VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 25
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First
batch of AstraZeneca antibody drug Evusheld arrives in Vietnam
Facilities of Tam Anh General Hospital in both Hanoi and Ho
Chi Minh City on March 24 received the first batch of Evusheld, a drug
developed by AstraZeneca to fight COVID-19 infection by combining two
long-acting monoclonal antibodies. The shipment has been made on the
basis of a contract for 20,000 doses signed with AstraZeneca by the Vietnam
Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) on November 2, 2021. Evusheld, a long-acting monoclonal
antibody, serves as a prevention therapy for people in high-risk groups. It
is capable of helping to protect them from COVID-19 infection before they are
actually exposed to the virus. It represents the first pre-exposure
prophylaxis product created to tackle COVID-19, with the exception of
vaccines. In contrast to typical vaccines which
are available, Evusheld helps inoculated individuals by producing a necessary
amount of antibodies in order to protect them against COVID-19, with an
efficiency rate of up to 83%. Those who are unable to be given any
of the existing COVID-19 vaccines due to potentially serious side-effects to
any of its components such as severe allergy and anaphylaxis can instead
choose to get the Evusheld injection.  Vietnam wants to contribute
more to UN’s common agenda Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent
Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has affirmed that
Vietnam supports and wants to participate more deeply in implementing
proposals in the “Common Agenda” report of the UN. During a working session with Volker
Turk, UN Under-Secretary-General for Policy, Giang said that Vietnam wants to
contribute further to common efforts of the international community. Giang spoke highly of the efforts and
leadership of the UN Secretary-General and Turk personally in building the
report, as well as in discussing the process with countries. Hot air balloon rides promise
tourists a memorable trip to Hoi An The first-ever hot air balloon
festival in Hoi An city kicked off on March 25 morning, part of activities
marking the Visit Vietnam Year 2022 hosted by the central province of Quang
Nam. At this festival, 17 hot air balloons
will fly above fixed locations along the Hoai River to enable tourists enjoy
and take photos of the beautiful surrounding landscapes. This is the largest
number of hot air balloons in a festival in the central region so far. During the two-day event, balloon
rides are available at 6 - 9am and 5:30 - 6:30pm on March 25 and 6 - 9am on
March 26, when weather and wind conditions are the most ideal for ballooning. In particular, a lantern programme
will take place from 7 - 8pm on March 25, during which the balloons will be
inflated and become giant lanterns. Hanoi kick-starts tourism
promotion activities The "Get on Hanoi 2022"
tourism programme will take place on March 25-27, with an array of activities
to foster tourism recovery in the ‘new normal’ situation. The programme, to be held at the Ly
Thai To Square by Hoan Kiem Lake in downtown Hanoi and other locations, is
the first in a series of activities during 2022 to respond to a policy to
bolster tourism recovery in the capital city in a safe and flexible manner
while keeping COVID-19 at bay, now that Vietnam has officially reopened
international tourism. A highlight of the programme will be a
hot-air balloon festival titled ‘"Colourful Hanoi" held in Long
Bien district, with 18 one-level hot air balloons (10m high) and four
seven-level hot air balloon (22m high). Visitors can experience flying up in
hot air balloons to see Hanoi from above. Floating lanterns with the shape of
hot-air balloons will be lit up on the Red River during the "Get on
Hanoi - Night of Dreams" event. The programme will broadcast online
through digital platforms: YouTube, the municipal Department of Tourism’s
fanpage and the “Get on Hanoi” fanpage. Vietnam Days in UK 2022 to
begin next week The Vietnam Days in the United Kingdom
2022 will take place from March 28 to April 10, featuring a series of
cultural, art, sport and trade-investment promotion events, mostly in London. The events will focus on enhancing the
bilateral cooperation in various areas, ranging from education and training,
green transformation, renewable energy, fintech, startup and innovation; and
promoting Vietnam as an attractive destination for tourists in the context
that the country has reopened its door to international visitors. Highlights among these are a music
show entitled “Beautiful Vietnam”, painting exhibitions, investment promotion
and travel forums and a friendly golf tournament in London. There will also
be an education forum and a workshop for startup cooperation between Vietnam
and the UK in Cambridge. Fisherman saved after
accident at sea Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue
Coordination Centre brought a fisherman injured during an accident at sea to
shore in time for medical treatment on March 24. At about 7am on March 23, Ngo Tan Loc,
39, suffered multiple injuries after falling from a high place on a boat
operating in the waters of Hoang Sa (Paracels) archipelago. As the man’s condition was serious, the
captain sent a request for emergency rescue to the centre. After receiving the request, the
centre dispatched ship SAR 412 with doctors on board to the boat's location.
