Permanent NA Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong (R) and WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Permanent Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tong Thi Phong lauded the World Health Organisation (WHO) for partnering with Vietnam to improve public health care quality during a reception in Hanoi on April 26 for WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai. Phong thanked the director for his contributions in his capacity as WHO chief representative in Vietnam during 2012-2014. She informed her guest that Vietnam is devising social policies towards progress, fairness and effectiveness. The Vietnamese Party and State consider policies and laws on health care and population a focus to achieve the people-centred goal for comprehensive development, she said, adding that the Vietnamese legislature will give opinions on the draft law on the prevention and control of harmful consequences of alcoholic drinks … [Read more...] about NA Vice Chairwoman lauds WHO’s efforts in public health care
Vietnam, RoK seeks cooperation chances in robot industry, automation
Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Vu Dai Thang speaks at the workshop (Source: congthuong.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – A seminar to promote investment of Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) in robotics industry and automation took place in Hanoi on April 26. The event was organised by the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment, in cooperation with the Vietnam Association for Supporting Industries and the ASEAN-Korea Centre (AKC). The seminar was designed to help domestic businesses to meet with their RoK counterparts and provide information for cooperation in robotics industry and automation. It also helped Vietnamese localities to call for investment from the RoK and seek business opportunities in the two countries, as Vietnam and the RoK aim to bring bilateral trade to 100 billion USD in 2020. The RoK is now among most important partners of Vietnam as the largest investor, the second leading official development assistance … [Read more...] about Vietnam, RoK seeks cooperation chances in robot industry, automation
Quang Binh: Public assessment on administration services released
Overview of the conference (Photo: quangbinh.gov.vn) Quang Binh (VNA) – The People’s Council of the north-central province of Quang Binh held a conference on April 26 to announce the results of a project that enables citizens to score the performance of public administration services via their mobile phone. In collaboration with Oxfam Vietnam, the province launched the project through the use of an innovative mobile phone scorecard tool (M-Score) to collect local people’s assessment on the performance of public administration services in seven localities since 2016. The project has to date been applied in the provincial public administration centre, and general hospitals in northern Quang Binh area, Le Thuy district and Dong Hoi city. In 2018, as many as 12 rounds of survey were carried out, reaching nearly 6,000 people. The citizens’ satisfaction stood at 8.78 on a scale from 0 of 10. The rate of people experiencing delay at the single-window system in … [Read more...] about Quang Binh: Public assessment on administration services released
Nghe An holds conference to promote partnership with Japanese investors
Overview of the conference (Photo: VNA) Nghe An (VNA) – The central province of Nghe An on April 26 held a conference to seek closer cooperation between the locality and Japanese investors. At the meeting, themed “Nghe An-Japan Meeting: Cooperation and Development”, Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Thai Thanh Quy reported that total Japanese-funded programmes and projects in the province has reached 44 with a combined investment of nearly 5.1 trillion VND (219.3 million USD). Currently, the province is hosting seven Japanese FDI projects with a total capital of 72.19 million USD, mostly in limestone mining, food processing, and garment and textile, he said. The provincial leader called on Japanese businesses to strengthen investment in tourism, industry, agriculture, trade, services, education and training, and health care. Japanese Ambassador to Vietnam Umeda Kunio said that in the future, Japan will support and invest in Nghe An in tourism … [Read more...] about Nghe An holds conference to promote partnership with Japanese investors
PM meets Japanese ruling party chief on BRF sidelines
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) meets Toshihiro Nikai, Secretary-General of Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in Beijing on April 26 (Photo: VNA) Beijing (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a meeting with Toshihiro Nikai, Secretary-General of Japanese ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in Beijing on April 26. At the meeting, held on the sidelines of the second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) for International Cooperation, the two sides agreed to continue promoting the friendship and partnership between the two countries, while continue fostering trade and investment collaboration to strengthen linkage between the two economies. Japan is currently among the most important partner of Vietnam, the leading ODA provider, the second biggest investor, the third largest tourism market and fourth biggest trade partner, noted the Vietnamese PM. Toshihiro Nikai, who is also President of the Japanese-Vietnamese Parliamentary Alliance, said that Japan and Vietnam have … [Read more...] about PM meets Japanese ruling party chief on BRF sidelines