Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính gave the speech at the launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity on Monday. — VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will join 12 countries in the region in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) as US President Joe Biden launches the initiative on Monday during his visit to long-term ally Japan. The formal rollout of the IPEF was held in a hybrid format in Tokyo – with US President, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking part in person, and leaders from Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand joining remotely. The White House said this economic framework with an initial 13 countries represents 40 per cent of global GDP. The future of the global economy will be largely written in the Indo-Pacific, which covers half the population of the world and more than 60 per cent of the global GDP, US President … [Read more...] about Việt Nam joins US-led Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity
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Việt Nam joins Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity
Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính gave the speech at the launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity on Monday. — VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam will join 12 countries in the region in the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF) as US President Joe Biden launches the initiative on Monday during his visit to long-term ally Japan. The formal rollout of the IPEF was held in a hybrid format in Tokyo – with US President, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking part in person, and leaders from Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand joining remotely. The White House said this economic framework with an initial 13 countries represents 40 per cent of global GDP. The framework will focus on four key pillars – Connected Economy (including rules on digital economy, standards on cross-border data flows and data localisation, online privacy, … [Read more...] about Việt Nam joins Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity
US-ASEAN ties to be upgraded to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in November: Statement
Group photo of ASEAN leaders and US President Joe Biden in front of the White House at the banquet held on May 12, held ahead of the ASEAN-US Special Summit. (Photo: VNA) Washington D.C. (VNA) - The United States and ASEAN countries’ leaders have met for the US-ASEAN Special Summit in Washington on May 12-13. Following is the full text of the statement: ASEAN-U.S. Special Summit 2022, Joint Vision Statement MAY 13, 2022 WE, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United States gather on the occasion of the ASEAN-U.S. Special Summit, the first-ever to be held in Washington, D.C., on 12-13 May 2022. EMPHASIZING the importance of adhering to key principles, shared values and norms enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, the ASEAN Charter, the Declaration on Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality (ZOPFAN), the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea … [Read more...] about US-ASEAN ties to be upgraded to Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in November: Statement
Hanoians willing to spend big on professional wardrobe organizers
But then it would take the 32-year-old in Thanh Xuan District at least a few days to reorganize the mess. The clothes had piled up in the closet and under the bed and some even had to be sent to her mother's house due to her shopping and hoarding habits. A professional organizer helps fold and rearrange clothes for a client in Hanoi in July 2021. Photo courtesy of House to Home Friends recommended that she hire a professional closet organizing service in April, when she was planning to move into a new house. "They told me I had to hire a minimum of two workers for two hours, and the fee ranged from VND250,000-400,000 (US$10-17.30) per hour, depending on the clutter level of the wardrobe," she says. It took the two workers four hours to complete the job. Her clothes, which previously took up three cabinets, were been sorted by color and neatly arranged to fit in one cabinet. It cost her VND2 million. Though closet organizing services in Hanoi are often … [Read more...] about Hanoians willing to spend big on professional wardrobe organizers
Masan opens first Joins Pro professional laundry shop
The inauguration of the first Joins Pro professional laundry shop in HCM City’s Binh Thanh District on May 12. — Photo courtesy of Masan Joins Pro Professional Laundry Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Masan Group, opened its first shop in HCM City’s Binh Thanh District, marking a milestone in its parent’s goal of becoming the leading laundry chain in Viet Nam. It offers services ranging from basic (washing and drying, and washing and ironing) to higher (dry cleaning, expensive cloth cleaning, bleaching, and fabric softening), along with home pickup and delivery. It said it uses European machinery to optimise energy usage and fabric protection, and environment-friendly Joins detergents. It uses wet cleaning machines in place of the traditional dry laundry. Tran Thi Thanh Van of Joins Pro laundry said: "With the positive signals from the market and an increasing demand from people, we believe that this is the perfect time to enter the laundry service market that does not yet have a … [Read more...] about Masan opens first Joins Pro professional laundry shop
Groundbreaking ceremony for the DHN Gia Lai agricultural high-tech complex
"The Complex of Agricultural High-Technology DHN Gia Lai" is in Ia Le Commune, Chu Puh District, with a total investment capital of about VND1,030 billion. The project is expected to have a land use area of about 100 hectares, including farm of 2,500 pigs, selected and imported directly from the Netherlands, pigs slaughter house, organic fertilizer factory, operation and support service area, organic farming area and green land, land for traffic and technical infrastructure, gathering area, purchasing area, preserve and pack fruits according to high quality export standards. Phase 1: The DHN Gia Lai hi-tech application breeding area has a total land area of 50 hectares, a capacity of 2,500 calves and grandparents and 25,000 gilts. This is the fourth project in the DHN High-tech Agricultural Complex in Vietnam of two corporations, specializing in the production of high-quality agricultural products in a closed chain including: Selection and Production of Swine & … [Read more...] about Groundbreaking ceremony for the DHN Gia Lai agricultural high-tech complex