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The meeting was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, who is also head of the steering committee.

The standing board agreed on specific instructions to create favourable conditions for local authorities and businesses to access and purchase vaccines and quickly transport them to Vietnam.

The Health Ministry will work with authorized suppliers and Ho Chi Minh City’s administration on the city’s needs for vaccines.

Localities and businesses must be cautious when seeking vaccines to avoid the case when the manufacturer commits to selling them but deliver in 2022, not in this year.

The standing board urged the Health Ministry to early issue a document on extending the groups prioritized to receive vaccination, while preparing for launching the free-of-charge expanded vaccination drive and on-demand paid vaccination service after completing inoculation for priority groups.

Participants agreed to create the best possible conditions for the trial of homegrown vaccine. If the trial goes well, in the context of vaccine scarcity the Ministry of Health will submit to competent agencies for approval for use homegrown vaccines in emergency circumstances.

The Ministry of Health will coordinate with ministries and sectors to submit to the Government a proposal on accessing all vaccine supply sources in the world towards the goal of achieving herd immunity by the end of 2021, and create mechanisms to facilitate investors’ investment in the production of vaccines in the country to serve not only domestic use but also export.

The health ministry reported that in the coming time, along with Pfizer vaccine already bought, Vietnam is expected to receive a number of vaccines that have been approved for emergency circulation by the World Health Organisation.

Source: VNA

SABECO signs agreement with VFF, VTVCab Sport becomes the official supporting partner of national football

Under a new agreement with the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) and VTVCab Sport Development JSC, the group’s (SABECO) Bia Saigon will be the exclusive sponsor from the beer industry for the Vietnamese national football team, which includes the women’s national team and men’s under-22, under-23, and Olympic team, accompanying the teams at national and international competitions towards June 2022.

“As a brand that was born and bred in this country in 1875, there is a natural affinity between Bia Saigon and the Vietnamese national football teams,” said Bennett Neo, general director of SABECO. “We are proud to support the national football teams in their journey towards greater success and share their goal of bringing glory to the country.”

Meanwhile, Le Hoai Anh, general secretary of the VFF said, “We are happy to partner with such a prominent Vietnamese brand such as Bia Saigon. This partnership will bring further support to, and motivation for, our players and help in the development of Vietnamese football as a whole.”

Beyond the game

Football has been able to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport in a competitive spirit, which requires mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity, and fair play.

Over the last few years, the Vietnamese national football team has seen tremendous success in various international competitions, leading it to become a source of national pride for many Vietnamese. Last week, the team qualified for the third round of Asia’s FIFA World Cup qualifying section for the first time in history.

“This campaign saw the emergence of Vietnam, who made history by sealing maiden progression into the third round. Having reached the last eight at 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the team continues to make progress on the continental stage under coach Park Hang-seo,” stated a FIFA report.

The proud achievements of the Vietnamese are also the belief for Bia Saigon, a beer brand with more than 145 years of history, to constantly cheer and support the next generations on the path they have chosen.

With a commitment to bring pride to Vietnam, SABECO believes that the company’s brand messages and strategies, especially brands like Bia Saigon, should reflect the reality of the country as well as promote the rise of Vietnam.

“By sponsoring the Vietnamese national football team, which has been a symbol of Vietnam’s rise on the global stage for many, SABECO continues to contribute and promote the country’s development as we have done throughout our history,” added Neo. “Further, it also allows us to enhance our position as a leading Vietnamese brand not only locally but also internationally.”

SABECO was previously a sponsor of the Vietnamese delegation to the 30th Southeast Asian Games (SEAGames) in 2019. It has also sponsored various local sporting events such as the 2020 Tien Phong Marathon National Championship and annual Ooc Om Boc Festival, as well as international events including being an official domestic supporter of the 2018 AFF Suzuki Cup in Vietnam.

SABECO also became the first Vietnamese company to become associated with the English Premier League when its Bia Sai Gon brand became Leicester City’s official sleeve sponsor in 2018.

Sports sponsorships have always been a key part of SABECO’s 4C sustainable development strategy under its ‘country’ pillar and its support of, and association with, sports reflect its corporate values.

SABECO has established itself as one of Vietnam’s leading companies. It includes 26 breweries and 10 trading subsidiaries and has thousands of distribution points nationwide. It offers a brand portfolio that consists of some of the most well-loved beer brands in Vietnam, including Bia 333, Bia Saigon Special, Bia Saigon Export, Bia Saigon Lager, Bia Saigon Chill, Bia Lac Viet, Bia Saigon Gold, and Bia 333.

With a commitment to investing in business development along with sustainable development, SABECO is striving to create positive changes to enhance the position of the Vietnamese brand, while promoting positive development for the community and Vietnam.

The CFM RISE programme by GE Aviation and Safran aims to drive revolutionary innovation for sustainable engines

The CFM RISE (Revolutionary Innovation for Sustainable Engines) programme will demonstrate and mature a range of new, disruptive technologies for future engines that could enter service by the mid-2030s.

The companies today also signed an agreement extending the CFM International 50/50 partnership to the year 2050, declaring their intent to lead the way for more sustainable aviation in line with the industry’s commitment to halve CO2 emissions by 2050.

