VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MAY 19
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Late President Ho Chi Minh in the
hearts of int’l friends
 Sandip Hor,
Vice President of the Foreign Correspondents’ Association in Australia, in a
photo near President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum in Hanoi during a visit to
Vietnam (Source: VNA) Late President Ho Chi
Minh was not only a beloved leader of the Vietnamese people, but his life and
career also left good impressions on many international friends and won their
hearts. Indian journalist Sandip
Hor, Vice President of the Foreign Correspondents’ Association in Australia,
said he came to know Ho Chi Minh in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when his
hometown - Kolkata city in India’s West Bengal state - witnessed
demonstrations in support of the fight against the US and for national
reunification in Vietnam. Since then, the great leader of Vietnam has been
the one he always admires.  Honorary
President of the Swiss Party of Labour Anjuska Weil (L) and Vietnamese
Ambassador Le Linh Lan at a celebration of Vietnam's 75th National Day in
September 2020 (Photo: VNA) Anjuska Weil, Chairwoman
of the Switzerland - Vietnam Friendship Association and Honorary President of
the Swiss Party of Labour, said her youth in the 1960s was marked with
anti-war activities in support of Vietnam, along with the poem collection
“Prison Dairy” by Ho Chi Minh that she was given at the age of 17 by her
mother.  The Chinese
girl named Wang Xiaohong, who is Wang Feng now, in the photo with
President Ho Chi Minh taken on May 20, 1957. (Photo courtesy of Wang Feng) Meanwhile, Wang Feng,
daughter of late journalist Wang Weizhen - former head of the Xinhua News
Agency’s bureau in Hanoi from 1955 to 1960, was the small girl in the photo
with President Ho Chi Minh taken on May 20, 1957 by Mai Nam. Probiotic spores research centre opens
in Hanoi A
Spobiotic (probiotic spores) Research Centre, the first of its kind in the
country, was opened in Hà Nội on Wednesday. The
centre aims to serve in-depth research on probiotic spores based in the
fields of microbiology, biophysics, biochemistry, molecular biology and cell,
according to Anh. The
centre, with a total investment of US$1 million, equipped with many modern
machines and equipment, is operated by LiveSpo Global JSC. According
to a study published in the Lancet magazine in early 2022, about five million
people die from antibiotic resistance every year around the world. According
to the principles, to kill pathogenic bacteria, in addition to antibiotics,
probiotic spores can be used to inhibit and destroy pathogenic bacteria. In
2014, LiveSpo Global JSC's made-in-Việt Nam probiotic spores products were
exported for the first time. The company's probiotic spores products have now
been exported to 20 countries. Continued caution urged for
international arrivals as testing dropped The
General Department of Preventive Medicine has urged continuing surveillance,
early detection and swift resolution of new COVID-19 outbreaks, especially
unusual ones related to people entering the country. Last
Wednesday, the Government and the Ministry of Health issued updated
instructions on pandemic control, primarily the suspension of COVID testing
being a requirement to enter the country and the scrapping of medical declarations
for national and international travel. However,
the department said that people should still be vigilant and health
protection measures should be maintained. Instructions at border gates on
pandemic control in Việt Nam should be in various forms and languages,
suitable for different residents at different border gates. To
implement COVID-19 prevention and control measures in the new situation and
to protect people's health, the department requested concerned organisations
to strictly comply with instructions of the Government and the MoH, ensuring
pandemic prevention and control and also creating favourable conditions to
promote socio-economic development. Book in Vietnamese, English, Thai
released about life of President Hồ With
the desire to convey valuable information about President Hồ Chí Minh's
journey to spread patriotism among the overseas Vietnamese community in
Thailand, Vietnamese and Thai researchers painstakingly compiled a book
written in three languages – Vietnamese, Thai and English. Vietnamese
and Thai versions of the book “President Hồ Chí Mính, the Founder of Modern
Vietnam – Thailand Relations,” co-authored by Assistant Professor Dr Trương
Thị Hằng at Lampang Rajabhat University and Professor Chuan Petkaew at
Suratthani Rajabhat University in Thailand, was published in May 2019. The
English version of the five-chapter book by Associate Professor Dr
Prachacksha Saisang, former lecturer at Thailand’s Naresuan University was
published in celebration of Hồ Chí Minh’s 130th birthday (May 19, 1890 – May
