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Chief of the General Staff and Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong chaired the event. According to a report delivered at the event, in November under the direction of the General Staff, the whole military successfully fulfilled assigned missions. In particular, defense agencies and military units strictly maintained combat readiness, closely followed situational development, actively made recommendations to higher levels and dealt with circumstances in a timely and effective manner. In the month, the General Staff continued instructing units to safely organize drills; maintain teams for pandemic prevention and control efforts; foster management at border gates, border areas and coastal areas to prevent illegal border crossing; keep forces on standby to conduct natural disaster response and search and rescue missions. Speaking at the conference, the chief of the General Staff praised collectives and individuals with outstanding achievements in their … [Read more...] about General Staff reviews task performance in November

Policemen and border guards at around 9:15 p.m. Wednesday arrested Van Ngoc Duc, 29, Tran Xuan Tam, 41 and Doan Tran, 49. Tran previously carried 11 kg of meth on a motorbike from Khe Sanh Town at Laos border to deliver it to Duc and Tam on a section of the National Highway 9 running through Cam Lo District, the Cong An TPHCM (HCMC Police) newspaper reported. Later at around 6 p.m. Thursday, authorities raided Tam’s residence in Quang Tri's Dong Ha Town and found 10 packets of white crystals, weighing around 10 kg. Tam said the crystals were meth. An investigation is ongoing. Vietnam has some of the world’s toughest drug laws. Those convicted of possessing or smuggling more than 600 grams of heroin or cocaine or over 2.5 kg of methamphetamine could face capital punishment. The production or sale of 100 grams of heroin or 300 grams of any other illegal substance is also punishable by death. … [Read more...] about 21 kg of meth seized in central province

Agriculture has always been a pioneer in the Doi Moi (renovation) process, contributing significantly to achievements in poverty reduction and food security in Vietnam. In the time of globalization and integration, Vietnam aims to develop agriculture on a green, low-emissions foundation to contribute to realizing its commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050. This vision will help the agriculture sector reduce costs, use less inputs and resources, and create multi-value integration, thereby affirming Vietnam’s position as a powerhouse of ecological and carbon neutral agriculture and a food supplier of “Transparency - Accountability – Sustainability”. Agricultural support Vietnam exports more than 6 million tons of rice every year. The early years of the 21st century marked a turning point for the food system in Vietnam. As one of the poorest countries in the world in the late 1980s to early 1990s with 60% of the population living below the poverty line, … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s agriculture: from local to global mindset

An overview of the talks (Photo: VNA) Beijing (VNA) – Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son held talks with Chinese Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on December 2 in Hu Zhou city of China’s Zhejiang province, during which they sought measures to bolster the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic partnership in the future and discussed a number of regional and international issues of shared concern. Both sides shared delight at the progress of the bilateral partnership in this year despite COVID-19 impacts, with regular meetings between leaders of the two Parties and States as well as ministries, sectors and localities. In the first 10 months of 2021, two-way trade rose 30 percent year on year to 133.65 billion USD , higher than the result recorded in the whole year of 2020, they noted. They agreed to increase high-level exchanges, optimising exchange and cooperation mechanisms through the channels of Party and steering committee on bilateral … [Read more...] about Vietnam, China seek to bolster bilateral ties

Illustrative image (Source: bangkokair.com) Phnom Penh (VNA) - Bangkok Airways has resumed flights between the Thai and Cambodian capital cities. Flight PG931 left Suvarnabhumi Bangkok International Airport at 08:50am on December 1 and more than 100 passengers disembarked at Phnom Penh International Airport at 10:05am the same day, Khmer Times reported. The return flight, PG932, departed at 10:55am and arrived at 12:10pm. The regional airline operates short to mid-range narrow-bodied Airbus A319s on the route. Bangkok Airways plans to fly between the two cities every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday for the first two weeks and operated daily flights from December 16. “It is an important milestone as it is historically a busy route and yields high passenger volume, inbound and outbound,” said Cambodia Airports spokesman Norinda Khek. Cambodia Airports also operates international airports at Sihanoukville and Siem Reap. Khek said he hoped flights between Siem … [Read more...] about Bangkok Airways resumes flights to Cambodia

China's Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi has announced that his country will provide Vietnam with about US$3.1 million and 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to support pandemic prevention and control efforts in the Southeast Asian country. Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son joined talks with Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday in Zhejiang Province, as part of his official visit to China from December 2 to 4. The two officials discussed measures to bolster the Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic partnership in the coming time. Both sides focused on seeking ways to enhance coordination in COVID-19 prevention and control in order to maintain trade and economic exchange activities. The Chinese diplomat announced a CNY20 million ($3.13 million) assistance for Vietnam to purchase medical equipment, alongside 500,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine for Vietnamese localities. The officials expressed their appreciation for the development … [Read more...] about China to provide Vietnam with $3mn aid, 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses: Wang Yi