It took one day and a half for the SAR 412 to reach the boat and bring the
injured fisherman to the mainland. NA Standing Committee’s ninth
session concludes The ninth session of the National
Assembly (NA) Standing Committee wrapped up on March 24 after six working
days divided into two periods. Members of the committee debated three
bills – the Law on Insurance Business (revised), the Law on Cinematography
(revised) and the law on the implementation of grassroots democracy, and
adopted one ordinance and two resolutions, one on the 50 percent cut of
environmental protection tax rates on petrol, oil and lubricants, aiming to
stabilise the fuel market, and the other on raising the cap on monthly and
yearly overtime hours of labourers. Regarding supervision work, the
committee considered the results of supervision over the implementation of laws
and policies related to thrift practice and wastefulness prevention in
2016-2021; the realisation of NA Standing Committee’s resolutions on
re-organisation of district and communal-level administrative units in
2019-2021; and the implementation of laws on citizen reception and the
settlement of denunciations and complaints from July 2016 to July 2021. The NA Standing Committee asked the
heads of the supervision teams to coordinate with the NA General Secretary
and the NA Standing Committee in designing plans for supervision activities
in localities, ministries, sectors and localities in an effective manner. Border gates between Son La,
Lao province to reopen from April Relevant agencies of the northern
border province of Son La stand ready to work with their counterparts of
Houaphanh province of Laos to resume operations of the main border gate pairs
and an auxiliary one starting April 1. In a dispatch, the Department of
External Relations of Son La stated that the agencies will work to promptly
resume operations of the Long Sap-Pa Hang and Chieng Khuong-Ban Dan border
gate pairs, together with the Nam Lanh-Muong Po auxiliary pair. The department requested the Houaphanh
side to inform relevant agencies and ask them to collaborate with Son La
counterparts, as well as adhere to COVID-19 prevention and control measures. Son La and Houaphanh have a shared
border line of 242 kilometres, with 113 border markers, two main border
gates, and two auxiliary border gates. Work starts on temple
dedicated to Vietnamese, Lao martyrs in Xiengkhuang Construction of a temple dedicated to
heroes and martyrs of Vietnam and Laos began in the Lao province of
Xiengkhuang on March 24. This is the first temple built by the
Vietnamese community in Laos to commemorate the two countries’ heroes and
martyrs who laid down their lives during the nations’ struggle for
independence. The temple, located in Nhuom village
of Pek district, is expected to have its first phase completed tin July, when
the two countries will hold many activities marking the Vietnam - Laos and
Laos - Vietnam Year of Solidarity and Friendship. Former Singaporean Ambassador
honoured with friendship order, insignia The Vietnamese Embassy in Singapore on
March 24 held a ceremony to hand over the Friendship Order and the insignia
“For peace and friendship among nations” to Catherine Wong Siow Ping, former
Singaporean Ambassador to Vietnam (2016-2021 term). Vietnamese Ambassador to Singapore Mai
Phuoc Dung, on behalf of the State President and the President of the Vietnam
Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), presented the noble awards to the
former ambassador in recognition of her contributions to consolidating and
promoting the Vietnam-Singapore strategic partnership as well as solidarity,
friendship and cooperation between their people. Besides foreign affairs, Catherine
organised various activities helping to raise mutual understanding between
the people of the two countries such as coordinating with the
Vietnam-Singapore Friendship Association and the National Fund for Vietnamese
Children to hold a charity run in 2018 that collected some 80,000 USD for the
fund, among others, Dung said. The diplomat noted his hope that
Catherine, in her new position as Director General of the Southeast Asia
Directorate I under the Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will further
contribute to the bilateral relationship, especially at the time when the two
countries are working towards the celebration of the 50th founding
anniversary of diplomatic ties, and 10 years of the strategic partnership. VNA, Yonhap to hold photo
exhibition celebrating Vietnam-RoK diplomatic ties The Yonhap News Agency of the Republic
of Korea (RoK) said on March 24 that it will coordinate with the National