19, 2020). The
female doctorate, who is currently teaching at Lampang Rajabhat University in
Thailand, said that with the book "President Hồ Chí Minh, the Founder of
Modern Vietnam – Thailand relations" written in Thai, she expected that
Thai readers would have the opportunity to understand more about the spirit
of peace-loving, international solidarity and especially the deep affection
that President Hồ Chí Minh had for the country and people of Thailand. She
said that she and Thai co-author Professor Chuan Petkaew tried very hard to
bring Vietnamese and Thai documents to research and cross-checked to get the
most objective information. The
two co-authors hoped that the book would create favourable conditions for
Thai researchers, lecturers and students to have access to new and accurate
sources about the life and career of President Hồ Chí Minh. Sufficient
understanding could help enhance his influence as well as honour the immortal
values that President Hồ Chí Minh bestowed upon the Vietnamese people, as
well as to progress mankind. Rajabhat
Lampang University introduced and gave the book to agencies, organisations
and readers in Thailand and Việt Nam in May 2019. In
addition, the university also donated books to the libraries of 100
universities across Thailand so that Thai teachers and students would have
additional materials during their research on the biography of President Hồ
Chí Minh – one of the world's greatest leaders of the twentieth century. Regarding
future plans, Hằng said that because of few documents written on the
biography of President Hồ Chí Minh in Thai and English, many Thai people only
knew President Hồ Chí Minh as a political activist, but do not know him as a
poet, writer or journalist. Grieving family overwhelmed by
generosity after motorbike crash The
family of a young man killed in a motorbike smash earlier this week in
central Việt Nam say they have been overwhelmed by the generosity from both
friends and strangers. In
just a few hours, more than VNĐ374 million ($16,000) was donated to a
JustGiving page set up to pay for the body of Denver Barfield to be
repatriated to his home in the UK. The
24-year-old from Leicester in the East Midlands, died after losing control of
the motorcycle he was riding from Hội An City to Điện Bàn township in the
early hours of Monday morning. Another
UK national, Beth Thompson, believed to have been from the Essex area of the
UK, also lost her life in the accident. His
mum, Desby Clayton, told LeicestershireLive: "He was meant to be off to
Cambodia and then Bali before finishing off in Perth. He was starting his new
graduate job in London in the second week of July. "My
baby had his whole life ahead of him. On Saturday, he rang me and said he
booked a sleep train which cost him £40." "He
said he went for the luxury one because the standard one was sold out, and
how he was happy to get some good sleep. It was the last time I spoke to him." She
described her son as passionate, with an "enthusiasm for life". She
said Denver was, "one of a kind - a special kind - he was quirky, loving
and unique". She
added: "I just want my baby home. I just want him back where he belongs
with me. "I've
been terrible since I've found out. It should've been me and not him. They
should've taken me." "Everybody
loved him. I've had hundreds and hundreds of messages since I shared the
news. He never said a bad word about anyone. "He
saw good in bad people. When he walked into the room he lit it up. I can't
believe he's gone." The
current amount raised through donations stands at almost $25,000. Initial
reports from police in Hội An named the two victims as Denver Christopher
Marcus and Thompson Peth May. Hanoi art performance marks President
Ho Chi Minh’s birthday An
art performance was held in Hanoi on May 18 to celebrate the 132nd birth
anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh. Hosted
by the Van hoa (culture) Newspaper under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and
Tourism in coordination with relevant agencies, the event was broadcast live
on H1 TV channel of the Hanoi Television, with the participation of many
famous artists. It
spotlighted the late President’s life and career, and the love of Vietnamese
people for the homeland and the late leader. Many
valuable documentary images about him were screened interspersed with songs
during the event, highlighting his care for children and soldiers, farmers,
intellectuals, and workers. Tokyo to host 14th Vietnam Festival in
June The
14th Vietnam Festival is scheduled to take place at Yoyogi Park in Tokyo,
Japan, from June 4-5. The
information was revealed by Aoyagi Yoichiro, member of Japan’s House of
Representatives and head of the festival managing board, at a press
conference in Tokyo on May 18. The
first Vietnam Festival in Japan was held in 2008 as part of the activities to
