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Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam will support and work closely with Brunei as Chair of ASEAN in 2021 so as to successfully realise set targets and initiatives, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh said when talking on the phone with Brunei Minister of Foreign Affairs II Dato Erywan Pehin Yusof on January 19. The Brunei minister congratulated Vietnam for excellently fulfilling its term as Chair of ASEAN in 2020, especially leading the bloc to overcome unprecedented difficulties and challenges. He shared the directions and priorities during the year Brunei serves as Chair of ASEAN in 2021 under the theme “We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper”, including initiatives on COVID-19 response and post-pandemic recovery which were approved in 2020, the building of a vision for ASEAN after 2025, promoting multilateral cooperation and a rule-based regional order, and people-oriented cooperative ideas. He affirmed that those priorities and initiatives are developed … [Read more...] about Vietnam pledges to support Brunei’s ASEAN Chair

Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam’s 2021 GDP growth is projected at 5.49 percent in the normal scenario, 6.9 percent if the current situation gets better, and 3.48 percent in the worst-case scenario, according to the Vietnam Institute of Economics under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS). The real growth rate will depend on the world economic situation and the capacity to absorb FDI, the “Vietnam Economic Overview 2020: Promoting innovation-based economic growth” conference held by the institute on January 19 heard. VASS President Bui Nhat Quang said the COVID-19 pandemic strongly affected economic growth around the world in 2020, with most major economies posting contractions. Vietnam, however, achieved the twin targets of disease prevention and socio-economic recovery and development. It posted economic growth of 2.91 percent, the lowest since 1986, when its “renewal” process began, but higher than the figure posted in many other countries in the … [Read more...] about GDP growth to reach 5.49 pct. in normal scenario in 2021: Economics Institute

However, in order to meet the needs of today’s construction market, a construction that is considered comfortable should not only provide ideal biological conditions but physical accessibility too. For example, according to the Vietnam General Department of Population, by 2049 a quarter of Vietnam’s population will be aged at least 60 as the country enters a period of very old population. The challenge right now for construction projects is how to make buildings easily accessible without barriers for any aged group, especially those with physical limitations, including elderly individuals. … [Read more...] about Sustainable buildings fit for tomorrow

With support from Minh as well as IT and software experts from the University of Foreign Trade and a company doing outsourcing for the Japanese market, the group chose their own path. They applied blockchain technology to develop an app for nano-rutin products on Android. … [Read more...] about Stroke-preventive supplements bring father and son more than first prize