Museum of Korean Contemporary History and the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) to
hold a photo exhibition in Seoul next week to celebrate the 30th founding
anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries. The press photo exhibition will take
place at the museum in central Seoul from March 31 to May 5. The exhibition will feature 86 photos
by journalists of the two news agencies, graphic materials showing the
30-year history of the diplomatic ties and videos containing information on
the two countries. Admission is free, and the museum is
open to the public from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. every day. The press exhibition will also be
available online for those who cannot visit the museum amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The exhibition will also be held in
Hanoi in December. Thua Thien-Hue to launch
bicycle-sharing services in April Hue city in the central province of
Thua Thien-Hue will launch a public bicycle hire scheme in downtown areas
from April 29, the municipal People’s Committee has announced. The pilot project will be carried out
by the municipal People’s Committee, the German Development Cooperation
Organisation (GIZ) and Vietsoftpro software solution company, until December
2023. This is the first public bicycle-sharing
project in Hue city, which will arrange 10-20 bicycles at seven bike rental
spots. People can hire the bikes using a
smartphone and pay via QR code to unlock the vehicles. The municipal People’s Committee said
the project together with other modes of public transport will create a
better transport network, encouraging people to use public transport so as to
reduce urban congestion, especially during rush hours, and improve air
quality. The bicycle hire scheme was previously
rolled out in HCM City, and to be launched in Hanoi this year. Da Nang to host Routes Asia
2022 in June The People’s Committee of Da Nang city
has recently issued a plan on the organisation of the Routes Asia 2022 in
June with a capital of 15 billion VND (656,000 USD). As the only route development event
dedicated to Asia Pacific, Routes Asia, held annually by Informa Routes,
provides a platform for the region's airlines, airports, tourism authorities
and aviation stakeholders to meet, share best practice and come together to
develop network strategies and ensure future air service development across
Asia Pacific. This year’s event will be hosted by Da
Nang from June 6-8, introducing the central city’s image and potential to
around 500 international participants. It is also expected to help the city
resume international routes after impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and
attract more investment in the aviation sector. Routes Asia 2022 will comprise of 19
activities and events, with three held by Informa Routes and the remaining by
the Vietnamese city. Hanoi moves to speed up smart
city project Secretary of the Party Committee of
Hanoi Dinh Tien Dung on March 23 hosted a reception for Japanese Ambassador
to Vietnam Yamada Takio and representatives of the Sumitomo Corporation of
Japan and Vietnam's BRG Group to review the implementation of a smart city
project in the northern area of Hanoi. The Japanese diplomat said the
development of green and smart cities will be one of the cooperation
priorities between Japan and Hanoi. The project is a highlight in the
cooperation between Japan and Vietnam in general and Hanoi in particular, to
practically celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations
between the two countries in 2023, he stressed. The smart city project aims to build a
city, regarded as the most modern and smartest city in Southeast Asia in the
northern area of Hanoi (covering both sides of Vo Nguyen Giap road) as part
of the Nhat Tan – Noi Bai Route Planning Project. It is expected to create a focal point
for the space and architecture of the capital’s gateway area, provide impetus
for urban development in the northern Red River area, and contribute to the
city's socio-economic development. Robotics competition held for
secondary students of Vietnam, Finland The first edition of the Master Robot
Builders Robot Competition will be held for secondary students of Vietnam and
Finland. The contest is organised by the
Satakunta University of Applied Sciences of Finland, within the framework of
the Vietnam-Finland bilateral cooperation agreement. It will be held online
in English and free of change. Contestants can register at
https://elonake.samk.fi/lomakkeet/11876/lomake.html before April 10. They will
be enabled to participate in three robotics training sessions and a guiding