celebrate the 35th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two
countries. It is one of the largest annual festivals in Tokyo, which does not
only promote Vietnamese cuisine and culture to Japanese people but also helps
enhance mutual understanding between their people. Vietnam, Singapore agree to further
advance parliamentary relations Chairman
of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue and visiting Speaker of the
Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin held talks in Hanoi on May 18, sharing
view on the need for their countries to further intensify overall relations
and parliamentary ties so as to step up the strategic partnership. Speaker
Tan, who is paying an official visit to Vietnam, thanked the country for
supporting Singapore in COVID-19 response, noting the two countries’
cooperation and mutual assistance are growing even more strongly. Chairman
Hue congratulated Singapore for successfully containing the pandemic and
reopening the economy. He also appreciated its precious provision of COVID-19
vaccine and medical supplies for Vietnam and said he hopes the two sides will
continue cooperating in scientific research on COVID-19 and other epidemics,
firstly the current unexplained hepatitis in children. Vietnam
attaches great importance to the countries’ strategic partnership and views
Singapore as one of its leading partners in ASEAN in terms of both politics
and economy, he stressed, asking both sides to coordinate closely to prepare
for the 50th founding anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties and the 10th
anniversary of the strategic partnership in 2023. He
noted Singapore is a leading investor in Vietnam, and that the Vietnamese NA
and Government always welcome foreign investors, including those from
Singapore, and pledge to keep reforming and perfecting policies and laws
while helping address obstacles to Singaporean projects in the country. Suggesting
the two sides continue sharing experience in developing a digital economy, a
green economy, and renewable energy, Hue expressed his hope for stronger
cooperation to connect Vietnamese cities with Singapore to exchange
experience in green and sustainable development. The
top legislators held that the signing of a cooperation agreement between the
two parliaments this time will help further tighten bilateral links,
especially by increasing all-level contacts and discussions in different
forms, sharing institutional building experience, maintaining coordination at
multilateral forums and organisations, and supporting each other’s stances on
regional and international issues of common concern. Hue
suggested Tan help connect Vietnamese and Singaporean businesses in
agriculture, especially hi-tech farming, and promote the city state’s import
of high-value products from Vietnam. He
asked both countries to focus on a cooperation model in which products are
invented in Singapore and produced in Vietnam; effectively implement
cooperation in defence, personnel training, humanitarian aid, disaster
relief, and crime fight. The
host leader recommended the two parliaments support the negotiation and
signing of a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in cyber security and
some other important documents on mutual legal assistance and transnational
crime combat. The
Chairman voiced his hope that Singapore will bring into play its role in the
region, help with connectivity enhancement and community building in ASEAN,
maintain the bloc’s centrality, and coordinate ASEAN’s common stance on
regional issues. He
called on his counterpart to continue supporting ASEAN’s common stance on
safeguarding peace, stability, security, safety, and freedom of navigation in
the East Sea, and peacefully resolving disputes on the basis of international
law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Hue
thanked Singapore for backing Vietnam’s candidacy for membership in the
Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf for 2023 - 2028, asking it
to support Vietnam to run for a seat in the Legal and Technical Commission of
the International Seabed Authority for 2023 - 2027. Agreeing
with his host’s proposals, Tan said the two countries boast strong economic
ties, and Singaporean firms’ enormous trust in Vietnam remains unchanged and
is still increasing. He
shared the view that the countries can work together more closely in boosting
digital transformation, green economy, and sustainable development. Singapore
supports its enterprises to seek investment and business opportunities in
multiple localities of Vietnam, he noted, adding that the success in economic
relations will create not only value in terms of the money flow but also
people-to-people connectivity, friendship, and amity between the two
countries. Showing
support for his guest’s opinions, Chairman Hue affirmed that their countries
still have much room for reinforcing all-round cooperation, in which the
