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NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the working session. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The draft Law on Land (revised) will be tabled for discussion for the first time by the 15th National Assembly during its fourth session and the amendments would be completed within 2023, NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue said at a working session with the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE) in Hanoi on August 8. He asked the Government to send the dossier of the draft law to the NA Committee for Economic Affairs and the NA Standing Committee before September 1 to seek feedback from full-time legislators. The MoNRE should work harder to build reports on economic, social, environmental impacts as well as impacts on national defence and security, and the domestic business environment. Apart from the document, relevant laws need to be adjusted too, Hue stressed, adding that the NA Committee for Economic Affairs and the MoNRE should play the key role to help the legislature … [Read more...] about Amendments to draft revised land law expected to be done in 2023: NA Chairman

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam logged an additional 1,381 COVID-19 cases on August 7, according to the Ministry of Health. The new infections brought the country’s total number of COVID-19 cases to 11,347,518. As many as 8,589 patients were declared to free from coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 on the day, lifting the total number of recoveries to 9,973,122. Meanwhile, the death toll from the disease was kept at 43,094 as no fatality was reported on August 7, accounting for 0.4% of the total infections. More than 248.6 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have administered in the country so far./. VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports 1,381 new COVID-19 cases on August 7

Local companies could further improve their utilization rate of the trade agreement to gain a larger share of the EU market. The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement has been a driving force for Vietnam’s exports as local firms are now taking good advantage of the trade deal. Processing catfish for export at Cantho. Photo: Hung Thap Deputy Director of the Import-Export Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) Tran Thanh Hai gave the assessment at a conference on the EVFTA on August 8. In 2021, bilateral trade turnover between Vietnam and the EU rose by 14.5% year-on-year to US$57.01 billion, in which Vietnam exported goods and products worth $40.1 billion, or an increase of 14.2%; and imported $16.9 billion. “This helped the country maintain a trade surplus of over $23.2 billion last year,” Hai said. According to Hai, since the launch of the EVFTA on August 1, 2020, Vietnam’s exports to the EU rose by 15% to $83 billion. Over the past two … [Read more...] about EVFTA drives Vietnam’s exports forward

The investigation into a British girl’s accusation that two Vietnamese male artists sexually assaulted her in Spain is still ongoing even though the two men already returned home , the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs told reporters on Monday. A local court in Spain returned the passports to the two Vietnamese artists on August 3 after they successfully hired local lawyers to keep contact with the court on their behalf, according to the ministry. “These two citizens already left Spain,” an official of the ministry said. “The investigation of the case is still ongoing.” Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Ta Quang Dong confirmed on Monday morning that the two artists arrived in Vietnam. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs added that the Vietnamese Embassy in Spain is continually monitoring the case and is in contact with local authorities and the two Vietnamese nationals. The embassy also implemented necessary consular measures to protect the legitimate … [Read more...] about Vietnamese artists accused of raping British girl in Spain still under investigation despite repatriation: foreign ministry

The Ministry of Health urges to speed up Covid-19 vaccination for children for safe school opening (Photo: SGGP) The appearance of sub-variants BA.4 and BA.5 of Omicron has increased the number of Covid-19 cases. Meanwhile, although vaccination is an effective and sustainable measure to prevent epidemics, Covid-19 vaccination coverage with third and fourth doses and for children is low. Professor Dang Duc Anh, Director of the Central Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, said that under the direction of the Government, the Ministry of Health and related agencies, the Covid-19 vaccine vaccination is being widely deployed throughout the country. Currently, the vaccination coverage rates with third and fourth doses for people aged 18 years and older and for children are higher than months before. However, local administrations should speed up the inoculation coverage rate for booster shots, especially for children, which need to be completed in August and the third quarter of … [Read more...] about Ministry urges to speed up vaccination for children for safe school opening