Some 96.7 percent of its National Assembly (NA) deputies voted yes in the ratification of the CPTPP. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – International media has placed its eyes on Vietnam after 96.7 percent of its National Assembly (NA) deputies voted yes in the ratification of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and relevant documents on November 12. France’s AFP news agency highlighted that Vietnam became the seventh country to ratify the trade pact, which is set to come into effect later this year, despite US President Donald Trump's pullout from a deal he decried as a “job killer”. “This is an important political decision, affirming our country’s active role in international integration”, AFP quoted Chairman of the NA’s Committee for External Relations Nguyen Van Giau as saying. Another international news agency, UK-based Reuters, described Vietnam as one of the largest beneficiaries of the … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s CPTPP ratification dominates international headlines
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Vietnam’s Olympic squad makes international headlines
Vietnam’s Olympic football team received plaudits from international media after creating football history for the second time this year. Beating Syria 1-0 in the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 quarterfinal on August 27, the team secured a spot in the men’s semi-final. On its website, Fox Sports Asia complimented Nguyen Van Toan’s goal while extolling a long ball from defender Bui Tien Dung which gave Nguyen Anh Duc a glorious chance. Meanwhile, Yonhap News wrote “Vietnam football coach Park Hang-seo found himself in an awkward position after his side beat Syria 1-0 in their quarter-final match at the 18th Asian Games on Monday”.VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Olympic squad makes international headlines
ASIAD 2018: Vietnam’s Olympic squad makes international headlines
Vietnam beats Syria 1-0 to enter semi-final. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s Olympic football team received plaudits from international media after creating football history for the second time this year. Beating Syria 1-0 in the Asian Games (ASIAD) 2018 quarterfinal on August 27, the team secured a spot in the men’s semi-final. “They have done it again”, Fox Sports Asia posted on its Facebook page minutes after Vietnam’s win over the Middle East country. On its website, Fox Sports Asia complimented Nguyen Van Toan’s goal while extolling a long ball from defender Bui Tien Dung which gave Nguyen Anh Duc a glorious chance. Although Duc’s deft flick came back off the bar, substitute Toan “was perfectly placed to finish into the unguarded net”. It also said that taking on the Republic of Korea (RoK), who had 14 goals in four games, is another “tough test” awaiting Park Hang-seo’s team. Headlined … [Read more...] about ASIAD 2018: Vietnam’s Olympic squad makes international headlines
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by Thu Vân “Your pens are the sharp weapons in the cause of telling the truth…” Thus began a letter that President Ho Chi Minh wrote to intellectuals and journalists in the southern part of the country on May 25, 1947. He also said in the same letter that “journalists should act like brave soldiers in the revolution to gain back unity and independence for the country.” One cannot imagine loftier ideals for this profession. Today, the lofty ideals may remain, but there are times I feel these are gathering dust in the shelves of our memory as the profession goes through one existential crisis after another. More than seven decades after President Hồ Chí Minh wrote the famous letter, it is fair to say journalism has gone through many changes, all over the world. Today, the profession is wedded, one could even say welded, to technology and business, and this creates a host of challenges in terms of the profession succeeding in the … [Read more...] about Some good news, some bad news, some hopeful news
Chinese ship sinking of Vietnamâs fishing boat makes global headlines
Many international news agencies and media on May 27 posted articles highlighting a Chinese vesselâs ramming and sinking a Vietnamese fishing boat. Franceâs AFP news agency reported that the incident occurred on May 26 when a Vietnamese fishing boat was encircled by 40 Chinese vessels before being attacked. The boat was sunk about 17 nautical miles southwest where Chinaâs oil rig Haiyang Shiyou-981 is illegally standing. Ten fishermen on board were promptly rescued by other Vietnamese fishing vessels. The new agency also quoted the Japanese Government spokesperson Yoshihide Suga as describing Chinaâs act as âextremely dangerousâ. Meanwhile, the UKâs BBC radio highlighted Vice Chairman of Vietnamâs National Assembly Huynh Ngoc Son calling Chinaâs ramming of boats as âterrorist attacksâ aiming to intimidate Vietnamese fishermen. According to the radio, Vietnam has protested Chinaâs illegal placement of the oil rig in Vietnamâs exclusive economic zone and … [Read more...] about Chinese ship sinking of Vietnamâs fishing boat makes global headlines