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Vietnam has underlined the significance of the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA)’s continuous presence in Abyei to maintain stability in the area and support the Joint Border Verification and Monitoring Mechanism (JBVMM). Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations Ambassador Pham Hai Anh. (Photo: VNA) Addressing the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)'s discussion on Abyei on October 13, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations Ambassador Pham Hai Anh expressed concern about difficulties facing UNISFA currently. He stressed the need to ensure security and safety for UN staff, and called on the governments of relevant states to abide by commitments stated in the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) with UNISFA and create favourable conditions for the force to fully perform its tasks. The Vietnamese representative lauded efforts by UNISFA, the UN Secretariat and the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary-General … [Read more...] about Vietnam highlights significance of UN security force’s presence in Abyei

The Co Tu ethnic people of Tay Giang district in the central province of Quang Nam have a special ‘wine’ called Tr’din. Extracting resin from Tr’din tree trunks. The four bordering villages of Tr’hy, Ch’om, A Xan and Gary of Tay Giang district, Quang Nam province are the home to a special tree called Tr’din. The resin coming out of this tree has been used to make excellent wine. Mr. Bh'ling Khoi from Tr'hy commune, Tay Giang district led us to find wine trees about 5km from the border gate. On the tree trunks are already hanging plastic cans, which are connected to the trunks by a bamboo tube. Resin coming from the trunk drips down the tube into the plastic can. Khoi said that this is a unique drink of the Co Tu people. He said that the Co Tu people also have T'vat and Ayang wine, which are also delicious and nutritious drinks from trees of the same names, but ‘the best wine of the Truong Son mountains’ is still Tr'din wine, extracted from the Tr'din tree. In … [Read more...] about ‘Sky wine’ pouring from tree trunks in central Vietnam

The export price of Vietnam’s 5% broken rice has soared recently, surpassing that of Thailand and far outstripping the rice prices of India and Pakistan, according to the Vietnam Food Association. A paddy field in the Mekong Delta. The export price of Vietnam’s 5% broken rice has risen sharply recently. – SGT Photo: Trung Chanh In mid-August, the export price of Vietnam’s 5% broken rice fell to US$385 per ton, down US$100 per ton against the same period last year and the lowest since February 2020. At this time, the export price of Vietnam’s 5% broken rice was US$8 per ton lower than Thai 5% broken rice but still US$25 and US$40 per ton higher than that of India and Pakistan, respectively. However, the export price of Vietnam’s 5% broken rice is now US$433-437 per ton, which is US$49, US$68 and US$55 per ton higher than that of Thailand, India and Pakistan, respectively. Nguyen Thanh Long, director of Van Loi Company, said the Government has increasingly tapped rice … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s rice price surges, surpasses that of Thailand

A UNSC discussion (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam welcomes the appointment of Staffan de Mistura as the United Nations Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara and Alexander Ivanko as the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Western Sahara and head of the UN Mission for the Referendum on Western Sahara (MINURSO), said Nguyen Phuong Tra, Deputy Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN. Addressing a UN Security Council discussion on the situation in Western Sahara on October 13, Tra called on relevant parties to consider the appointment a new motivation for political process in the area, and show close coordination with the two officials to resume dialogues and end conflicts. Tra reiterated Vietnam’s principle stance of supporting the settlement of the West Sahara issue through peaceful negotiations among relevant parties in line with international law and related UNSC resolutions. Vietnam underlines the significance of seeking an equal, … [Read more...] about Vietnam welcomes appointment of UN envoys for West Sahara

European investors have diversified investments in Vietnam to new fields, including telecommunications, finance, office leasing, retail, hi-tech farming, and pharmacy. Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to high-quality projects are set to keep increasing to Vietnam in the mid-and long-term thanks to the   EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA). Seafood processing at Godaco Company in Tien Giang Province. Photo: Viet Hung The assessment was given in a Government report on the trade and investment relations with the EU one year after the EVFTA kicked off. As of September 2021, the EU has a total of 2,242 ongoing projects in Vietnam with registered capital of $22.24 billion, up 164 projects, and $483 million in the capital against the same period of last year. Such figures accounted for 5.58% of total investment capital and 6.57% of foreign-invested projects in Vietnam, noted the report, adding a number of successful European corporations in Vietnam … [Read more...] about EVFTA to further increase FDI to Vietnam in mid-and long-term

Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Van Thao (left) meets with Belgian President of Senate Stephanie D’Hose in Brussels on October 13. (Photo: VNA) Brussels (VNA) – There are still plenty of room for Vietnam and Belgium to expand cooperation in various areas, Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Van Thao told Belgian President of Senate Stephanie D’Hose in Brussels on October 13. Welcoming Thao, Stephanie D’Hose congratulated him on his appointment as Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium and wished him a successful term of office to take the two countries’ relations to a new height. She expressed her delight at the development of the ties between the two countries and two parliaments particularly, reflected by a visit of Vietnamese Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue to Belgium last year. The Belgian official highlighted the significant role of the parliaments at the time of COVID-19 and the ever-changing global situation. She proposed the two nations to further beef up … [Read more...] about Plenty of room to Vietnam, Belgium to expand ties: Diplomat