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Participants at the forum (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade co-organised a forum in Hanoi on October 3 to promote women’s empowerment in the foreign service in the digital age. This is the first activity of the two sides to implement a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on June 12, 2019, on increasing the role and contributions of women in the foreign service to serve deep-and-wide international integration in the digital era. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Robyn Mudie said the forum created an excellent opportunity for the two countries to enhance cooperation and strengthen friendship between diplomats. He shared Australia’s women leadership strategy 2015 and practical policies of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to support female diplomats to assume managerial roles. Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Australia cooperate in empowering women in foreign service

The crystal-clear water of the sea off the coast of Phuket Island, a popular tourist destination in Thailand (Photo: Thai Foreign Ministry) Hanoi (VNA) – Thailand has revised the number of foreign tourists it expects to welcome this year down from 40.1 million to 39.7 million, citing impact of the global economic slowdown and the stronger baht. President of the Tourism Council of Thailand Chairat Trirattanajarasporn said the sector is still being affected by the US-China trade war and the baht’s appreciation, which have deterred foreigners from visiting the country. However, he noted the Thai government’s tourism stimulus plans are likely to improve the situation. In addition to domestic tourism, the council and public sector are focusing on short-haul markets like ASEAN, China and India to maintain tourism momentum this year. For the last quarter of 2019, the council projects 10.4 million foreign arrivals, up 7.21 percent from the same period last year. Of the … [Read more...] about Thailand cuts foreign tourist prediction for 2019

  The Ministry of Education and Training launches a programme to increase the use of foreign languages, especially English on Monday. — VNS Photo Ngọc Trinh HCM CITY — The Ministry of Education and Training on October 14 launched a programme to develop an environment for teachers and students to take the initiative in the use of foreign languages, especially English, at school. At the launching ceremony, Bùi Văn Linh, a ministry official, said the programme aims to expand the teaching of foreign languages, especially English, and improve the quality. Under the programme, more English clubs and extra activities will be organised to help students take part in Olympic contests, be confident about communicating in English and watch news. “The Government and the ministry have paid much attention to teaching and learning English. School teachers have taken efforts to seek creative methodologies for teaching English in practice and create a … [Read more...] about Ministry launches programme to expand learning of foreign languages

At the meeting between the ministry and the national steering committee for IUU fishing prevention,  the ministry reported that the border guard, coast guard and naval forces had approached 1,310 vessels at sea to educate them on IUU and distributed leaflets on the matter to 22,000 fishing vessels. At the meeting. (Photo: qdnd.vn) The navy has launched a support programme targeting fishermen in 28 coastal provinces and cities, while the coast guard force implemented a model of accompanying fishermen, persuading ship owners and captains not to violating foreign waters or fishing illegally. The Defence Ministry’s forces coordinated with local authorities to verify information on 187 cases involving 336 Vietnamese ships and 2,430 fishermen seized by foreign authorities, and shared information on foreign fishing ships encroaching in Vietnamese waters with relevant agencies of the Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and other … [Read more...] about Defence Ministry actively engages in fighting IUU fishing

Participants at the seminar held on Tuesday to discuss the amendments to the laws of Enterprises and Investment. — Photo thoibaotaichinhvietnam.vn The stability of the regulatory system is key to luring foreign investment into Viet Nam and the rights and benefits of foreign investors must be assured even when policies are changed, officials and executives have said. They urged that government agencies must acknowledge this when making amendments to the laws of Enterprises and Investment. Though many countries and territories have entered Viet Nam, the presence of high-tech enterprises was limited, vice chairman of the Vietnam Association of Foreign Investment Enterprises (VAFIE) Nguyen Van Toan said. European and American investors were concerned by the lack of rigid policies on corporate transparency and intellectual protection, he told a seminar on Tuesday. In addition, regulations had been changed constantly, making it harder for them to invest in Vietnamese assets, he said. … [Read more...] about Consistent policies key to draw foreign investment: officials