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Illustrative image (Photo: organising board) HCM City (VNA) - The latest technologies, equipment and products in the printing and packaging industry will be on display at the 20th Vietnam International Printing and Packaging Industry Exhibition ( Vietnam Print Pack 2022 ) to be held in Ho Chi Minh City from September 21 to 24. Speaking at a press conference on September 13, Tu Luong, deputy director of the city's Department of Information and Communications , said the event would focus on technology trends and promote digital technology in the packaging and printing sector. The annual four-day expo is expected to attract 135 exhibitors from 15 countries and territories, including Vietnam, China, Germany, Hong Kong (China), India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan (China), Thailand, the UK and the US. Covering an area of 8,500 square metres, the expo will feature 412 booths, displaying the latest printing machinery and … [Read more...] about HCM City to host Vietnam Print Pack 2022 expo

Cotton Council International and the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association will host Cotton Day Vietnam 2021 with the theme “Sustainability and Transparency You Can Trust” on December 1. (Photo: courtesy of the organisers) HCM City (VNA) - Cotton Day Vietnam 2021, a forum on trends and solutions to help Vietnamese textile enterprises revive after COVID-19, will be held online on December 1. The fifth annual event themed “Sustainability and Transparency You Can Trust” will be organised by the Cotton Council International (CCI) and the Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association ( VITAS ). The event will include a seminar with presentations and updated information on the situation of the cotton industry in Vietnam and the world, and trends and perspectives from the world’s leading brands and retailers relating to sustainable cotton. It will also provide solutions that textile and garment companies in Vietnam need to adapt to market demands after COVID-19. Speaking at a … [Read more...] about Cotton Day Vietnam online forum to help Vietnamese textile enterprises revive after COVID-19

Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz poses for a photo with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh (right) during their meeting on September 29. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz left Ho Chi Minh City on October 2 afternoon, concluding his official visit to Vietnam since September 28. During his stay in Vietnam, the leader held talks with his Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh, paid a courtesy call to Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, and separately met President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue. He was bestowed with Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh Order and attended a Vietnam-Cuba business forum. He also had a meeting with HCM City leaders and witnessed the signing of multiple agreements between the two countries. Party General Secretary (right) hosts a reception for the Cuban PM. (Photo: VNA) In his reception for the Cuban leader, Party General Secretary Trong said his Vietnam visit will … [Read more...] about Cuban PM wraps up visit to Vietnam

A representative of Vietnamese Embassy in Italy and Malta hands over a congratulatory letter from Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu to Nguyen Hoai Nam (right), president of the Association of Vietnamese in Malta. (Photo: VNA) Rome (VNA) – A cultural event entitled “Rendezvous with Vietnam in Malta” was held recently in Valletta city, Malta, on the occasion of the 77th National Day of Vietnam (September 2). Malta , aimed to introduce and enhance understanding of the Southeast Asian country. Association of Vietnamese in Malta was established in August this year with the goal of uniting the Vietnamese community in the country and preserving and promoting Vietnam’s traditional culture. VNA … [Read more...] about Event held in Malta to popularise understanding about Vietnam

Illustrative image. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s GDP growth in 2022 and 2023 will be among the highest in Southeast Asia as shown in many international organisations’ forecasts and assessments on the Vietnamese economic outlook, Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Tran Van Son told a routine government press briefing in Hanoi on October 1. Moody’s, the World Bank (WB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have projected Vietnam will achieve a GDP growth of 8.5%, 7.2%, 7% and 6.5%, respectively, this year, he said. The economy is back on track, Son said, noting that the GDP growth hit 13.6% in the third quarter of 2022 and 8.83% in the first nine months of the year, the highest since 2011. The nine-month GRDP growth exceeded 11% in 10 localities. Hanoi and HCM City recorded a GRDP growth of 9.97% and 9.69%, respectively, during the period, according to Son. From January to September, the agriculture, forestry and … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s GDP growth to be among the highest in SE as int’l organisations forecast

