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In Hai Phong city, Radar Regiment 295 of Division 363 under the Air Defense - Air Force Service sets a target that within 75 days, starting from May 14, the whole regiment will get highest results in building firm political stance, promoting high sense of responsibility, carrying out combat readiness, training, regularity building, and military discipline observance duties, realizing policies and organizing activities marking the Wounded and Fallen Soldiers’ Day. They will strive to have no case of violation of military discipline and State laws, and no incident in training, traffic participation and other activities. Under the emulation program, the Military Command of Ninh Binh province will boost dissemination of information and education on the tradition “When drinking water, remember its source,” and “Gratitude” of the nation, military, and implement policies for national contributors. At the launch of the emulation drive of the Soc Trang provincial Military Command, the … [Read more...] about More units kick-start gratitude activities

PANO – A conference to review the coordination between the Vietnam People’s Army and political, social and humanitarian organizations was held under the chair of Lieutenant General Dao Duy Minh, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics, on February 26th. Over the past time, these units have well implemented staff work, making contributions to the well implementation of the joint resolution. The coordination helped promote solidarity and understanding between army units and socio-political organizations in consolidating localities’ socio-political stability, assisting local people to eliminate hunger and reduce poverty, recover from the consequences of natural disasters, as well as well conduct movements launched by the Party, State and Vietnam Fatherland Front. This year, the units will further carry out staff work and organize activities to mark the 60th anniversary of Dien Bien Phu Victory, the 70th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s … [Read more...] about Coordination activities of army units and socio-political organizations reviewed

Easing weeks of punishing restrictions in the commercial hub would bring relief to China's battered economy, although there is growing concern that Beijing may yet take a similar course of action if it fails to get a nascent outbreak under control. Shanghai's deputy mayor, Wu Qing, said the city of 25 million aims to eliminate Covid outside of quarantined zones within the next week or so. After that, the city's lockdown will be "lifted in batches", with shops opened and traffic restictions eased, he said in the announcement which confirmed a Reuters story from Sunday. The vast majority of Shanghai's more than 2,000 new cases are in areas already under the tightest controls, while those found in the relatively freer communities are the ones most closely watched for clues as to where Shanghai's outbreak is heading. The number of such cases rose to four on May 12, up from two the previous day. Last week, some of Shanghai's residents were allowed outside their housing compounds … [Read more...] about Shanghai aims to defeat Covid over next week as Beijing hunkers down

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) receives President and Chief Executive Officer of Murphy Oil Corporation Roger Jenkins in Washington D.C. (Photo: VNA) Washington D.C - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received President and Chief Executive Officer of Murphy Oil Corporation Roger Jenkins in Washington D.C on May 13 afternoon (US time) as part of his trip to the US. At the meeting with Roger, PM Chinh spoke highly of the cooperation and active participation of Murphy Oil in oil exploration activities in Vietnam over the past time. He welcomed the corporation's plan to expand operation in Vietnam in the future. Roger said he highly appreciated the Vietnamese market and reported about Murphy Oil's activities in Vietnam, particularly the progress of the Lac Da Vang oilfield project. He proposed support measures to help promote the progress of the project. PM Chinh said he had issued directions relating to the project, and the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam or PVN) held … [Read more...] about PM receives CEO of Murphy Oil Corporation

The top legislator of Vietnam will pay an official visit to Laos from May 15 to 17 at the invitation of his Lao counterpart Xaysomphone Phomvihane. In the article on the front page, the newspaper said this is the first official visit to Laos by a key leader of Vietnam in the Laos - Vietnam Year of Solidarity and Friendship 2022, and also the first by Hue as Chairman of the Vietnamese N.A. Hue is also the first foreign parliamentary leader to visit Laos since the country’s 11th National Party Congress and the 9th-tenure N.A.’s first session. The visit takes place amid a number of important activities being held in the Solidarity and Friendship Year to mark the 60th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties and 45 years since the signing of the Laos - Vietnam Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation. PathetLao Daily noted the visit not only affirms the two countries’ consistent foreign policy of treasuring and unceasingly developing their great friendship, special solidarity, … [Read more...] about N.A. Chairman’s visit reflects Vietnam’s special political trust with Laos: Lao newspaper

The charity event was part of the two hospitals’ handover activities, which aimed to convey a message that the next Vietnamese medical staff will continue charity and humanitarian activities launched by their colleagues to support local people. During the event, the two hospitals conducted the handover of equipment and shared experience in carrying out charity events and other activities to popularize the image of Vietnam, its culture, and people to international friends and people of the host country. The handover activities have affirmed the Vietnamese “blue beret” officers’ aspiration to maintain activities to support local people and continue peacekeeping mission to bring a better life to people in South Sudan. Over the past time, activities conducted by Vietnamese level-2 field hospitals have been acknowledged and highly appreciated by UNMISS’s leaders, international colleagues, and local people, contributing to promoting the Vietnamese people’s spirit of helping others. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese “blue berets” conduct charity event in South Sudan