collaboration in law and policy making is highly important. The two
parliaments have sufficient conditions and need to cement their ties so as to
actively and effectively contribute to the Vietnam - Singapore strategic
partnership. Following
the talks, the leaders signed a cooperation agreement between the two parliaments. NA leader meets Greek President in
Hanoi National
Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue had a meeting with visiting Greek President
Katerina Sakellaropoulou in Hanoi on May 18, during which the Vietnamese top
legislator expressed his delight at the growing friendship and all-round
partnership between the two countries. Hue
noted that economic cooperation and trade between Vietnam and Greece have
seen positive progress, especially since the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement
(EVFTA) took effect. He
proposed that the two countries continue to promote collaboration in areas of
Greece’s strength and Vietnam’s demand such as maritime economy,
shipbuilding, seaport, and tourism, while working together to reach a double
taxation avoidance agreement and another on maritime transportation to create
favourable conditions for economic exchange and trade. The
NA leader thanked the Greek parliament for ratifying the EVFTA, suggesting
that it hasten the act on the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement
(EVIPA) as well as the removal of the “yellow card” on Vietnamese fisheries
sector. The
two sides should work closely together to optimise advantages from the two
deals, protecting the legitimate interest of businesses of both countries
during their investment and business activities in each other’s market, he
said. Hue
proposed that President Sakellaropoulou and the Greek Government continue to
create favourable conditions for the Vietnamese community in the country to
settle down. He proposed that the two sides speed up the formation of
twinning relations among localities, and finalise procedures for the
establishment of such relations between Sparta city-state of Greece and Hue
city of Vietnam, contributing to promoting people-to-people exchange. For
her part, President Sakellaropoulou pointed to potential for bilateral
cooperation in history and culture. She
agreed with the Vietnamese top legislator’s proposal to beef up bilateral
trade, saying her visit aims to further beef up bilateral partnership and
that the bilateral double taxation avoidance agreement and maritime
transportation agreement will be signed soon. The
Greek President said her, with rich experience in protecting heritage against
climate change impacts, education and tourism, can cooperate with Vietnam in
the field. NA
Chairman Hue expressed his hope that the Greek President supports the
promotion of parliamentary cooperation between the two countries in both
bilateral framework and at multilateral parliament forums. He
thanked Greece and said he hopes that the country will continue to support
the stance of ASEAN and Vietnam in the East Sea issue on the basis of respect
to international law, as well as ASEAN-led mechanisms. The
Vietnamese NA leader took the occasion to, through President Sakellaropoulou,
invite Speaker of the Hellenic Parliament Konstantinos Tasoulas to visit
Vietnam at a convenient time. President wishes for more
Vietnam-Singapore cooperation projects President
Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he hopes to see more cooperation projects between
Vietnam and Singapore while hosting visiting Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament
Tan Chuan-Jin in Hanoi on May 19. Bilateral
trade is growing positively, with more and more Singaporean-invested projects
in Vietnam, Phuc said, considering the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park
(VSIP) model a symbol of economic collaboration between the nations. He
said he wishes for further bilateral cooperation in the field of human
resources training, which serves as a firm foundation for both nations’
socio-economic development. Speaker
Tan, who is paying an official visit to Vietnam, said special celebration
activities are earmarked for 2023, which marks the 50th founding anniversary
of the countries’ diplomatic relations. On the occasion, the Singaporean
Prime Minister wants to visit Vietnam, he added. Expressing
impressions on Vietnam's hosting of SEA Games 31,Tan said the organisation of
the region's largest sport tournament helps boost people-to-people exchange
among participating nations. Telling
his host about a memorandum of understanding between the Vietnamese and
Singaporean parliaments, the top legislator considered it an important basis
for tightening cooperation in contribution to the two nations' economic
development. Echoing
Tan, Phuc said the two nations have paid great attention to collaboration in
not only the economic field but also in the judicial and legislative sectors.