session in the robotics industry from April 5-8. Groups comprising 3-5 members will
work together to build their robots and submit to the jury by May 8. The most 20 outstanding works will
qualify for the final slated for May 20. The top three winners will walk home
with prizes of 150 EUR (165 USD), 100 EUR and 50 EUR, respectively. National trade repository to
ensure ASEAN information transparency compliance The Vietnam National Trade Repository
(VNTR) is expected to go live on March 30, with the event being jointly
organized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the British
Embassy in Vietnam. The VNTR will be a free-to-access
online portal that will provide all of the latest trade information in both
English and Vietnamese. The UK's Global Trade Programme (GTP)
supports the (MoIT) in developing the VNTR which will be linked to the ASEAN
Trade Repository (ATR) https://atr.asean.org/. This will ensure that the country fully
complies with ASEAN information transparency obligations as outlined in
Article 13 of the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA). Opening for Vietnamese pomelo
and lemon to enter NZ market In order to export two types of fruit,
pomelo and lemon, to the New Zealand market, the Plant Protection Department
has finalised a technical dossier and consulted all relevant units. The Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable
Association, along with organizations and individuals producing and exporting
fresh fruit, requested opinions on the draft export programme on
phytosanitary requirements for two fresh fruits being exported to New
Zealand. Accordingly, the Plant Protection
Department has proposed two steps in which to manage pests both in fields and
after harvest. Hoang Trung, head of the Plant
Protection Department, said that before exporting fresh fruit to New Zealand
or any other country, it remains necessary to meet all regulations set by
importing countries. This includes things such as product information,
varieties, cultivation procedures, plant protection measures, and
phytosanitary work. Vietnamese historical book
published in Spanish Biên Bản Chiến Tranh 1-2-3-4.75 (A War
Account 1-2-3-4.75), a historical book by Vietnamese writer-journalist Trần
Mai Hạnh, has been released in Spanish. The book reveals historical truths
about the fall of the Republic of Việt Nam (led by President Nguyễn Văn
Thiệu) in 1975, based on original top-secret documents of both the Sài Gòn
regime and the US government. The Spanish version of the book has
been published by the National Political Publishing House and presented to
the Cuban Embassy in Việt Nam. Earlier, it was translated into English in
2017 and Lao in 2018. The translation and publication of the
Spanish version was undertaken by the National Political Publishing House and
completed by the end of 2021. Both of its translators, Trần Thị Oanh và Nguyễn
Mai Anh, are lecturers of the Spanish Department, the National Hà Nội
University. Hanoi will strengthen
development of underground spaces in 20 districts by 2030 Hà Nội will strengthen the development
of underground spaces within the administrative boundaries of 20 districts by
2030. Those districts are Hoàn Kiếm, Ba
Đình, Đống Đa, Hai Bà Trưng, Cầu Giấy, Tây Hồ, Thanh Xuân, Hoàng Mai, Hà
Đông, Nam Từ Liêm, Bắc Từ Liêm, Long Biên, Mê Linh, Đông Anh, Gia Lâm, Đan
Phượng, Hoài Đức, Thanh Oai, Thanh Trì and Thường Tín. The move comes after the People’s
Committee of Hà Nội recently approved the planning of urban underground
construction space in the city by 2030, a vision towards 2050. The plan is expected to contribute to
accelerating the development of urban underground spaces in the capital. Hanoi decides C9 metro
station location The Hà Nội People’s Committee on
Wednesday decided on the location of C9 station that is part of the planned
Nam Thăng Long – Trần Hưng Đạo urban rail line (Line 2). The station will be built outside of
the protection area of Hoàn Kiếm Lake area as stated under the heritage law. In the original plan, the main body of
the station and one of its entrances was proposed to be entirely within the
protection area of Hoàn Kiếm Lake and Ngọc Sơn Temple. In the newly approved plan, the design
and location of the station will be modified to comply with the heritage law
while still ensuring technical feasibility. The underground station is now planned
to be located under Đinh Tiên Hoàng Street, in front of the headquarters of
the Hanoi Electricity Corporation and the city’s People’s Council and
People’s Committee. The C9 Station has two gates, 202.4 m
long, 15 m wide, and 31 m deep. The station structure is about 3 m from the
nearest building. The station is designed with four
