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A yarn factory in the southern province of Long An (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Many French and Italian businesses have expressed their high appreciation of the Vietnamese Government ’s measures to help firms surmount pandemic-caused difficulties. The latest survey of 63 French companies conducted by the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam (CCIFV) shows that some additional measures issued by the Vietnamese Government, such as reducing social security contributions and waiving the penalties for late payment, are necessary for businesses to sustain operations, reported the Dau tu (Investment) newspaper. However, longer-term solutions are still needed when it comes to added value tax and corporate income tax, respondents said in the poll. CCIFV Director Adam Koulaksezian told the Dau tu (Vietnam Investment Review) newspaper that they welcome the Vietnamese Government’s issuance of some support measures for enterprises amid the pandemic. A small French …

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The Australian Government has announced a grant of nearly 1.4 million AUD (around 1 million USD) for four Vietnamese high-tech application projects in the field of digital transformation, through the Aus4Innovation Programme. Four Vietnamese digital transformation projects receive Australian funding (Source: vneconomy.vn) The funding is made within the framework of the Innovation Partnership Grants under the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Aus4Innovation Programme in cooperation with the Ministry of Science and Technology of Vietnam. The projects were selected from nearly 70 initiatives in the third round of the Aus4Innovation Partnership Grants, which is themed “Enhancing Digital Transformation”. They are projects of augmented reality to improve access to healthcare in remote areas; Smart Eye to improve sugar industry productivity; AI/IoT Technology to enhance search and rescue capacity; and AI-powered dashboard for environment …

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Vietnam receives 852,480 AstraZeneca vaccine doses granted by Germany via COVAX Hanoi – A batch of 852,480 AstraZeneca vaccine doses arrived in Hanoi on September 16, according to the German Embassy in Vietnam and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The batch of vaccine was donated by the German Government to Vietnam via the COVAX Facility with close collaboration among the UNICEF, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Vietnamese Government. German Ambassador to Vietnam Guido Hildner affirmed that Germany always stands side by side with Vietnam in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Germany and the European Union support the global campaign for fair and transparent access to vaccines via the COVAX Facility, he added. United Nations Resident Coordinator ad interim and WHO Representative in Vietnam Dr. Kidong Park thanked the German Government and people for sharing the vaccine with the Vietnamese people through the COVAX Facility. He expressed his support …

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Vietnam national team manager Park Hang-seo (right) will be without defender Doan Van Hau for the remainder of the qualifying campaign. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - National team defender Doan Van Hau has been ruled out of the remaining World Cup qualifiers through injury. His club, Hanoi FC, said he has had a recurrence of a knee injury and requires surgery. He is expected to be unavailable for the next five months. His team is currently applying for a visa to send him to the Republic of Korea for surgery. According to doctors specialising in musculoskeletal and joint problems, the full extent of Hau's injury was not accurately assessed in the past. "It is the failure to accurately detect the injury that has resulted in the injury not being treated completely and being prolonged,” said one of the doctors. “This is also the reason for the hasty mentality in using him in training and matches.” The 22-year-old left back has been injured since playing for the …

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Agriculture is the main factor for Vietnam’s economy to pursue rapid and sustainable growth. The agricultural sector through the digitalization process could become a key fundamental for Vietnam’s economy in the coming time. Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son gave the remarks at the Vietnam Agricultural Digital Transformation International Forum 2021, themed “Keeping up with market trends, promoting the pivotal role in supporting the economy during and after the Covid-19 pandemic”, held today [September 16]. Overview of the online forum. The forum, jointly held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Vietnam Digital Agriculture Association (VIDA), and VnExpress e-newspaper,  drew the participation of more than 1,300 Vietnamese and international delegates from many countries around the world. “The large attendance at the event demonstrates the huge attention of the society for agricultural digitalization in Vietnam,” said Son. According to the …

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Relief measures seek to help businesses resume operations. Photo: Le Toan The latest wave of the pandemic is jeopardising the survival of some French small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country that are failing to cope with the economic slump because they have no legal or financial ties to France. Adam Koulaksezian, executive director of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam, told VIR, “The Vietnamese government has provided a number of relief measures to support businesses during the pandemic. We applaud this initiative and we invite French companies to try to benefit as much as possible from these mechanisms. However, we must underline that there are sometimes operational difficulties that complicate access to these measures.” The chamber’s latest survey of 63 French companies in Vietnam shows that some additional measures are necessary in order to preserve many businesses. It includes reducing/suppressing social security contributions and …

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PM Phạm Minh Chính chaired a national online meeting on institutional building and improvement on Thursday. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on Thursday asked ministries, agencies and localities to pay more attention and spend more resources to build and improve institutions, saying that “investment in institutional improvement is investment in sustainable development.” “Legislation building and institutional improvement are for the sake of the nation and people. This important work must go in line with the fight against corruption and interest groups,” he said. PM Chính chaired a national online meeting on institutional building and improvement yesterday, emphasising that the work was among strategic breakthroughs he planned to make during his term. He asked for recommendations to solve pending problems relating to institutions, particularly those related to the socialist-oriented market economy and international integration. Not only …

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A shipment of 852,480 AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses donated by the German government arrived in Hanoi on Thursday, amid Vietnam’s acceleration of immunization to drive back the pandemic. This is a contribution from Germany toward the Vietnamese vaccination campaign, the German Embassy in Hanoi said in a press release the same day. The donation is part of the 2.5 million AstraZeneca vaccine doses Germany has previously promised to donate to Vietnam. The vaccine jabs were delivered to Vietnam through COVAX Facility, in close cooperation with UNICEF and WHO Vietnam and the Vietnamese government. “I am very happy about this delivery of German vaccines via COVAX," said Dr. Guido Hildner, German Ambassador to Vietnam. "Germany stands with Vietnam in fighting and overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic." The diplomat said Germany and the European Union support the COVAX scheme for fair and transparent access to COVID-19 vaccines worldwide. “We can only defeat the pandemic if it …

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Ensuring safe power supply Lockdown was extended throughout the southern region in accordance with Prime Ministerial Instruction 16 to help combat the worst Covid-19 outbreak in the country. Ensuring continual, safe electricity supply in this context is very important not only to maintain production and people’s daily lives but also to help pandemic control and healthcare. EVNHCMC supplies electricity to Field Hospital 14 EVN Deputy General Director Vo Quang Lam said the corporation has been monitoring the pandemic’s development and directing its member units to ensure continuous, safe electricity supply. Specifically, it has urged units to accelerate the application of information technology and digital transformation to provide online services and utility bill payments. The EVN leadership proposed that the Central Power Corporation (EVNCPC), the Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation (EVNHCMC), and the Southern Power Corporation (EVNSPC) continue assisting the …

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Vietnam and Russia agreed to strengthen cooperation in the post-pandemic period, facilitate trade, investment, and major projects in priority fields. Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted bilateral cooperation in the Covid-19 response and expressed his commitment to continue supporting Vietnam in this regard. State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the phone talk. Source: VNA Such was the outcome of a phone talk between Vietnam’s State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin today [September 16]. For his part, State President Phuc said Vietnam gives priority to the long-standing friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia, expecting closer linkage in all spheres for mutual benefits. Phuc expressed his thanks for Russian support to Vietnam during the pandemic, especially in vaccines and medical equipment, while calling for speeding up technology transfer in vaccine production for Vietnam. At the phone …

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