The otherwise busy Ta Hien Street in Hanoi became quiet in March last year, when a nationwide lockdown order was imposed. — VNS Photo As of January 22, the country has seen a total of 1,548 cases with just 35 proving fatal, while 1,411 have recovered. The country has undergone 52 days without a case of COVID-19 community transmission. … [Read more...] about Looking back on one year fighting COVID-19 in Vietnam
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Vietnam hands over EABC Chairmanship to RoK
Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vu Tien Loc, as Chairman of the East Asia Business Council (EABC) in 2020, recently handed over the EABC Chair to Hak-hee Jo, Executive Managing Director of the Korea International Trade Association. Priorities of the Council this year will focus on boosting post-pandemic recovery in tandem with comprehensive commerce development, promoting the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement as a tool for economic recovery, and ensuring supply chains and facilitating cross-border business connectivity amid COVID-19. The EABC Council will convene three meetings and those of working groups to prepare for dialogues between EABC and the ASEAN Senior Economic Official Meeting Plus Three (SEOM+3), and the ASEAN Plus Three Economic Ministers' (AEM+3). Notably, the Council is to compile a report on recommendations of business communities in the region and submit to ASEAN 3 leaders at the EABC-ASEAN+3 … [Read more...] about Vietnam hands over EABC Chairmanship to RoK
‘Say No’ to rhino horn consumption in Vietnam
“Our rhino horn reduction commercial will run consecutively for a six-month period starting January 2021. By reaching the targeted demographic of mostly affluent air travellers with our tailored campaign messages, we expect to achieve demand-reduction results. We strongly believe that reducing rhino horn demand will reduce the number of rhinos poached in Africa,” said Tham Hong Phuong, HSI Vietnam country director. … [Read more...] about ‘Say No’ to rhino horn consumption in Vietnam
Ambassador to promote Swedish literature in Vietnam
During her trip to HCM City, the ambassador and Christer Falk, the Swedish Embassy’s new cultural affairs officer, also met with Vo Trong Nam, deputy director of the HCM City Culture and Sport Department, and representatives from the HCM City Conservatory Music, Soul Music and Performing Art Academy. … [Read more...] about Ambassador to promote Swedish literature in Vietnam
Lao ambassador hails leadership role of Communist Party of Việt Nam
He expressed his strong belief that the 13th National Party Congress would have rosy impacts on the country’s socio-economy in the coming time, adding Việt Nam would realise its development goals of becoming an upper middle-income nation by 2030, and a high-income nation by 2045. … [Read more...] about Lao ambassador hails leadership role of Communist Party of Việt Nam