floors, in which the waiting hall and ticketing system are on the first
floor, while its second and fourth floors will be for picking up and dropping
off guests, and the third floor contains equipment. The station location is 97m away from
the Bút Tháp Tower. The station’s entrance and exit are not in the historical
site’s protection area. Vietnam sees fall in
workplace accidents Vietnam witnessed a sharp decline in
the number of workplace accidents last year, down 1,800 cases or 22.4 percent
on-year. According to the Ministry of Labour,
Invalids and Social Affairs 780 people were killed in 740 workplace
accidents, down 18 percent on-year. Around 1,500 people were seriously
injured at their workplaces in 2021, down 400 people from 2020. HCM City,
Hanoi, Hai Duong, Thanh Hoa, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Quang Ninh and Thai Nguyen
all ranked highly in terms of the number of deaths related to workplace
accidents. The most serious workplace accidents
were involved in construction and mining activities. Ten incidents are facing
prosecution. Flight carries first
Mongolian visitors to Vietnam since COVID-19 outbreak A flight carrying more than 130
Mongolian visitors landed at Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi on the
morning of March 24, marking the first Mongolian tourists to visit Vietnam
since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the initial achievement of the
Vietnamese Embassy in Mongolia’s in the promotion of Vietnamese tourism to
Mongolia’s State agencies and tourism businesses. Hanoi creates over 50,000
jobs in first quarter of 2022 Hanoi provided jobs for 50,019 workers
in the first three months of 2022, up 29.2% compared to the same period last
year, according to the municipal labour department. This figure is equivalent to 31.3% of
the target for the whole year. Hanoi’s job market saw positive
improvements thanks to the strong economic recovery in March when the capital
city took steps to gradually adapt to the pandemic flexibly and safely. In March alone, nearly 27,000 jobs
were created, accounting for more than half of all jobs created in the first
quarter. In 2022, Hanoi aims to create jobs for
at least 160,000 people, raise the proportion of skilled workers to 72.2%,
and maintain an urban jobless rate of under 4%. 6th Italian Design Day in
Vietnam to feature creative activities Italian Design Day (IDD), launched in
2017 by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International
Cooperation, is held in more than 100 cities around the world. This year’s theme of “Re-Generation:
Design and new technologies for a sustainable future” is of great importance
for our times as design can help reinvent the habitat and mobility of our
cities by combining innovation and culture, technology, and sustainability. In Vietnam, IDD 2022 is set to include
seminars, exhibitions, and film screenings. On March 25, Hanoi University of
Civil Engineering will hold an online seminar with the theme of IDD 2022 and
its applicability in Vietnam with the participation of Architect Marco Lambri
- Italian Design Ambassador in Vietnam in 2022 and Design Director of Piaggio
Group. He will give an important speech on industrial design and
transformation. The conference will be livestreamed on
the Facebook page of the Italian Embassy (www.facebook.com/ItalyinVietnam) as
well as the Zoom platform. In addition, other events will be
organised in Hanoi, including a Vespa and Piaggio Design Exhibition (March
25-26, at Hanoi University of Civil Engineering) and a screening of the film
"Enrico Piaggio - An Italian dream" (March 25 at Casa Italia, 18 Le
Phung Hieu). In Ho Chi Minh City, an exhibition of
iconic objects of Italian industrial design will take place in the lobby of
Caravelle Hotel from March 25-27, with the contributions of Piaggio, Eurasia
Concept and Ly Gia Vien. In addition, a seminar on this year's Italian Design
Day and the importance of the design industry to bilateral trade relations
between Vietnam and Italy will also take place at the Caravelle Hotel on
March 25, with the participation of many speakers. Fine art exhibition honours
Vietnamese lacquer An exhibition honouring the
development of Vietnamese lacquer officially opened at the Vietnam Fine Arts
Museum in Hanoi on March 23. The exhibition featured 43 lacquer
paintings by ten painters, including Ly Truc Son, Nguyen Van Bang, Tran Tuan
Long, Nguyen Manh Cuong, Nguyen Tuan Cuong, Can Manh Tuong, Nguyen Duc Dan,
Tran Ngoc Hung, Nguyen Dinh Van and Nguyen Xuan Luc. The exhibition will run until March
29. Sri Lanka tour for Vietnamese
tourists to be built Sri Lanka tour packages are expected
