Ha Long pilots settlement of administrative procedures at post offices. - Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Quang Ninh (VNA) – Authorities of Ha Long city of the northern province of Ha Long on August 15 piloted the implementation of administrative procedure at post offices in the locality. Under the pilot project, post offices are to process a number of district-level administrative procedures in Ha Long. The project aims to further improve the quality of service to the people, making it easy for them in carrying out administrative procedures, helping reduce the time for travel and minimise bureaucracy and negativity among officials and civil servants. It is also expected to concretise guidelines and policies of the Party and State in digital transformation, building a digital government, economy and society; and promote the role of the public postal service in applying digitalisation in performing administrative services. In the first phase, the project will focus … [Read more...] about Quang Ninh: Ha Long pilots settlement of administrative procedures at post offices
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Party officials visit UK for improved strategic partnership
In a group photo: Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh (6th from left) and Graham Stuart, Minister of State (Minister for Europe) at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (4th from right) and Minister of State in the Cabinet Office Nigel Adams (5th from left). (Photo: VNA) London (VNA) – A Party delegation, headed by Politburo member and head of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh, paid a visit to the UK from August 10 – 15, aiming to fortify the countries’ strategic partnership, particularly in economy, trade, and investment. During the trip, the delegation met many UK officials, namely Graham Stuart, Minister of State (Minister for Europe) at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Nigel Evans; Minister of State in the Cabinet Office Nigel Adams; Economic Secretary to the Treasury Richard Fuller; and General Secretary of the Communist … [Read more...] about Party officials visit UK for improved strategic partnership
Germany accepts Vietnamese redesigned passport
The move aims to facilitate Vietnamese citizens in Germany to obtain residence permits and conduct other administrative procedures. Germany has recognized the validity of the newly introduced Vietnamese passport after the Vietnamese authorities agreed to add information about the holder's place of birth, according to the German Embassy in Hanoi. Accordingly, Germany will begin issuing visas for Vietnamese holders of the new passport as long as it is added information about the place of birth on the observations page. In its announcement, the German Federal Foreign Office said it appreciated Vietnam's timely solution to this issue. The embassy said the move would facilitate Vietnamese citizens in Germany in processing residence permit applications and conducting other administrative formalities. The newly introduced passport of Vietnam. Photo: Xuan Ha Earlier, the German Embassy in Vietnam on July 27 informed that Vietnam’s new passports, whose issuance … [Read more...] about Germany accepts Vietnamese redesigned passport
President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum reopens
A trip to Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum can be an extraordinary experience for any visitor. The Mausoleum of late President Ho Chi Minh in Hanoi reopened to the public today [August 16] after regular maintenance since June 13, according to the mausoleum’s Management Board. The activities honoring the late President and the heroic martyrs will also resume today. Visitors queue to enter the mausoleum in Hanoi’s Ba Dinh District to pay tribute to late President Ho Chi Minh. Photo: Minh An/ The Hanoi Times Earlier, the mausoleum and the nearby martyr monument were closed from June 13 to August 15 for annual maintenance. President Ho Chi Minh passed away on September 2, 1969. The remains of President Ho Chi Minh rest in the central hall of the mausoleum where thousands of citizens and foreign guests visit every day. The granite mausoleum, which was built in two years, from 1973 to 1975, has become an important landmark of the capital city. A trip to Ho Chi … [Read more...] about President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum reopens
Foreign embassies in Vietnam issue travel advisory on Covid-19 complications
With the expansion of the Covid-19 pandemic, foreign embassies in Hanoi recommended expats avoid leaving Vietnam. As the Covid-19 pandemic is expanding, foreign diplomatic representations in Vietnam have updated the situation either in their websites or Facebook pages, helped their citizens carry out administrative formalities to return home and warned them not to leave the Vietnam. The Biristh embassy in Vietnam told Hanoitimes via email that the embassy highly appreciated the Vietnamese government's response to Covid-19. “The system has been quick to identify and isolate cases. The WHO has commended the response,” the embassy wrote. The embassy has advised all British citizens in Vietnam to follow and update information about Foreign and Commonwealth Office travel advice. “We are providing consular assistance to the British people affected. We advise all British nationals in Vietnam to follow our travel advice, which is kept under constant review,” the embassy wrote. … [Read more...] about Foreign embassies in Vietnam issue travel advisory on Covid-19 complications
