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Vietnam’s tuna exports to EU see strong surge thanks to EVFTA Vietnam exported 15,870 tonnes of tuna worth 73.33 million USD to the European Union in the first half of 2021, up 39.3 percent and 31.6 percent, respectively, against the same period last year, according to a journal published by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT). The tuna shipments accounted for about 15.1 percent of Vietnam’s total seafood export value to the EU. In the second quarter of 2021, the country shipped 9,360 tonnes of tuna to this market, raking in 45.05 million USD, up 43.9 percent in volume and 59.3 percent in value from the previous quarter. The surges were attributed to tariff reductions granted to Vietnam’s tuna products under the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), which took effect on August 1, 2020. According to the MoIT, Vietnamese tuna was sold at 4.62 USD per kg on average to the EU in the first six months of the year, down 0.27 percent year on year. The global tuna prices … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS SEPTEMBER 25

Vietnam Airlines completes longest flight for transporting vaccines A flight of Vietnam Airlines transporting COVID-19 Abdala vaccine from Cuba to Vietnam safely landed at the Noi Bai International Airport on September 26. With a total length of more than 17,000 km, and 20.5 hours of flying, this is the longest flight so far that Vietnam Airlines has operated to transport vaccines. The vaccines on the flight, which used wide-body aircraft Boeing 787-9, were kept in specialized equipment, and handed over to the authorized agency immediately after landing. Cuba's Abdala vaccine is considered one of the world's most effective COVID-19 vaccines. Previously, the Ministry of Health had conditionally approved this vaccine for emergency use in preventing and controlling the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. As a national flag carrier, Vietnam Airlines plays a key role in transporting COVID-19 vaccines. Since early 2021, with its fleet and extensive network of routes, … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES SEPTEMBER 27

Vietnam’s premier has directed relevant agencies to work with their foreign counterparts on reciprocal recognition of COVID-19 immunization certifications, often called 'vaccine passports,' to facilitate travel amid the pandemic. In a recent dispatch, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health to promptly discuss the mutual recognition of COVID-19 vaccination certifications with competent authorities of ASEAN countries, EU member states, the U.S., China, Japan, and others. Such reciprocal recognition is important and necessary in the current context when many countries in the world have reopened their economies and brought socio-economic activities back under 'new normal conditions' while continuing to drive back the COVID-19 pandemic, PM Chinh said. 'Vaccine passports,' which may be in paper or electronic form, have been applied by some areas in the country as a means to welcome back international tourists in the coming time. … [Read more...] about Vietnam considers mutual recognition of ‘vaccine passports’ amid COVID-19

After arriving in Vietnam, a shipment of over 1.3 million jabs of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has been handed over to the Ministry of Health to continue feeding the country’s accelerated immunization campaign. The ministry received 1,317,500 vaccine doses from the Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) on Monday, as part of the 30-million-dose contract signed between VNVC and the manufacturer in late 2020. The latest shipment, which arrived in Ho Chi Minh City last Friday, has taken the total number of vaccine doses delivered to Vietnam from this source to nearly 15 million, including five million this month. VNVC has previously agreed to hand over all the vaccine doses under this contract to the ministry on a non-profit basis and pay all relevant expenses, including that on vaccine storage. To date, the country has received more than 54 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine from different sources, including COVAX Facility, contract purchases, and donations. This vaccine … [Read more...] about Vietnam gets 1.3 million more doses of AstraZeneca vaccine

Vietnam’s U22 players will fly to Kyrgyzstan to play 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers in October after Taiwan (China) recently withdrew from its hosting bid of Group I due to the resurgence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Vietnam, Taiwan (China) and Myanmar will be competing in Group I of the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualification. Taiwan’s withdrawal of its hosting bid has forced the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to change Group I fixtures to meet the requirements of the hosts. Vietnam will take on Taiwan (China) on October 27 and then Myanmar on November 2 at Dolon Omurzakov stadium in capital Bishkek. All players coached by Park Hang-seo of the Republic of Korea are now training at the Vietnam Young Football Training Centre on the outskirts of Hanoi capital. They are scheduled to fly to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on October 8 for another training camp and have a friendly match against U23 Kyrgyzstan before moving to Kyrgyzstan for their qualifying fixtures. They … [Read more...] about Vietnam to play 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualifiers in Kyrgyzstan

The Association of Francophone Universities (AUF) has opened employment support centres in Hà Nội and HCM City. — Photo Courtesy of AUF HÀ NỘI — On Monday the Association of Francophone Universities (AUF) opened two employment support centres in Hà Nội and HCM City, with the aim of connecting students with job opportunities, increase their integration into the labour market and encourage their start-up spirit. One centre – named the Centre d'employabilité francophone (CEF) in French - is based in Hà Nội University, while the other is based in the southern branch of Việt Nam Academy of Social Sciences in HCM City. The two centres will have projects relating to consultation, job-seeking support, soft-skills training, occupational certification and start-ups. Jean-Marc Lavest, Director of AUF Asia and Pacific, said that in May 2020 the AUF launched a global poll. Feedback was received from more than 15,000 state agencies, university managers, … [Read more...] about French employment support centres open in Hà Nội and HCM City