to be exploited as a new tourism product for Vietnamese tourists in the near
future. According to the Sri Lankan Embassy in
Hanoi, although there is a lot of potential to attract European and Asian
tourists, Vietnamese tourists still know little about Sri Lanka. In order to attract more Vietnamese
tourists, on March 13, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in collaboration with the Sri
Lanka Tourism Promotion Agency and the Hanoi Travel Association organised the
first famtrip for 13 travel agencies of Vietnam, helping them learn more
about the destination of Sri Lanka and thereby build attractive tourism
programmes for Vietnamese tourists in the coming time. HCMC signs collaborative
agreement with telecom giant Chairman of Ho Chi Minh City People’s
Committee Phan Van Mai yesterday signed a collaborative agreement between
HCMC and Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) in the period
from 2022-2025 for digital transformation promotion. Chairman Phan Van Mai first thanked
Viettel for its practical IT solutions to help HCMC in Covid-19 prevention
and control tasks. He hoped that both partners will continue this cooperation
during the digital transformation process of the city, as well as the
establishment of smart urban areas and electronic government here, which
closely connected to the fulfillment of the city’s strategic breakthroughs. Dong Nai completes site
clearance for Ben Luc – Long Thanh expressway project The People’s Committee of Dong Nai
Province yesterday said that the Southeastern province had completed the
compensation and site clearance process serving for the Ben Luc – Long Thanh
expressway project. The last six households whose lands
were affected by the construction of an intersection crossing the National
Highway No.51 under the Ben Luc – Long Thanh expressway project through Long
Thanh District received the compensation. Currently, the Provincial People’s
Committee of Dong Nai is directing the People’s Committee of Long Thanh
District to closely collaborate with the Management Board of Southern
Expressway Projects which is the investor of Ben Luc – Long Thanh Expressway
project to accelerate the work items to finish the project in December 2023 in
accordance with the Prime Minister’s direction. Students eligible for monthly
loans of VND4 million From May 19, 2022, students are
eligible for asking for the monthly maximum loan of VND4 million (US$176)
under Decision No. 5/2022/QD-TTg signed by Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh
Khai. The amending decision has supplemented
several articles of the Prime Minister's Decision No. 157/2007/QD-TTg on
credit for students; accordingly, the loan amount will increase from VND2.5
million a month to VND4 million a month. The decision also amends regulations
on loan principal and interest repayment. Specifically, from the date a
student finishes the 12-month course as prescribed, student loan borrowers
must pay the original amount of their loans and interest for the first time.
Borrowers can repay their loans early without paying interest on early
repayment. Publishing industry in 2022:
Finding opportunities from digital transformation Digital transformation was identified
to be the focus of the publishing industry in the coming time, in order to
make electronic publishing a spearhead of development. The Authority of Publication, Printing
and Distribution held a conference on the publication and publication of
publications in 2022 on March 23 in Ho Chi Minh City to review the
publication work in 2021 and set a set many tasks for the development of the
industry in the current context. Like other sectors, the publishing
industry had to face the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021.
However, publishers have made great efforts from grasping the market and
readers' needs to adapting quickly to transform business forms, propagandize
and promote books. As a result, the total revenue and profit of the
publishers both increased compared to 2020. Data from the Authority of
Publication, Printing and Distribution (hereinafter referred to as the
Department of Publication for short) shows that by the end of December 31,
2021, the total number of publications deposited in the deposit is 32,948
publications with more than 400 million copies. In which, publications in
print form are 29,274 books with 350 million copies, electronic publications
are 2,300 publications with an estimated 25 million copies, an increase of 16
times compared to 2020. Total industry revenue reached nearly VND2,997
billion, up by 12.4 percent. Source: VNA/SGGP/VOV/VNS/SGT/Dtinews |
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