Two dead, three missing after boat capsizes in Chay River in Lao Cai
The boat after the accident Specifically, at 8 a.m. on August 15, a boat carrying five people suddenly drifted into the whirlpool area in Chay River, a section through Coc Re Village, Ban Me Commune, Si Ma Cai District triggering the toppled boat. All victims who live in Ban Me Commune of Si Ma Cai District used the boat to visit their relatives in Na Loc Village, Ban Lau Commune of Muong Khuong District. After receiving the information, 100 police officers and local people urgently searched for the victims. Currently, two people were found. A working delegation was assigned to coordinate with local authorities for investigation and clarifying the causes of the incident. Receiving information about the incident, Standing Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Traffic Safety Committee Pham Binh Minh requested local authorities to promptly overcome the consequences of the incident, and send condolences to the victims’ families. By Minh Anh- Translated by Huyen … [Read more...] about Two dead, three missing after boat capsizes in Chay River in Lao Cai
Vietnamese laborers in RoK receive legal consultations
At the meeting (Photo:VNA) The event took place in the context that Vietnam and the Republic of Korea are going to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries (December 22, 1922 –2022). According to statistics of the Vietnam Labor Administration in the Republic of Korea, 205,000 Vietnamese people are living, studying and working in South Korea, including 27,000 workers under the EPS program. Head of EPS Vietnam Office in the Republic of Korea Pham Minh Duc directly propagandized, guided new policies and laws related to EPS labor and answered questions concerning contracts, salaries, paying and receiving insurance of all kinds, procedures for contracts termination and receiving back the deposit in Vietnam for Vietnamese workers in Ansan City and neighboring provinces and cities. By Phuong Nam- Translated by Huyen Huong … [Read more...] about Vietnamese laborers in RoK receive legal consultations
Vietlog Industrial breaks ground on flagship warehouse in Hung Yen
Strategically located on a 4.17ha land plot in Minh Quang Industrial Park, My Hao commune, Hung Yen province , the project is easily accessible to the National Highway No.5A, Haiphong Port, and Noi Bai International Airport, facilitating the import and export of goods. This location is also close to successful industrial parks in Pho Noi and Yen My districts, Hung Yen. Upon completion by the first quarter of 2023, VLI Hung Yen will feature 29,000 square metres of Grade A warehouses with modern standards. At the groundbreaking ceremony, Alex Lin, co-founder of Skymont Capital said, “VLI Hung Yen marks a new milestone for us in the Vietnamese industrial warehouse market, representing our commitment to our investors, partners, customers, and local authorities in developing world-class industrial warehouses in Vietnam.” The future VLI Hung Yen This company has also officially appointed CBRE Vietnam to become the exclusive marketing and leasing consultant … [Read more...] about Vietlog Industrial breaks ground on flagship warehouse in Hung Yen
HCM City schools face overcrowding in new academic year
The number of students from kindergarten to high school in HCM City will increase by 22,000 in the upcoming 2022-23 academic year, according to the city’s Department of Education and Training. Students at the Tân Sơn Nhì Primary School in HCM City's Tân Phú District. — VNA/VNS Photo Thu Hoài Hồ Tấn Minh, Chief of the Office of the department, said among the additional students, there are 15,282 students in public schools and 6,543 students in non-public schools. The increase is mostly at pre-schools, secondary schools, and high schools in Thủ Đức City and the districts of Bình Tân, Bình Chánh, Hóc Môn and 12 which are in the process of rapid urbanisation and population growth. In the 2021-22 academic year, nearly 344,000 students were not in the city's household registration book. This pressure has caused an increase in the number of students in classes exceeding the standard number of students per classroom. Many primary schools have more than 45 … [Read more...] about HCM City schools face overcrowding in new academic year
☀️ Morning digest August 16
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by the Vietnam News Agency . - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh suggested Qatar step up investment cooperation with Vietnam in infrastructure development, oil, renewable energy, green technology and digital transformation while hosting visiting Qatari Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani on August 15. Qatari Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Qatar Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani pays a courtesy call to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on August 15. (Photo: VNA) PM Chinh highly spoke of the progress the two countries have made in their multifaceted partnership and active mutual support at multilateral forums. Congratulating Qatar on the signing of the instrument of accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) of ASEAN, the PM said Vietnam backs a close, effective and comprehensive cooperation between ASEAN and Qatar. Read full story - … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest August 16