Madrid (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Spain Hoang Xuan Hai on May 28 handed over a decision appointing Pablo Rafael Gomez Falcon, a Spanish citizen as Vietnam’s Honorary Consul in Seville, in charge of the entire Andalusia region in a tenure from 2020 to 2023. Congratulating the new Honorary Consul, Ambassador Hai expressed his belief that Pablo will learn about the Vietnamese community in Andalusia, guide them in following Spain’s laws and customs, and support Vietnamese citizens’ social and cultural activities. He is also expected to perform duties related to citizen protection in his consular region, and help foster the economic, trade and investment cooperation between Andalusia region and Vietnam so as to further develop the Vietnam-Spain strategic partnership. Pablo pledged to do his utmost to fulfil his missions as a honorary consul, and encourage more Spanish enterprises to survey the Vietnamese market, especially after the EU-Vietnam … [Read more...] about Spanish man appointed as Vietnam’s Honorary Consul in Seville
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Vu Mao, innovator of Vietnam’s National Assembly, dies at 80
Vu Mao, former chairman of the National Assembly Office, is in an interview with Lao Dong newspaper in an undated photo. He was a key architect behind the first live television broadcast of a National Assembly session in mid-1994 – PHOTO: LDO HCMC – Vu Mao, former chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Office, who was a key architect of the lawmaking body’s innovations, died at 1.39 a.m. on Saturday, May 30, at the age of 80. … [Read more...] about Vu Mao, innovator of Vietnam’s National Assembly, dies at 80
Vietnam among most successful Asian countries in containing coronavirus: Foreign media
Hanoi (VNA) – The Australia-based website Eastasiaforum.org on May 28 ran an article titled “Vietnam’s COVID-19 political gains” affirming that Vietnam has earned international accolades as one of the successful countries in Asia to contain the coronavirus. According to the author, Vietnam may win more than international praise, especially in political terms. The country has been highly transparent in its response to the crisis through broadcasting regularly on television and keeping its citizens updated on the pandemic via text messages, the article wrote, adding that national media is being inundated with public praise over the effectiveness of government and the Party. It affirmed that the effectiveness of the Communist Party of Vietnam’s leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic has helped boost the country’s prestige in the international arena. With only a fraction of the healthcare budget of other successful countries, the performance of … [Read more...] about Vietnam among most successful Asian countries in containing coronavirus: Foreign media
One more imported case of COVID-19 reported on Saturday morning, total at 328
He was taken to a quarantine centre in northern Hải Dương Province and was tested positive for the virus on May 28 by the province's Centre for Disease Control and then by the National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology on May 29. … [Read more...] about One more imported case of COVID-19 reported on Saturday morning, total at 328
Former Chairman of National Assembly Office passed away at 81
He used to be the First Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Youth Communist Union, Chairman of the NA's Youth and Children Committee, Head of the National Assembly Office (1987-2002) and Chairman of the NA's Foreign Affairs Committee. Mao retired in January 2008. … [Read more...] about Former Chairman of National Assembly Office passed away at 81
