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Delegates shared the view that the post-2025 ASEAN Community Vision should be inclusive and closely links with cooperation contents in the three pillars, with a focus on digital transformation and economic development, inclusive development, rapid and effective response to emerging challenges, people-oriented and people-centred approaches, and improvement of ASEAN’s central role and international stature, among others. … [Read more...] about Online meeting talks post-2025 ASEAN Community Vision

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Rivers in northern provinces are severely polluted, according to the Vietnam Environment Administration's report released recently. The worst pollution occurred in the Nhue, Day and Cau river basins, according to the administration’s monitoring results at 185 stations in five river basins in northern provinces. The main reason for the pollution was that the rivers have to receive domestic wastewater from Hanoi and Thai Nguyen and Song Cong cities of Thai Nguyen province, and wastewater from craft villages of Bac Ninh province. At the time of observation in April this year, the water level of Nhue River was quite low. The worst polluted section was from Lien Mac to Cu Da sewers. In the Day River in Hanoi and Ha Nam province, the water level was falling compared to the same period last year. The quality of water was so bad it could not be used for daily life. On Chau Giang River in Ha Nam province, the water quality was bad due to polluted … [Read more...] about Many rivers in northern provinces still polluted

Quang Binh (VNA) – The Military High Command of the central province of Quang Binh, in coordination with the Mines Advisory Group project, has successfully disposed of a major bomb found in the Gianh river in the province, according to the command. Local villagers on July 18 found a 227-kg, 1.54-m bomb exposed in the river. It bears the line MK82, and was made in the US and dropped in Quang Binh during the war. After consultation and consensus on the disposition measures, authorities moved the bomb to a disposition site and safely blew it up./. … [Read more...] about War-time bomb safely disposed

Vietnam’s Covid-19 prevention protocol requires all people entering the country to be compulsorily quarantined for 14 days, during which they will be tested for the virus several times. The quarantining and testing are free for both locals and foreigners. … [Read more...] about 24 Chinese illegal entrants quarantined in Da Nang

General Director Truong Anh Dung said Vietnam’s vocational education and training system has seen positive achievements over the last few years. General public and businesses’ perception on the importance of vocational training has been improved. There were more people choosing to study at vocational institutions, while graduates had higher chances of getting work job and a stable income. … [Read more...] about New Zealand helps improve Vietnam’s vocational training