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Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh speaks at the event (Source: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – Outstanding farmers should be put in the centre of production models, looking towards large-scale production, Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh said at a congress of the Vietnam Farmers’ Union (VFU) in Hanoi on September 19. The Deputy PM asked the VFU to focus resources on building production models, shift from the small household economy model to the form of connectivity and cooperation in chains, and pay more heed to quality and added values instead of productivity in order to meet integration requirements and improve farmers’ living standards. Applauding achievements the VFU recorded over the past five years, Binh said the union has affirmed its role and position as the centre of farmers’ movements and new-style rural area building. The union … [Read more...]

Scene at the East Sea workshop in Russia (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – Security and cooperation in the East Sea were the focus of discussions at a workshop organised in Moscow on September 18 by the Institute of Oriental Studies (IOS) under the Russian Academy of Sciences. The biennial event, the third of its kind, drew the participation of over 30 leading international scholars and experts in security, international cooperation, Asia-Pacific region and disputes in the East Sea coming from Russia, Singapore, Australia, India, Mexico, France and Belgium. Dmitry Mosyakov, Director of the IOS’s Centre for Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania, highlighted changes in disputes in the East Sea, particularly after the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) issued a ruling in 2016, completely rejecting China’s legal and historical foundations of its sovereignty claims … [Read more...]

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Tran Thanh Man donates for flood victims in the central region. (Photo: dangcongsan.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee launched a donation campaign in aid of people in the central region, who have borne the brunt of storm Doksuri, in Hanoi on September 19. Doksuri, the 10th storm arising in the East Sea and the strongest one hitting Vietnam in many years, has caused severe damage to Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, Quang Tri, and Thua Thien – Hue provinces. It left over 10 people dead and missing and more than 200 injured. The typhoon destroyed over 200,000 houses, inundated 4,473ha of rice and 8,277ha of other crops, affected 16,108ha of aquatic farming, and ruined 10km of national highways and 17.9km of local roads. Total damage has to date … [Read more...]

In his remarks at the closing ceremony at Division 317 of the Military Region 7 High Command, Sen. Lt. Gen. Pham Ngoc Minh, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army said the engagement in UN peacekeeping forces aims to carry out Vietnam’s external policy of peace, cooperation, development, and multilateralisation and diversification of foreign relations. It affirms that Vietnam is a trustworthy partner and a responsible member in the global community with active and proactive international integration and practical contribution to peace, stability and security in the region and the world, he added. The practical training on equipment of Vietnam’s first field hospital model, set to join the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan in 2018, began on September 6.  It attracted the participation of 69 officers and soldiers of the field hospital, along with eight British and seven US experts. Ambassador to … [Read more...]

A first aid drill conducted by officers of the level-2 field hospital (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The Vietnam Peacekeeping Centre and the HCM City-based Military Hospital 175 wrapped up a programme on level-2 field hospital equipment practical training on September 19. The practical training on equipment of Vietnam’s first field hospital model, set to join the United Nations peacekeeping mission in South Sudan in 2018, began on September 6.  It saw the direct engagement of 69 officers and soldiers of the field hospital, along with eight British and seven US experts who have a pool of field experience in peacekeeping operations in South Sudan. At the closing ceremony held at Division 317 of the Military Region 7 High Command, Sen. Lt. Gen. Pham Ngoc Minh, Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, underscored that … [Read more...]

A farmer harvests rice in Nakhon Pathom province of Thailand (Photo: AFP/VNA) Bangkok (VNA) – The Board of Investment of Thailand has approved the granting of special promotional privileges for investment in projects related to modern agricultural production and services with a view to upgrading the country’s farm sector. The privileges will be offered to businesses that apply tech, particularly for information technology or engineering design, to help modernise production in the traditional farm sector. Farmers who upgrade their production methods and crop quality to achieve sought-after international quality standards, such as Good Agricultural Practice and ISO 22000 Food Safety Management Systems Certification, will qualify for the incentives. Under the new privilege structure, businesses that apply technology to help modernise production in the … [Read more...]

An embankment was reinforced amid serious erosion in Kim Quy hamlet of the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A conference on shaping the shift to sustainable development model adaptive to climate change in the Mekong Delta will take place in Can Tho city on September 26-27. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will chair the event, which is expected to attract about 350 delegates, said Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Hong Ha during a meeting with organisers on September 19. The meeting will review challenges faced by the Mekong Delta between now and 2100, particularly those related to the management of water resources, and opportunities for regional sustainable development. Participants will contribute ideas to the building of Mekong Delta socio-economic development plans, while discussing measures to shift to livelihoods … [Read more...]

Country singer Thomas Rhett’s latest album debuted at the top of the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Monday, leading six new entries in the top 10. FILE PHOTO: Singer-songwriter Thomas Rhett arrives at the 11TH Annual ACM Honors in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. on August 23, 2017.  “Life Changes,” the third studio album by Rhett, sold 94,000 albums, 90,000 songs and was streamed 30 million times, totaling 123,000 album units, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan. The Billboard 200 chart tallies units from album sales, song sales (10 songs equal one album) and streaming activity (1,500 streams equal one album). Electro-pop group Odesza debuted at No. 2 with “Moment Apart” selling 63,000 album units, while alt-rock band The National entered the chart at No. 3 with “Sleep Well Beast” selling … [Read more...]

Starbucks unveils new beverages for Asia market. — VNS Photo US coffee giant Starbucks on Thursday launched a new product called Teavana frozen teas in the Asia market, including Viet Nam. The event follows the initial launch of Teavana last year, which brought Starbucks’ modern tea experience brand to Asia for the first time. The new beverages combine Teavana teas and botanical blends with premium ingredients like matcha and yuzu, hibiscus and pomegranate. Starbucks Teavana frozen teas are available at Starbucks stores across Viet Nam with two flavours of teavana: frozen hibiscus tea with pomegranate pearls and teavana frozen matcha lemon yuzu. “We want our customers to experience tea like they’ve never imagined. Drawing our inspiration from a love of tea in Asia and from popular new flavors,” Patricia Marques, general manager of Starbucks Viet Nam, … [Read more...]

At the meeting (Photo: VNA) Manila (VNA) – Vietnam proposed a resolution on strengthening intra-regional cooperation to build an ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) of equal development and inclusive growth at the second plenary session of the 38th ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) General Assembly in the Philippines on September 19. The resolution, which was adopted with high consensus from AIPA member countries, suggests enhancing multinational cooperation to narrow development gap, ensure sustainable poverty reduction and effective implementation of social welfare. It calls for considering the building of a common institutional framework for the AEC. Vietnam also put forward ideas to modify the content of a resolution on combating marine plastic debris and micro-plastic proposed by Indonesia. The ideas concerned the mention of the UN sustainable development … [Read more...]