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With an approximate 3,200km long coastline and more than 3,000 small and large islands, along with a vast exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, the sea and islands have brought great benefits to the economic development of our country. These advantages have positively impacted marine economic sectors, but in another aspect, this poses a risk of increasing violations and crimes at sea. In this situation, especially since the Law on Vietnam Coast Guard took effect, Vietnam Coast Guard forces have effectively strengthened presence and law enforcement at sea, contributing to solid protection of sovereignty, security, order, and safety over the sea and islands of the nation. In the context of complicated COVID-19 developments and the situation of smuggling, trade frauds and illegal transportation of goods tend to increase at sea with more subtle tricks, criminals are taking advantage of science and technology advances to install modern equipment to identify the means of … [Read more...] about Vietnam Coast Guard strengthens presence and law enforcement at sea

Anphabe presented the Vietnam Best Workplace Survey 2022 On December 7, Anphabe's event 'Symphony of Change' took place in Hanoi, aiming to connect HR leaders, provide updates on the domestic HR trends, and share innovative strategies and methods for businesses and employees to stay strong in the face of change. The company also presented its exclusive Vietnam Best Workplace Survey 2022. According to the report, compared to 2021, businesses have improved employees’ income despite this year's difficult economic situation. Specifically, by September 2022, 56 per cent of employees received a salary increase, 38 per cent remained the same, while only 6 per cent had a salary reduction or unstable income. Anphabe accessed that although these figures are not significant compared to normal years, they had shown great efforts from Vietnamese enterprises, especially when only 35 per cent of employees received a salary increase in 2021. In addition to salary, in 2022, businesses have … [Read more...] about Anphabe holds ‘Symphony of Change’ event

Fishing vessels of Quang Tri province (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – An international conference was held in Hanoi on December 8 to mark 40 years since the adoption of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The hybrid event, held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was attended by 150 delegates from ministries, sectors, coastal localities, and representative bodies of ASEAN countries in Vietnam. In his remarks, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Minh Vu said having been ratified by 168 parties, UNCLOS has truly become a legal document of leading importance, only after the UN Charter, and a “constitution of the seas and oceans”. The convention formed a comprehensive and full international legal framework that regulates the rights and obligations of all states, no matter whether it is coastal or landlocked, in the use of the seas and the management, exploitation, and conservation of marine resources, he noted. UNCLOS is a comprehensive … [Read more...] about Int’l conference marks 40th anniversary of UNCLOS

The main gate of VinFast's manufacturing plant in the northern city of Hai Phong. — Photo courtesy of the company VinFast, Vietnam's first global electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, has announced that it has received a Corporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Assessment from Morningstar Sustainalytics, a globally recognised ESG research, ratings and data firm. VinFast received an overall Corporate ESG Assessment score of 23.3, the top ESG rating (i.e., lowest potential risk) compared with other pure EV companies. Sustainalytics performed a broad-based Corporate ESG Assessment of VinFast covering seven distinct ESG categories: carbon – product and services; human capital; product governance; business ethics; carbon-own operations; human rights – supply chain; and corporate governance. As of July 2022, VinFast received an overall Corporate ESG Assessment score of 23.3, which places the Company in the “medium risk category” and in the top ten (9th ranked out of 70) of … [Read more...] about VinFast receives Corporate ESG Essessment from Sustainalytics

Udorn Chobtham, general director of SCG Concrete Roof, has received the Top 100 Sustainable Companies award for four consecutive years The recognition was based on the Programme on Benchmarking and Announcing Sustainable Companies in Vietnam by the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development under the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry in collaboration with the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and the General Confederation of Labor. The awards were unveiled at the ceremony announcing the Sustainable Companies in 2022 by the Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry on December 1. VKPC, a manufacturing base for packaging paper, is a subsidiary of SCGP, a core business of SCG, focusing on creating innovations and values to serve the evolving consumer demands while emphasising environmental, social and governance aspects. Accordingly, VKPC … [Read more...] about SCG member companies in top 100 Sustainable Companies in Vietnam

Congratulating Laos on the 47th National Day (December 2), PM Pham Minh Chinh said the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Laos are unique in the world, asking the two sides to continue educating younger generations on the relations, which are a priceless asset of both peoples. He also called on the two countries to coordinate with each other to develop independent and self-reliant economies that extensively, substantively, and effectively integrate into the world. Saleumxay Kommasith, who is in Vietnam to co-chair a conference disseminating policies and laws to exemplary leaders of villages in the countries’ border areas, thanked the Vietnamese Party, State, and people for consistently supporting and standing side by side with their Lao counterparts. He said the dissemination conference, held in Nghe An province from December 5 to 7, would help further step up cooperation between border localities of Vietnam and Laos, … [Read more...] about Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh receives Lao Deputy PM, Foreign Minister