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Japan’s Dentsu company praises Vietnamese engineers

February 26, 2021 by en.vietnamplus.vn

Dentsu’s headquaters in Tokyo (Source: Kyodo)

Tokyo (VNA) – Director of Japan’s Dentsu company Iri Kazuaki has said that Vietnamese engineers have made important contributions to its operations over recent years.

Dentsu specialises in technical design for important infrastructure in Japan, such as optical cable systems, cable television, 5G data transmission networks, mobile information, and railway communications systems.

Ten Vietnamese engineers are currently working for the company in Japan and 85 others at its branches in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Kazuaki lauded the Vietnamese engineers for being diligent and careful with a good basic knowledge. After a certain period in the workplace, they are able to perform many roles.

Many experienced Vietnamese engineers in Japan could be responsible for providing technical guidance or instructions on site.

Five of the 10 Vietnamese engineers have earned Japanese national certificates on electrical engineering, while the remainders are expected to join a competition to earn them.

According to Kazuaki, the company plans to recruit 400 Vietnamese engineers over the next five years.

Figures from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare showed that Japan was home to the largest number of Vietnamese citizens living and working abroad last year, with more than 443,000, followed by those from China, with over 419,000, and the Philippines with more than 184,000./.

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COVID-19 vaccination campaign faces slight delay according to Minister

February 27, 2021 by vov.vn

Vietnam Vietnam welcomed the arrival of othe first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine on February 24, with the immunisation campaign imported the first batch of AstraZeneca vaccine and is due to carry take placeout the immunization campaign in early March.

HoweverDespite this, the Ministry of Health is currently working alongside its counterpartpartners from the Republic of Korea to in order to test the quality of the vaccine, a procedure which that may affect impact the inoculation schedule.

“Our primary concern is to ensure the safety and efficacy of the vaccine,” Minister Long said on February 27.

According to Professor the Minister, AstraZeneca is one of the two vaccines which has been granted approval approved globally by the World Health Organisation, going on to be and has been licensed for use in 50 countries and territories.

A single dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine offers 76% protection, and with the second dose will raisinge its effectiveness to 81%. It is promisingPromisingly, that all volunteers have passed successfully gone through trials, the test without a single death being recorded.

With more than 117,000 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine in stock, the Ministry of Health has set out plans planned to vaccinate priority groups, including frontline healthcare workers, soldiers, border guardsguards, policemen, and those on duty at COVID-19 hit areas coronavirus areas and in quarantine facilities.

Vietnam The country has reached deals with AstraZeneca and COVAX to import a total of 60 million dozes of the AstraZeneca vaccine this year. It In addition, it is negotiating with Pfizer of the United States to purchase a further 30 million doses this year.

The At present, the Ministry of Health is also considering licensing two other vaccines produced by Moderna of the US and Generium of Russia.

The third wave of COVID-19 the novel coronavirus has attacked Vietnamhit the nation after the virus recurred a month ago. The epidemic has since spread to 13 cities and provinces, with more than 800 cases confirmedbeing detected.

Vietnam In total, the country has recorded more than 2,000 infections since the first was initially detected in January, 2020.

Vietnam currently has a population of nearly approximately 100 million, and the Government aims to vaccinate every citizen .

UNSC meeting: Vietnam welcomes progress towards holding election in Palestine

February 27, 2021 by en.nhandan.org.vn

Addressing the meeting, Minister Counsellor Nguyen Phuong Tra, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations called on Israeli authorities to create conditions for the organisation of the election in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem.

The Vietnamese representative also welcomed an initiative by Palestinian President Mahnoud Abbas to hold an international conference and every effort toward a comprehensive, fair and long-term peace between Israel and Palestine, in accordance with international law and the UN’s resolutions.

She underlined the need for trust building measures and called on parties concerned to refrain from unilateral actions that could undermine trust.

Tra lauded the Egyptian Government’s recent move to lift blockade on the Gaza Strip and called on Israel to take similar action.

On the humanitarian issue, she raised Vietnam’s concern over the current situation in Palestine and urged international philanthropists to continue delivering on their aid commitments.

UNSC member states hailed parties in Palestine for reaching consensus on important contents towards holding an election in the middle of this year. Many countries affirmed that the election needs to be held in a free and fair manner with the participation of all stakeholders and areas, including the East Jerusalem.

They expressed optimism over the recent developments of peace process in the Middle East and the resumption of humanitarian assistance for Palestinians to cope with the current crisis.

The meeting is held every three months to debate situation in the occupied Palestinian territories.