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The third session of the 15th National Assembly Export-import turnover rises nearly 23 percent According to the report, Vietnam fulfilled seven out of 12 key targets for 2021, with total export-import turnover increasing by 22.6 percent and trade surplus reaching US$4 billion. So far, Vietnam is one of the top six countries in terms of COVID-19 vaccination coverage. Macroeconomic stability has been maintained, major economic balances ensured, and inflation brought under control. However, input prices, especially gasoline and oil, have risen sharply, while the shortage of human resources has affected trade and production activities. Export turnover is dependent heavily on foreign-invested enterprises, while stock, corporate bond and real estate markets are potentially risky. Vu Hong Thanh, chairman of the National Assembly’s Economic Committee, presented a verification report on this issue, praising the results in the context of unprecedented difficulties and challenges … [Read more...] about Government focuses on rapid, sustainable socioeconomic recovery

Thousands of people wait for procedures for new passports. (Photo: SGGP) However, PA08 suggested that people, who do not have an urgent need, reschedule the passport application. As for urgent cases, applications should be submitted at the National Public Service Portal to limit overcrowding and long waiting. Thousands of people came to the headquarters of the Immigration Office of the HCMC Police and the Vietnam Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security to wait for procedures for the issuance of new ordinary passports on July 5. Nguyen Van Thanh, a resident in Go Vap District, came to the office of PA08 at nearly 7 a.m. to queue in line to wait for the ordinal number. Having arrived there quite early and waited for more than 5 hours, but it had not been his turn to carry out the procedure yet. Similarly, many people who came to the office in the early afternoon of July 5 had to return home because the authorities stopped issuing ordinal numbers. PA08’s … [Read more...] about Immigration agency gathers forces to meet huge demand for new passports

Generali gave hundreds of gifts to children and 30 special gifts along with financial support to families with special difficulties in the locality The Sinh Con, Sinh Cha workshop in Ho Chi Minh City facilitated discussion on three popular parenting topics attracting public attention in recent times: protecting children against physical and psychological abuses, handling children’s tantra, and early education for children about money. Merited artist Xuan Ba, who is NFVC’s goodwill ambassador, volunteered as the workshop’s facilitator. Discussed topics at the workshop were within the programme’s three main content pillars of intelligence, behaviour, and health of children aged 0-6 years. Tran Van Vang, deputy general director of Generali Vietnam shared the insurer's goals and positive results of the programme Many of Generali Vietnam’s staff and agent volunteers; as well as staff members from the NFVC; Ho Chi Minh City Department of Labour, Invalids, and Social … [Read more...] about Sinh Con, Sinh Cha discusses popular parenting topics with hundreds of families

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh talked over the phone with his counterpart from the Republic of Korea (RoK) Han Duck-soo on July 5, during which the two leaders compared notes on measures to boost the bilateral relations. PM Pham Minh Chinh (right) holds phone talks with his Korean counterpart Han Duck-soo (Photo: VNA) This was the first phone talk by the RoK’s PM with a foreign leader since he took office. Congratulating Han on his appointment as the RoK's PM, Chinh said despite global and regional uncertainties, including COVID-19 impacts, the relationship between Vietnam and the RoK has maintained its stable development pace, and the two countries have become leading important partners of each other, especially in economy, trade and investment. He affirmed Vietnam’s consistent foreign policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification of relations, and being a friend, a reliable partner and an active, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Korean Prime Ministers hold phone talks

The two Vietnamese artists who have made headlines since last week for their arrest in Spain due to an accusation of having raped a 17-year-old British girl last month have found themselves a lawyer and are waiting for arraignment, according to Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism Ta Quang Dong. The police department of the tourist island of Majorca confirmed last Friday that they had arrested two Vietnamese males over sexual assault allegations on June 25. Spanish and British media reported that the two Vietnamese citizens stayed at a hotel in Sant Elm on the island and met a 17-year-old girl from the UK, who roomed with her family at a different hotel, at a restaurant on June 24. The three exchanged 'intimate' gestures before returning to the hotel room of one of the two Vietnamese men. The girl later reported to local police that she had been raped in the hotel room. Authorities took the girl to the Son Espases hospital for a check-up and arrested the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese artists accused of raping underage British girl in Spain await arraignment: deputy minister

Representatives of Generali Vietnam and the National Fund for Vietnamese Children hand over 250 gift sets to children in HCM City. — Photo courtesy of Generali More than 600 parents, children, teachers and child caregivers discussed child health, behaviours and intelligence at a workshop in HCM City on July 4. The event, Sinh Con, Sinh Cha (Born Children, Born Parents), was jointly organised by the National Fund for Vietnamese Children (NFVC), HCMC’s Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and Department of Education & Training and Generali Vietnam. At the workshop, participants focused on three popular parenting topics attracting public attention in recent times: protecting children against physical and psychological abuses, handling children’s tantrums, and early education for children about money. “We are heartened to see the community educational workshop was well received with great enthusiasm from participating parents in HCM City. This is a strong … [Read more...] about Workshop discusses child health and intelligence