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Hanoi (VNA) – The US Embassy in Vietnam held a ceremony in Hanoi on October 9 to celebrate the 244th anniversary of the US’s independence and the 25th founding anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations. On the half of the Vietnamese Government, Acting Minister of Health Nguyen Thanh Long congratulated the US leaders and people on their major anniversary and appreciated efforts by US government agencies to promote bilateral ties. He emphasised that with the 25-year relations based on mutually beneficial cooperation and mutual respect, the two countries’ comprehensive partnership has attained positive strides and been expanded and strengthened in all spheres. He highly valued the strongly growing bilateral trade, which has turned the US into the biggest market of Vietnamese exports and Vietnam into one of the markets with fastest growth of imports from the US. The US assistance in addressing war consequences in Vietnam, particularly the … [Read more...] about Embassy marks 244th US Independence Day, 25 years of Vietnam-US ties

However, acting Health Minister Nguyen Thanh Long warned that the risk of pandemic entering the country remains high, especially when more flights are bringing Vietnamese citizens and foreign experts home, including international commercial flights. In addition, the weather in winter and spring is favourable for infectious diseases to spread. It is worrying that recent inspections of the Health Ministry revealed that some localities and units are not following regulations and guidance in epidemic prevention. The monitoring of people quarantined at home is not strict enough. … [Read more...] about Citizens’ laxation poses big risk to pandemic prevention work ​

The ambassador also said that China will keep a close contact with other countries on the pandemic containment and trade-related measures, fully implement the ASEAN-China free trade agreement, actively work with other parties towards the signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) this year and expand regional cooperation in emerging areas such as the digital economy. … [Read more...] about Latest Coronavirus News in Vietnam & Southeast Asia on April 13

Though international commercial flights are now suspended, charter planes to the country have been arranged to bring in experts, skilled workers, and diplomats, and to repatriate Vietnamese citizens stranded in other nations and territories due to the pandemic. … [Read more...] about Vietnam reports 2 imported COVID-19 cases, world tally nears 63 million

In addition, the report said that violence against women cost Vietnam an estimated 1.8 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2018. “The 2019 study, however, shows some positive lights as well, which we need to tap into for our policy and programme agenda,” said UNFPA Representative Naomi Kitahara. “For instance, except sexual violence, all forms of violence were lower in 2019 than in 2010. And this is more pronounced amongst young generations. Also, the 2019 report witnessed change in gender norms amongst young people to the progressive direction. These mean that we must make right investment on young people to accelerate change in eliminating violence against women,” she added. More conscious to take actions At the event, the Vietnamese and Australian Governments and UNFPA all called for urgent action to put an end to violence against women. Nguyen Thi Ha, Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and Vice Chairman of the … [Read more...] about Vietnam advised to invest in youths to eliminate violence against women