floods have collapsed many houses, swept away thousands of livestock, poultry, and other properties. Thousands of meters of canals, roads, and river banks have been damaged. On December 2 and 3, the leaders of Binh Dinh Province went to flood-hit areas to visit, inspect, and direct the remedial work to stabilize people's lives soon. Charitable organizations have also contacted and given many gifts to people who have suffered severe damages. In Phu Yen Province, soldiers and local forces have made efforts to assist in cleaning and repairing houses and works that had collapsed and swept away for people in the heavily …
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Expats to enjoy two extra days off compared to Vietnamese
The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has proposed 22 days off for various holidays in 2022. The Lunar New Year holiday is expected to last nine days from Jan. 29 to Feb. 6, while National Day would have four days off from Sep. 1 to 4, including weekends. For the incoming New Year's Day holiday, workers would get three days off from Jan. 1 to 3. The Reunification Day (April 30) and Labor Day (May 1) holiday would last from April 30 to May 3. Staff who do overtime or work night shifts during holidays would get at least 300 percent of their normal wage. Expat workers, apart from the aforementioned 22 days off, would get two days more: one for their countries' New Year holidays and the other for their National Days. …
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VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES DECEMBER 4
Home quarantine for COVID contacts implemented in Hanoi Hanoi’s authorities are expanding home quarantine for F0 and F1 cases to 30 districts and townships, as prescribed by the health sector. It is expected that the number of new cases will continue to rise rapidly, particularly as travel traditionally increases in the last months of the year. There have been 1,751 new cases found in the city between November 25 to December 1, an average of 291 cases a day. Former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs elected as President of Vietnam-US Society Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, was elected as President of the Vietnam-US Society (VUS) for the 2021-2026 tenure at the fourth congress of the association on December 3. In his remarks, Vinh, who is also former Vietnamese Ambassador to the US, expressed his hope for new breakthroughs in people-to-people diplomacy between the two countries, contributing to elevating the bilateral relationship to …
Vietnam makes progress in curbing traffic accidents
Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has recorded remarkable improvements of traffic safety and order thanks to the involvement of the whole political system and efforts of people, said Deputy Minister of Transport Le Dinh Tho at a plenary session of the Traffic Safety Conference 2021 on December 3. The event, held in both in-person and online forms by the National Traffic Safety Committee , brought together delegates from 63 provinces and cities nationwide, and traffic safety experts from different countries and international organisations. According to Tho, in 2020, Vietnam saw a sharp fall in terms of the number of traffic accidents, and traffic accident-related deaths and injuries in the past decade, and for the first time, the number of traffic accident-related deaths fell below 7,000 people. In the January – November period of this year, 10,137 traffic accidents occurred nationwide, killing 5,111 and injuring 7,059 others, down 24.72 …
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Vietnamese squad vows to defend crown at AFF Cup
The Vietnamese national football squad remains the strongest team in the region as it is has many advantages over other teams. 1. AFF Cup 2020 will take place in half a month in Singapore, a tournament where Vietnam has the opportunity to become the third squad, together with the host and Thailand, successfully defending the championship. The fact that Coach Park Hang Seo and his team are highly appreciated in the tournament is not a surprise at all, considering the stability, achievements and the position of the team on FIFA ranking. Vietnam is still in the No1 position in the region. Of course, being the strongest doesn’t mean it will defend the AFF Cup championship. However, Vietnam will still be the most difficult opponent to defeat after how it has performed recently. 2. Vietnamese football squad is considered the No1 candidate for the AFF Cup 2020 championship and this assessment is not only made based on the stable achievements in recent tournaments, but also on …
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COVID-19: New cases on December 4 top 13,998
Collecting samples for COVID-19 testing (Photo: VNA) Hanoi, (VNA) – Vietnam recorded 13,998 cases of COVID-19 in 57 localities during 24 hours from 4pm December 3 to 4pm December 4, including 5 imported cases, according to the Ministry of Health. Ho Chi Minh City continued to record the highest number of infections with 1,636, followed by Can Tho with 998 and Tay Ninh with 787. The national tally reached 1,294,778. According to the Ministry of Health’s report, 6,788 patients nationwide are in serious conditions, with 665 requiring invasive ventilation and 14 on life support (ECMO). On the day, the country saw 203 deaths from the disease. The death toll now hits 24,118. A further 1,107 patients were given the all-clear, taking the total number of recoveries to 1,007,566. By December 3, the country had injected over 126.84 million doses of vaccines to date, with more than 53.69 million people now fully inoculated./. VNA …
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Power development plan revised to align with VN’s climate change commitment
Vietnam's consideration of raising the capacity of offshore wind power in the draft National Power Development Plan for the period 2021-2030 is applauded by wind power community. (Photo: SGGP) The Ministry of Industry and Trade is recalculating the country’s electricity generation sources. Under a plan announced by the ministry in November, the total installation capacity of power sources by 2030 will be 155,722 MW, a reduction of 24,305 MW compared to the scenario released in March. Under the latest scenario, coal power and LNG-fired electricity will decrease by 6,694 MW and 18,550 MW respectively, while wind power output will be promoted. Specifically, onshore wind power generation is expected to reach 17,338 MW by 2030, an increase of 1,258 MW compared to March’s scenario. Meanwhile, offshore wind power will be up by 1,000 MW to 4,000 MW by 2030. The proportion of coal-fired power will decrease slightly, accounting for 25.49 percent of total electricity sources compared to …
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Naval Academy’s COVID-19 prevention and control checked
In particular, visiting delegates inspected the unit’s observance of pandemic prevention and control measures, preparation of facilities for treating infected people and quarantining close contacts, testing, disinfection, and pandemic containment, among others. On inspecting the academy, the mission highly appreciated the unit’s activeness and pro-activeness in preventing and controlling the pandemic over the past time. Its efforts have contributed to preventing infection in the unit. Notably, in the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Naval Academy sent more than 100 officers, cadets, and medical staff to assist the locality, where it is stationed, in taking samples for COVID-19 testing. The unit’s personnel also participated in guarding at medical checkpoints and transported 55 tons of goods to support local people in the fight. The unit also kept its force on standby to reinforce Ho Chi Minh City and other southern localities in the pandemic combat. In addition, the unit …
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President’s visits to Switzerland, Russia produce fruitful outcomes: Deputy FM
In Switzerland, the two sides reached high consensus on measures to bolster their ties both bilaterally and multilaterally, while sharing views on strategic issues in the region and the world, including the importance of maintaining peace, stability, and maritime security and safety in the East Sea (South China Sea) in accordance with international law, Dung said. He went on that the visit created a new motivation for the Vietnam-Switzerland economic cooperation, noting that President Phuc and his Swiss counterpart Guy Parmelin attended the Vietnam-Switzerland business forum that gathered more than 100 enterprises of both sides, and witnessed the signing of many cooperation deals in different areas. According to the deputy minister, during all meetings, Swiss business people affirmed that Vietnam is a priority economic partner which plays an important role in both regional and global supply and production chains. He said the two sides also reached a common orientation for a more …