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The meeting was held by the Ministry of National Defense (MND) and chaired by its Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Le Huy Vinh, Head of the MND’s Steering Committee on Administrative Reform and E-Government. At the event, Senior Colonel Vu Quang Mien, Deputy Chief of Staff of the GDL, presented the draft plan of the coordination program. In particular, the two sides will support each other according to their functions and duties for the common goal of improving the quality of logistics services. While coordinating, the two signatories will observe the principle of consensus, State laws, and the MND’s regulations. In terms of coordination goals, the two sides will bring into play their strengths and potential, jointly implement tasks in accordance with the MND’s Plan No.4396 signed on November 4, 2021 on developing an e-Government, towards a digital government in the MND for the 2021-2025 period, with a vision to 2030 and the GDL’s Plan No.557 dated March 31, 2022 … [Read more...] about Viettel assists military logistics sector in digital transformation

The partnership is under a cooperation agreement inked by the two sides in Hanoi on May 23, following the success of e-sports events at SEA Games 31 in Vietnam. VIRESA Chairman Nguyen Xuan Cuong said with its resources, experience, and partners, his association is ready to help EFC in all steps, from choosing competition categories, issuing technical handbooks, selecting and training the national team, training coaches and referees, introducing sponsors, to organizing competitions with the best quality. Vath Chamroeun, Secretary-General of Cambodia’s National Olympic Committee and standing member of the SEA Games 32 Organizing Committee, appreciated VIRESA’s support when his country will host the region’s biggest sporting event for the first time. At SEA Games 31, e-sports competitions took place from May 13 to 22. Vietnam won four gold and three silver medals in this sport. The next SEA Games is slated for May 5 - 16, 2023 in Cambodia with the participation of 11 regional … [Read more...] about Vietnam to help Cambodia organize e-sports events at next SEA Games

At the talk, the military commands of the two provinces updated each other on the socio-economic, defense-security situations in 2021 and the first quarter of 2022, and reviewed their coordination in military-defense task performance over the past time. In particular, in 2021, the two sides maintained information exchange and promoted dissemination among local people of information about the traditional relationship between the two parties, states, and peoples, as well as regulations and border restrictions signed by the two countries. Additionally, the two military commands coordinated with each other to prevent and control the COVID-19 pandemic while addressing immigration issues, maintaining security, social order and safety in the shared borderline, and combating cross-border crimes. Since 2020, the Thanh Hoa provincial Military Command has presented anti-COVID-19 medical supplies and equipment, worth more than VND 2.5 billion, to the Houaphanh provincial Military Command and … [Read more...] about Vietnamese and Lao military units promote defense cooperation

Hanoi welcomed 700,000 domestic tourists and 31,448 foreigners who visited or participated in events of the recently concluded SEA Games 31, the municipal Department of Tourism announced on May 24. Thai athletes competing at SEA Games 31 tour the Temple of Literature in Hanoi. (Photo: VNA) As of May 23, 18 hotels in Hanoi had accommodated more than 5,600 Vietnamese and foreign delegates, referees, athletes and reporters. In addition, other accommodation facilities stood ready to welcome tourists travelling to Hanoi during the Games. The Department of Tourism asked relevant agencies to roll out new tourism products at the capital city’s famous attractions such as the Hoan Kiem Lake pedestrian zone, Thang Long Imperial Citadel and Bat Trang pottery village. Images of Hanoi and preparations for SEA Games 31 were promoted on the department’s portal and websites on Hanoi tourism as well as TV channels and social media. Director of the department Dang … [Read more...] about Hanoi greets nearly 31,500 foreign tourists during SEA Games 31

A representative of the General Department of Preventive Medicine under the Ministry of Health was quoted on the government news portal as saying monkeypox was usually zoonotic, but human-to-human transmission was possible through contact with wounds, bodily fluids and contaminated objects. To detect possible cases of monkeypox and promptly roll out response plans, the health ministry has asked local health departments to detect possible cases at the border, especially among those coming from countries where monkeypox is present: Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone and South Sudan. Medical facilities should also increase surveillance and if possible cases of monkeypox are detected, they must be reported to health departments for follow up action. The health ministry recommended that people avoid contact with those having smallpox, including sexual … [Read more...] about Vietnam ramps up surveillance amid monkeypox outbreak in 12 countries

Nguyen Thi Hong, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, gives a report to the National Assembly during a meeting in Ha noi on May 24. - VNA/VNS Photo The programme, issued under Government Decree 42 in 2017, was set to be extended until the end of 2023. The programme, since its implementation five years ago, has contributed to the restructuring of numerous financial institutions and the collection of bad debt during the 2016-20 period, according to Nguyen Thi Hong, Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV). By the end of 2021, the programme had helped handle over VND380 trillion in bad debt, or 47.9 per cent of the country's entire bad debt since August 15, 2017. On average, some VND5.67 trillion in bad debt was processed each month during the period, significantly higher than the VND3.25 trillion per month prior to the implementation of the programme. The programme had helped recover VND148 trillion or 38.94 per cent of all bad debt among financial institutions, a marked … [Read more...] about State Bank asks for extension to bad debt programme