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President Phuc, who is head of the steering committee on building a project to summarize the 10-year implementation of the resolution of the 8th plenary session of the 11th Party Central Committee on the Fatherland protection strategy in the new situation, highlighted major achievements in the cause of national protection. The fundamental and inclusive achievement was the maintenance of independence, sovereignty, unity, territorial integrity and socialist orientation, and the steadiness of the leadership of the Party and the management role of the State, he said. Agreeing with participants on the basic viewpoints in theory and practice on Fatherland safeguarding in the new situation, the President emphasized the need to always maintain the direct and absolute leadership of the Party in all aspects of national protection, and persist with the goal of national independence associated with socialism. It is necessary to raise awareness and responsibility of the entire Party, people, … [Read more...] about All resources should be promoted for national construction and protection: President

Leaders of the military-owned Viettel Group made the proposal at a Tuesday meeting with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. The proposal was made in the context of the recent global chip shortage, which has seriously affected many manufacturing sectors and business areas, prompting several countries to promote chip production as a national security measure. In this context, the group also asked to be assigned the tasks of ensuring national defense and security, promoting its strengths and demonstrating the pioneering role of state-owned companies in the fields of high-tech defense, construction and cyber security and safety. Viettel said it wanted to deploy a national digital conversion platform, and work as an intermediary for financial switching services and electronic clearing services to facilitate transfer of funds from one bank account to another. The group also wanted permission to research green energy technology and modernize important infrastructure in the field of … [Read more...] about Viettel to produce chips amidst global shortage

The city is keen to avoid any Covid-19 impacts that could derail its plan for socio-economic recovery for this year. The Hanoi People's Committee has urged local agencies to remain vigilant against the Covid-19 pandemic and accelerate the disbursement of public funds, seen as a key task for socio-economic recovery for the rest of the year. Electronics production at Rhythm Precision Vietnam, Soc Son District, Hanoi. Photo: Pham Hung Among the key tasks, the city would focus on the Covid-19 vaccine roll-out by providing boosters for eligible people, including the completion of vaccination for children aged 5-12 before September 2022, noted the municipal People’s Committee in a directive. The city’s authorities reiterated public investment is a key task for economic development and considered pubic fund disbursement a key criterion to evaluate the performance of each agency, department, and unit by year-end, especially leaders and senior officials. “Efforts … [Read more...] about Hanoi boosts socio-economic growth, but remains vigilant against Covid-19

The city's authorities will continue focusing on boosting economic recovery while addressing the concerns of the business community. An agreement signing ceremony to support access to concessional loans between the Hanoi Investment Fund for Development, the city's commercial banks and the business community took place at a conference connecting stakeholders in Hanoi on 15 August. An overview of the signing ceremony. Photo: kinhtedothi.vn The municipal Department of Industry and Trade and the Investment Fund for Development also signed an agreement on cooperation and information exchange on the same day to promote the recovery of the city’s businesses in the post-pandemic period. Speaking at the conference, Acting Director of the Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade Tran Thi Phuong Lan said: “The conference is expected to facilitate the connection between local banks and businesses to support those who need  concessional loans.” She called on the … [Read more...] about Hanoi helps businesses get loans

The Ho Chi Minh Museum is home to 170,000 documents, objects, and films about President Ho Chi Minh’s life and his revolutionary cause. Several exclusive and special gifts are on sale for the first time on the occasion of the launching of a souvenir shop in the Ho Chi Minh Museum ealier this week, Van Hoa (Culture) newspaper reported. Real experience in making rubber sandals. As of January 9, souvenirs telling remarkable stories on the life of the late President Ho Chi Minh were on sale including the replicas of pure gold coins worth VND20 (1948) presented by the President to Governmental ministers, the miniatures of Uncle Ho’s rubber sandals, the 3D model of late President Ho Chi Minh at the Ceremonial Chamber, the museum's brand identity painted on fresh lotus leaf, among others. Rubber sandals with the design of those worn by Uncle Ho are for sale. Visitors buy souvenirs at the shop. … [Read more...] about Exclusive souvenirs on sale at Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi

In the next two days, the trough, which lies off the south-central coast, will cause heavy rains in the afternoon and evening across the southern region, said Le Dinh Quyet, deputy head of the forecasting department at the Southern Region Hydro-Meteorological Center. Heavy rains in collaboration with seasonal tides will cause urban flooding in HCMC, according to the center. HCMC received the heaviest rainfall of the year on Monday. Lasting for four hours, the rainfall was measured at 113 millimeters at a station on Ly Thuong Kiet Street of District 10. A total 47 streets across the city were flooded, including those in the downtown area of districts 1 and 3, turning traffic into chaos. According to HCMC Infrastructure Management Center, the high rain volume exceeded the designed capacity of the city’s drainage system, further affected by a multitude of construction sites. Quyet said the rainy season has arrived earlier this year with higher rain volume due to impacts of the … [Read more...] about Heavy rain to lash HCMC until weekend