Education, tourism, security and defence are also solid cooperation contents
between Vietnam and Singapore, the State leader noted. He
wished that the two countries maintain ASEAN's common stances at international
forums regarding the compliance with international law and 1982 UN Convention
on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to peacefully settle disputes and ensure
security, safety, freedom of navigation and overflight in the East Sea. The
President also asked the Singaporean Parliament and the National Assembly of
Vietnam to keep such stances at multilateral parliamentary forums, such as
the AIPA, IPU, APPF, among others. Top legislator hosts Boeing vice
president Chairman
of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue received Michael Arthur, Senior
Vice President of Boeing and President of Boeing International, in Hanoi on
May 19. Lauding
the aviation group’s activities in Vietnam and sharing its COVID-19-induced
difficulties, Hue expressed his belief in Boeing’s post-pandemic recovery,
particularly in Southeast Asia and Vietnam. Vietnam
always aims to create the best conditions possible for foreign investors, he
stated, telling his guest about the country’s implementation of a monetary
and fiscal support package that will last until 2023 and other incentives for
enterprises. Hue
welcomed a cooperation pact signed between Boeing and the Vietnamese low
budget carrier Vietjet Air on restructuring and further implementation of a
commercial contract to buy 200 Boeing 737 aircraft on the occasion of Prime
Minister Pham Minh's attendance at the ASEAN-US Special Summit, as well as
working visits to the US and United Nations. He
suggested that Boeing continue to work with other airlines in Vietnam such as
Vietnam Airlines and Bamboo Airways to adapt to the new situation. The
NA Chairman said he backed Boeing’s plan to establish research and
development and technical support centres in Vietnam. For
his part, Arthur said Boeing leaders recently met with leaders of Vietravel
Airlines and Vietjet Air to discuss ways to develop cooperation in the near
future. He
said Vietnam is the first country where Boeing opened a representative office
after the COVID-19 epidemic subsided. The
business leader affirmed his corporation will continue to expand activities
to support Vietnam to improve its capacity through aviation training and
infrastructure development. Boeing
will also coordinate with Vietnamese management agencies to issue aviation
certifications, and expand aviation services and supply chains, he added. Greek President wraps up official visit
to Vietnam Greek
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou left Ho Chi Minh City on May 19,
concluding her five-day official visit to Vietnam. During
her stay in Vietnam, President Sakellaropoulou paid tribute to late President
Ho Chi Minh at his Mausoleum, laid a wreath at the Heroic Martyrs’ Monument,
held talks with President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, paid a courtesy visit to Party
General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, met with National Assembly Chairman Vuong
Dinh Hue, witnessed the signing of important documents, and joined a tea
party chaired by Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan. Welcoming
the Greek President, Party General Secretary Trong affirmed that Vietnam
attaches much importance to its traditional friendship with Greece and is
delighted at the important progress in their bilateral ties. He gave a number
of proposals to promote the partnership in all fields, and suggested Greece
continue to support the Vietnamese community in the country. During
talks between the two presidents, they shared delight that despite the
impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, trade between the two countries still
increased to 447 million USD in 2021, up 33 percent year on year, and two
times higher than the 15 percent growth in Vietnam-EU trade. The
presidents agreed to promote a win-win partnership, while encouraging and
creating favourable conditions for businesses from both nations to strengthen
exchanges focusing on areas of Vietnam’s demand and Greece's strengths, such
as shipbuilding, maritime logistics, energy and agriculture. In order to
create a framework for bilateral economic cooperation, they agreed to
increase negotiations for a double tax avoidance agreement and another on
maritime transport. In
her meeting with the Vietnamese top legislator, President Sakellaropoulou
pointed to the potential for bilateral cooperation in history and culture. Within
the framework of her visit, the Greek leader also visited Hanoi’s traditional
craft villages, and Quang Ninh province and Ho Chi Minh City. Her
official visit took place in the context that the traditional friendship
between the two countries is developing well. It is expected to contribute to
strengthening political trust, and deepening multi-faceted cooperation in the
fields of politics-diplomacy, economics, culture and tourism. Source: VNA/SGT/VNS/VOV/Dtinews/SGGP/VGP/Hanoitimes |
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