“The relationship between GE and Safran today is the strongest it has ever been,” said John Slattery, president and CEO of GE Aviation. “Together, through the RISE technology demonstration programme, we are reinventing the future of flight, bringing an advanced suite of revolutionary technologies to market that will take the next generation of single-aisle aircraft to a new level of fuel efficiency and reduced emissions. We fully embrace the sustainability imperative. As we have always done in the past, we will deliver for the future.”

“Our industry is in the midst of the most challenging times we have ever faced,” said Olivier Andriès, CEO of Safran. “We have to act now to accelerate our efforts to reduce our impact on the environment. Through the extension of our CFM partnership to 2050, we are today reaffirming our commitment to work together as technology leaders to help our industry meet the urgent climate challenges.”

Olivier Andries and John Slattery together

Technologies matured as part of the RISE Programme will serve as the foundation for the next generation CFM engine that could be available by the mid-2030s. The programme goals include reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by more than 20 per cent compared to today’s most efficient engines, as well as ensuring 100 per cent compatibility with alternative energy sources such as sustainable aviation fuels and hydrogen.

Central to the programme is state-of-the-art propulsive efficiency for the engine, including developing an open fan architecture. This is a key enabler to achieving significantly improved fuel efficiency while delivering the same speed and cabin experience as current single-aisle aircraft.

The programme will also use hybrid electric capability to optimise engine efficiency while enabling electrification of many aircraft systems.

The programme will also use hybrid electric capability to optimise engine efficiency while enabling electrification of many aircraft systems.

The programme is being led by a joint GE/Safran engineering team that has laid out a comprehensive technology roadmap including composite fan blades, heat resistant metal alloys, ceramic matrix composites (CMCs), hybrid electric capability, and additive manufacturing.

The RISE programme includes more than 300 separate component, module, and full engine builds. A demonstrator engine is scheduled to begin testing at GE and Safran facilities around the middle of this decade and flight test soon thereafter.

The original 1974 framework agreement creating CFM International as a 50/50 joint venture between the two aircraft engine manufacturers redefined international co-operation and helped change the course of commercial aviation.

The partnership was renewed in 2008 for the launch of the LEAP engine programme. Today, CFM is the world’s leading supplier of commercial aircraft engines with a product line that serves as the industry benchmark for efficiency, reliability, and low overall cost of ownership. More than 35,000 CFM engines have been delivered to more than 600 operators around the globe, accumulating more than one billion flight hours.

Safran is an international high-tech group, operating in the aviation, defense, and space markets. It has a global presence, with 79,000 employees and sales of €16.5 billion ($19.7 billion) in 2020. Safran undertakes research and development programmes to maintain the environmental priorities of its R&T and Innovation roadmap.

GE Aviation, an operating unit of American tech giant GE, is a world-leading provider of jet engines, components, and systems for commercial and military aircraft. GE Aviation has a global service network to support these offerings.

Siemens ups outlook after tripling profit in Q2 (Source: siemens.com)

Siemens, which makes products ranging from trains to factory equipment, said in a statement that it booked bottom-line net profit of 2.4 billion euros ($2.9 billion) in the period from January to March, up from 697 million euros a year earlier.

Underlying or operating profit rose by 31 percent to 2.1 billion euros as revenues increased by nine percent to 14.7 billion euros and orders were up 11 percent at 15.9 billion euros.

“As our order intake and revenue in the second quarter impressively demonstrate, our customers place great trust in us,” said chief executive Roland Busch.

“Growth momentum came, in particular, from the automotive industry, machine building, our software business and -– from a geographic perspective –- from China,” Busch said.

“On this basis, we are even more confident about the second half of our fiscal year and are raising our guidance significantly,” said chief financial officer, Ralf Thomas.

Siemens said that although it continued to “a complex macroeconomic environment influenced by Covid-19, we expect our businesses to continue to deliver a strong performance in the second half of fiscal 2021.”

Full-year revenue was projected to grow by between nine and 11 percent,

“In line with the results already achieved during the first half of fiscal 2021 and the expectations described above, we raise our outlook for net income to the range from 5.7-6.2 billion euros”, well above the previous projected range of 5.0-5.5 billion euros, the statement said.

Jakarta (VNA) – Part of ministries, institutions, and central agencies of Indonesia is set to move to the country’s new capital in East Kalimantan province starting in 2023, an official has said.

The Indonesia n Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform (PAN-RB) targets that the state civil apparatus in ministries, institutions, and central agencies will have gradually been moved to the new capital by the end of 2023 so that the government machinery will begin operating there in 2024, Minister Tjahjo Kumolo said on the PAN-RB’s official Youtube channel on June 17.

The PAN-RB has prepared a roadmap for the operation, and it is only waiting for the official capital relocation decision, he noted.

In 2019, Indonesian President Joko Widodo selected North Penajam Paser district in East Kalimantan as the location for the new capital. However, construction projects for the new capital have been delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The National Development Planning Agency of Indonesia estimated that the capital relocation will cost about 486 trillion Rp (33.7 billion USD), including 265.2 trillion Rp to be mobilised via public – private partnership, 127.3 trillion Rp from the private sector’s special funds, and 93.5 trillion Rp from the state budget./.

VNA