The Hanoitimes - PEPFAR helps Vietnam have more HIV/AIDS-acquired beneficiaries of antiretroviral treatment and less infections. Some 89% of HIV/AIDS patients in Vietnam covered with health insurance Vietnam to make efforts to eradicate HIV/AIDS in 2030 Vietnam aims to keep low rate of new HIV/AIDS infections For nearly two decades, the US has partnered with Vietnam in its fight against HIV through the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), funding US$841.42 million between 2004 and 2018. Illustrative photo With the operations starting in June 2004, Vietnam was the first country in Asia to receive PEPFAR’s support, according to the organization’s officials. Since then, PEPFAR has taken bold measures to implement an innovative and successful HIV response, supporting life-saving antiretroviral treatment for more than 161,632 people in Vietnam. And in the last three years, the number of people on HIV treatment has … [Read more...] about PEPFAR – a journey of 15 years with US$842M for HIV/AIDS control in Vietnam
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Vietnam, China review 15-year implementation of Gulf of Tonkin Fisheries Agreement
The Agreement on the Delimitation of the Tonkin Gulf and the Vietnam-China Fisheries Cooperation Agreement was signed in 2000 and came into effect in 2004. It is a legal basis for Vietnam and China to clearly define the boundary in the gulf and create a clear international legal framework, which is convenient for each country to protect, manage, use and exploit natural resources, as well as facilitating economic development in coastal areas and continental shelf, contributing to strengthening and developing neighbouring relations and traditional friendship between the Party, Government and peoples of Vietnam and China. Speaking at the seminar, Vice Chairman of Quang Ninh provincial People's Committee Dang Huy Hau affirmed that the Vietnamese northern province attaches great importance to the implementation of the agreement and has directed its related departments and localities to propagate the contents of the agreement to local officials and fishermen, while regularly coordinating and … [Read more...] about Vietnam, China review 15-year implementation of Gulf of Tonkin Fisheries Agreement
Vietnam needs 15 years to become a powerful country: BKAV CEO
VietNamNet Bridge - After in-depth study of philosophy and space science, CEO Nguyen Tu Quang says he has found the key for Vietnam to become a powerful country after 15 years. BKAV Corporation's CEO Nguyen Tu Quang Appearing on the VTV Show ‘Cat Canh’ (Taking off) in late February, Nguyen Tu Quang, CEO of BKAV Corporation, told the audience how he experienced a difficult period when he suffered from depression. This happened for two years after receiving criticism about the BPhone 1. After in-depth study of philosophy and space science, CEO Nguyen Tu Quang says he has found the key for Vietnam to become a powerful country after 15 years. In 2005, when BKAV Corporation commercialized anti-virus software, Quang stated that Vietnamese can create high-quality products that are on no way inferior to those made in developed countries. RELATED NEWS 4.0 revolution occurring behind the scenes at local factories Vietnam feels impact of 4.0 industrial revolution … [Read more...] about Vietnam needs 15 years to become a powerful country: BKAV CEO
15-year-old Vietnamese sets three youth world records
15-year-old Vietnamese weightlifter, Do Tu Tung, made a strong start at the 2019 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Youth World Championships, which opened in Las Vegas, USA, on March 8 (local times), bringing home three gold medals and setting three youth world records in the men's 49kg division. Do Tu Tung won a hat-trick of gold medals with three youth world records at the opening of the 2019 IWF Youth World Championships in Las Vegas, USA, March 9. (Photo: IWF) Competing with seven strong rivals from Turkey, USA, Ecuador and Romania, the young Vietnamese dominated the snatch, setting a new youth world record at 95kg with his second attempt. He continued his great performance in the clean and jerk, also setting the youth world record at 117kg and immediately improved to 125kg, totalling 220kg, which is also a youth world record. Tung had a whopping 40kg advantage over the second finisher, Romanian Florin Cosmin Krupla (180kg). Since the weight class was first put … [Read more...] about 15-year-old Vietnamese sets three youth world records
Saigon resident releases passion bottled up for 15 years
September 11, 2018 | 09:21 am GMT+7 A man collected glass bottles for 15 plus years without knowing what he would do with them. Dinh Nguyen Binh, 50, collected bottles and their caps for more than 15 years as a hobby. Little did he imagine that his unusual passion would find the most artistic expression in his own house in Saigon’s Tan Phu District. “Ever since I was a kid, I had the hobby of collecting old liquor bottles. I’ve never intended to turn these glasses into home decorations. But the passion soon blossomed after I began making ashtrays and drinking glasses with old bottles that my friends throw away,” Binh said. Because he runs a business in mechanical goods, Binh has the machinery at hand to repurpose the bottles. “It can take up to one year to complete a decoration. Coming up with ideas is the hardest part, then collecting bottles that have similar shapes and turning them into the final product,” he said. There … [Read more...] about Saigon resident releases passion bottled up for 15 years