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Illustrative image (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – A programme encouraging young people to join hands to protect primates in Vietnam was launched in Hanoi on December 15. The event was co-organised by the Endangered Primate Rescue Centre (EPRC), the Frankfurt Zoological Society, the Vietnam National University of Forestry (VNUF)’s student union and the Green for Future club. EPRC Director Caroline Rowley said the programme is part of activities to support the sustainable community-based preservation at Kon Ka Kinh National Park in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai in December 2019. A seminar on primate preservation in Vietnam and the world and an eloquence contest, themed “Primate preservation in Vietnam – challenges and hope”, were held during the programme. At the seminar, participating students had a chance to listen to reports on primate preservation in Vietnam and the world, opportunities and challenges faced by the EPRC, and share … [Read more...] about Youth programme on primate protection in Vietnam launched

Ho Chi Minh City is among the localities that receives the highest amount of remittances in Vietnam, accounting for up to 50% of the country’s total in recent years. This year, remittance inflow to the southern metropolis has exceeded 4 billion USD and counting. Year-end is the high season for remittance transfers. As a result, local commercial banks have been providing additional transfer services to meet clients’ demands. The country’s total remittances this year are expected to amount to 16.7 billion USD, accounting for 6.4% of national GDP structure. The remittance inflow has soared compared to 26 years ago, from 140 million in 1993 to 16 billion USD in 2018./. VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam among top ten remittance recipients in 2019

Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Five domestic airlines reported nearly 5,000 delayed or cancelled flights, accounting for 17 percent of the total operated flights, in the first two months of the year. The number increased by 4.2 percent from the previous month and posted a 0.9 percent year-on-year rise. According to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV), Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Jetstar Pacific, Bamboo Airways and Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO) operated a total of 29,363 flights in the two-month period, up 22.8 percent from the same period last year. Of which, Jetstar Pacific had the highest rate of delayed or cancelled flights with 838, accounting for 25.5 percent of its scheduled routes. Vietjet took the second place with 2,677 delayed or cancelled flights, accounting for 21.5 percent of its total during the two-month period. National carrier Vietnam Airlines reported 1,343 delayed or … [Read more...] about Nearly 5,000 flights delayed, cancelled in two months

HÀ NỘI — Chief Representative of the UNESCO Office in Việt Nam Michael Croft presented a certificate recognising Hà Nội as an official member of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network to Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung at a ceremony in the capital on Friday. Chung said the participation in the network enabled Hà Nội to increase its competitiveness in investment attraction, stimulate urban regeneration, and develop education programmes and cultural events in association with sustainable development. Hà Nội is also ambitious to become an envoy and a bridge to connect other cities in Việt Nam and regional countries to join the network, as well as a global intellectual and innovative destination, according to Chung. The network membership also demonstrates Ha Noi’s responsibility to the region and the world in promoting creativity and increasing the participation of … [Read more...] about Hà Nội becomes official member of UNESCO’s Creative Cities Network

Secretary of the Thai Binh Party Committee Pham Van Sinh addresses the ceremony (Photo: VNA) Thai Binh (VNA) – A ceremony was held in the northern province of Thai Binh on February 2 to mark the 110th birthday of Nguyen Duc Canh, one of the founders and first leaders of the Communist Party of Vietnam who sacrificed his life for the revolution of the Party and people. The ceremony was attended by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong, Chairman of the CPV Central Committee’s Inspection Commission Tran Quoc Vuong, Secretary of the Hanoi Party Committee Hoang Trung Hai, representatives from some central agencies and localities as well as the family of the late leader, among others. Addressing the event, Secretary of the Thai Binh Party Committee Pham Van Sinh reviewed the revolutionary life of the late communist. Canh was born on February 2, 1908 in Diem Dien village, in today Thai Thuy district of Thai Binh. Being enlightened by the … [Read more...] about Thai Binh ceremony remembers late Party leader Nguyen Duc Canh