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Phnom Penh (VNA) – The 29th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) opened in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on August 5 with the participation of foreign ministers from countries in the Indo-Pacific region. The foreign ministers from 27 countries, including the US, Japan, China and Russia, are scheduled to focus their discussions on regional security, including the conflict in Ukraine and the missile and nuclear weapon programme of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). Established in 1994, the ARF has become an important platform for security dialogue in the Indo-Pacific. It provides a setting in which members can discuss current security issues and develop cooperative measures to enhance peace and security in the region./. VNA … [Read more...] about 29th ASEAN Regional Forum opens in Cambodia

Visitors experience the tranquility in Lang Chua village, Lang Can town, Lam Binh district. (Photo: VietnamPlus) The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang, bestowed with breathtaking landscapes coupled with a kaleidoscope of culture and cuisine, needs to diversify to better tap into the tourism market to increase revenues, insiders have said. tourism development , according to Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Hoang Viet Phuong. forum “Promotion of Investment, Trade and Tourism in Tuyen Quang province ”, held the morning of April 3. Tuyen Quang – a land of cultural festivals Tuyen Quang’s cultural festivals, cuisine, and spectacular landscapes can draw a lot of tourism if developed correctly, said Deputy General Director of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism Ha Van Sieu. Visitors explore Tuyen Quang province. (Photo: VietnamPlus) Photo: Inside Khuoi Pin cave (Photo: VietnamPlus) Nhay lua is a harvest festival … [Read more...] about Forum looks to boost tourism development in Tuyen Quang

The ceremony marking the 40th anniversary of the Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam on July 29 (Photo: qdnd.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The Intellectual Property Office of Vietnam (IPO) under the Ministry of Science and Technology celebrated its 40th anniversary with a ceremony in Hanoi on July 29. IPO Director Dinh Huu Phi said the establishment of industrial property rights is one of the focal tasks of the office since its inception and becoming increasingly important because the surging number of applications for industrial property requires better handling of applications while trade disputes and complaints are also on the rise. By the end of June, the IPO had received nearly 1 million applications for industrial property and granted nearly 600,000 certificates of industrial property protection of all types. The official also highlighted his office’s efforts to promote task performance by improving governance, reforming administrative procedures, applying … [Read more...] about Intellectual Property Office marks 40th anniversary

The event gathered nearly 100 participants including officials of ASEAN member states and delegates from China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Australia. In her opening speech, Minister of Home Affairs Pham Thi Thanh Tra, who chaired the event, said that given recent significant, unpredictable changes and challenges, the ministry chose the topic of the forum as innovation in training and capacity improvement targeting civil servants meeting requirements of international integration. The forum is an opportunity for countries to listen to, share with, and learn from one another toward narrowing the gap and encouraging cooperation within ASEAN, ASEAN+3, and partner countries of the grouping to ensure the adoption of effective governance principles, she noted. Pham Minh Hung, head of the ministry’s administrative reform department, said Vietnam has set a target to have 50-60% of officials holding managerial positions in central agencies and departments and 80% of state-owned … [Read more...] about ACCSM 21: Forum discusses good governance amid international integration

While state media said the "anti-epidemic situation... has entered a definite phase of stability", rather than boasting of victory, North Korea said it would "redouble efforts to maintain perfection in the execution of state anti-epidemic policies". The reclusive country has never confirmed how many people caught Covid-19, apparently lacking testing supplies. But it said around 4.77 million fever patients have fully recovered and 74 died since late April. It has reported no new fever cases since July 30. South Korean officials and medical experts have cast doubts on those figures, especially the number of deaths. Shin Young-jeon, a professor at Hanyang University's medical school in Seoul, said while the peak of the first Covid wave may have passed, the stated fatalities were nearly "impossible" and there could be up to 50,000 deaths. "Their success, if any, should lie in the fact that the outbreak didn't lead to a political or social chaos. Whether their Covid response was … [Read more...] about North Korea marks end of first Covid wave, but risks persist

A wood product factory in Vietnam (Photo: VNA) London (VNA) – A webinar was held on August 4 to update Vietnamese exporters on the UK Conformity Assessed (UKCA) mark, which is mandatory for most of industrial products circulated and used in the UK from next year. The UKCA was created to replace the CE (Conformité Européene - European Conformity) mark of the European Union after the UK left the bloc in 2020. Though the new mark already took effect on January 1, 2021, the UK still accepts the CE mark during the transition process so that businesses can have time to adapt to new requirements. However, the UKCA will be compulsory for most of industrial products exported to the country from January 1, 2023. Addressing the seminar, Vietnam’s Trade Counsellor in the UK Nguyen Canh Cuong said the timely adaptation to the UKCA marking requirements is highly necessary for Vietnamese firms to not miss business chances in the major import market of industrial products. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese exporters updated about UKCA mark