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Both countries have been forging defense ties and high-level military exchanges. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III touched down at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi Wednesday afternoon in the welcome of US Embassy Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., Christopher Klein, and Vietnam’s high-ranking officials. US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at Noi Bai International Airport on Tuesday afternoon. Images: US Defense State's Twitter The two-day visit, which is made at the invitation by Vietnam’s National Defence Minister Phan Van Giang, is part of his Southeast Asia trip to Singapore, Vietnam, and the Philippines. According to the US State of Defense, Austin is the first cabinet-level official in the Biden administration to visit the crucial Southeast Asia area. Regarding the trip, the Defense State said the international, rules-based order that has allowed the nations of Southeast Asia to prosper, and the US presence in the region helps ensure … [Read more...] about US Defense Secretary arrives in Hanoi

State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (standing) addresses the working session (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc had a working session with leaders of Ho Chi Minh City on July 30 as part of his visit to the current biggest COVID-19 hotspot . At the session, the President underlined the most important targets of protecting people’s health and safety and minimising death toll. It is crucial to mobilise all resources to complete these goals, while continue to applying the Prime Minister’s Directives No. 15 and 16 to curb the pandemic, he said. He asked the city to withdraw lessons from the current implementation of Directive No.16 for better performance in the work, settling the situation in which a large number of local residents still travel in the streets despite the COVID-19 prevention and control measures. He stressed that social distancing must be implemented in parallel with ensuring living conditions for people so as to enable them to … [Read more...] about President works with leaders of HCM City

Ministry confirms 3,657 new Covid-19 cases, 139 fatalities The Saigon Times A medical worker conducts Covid-19 tests. The Ministry of Health has confirmed 3,657 new Covid-19 cases and 139 fatalities - PHOTO: VNA HCMC – The Ministry of Health this evening, July 30, reported 3,657 new Covid-19 cases, including 22 imported cases and 3,635 domestic infections in 30 localities, and 139 Covid-19 deaths in nine localities. Among the new locally-infected cases, the infection sources of 715 cases remain unknown. HCMC continued to make up the largest number of the new infections with 1,542 cases, followed by Binh Duong with 636, Long An with 448, Dong Nai with 157 and Can Tho with 151 cases. Moreover, 139 other cases were found in Khanh Hoa, 133 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, 81 in Hanoi, 67 in Dong Thap, 65 in Danang and 36 in Tra Vinh. The rest were detected in 19 other provinces. Thus, the country recorded 8,622 Covid-19 cases today, rising 1,029 cases over yesterday and being … [Read more...] about Ministry confirms 3,657 new Covid-19 cases, 139 fatalities

The Vietnamese Prime Minister expressed thanks for Romania’s support of 100,800 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which demonstrates the sincere friendship and close linkage between the two countries. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh called for the Romanian Government to continue sharing vaccine doses with Vietnam as the country is making best efforts to stamp out the Covid-19 outbreak. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Romanian Ambassador to Vietnam Cristina Romila. Photo: Nhat Bac Chinh made the request in a meeting with Romanian Ambassador to Vietnam Cristina Romila today [July 30]. On this occasion, Chinh expressed his thanks for Romania’s support of 100,800 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines for Vietnam, which demonstrates the sincere friendship and close linkage between the two countries. “Vietnam gives priority to the longstanding bilateral relations with Romania that has been nurtured for the past 70 years,” Chinh noted, saying with Romanian timely … [Read more...] about Vietnam seeks Romania’s supply of Covid-19 vaccine

Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Hoa Phat Group has reported that its revenue hit nearly 66.9 trillion VND (2.9 billion USD) in the first half of this year, up 67 percent annually. In the second quarter alone, its revenue reached 35.4 trillion VND, up 71 percent year-on-year while before-tax profit rose 3.5 fold to over 9.7 trillion VND. During six months of this year, the group manufactured over 4 million tonnes of crude steel, up 55 percent yearly. Nearly 4.3 million tonnes of steel products were sold, marking an annual rise of over 60 percent. Construction steel sales hit 1.8 million tonnes, up 22 percent, making the group gain the biggest market share of 34.6 percent. Despite hike in input material prices, Hoa Phat still maintained its production to meet domestic demand and sold products at prices lower than those in the world. Its agriculture and real estate development also maintained growth, with Australian beef still gaining the top market … [Read more...] about Hoa Phat’s revenue up 67 percent in H1

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Pushing ahead with vaccine diplomacy is among the tasks Vietnam’s overseas representative bodies have been asked to perform so as to help achieve the “ twin targets ” in the last half of 2021. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) held a teleconference on July 29 to discuss measures for stepping up economic diplomacy to serve the COVID-19 combat and efforts to achieve this year’s socio-economic development targets. Addressing the event, which gathered all the 96 ambassadors and heads of overseas representative agencies of Vietnam, Minister Bui Thanh Son said the brightest spot of economic diplomacy in the first six months was vaccine diplomacy, which has helped persuade partners to provide the country with over 14 million doses of COVID-19 v accine. The MoFA has made proactive moves and coordinated with relevant parties to deal with issues emerging in Vietnam’s economic relations with other … [Read more...] about Diplomats urged to boost vaccine diplomacy to help achieve ‘twin targets’