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Jakarta (VNA) - Head of the ASEAN Studies Program at the Indonesia’s Habibie Centre Ahmad Ibrahim Almutaqqi said on January 20 that the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) Retreat held in the central city of Nha Trang from January 16-17 yielded impressive results, laying solid foundation for ASEAN Year 2020. He said the retreat held significance because it was the first meeting to announce priorities of the ASEAN Chair and decide on common orientations for the bloc. Almutaqqi spoke highly of initiatives mentioned in the Press Statement by the Chairman of the meeting, including those regarding Rohingya people in Myanmar. According to him, the East Sea issue, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP) are urgent issues to be faced by ASEAN this year. On the East Sea issue, he highlighted the significance of the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea in the Press Statement, and hoped … [Read more...] about Indonesian scholar hails outcomes of AMM Retreat

Hanoi (VNA) – The Thai government has agreed with Toyota Motor Corp.’s plan to produce electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in Thailand. With approval from the Thai government's Board of Investment, effective on January 7, Toyota will have to initiate production within three years to benefit from the country's tax privileges, including corporate income tax exemption, although no penalties will be imposed for abandoning the plan, Kyodo news reported. However, details about schedule and models for production have yet to be finalised. In its strategy released in 2017, Toyota aims to sell more than 1 million electric vehicles and fuel-cell vehicles by 2030 globally. The Board of Investment introduced its tax privilege scheme for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids in March 2017 to promote investment in such green cars. Besides Toyota, Mazda Motor Corp., Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. among other Japanese automakers have also applied for the scheme./. … [Read more...] about Toyota gets approval for electric vehicle production in Thailand

Singapore (VNA) – A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Director of the Institute for Defence Strategy Maj. Gen. Nguyen Van Than is attending the Fullerton Forum in Singapore from January 19-21. With over 100 delegates from 25 countries taking part, the annual event is meant to prepare for the Shangri-La Dialogue, the Asia-Pacific's premier security summit, in Singapore. Discussions are focusing on security issues of vital importance in the region, including challenges arising from missile proliferation and missile defence system, protection of maritime freedom and interests, policy implications of new technologies in conflicts. In his opening speech on January 20, Senior Minister of State for Defence of Singapore Heng Chee How said multilateralism remains a useful tool to solve regional and global security challenges, despite an increasing tendency from some to push back against it. There is a renewed sense among some major powers that their interests … [Read more...] about Vietnam attends Fullerton Forum in Singapore

South Korean coach Park Hang Seo will return to Vietnam to train the Vietnamese male national football squad after the Lunar New Year or Tet Holiday. Park will leave Vietnam for his home in South Korea to enjoy the Lunar New Year after the failure of the Vietnamese U23 football team at the 2020 AFC U23 Championships. Park Hang Seo will leave Vietnam for his home in South Korea to enjoy the Lunar New Year … [Read more...] about Coach Park Hang Seo to return Vietnam after Tet Holiday

Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Health has sent an urgent dispatch to hospitals and health departments in cities and provinces to step up the early detection and good preparation for the prevention of and combat against pneumonia caused by a new strain of coronavirus.  Medical facilities must classify patients from the time they come to register for examination. Those with symptoms of acute respiratory infection such as cough or fever must be separated.  Any suspicious cases must be temporarily isolated and reported to the ministry’s Preventive Medicine Department to take samples for timely diagnosis. It is necessary to increase communication campaigns about the disease and prevention measures. The health ministry suggested setting up quick response teams to support hospitals at the lower level. No coronavirus cases have been reported in Vietnam by January 19, according to the Preventive Medicine Department. Two Chinese people from China’s Wuhan city who … [Read more...] about Health ministry urges hospitals to prevent coronavirus