Illustrative photo. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s GDP growth will reach 8% this year in the base-case scenario , provided that there will be no upheavals in the market but favourable external factors for the economy during the remaining months of the year, according to Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Tran Quoc Phuong. It was one of the two GDP scenarios for 2022 announced by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) at a routine government press briefing on October 1. In the worst-case scenario , the GDP will grow at 7.5%, provided that many challenges and uncertainties are expected in the fourth quarter of this year, Phuong told reporters. Commenting on Vietnam’s economic outlook for 2023, he said there will be both challenges and opportunities, but the former are likely to outweigh the latter and be even tougher in the wake of inflationary pressure worldwide and gloomy global economic outlook. He noted that global inflation, … [Read more...] about GDP growth to hit 8% this year in base-case scenario: Official

Foreign runners at the event (Photo: hanoimoi.vn) Hanoi (VNA) — More than 1,500 athletes competed in different categories for both professional and amateur runners from both Vietnam and abroad in the 47th Ha Noi Moi (New Hanoi) Newspaper Run for Peace held around Hoan Kiem Lake in the heart of the city on October 2. Tran Van Dang of the host city and Nguyen Thi Oanh from Bac Giang province finished first in the in the men's elite 8.75km category and women's elite 5.25km event, respectively. "As an indoor middle-distance runner I am definitely not title favourite when running on road. I didn't think I can beat pro road runners, but I do," Dang told said. "I set to follow my seniors who is a SEA Games triathlon winner and a SEA Games 10,000m bronze medallist. Even when I was in the lead near the finish line I was still nervous I would be caught and passed. But I made it, I won." Dang said the win will help him be more confident before he takes part in the National Sports … [Read more...] about Over 1,500 join Ha Noi Moi Newspaper Run for Peace

Nearly 40,000 public employees quit their jobs across Vietnam between 2020 and June 2022, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Nguyen Duy Thang said at a regular press meeting of the government on Saturday. Reports from 28 central agencies and authorities in 63 provinces and cities showed that a total of 39,552 officials, civil servants, and public employees resigned during the 30-month period from 2020 to mid-2022, Thang elaborated. This number accounted for nearly two percent of the total number of long-term staff at these agencies. Among them, more than 16,000 worked in the education sector and 12,000 in healthcare. Thang attributed the resignation to the stressful tasks and low income in the education and health sectors. The public sector still faces difficulties in terms of salary and incentive policies, thus the income of many employees is not enough to meet rising demand. There was also competition from the private sector, the official added. The working environment … [Read more...] about In Vietnam, nearly 40,000 public employees quit jobs in 2.5 years

At the ceremony to announce the establishment of Chon Thanh town in Binh Phuoc province (Photo: VNA) Binh Phuoc (VNA) – National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended a ceremony on October 1 in the southeastern province of Binh Phuoc to announce the establishment of Chon Thanh town in the province. Under Resolution 570/NQ-UBTVQH15 dated August 11, 2022 of the NA Standing Committee, Chon Thanh town is formed comprising all 390.34 sq.km of natural area and a population of 121,083 of Chon Thanh district. Chon Thanh district is home to several big industrial parks attracting many investors, such as Minh Hung-RoK, Minh Hung III, Chon Thanh I and II, and the Becamex Binh Phuoc industrial-urban complex. Addressing the ceremony, the NA Chairman said Binh Phuoc province and Chon Thanh town should make the best use of their advantage of a strategic location and a transport hub connecting the southeastern, southwestern and Central Highlands regions to develop … [Read more...] about NA Chairman attends ceremony announcing establishment of new town in Binh Phuoc

A representative of the Health Ministry said it has received the city's report and will make an official announcement. Ho Chi Minh City's Department of Health is cooperating with relevant agencies to monitor infections and stop them, it announced. Border gates have ramped up monitoring measures,. Suspected monkeypox cases at the border would be diagnosed and their medical and travel history analyzed. Those with symptoms and risk factors would be directed towards the HCMC Hospital for Tropical Diseases, which has been designated as the treatment facility for severe cases, or other general hospitals with quarantine capabilities. People can come to their nearest district-level hospitals to be tested for monkeypox if they have potential symptoms. Samples would be sent to the Hospital for Tropical Diseases or the Pasteur Institute for analysis. As people wait for their test results, they would need to either self-isolate or be isolated in hospitals. Potential symptoms include … [Read more...] about HCMC reports first monkeypox case