Hanoi (VNA) – The Saigon International Autotech & Accessories Show (Saigon Autotech & Accessories) will return for the 17th edition in Ho Chi Minh City from May 21 to 24 next year. The event will be organised at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre by the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Department of Industry, the Asia Trade Fair and Business Promotion JSC (ATFA) and the K-Wellness association of the Republic of Korea. ATFA representative Ninh Minh Uyen said the upcoming event will feature more than 500 booths on 15,000 sq.m. of ground. It is expected to see a rise of 15 – 20 percent in the number of foreign participating businesses and attract 15,000 visitors. The show will keep up with the common trend of the global auto industry, which has been applying artificial intelligence (AI), robotics technology and big data to every stage of the production process in recent years. It will also zone more space for supporting industries like the … [Read more...] about 17th Saigon Autotech & Accessories slated for next May
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Nearly 53,000 drug users receive Methadone treatment to cure addiction
Patients receive Methadone treatment in Bac Ninh province. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Nearly 53,000 drug users in Vietnam has received Methadone treatment to cure their addiction since the treatment was first piloted in Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Phong in April 2008. Director of the Department of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control under the Health Ministry Nguyen Hoang Long said Methadone has become available in all 63 provinces and cities nationwide, with legal and technical regulations for the treatment completed. Research projects conducted by the Health Ministry and localities all showed that Methadone treatment has reduced remarkably the use of drugs among patients. After 24 months, only 15.8 percent of patients under Methadone still use heroin. The frequency of use also dropped from 3-5 times a day before treatment to 2-3 times a month after 24 months of treatment. Besides, the Methadone therapy also contributed to reducing the transmission of HIV through blood. The rate … [Read more...] about Nearly 53,000 drug users receive Methadone treatment to cure addiction
Vietnam-Russia Tropical Center reviews its activities in 2019
The meeting was co-chaired by Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh, Deputy Defense Minister and the committee’s Chairman, and Aleksey Mikhailovich Medvedev, Deputy Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation. At the meeting According to a report delivered at the meeting, in 2019, the center fulfilled all plans set by the coordinating committee and science and technology missions assigned by Vietnam. The center has actively implemented the contents of the protocol amending and supplementing the bilateral agreement on the Vietnam-Russia Tropical Center signed in 2018. It has also developed its science and technology plans in line with the science and technology development direction of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense and the Vietnamese State while contributing positively to national defense consolidation, economic development, and environment protection missions. The delegates highly appreciated the center's outcomes in … [Read more...] about Vietnam-Russia Tropical Center reviews its activities in 2019
Vietnamese leader hails Cambodian Buddhists’ contributions to relations
Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong (L) meets with Great Supreme Patriarch Tep Vong in Phnom Penh on February 26 (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – Party General Secretary and President of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong met with Great Supreme Patriarch Tep Vong and Supreme Patriarch of the Dhammayuttika Nikaya order Bour Kry of Cambodia on February 26, part of his State visit to the country. Meeting with Great Supreme Patriarch Tep Vong at Unalom pagoda and Supreme Patriarch Bour Kry at Svay Pope pagoda in Phnom Penh, the Vietnamese leader sent the best wishes to all Buddhists in Cambodia. Noting the outcomes of his talks with King Norodom Sihamoni, he said the two sides shared the view that for the last over 50 years, the friendly neighbourliness between Vietnam and Cambodia has weathered every challenge to obtain comprehensive achievements, which serves as a foundation for their solid development. Such great attainments have been contributed by the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese leader hails Cambodian Buddhists’ contributions to relations
Dang Le Nguyen Vu to manage Trung Nguyen Group after divorce: court
Corporate Dang Le Nguyen Vu to manage Trung Nguyen Group after divorce: court The Saigon Times Daily Thursday, Mar 28, 2019,18:23 (GMT+7) Dang Le Nguyen Vu to manage Trung Nguyen Group after divorce: courtThe Saigon Times Daily Dang Le Nguyen Vu, chairman and general director of Trung Nguyen Group, and his wife Le Hoang Diep Thao - PHOTO: PLO HCMC - Dang Le Nguyen Vu, chairman and general director of Trung Nguyen Group, will continue to manage the firm and possess 60% of the shared assets after his divorce from his wife Le Hoang Diep Thao, who will receive the remaining 40%, the local media reported, citing the HCMC People’s Court’s ruling. On March 27, the court made the final ruling on the divorce case between Vu, Vietnam’s so-called coffee king, and his wife. According to the court, their capital contributions at Trung Nguyen Group and its subsidiaries should have been divided equally. However, Vu … [Read more...] about Dang Le Nguyen Vu to manage Trung Nguyen Group after divorce: court