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In a document recently sent to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, the municipal People’s Committee proposed the leader assign the Ministry of Transport to work with the committee and relevant agencies to assess advantages, opportunities, and possibility of an international transit terminal. The terminal will be able to handle the world’s largest cargo vessels (Photo: VNA) The HCM City administration said with a view to shifting part of the global container transit activities to Vietnam, the world’s largest sea shipping company MSC/TIL, the Vietnam Maritime Corporation, and Saigon Port have submitted a proposal to develop an international transit terminal in Can Gio. With about 7.2km of wharves, this project is expected to be able to handle 10-15 million TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) of cargo and serve the world’s largest container ships (24,000 TEUs) at present. The project will be implemented in seven phases, the first of which is hoped to start in 2024 and … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City proposes international transit terminal in Can Gio

Frozen shrimp production at a factory in the Mekong Delta province of Hau Giang. (Photo: SGGP) The country earned more than $3.2 billion from aquatic exports in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 36 percent from the same period last year. According to VASEP, shipments of shrimp picked up 7 percent – a quite modest pace – to total $450 million as a result of input shortages. Though, the sector experienced a strong growth of 33 percent in H1 to bring home $2.3 billion, accounting for 40 percent of the total seafood exports. Several producers have raised the shipments of high value-added processed shrimp products, instead of raw ones, to major markets like Japan, the US and the EU as a way to address input shortages. Exports of lobster posted a record-high 30-fold surge year-on-year to $130 million. High inflation coupled with the Russia-Ukraine crisis have brought big opportunity for Tra fish from Vietnam this year. Sanctions on imports of Russian-caught whitefish in … [Read more...] about Aquatic exports spike 40 percent in H1

USNS Mercy, a hospital ship of the US Military Sealift Command (Photo: VNA) Phu Yen (VNA) – The Pacific Partnership 2022 (PP22) concluded on July 3 on USNS Mercy, a hospital ship of the US Military Sealift Command anchored at Vung Ro Port in Dong Hoa town, the central province of Phu Yen. PP22 countries like Australia, the UK and Japan, along with those from foreign countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Fiji, and international organisations. Participants at the event (Photo: VNA) In his remarks, US Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper expressed his delight at results of the PP22, calling them a message to promote the extensive and intensive cooperation between the two countries. VNA … [Read more...] about US-led Pacific Partnership 2022 wraps up in Phu Yen

Chairwoman To Thi Bich Chau congratulates Muslim community on Raya Idil Adha (Photo: SGGP) Today, at the Muslimin Mosque in Ho Chi Minh City’s Phu Nhuan District, the delegation of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee led by chairwoman To Thi Bich Chau paid a visit to the mosque congratulating the Representative Board of the Muslim Community and the Management Board of the Mosques and Minor Basilicas of the Muslim Poles in the city, on the occasion of the Great Day of Raya Idil Adha which is considered the greater Eid and the holiest day on the Islamic calendar. Chairwoman Bich Chau graciously sent her best wishes and best wishes to the Representative Board of the Muslim community in Ho Chi Minh City, the Management Board of the mosques and minor mosques in the Muslim regions, and other religious leaders and dignitaries and fellow Muslims. Ms. Chau congratulates a senior man at the Muslimin Mosque (Photo: SGGP) She also hoped that Muslim compatriots would continue to … [Read more...] about Fatherland Front Chairwoman congratulates Muslim community on Raya Idil Adha

The event saw the attendance of representatives from Vietnam, the U.S. and other PP22 countries like Australia, the U.K. and Japan, along with those from foreign countries such as the Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Fiji, and international organizations. The two-week program focused on cooperation activities in health care, the construction of classrooms and climate change response, and art and sport exchanges. Rear Admiral Mark Melson, Commander, Task Force 73 (CTF 73), noted that local residents and experts helped them understand more about cultural sensitivity in health care. In his remarks, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper expressed his delight at results of the PP22, calling them a message to promote the extensive and intensive cooperation between the two countries. Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the organizing committee of the PP22 Dao My said through the program, doctors and engineers in Phu Yen had a chance to … [Read more...] about U.S.-led Pacific Partnership 2022 wraps up in Phu Yen

The delegation includes Vietnam's number one cueist Tran Quyet Chien (billiards), Hoang Thi Phuong Giang, Duong Thuy Vi and Pham Quoc Khanh (wushu), Nguyen Tran Duy Nhat (muay Thai) and the women's beach handball team. At the previous event hosted in Poland in 2017, Vietnam scored one gold medal thanks to muay athlete Bui Yen Ly. This year's event will take place from July 7 to 17 in Birmingham, Alabama, the U.S., having been delayed one year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It features 30 sports in 54 disciplines. Athletes from 110 nations will participate in this competition. World Games is an international multi-sport event that includes sports that are not contested in the Olympics. The event is hosted every four years, usually one year after the Summer Olympics. Although World Games comprise non-Olympic sports, it's still supported by the International Olympic Committee. … [Read more...] about Vietnam to compete in 4 World Games events