Representatives of UL speak about the latest safety index in Việt Nam.-- VNS Photo Viet Nam is becoming a safer nation relative to many others, and once again improved its safety ranking in 2017, according to the latest report released by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a global safety science company. In the latest UL Safety Index, Viet Nam moved up 11 places to 76th. The overall injury rates in the country decreased sharply last year, with drowning deaths falling by 15 per cent, poisoning by 14 per cent and transport deaths by 8 per cent, according to the report. “Our mission is to help advance safe living and working environments for people in Việt Nam and around the world, and contribute to the discourse on public health and safety,” David Wroth, director, Data Science– UL, said. “The findings from the study this year illustrate that Việt Nam is performing better in its overall efforts to improve safety.” The index attributes the … [Read more...] about Viet Nam climbs up on UL safety index
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Viet Nam imports flowers worth $18m for Tet
Red apricot blossom from Taiwan. Viet Nam imported flowers and ornamental plants worth US$18 million for the Lunar New Year 2018. — File Photo Viet Nam imported flowers and ornamental plants worth US$18 million from December 1, 2017, to January 31, 2018, for the Lunar New Year. This is a sharp increase of 46.8 per cent against last year, according to the General Department of Customs. The countries witnessing a high surge in export value of these products to Viet Nam included the Netherlands (up 76 per cent to $5 million compared to before Tet last year) and China (up 80.8 per cent to $3.6 million). This year’s imported products included fresh flowers and living ornamental plants reaching $7.9 million, accounting for 43.8 per cent of the total import value. They included orchids, rhododendron, dumb cane plants and cedrus bonsai trees. Of these, flowers and plants worth $3.3 million, including orchids reaching over $2 million, were imported from mainland China, while the … [Read more...] about Viet Nam imports flowers worth $18m for Tet
USOL Viet Nam – FPT Development Center Put into Operation
Representatives of the USOL Viet Nam Company and the FPT Software at the opening ceremony. (Photo: Viet Nam Net) The opening ceremony of the USOL Viet Nam – FPT Development Center and the introducing ceremony of USOL Viet Nam have been held in Ha Noi. As a member of the Japanese Nihon Unisys Group, USOL Viet Nam is running as a center for developing open-source middleware, financial, public administration software programs and industrial and trading solution systems.“The center marked a good cooperation in IT of the Nihon Unisys Group and Vietnam's FPT in particular, and between Japan And Viet Nam in general” said Deputy Minister of the Posts and Telematics Nguyen Hong Minh.“Language and strict technological standards are the biggest barriers for Vietnamese businesses to enter the Japanese market. However they benefit from opportunities to acquire knowledge, technology transfer and out sourcing from the cooperation with Japanese IT … [Read more...] about USOL Viet Nam – FPT Development Center Put into Operation
Viet Nam sets record trade surplus in 2014
Illustration photo Viet Nam’s export-import turnover in 2014 totaled US$298.24 billion, up 12.9% from 2013.Of the figure, US$150.19 billion was earned from exports, up 13.7% while US$148.05 billion was used for import, up 12.1%.The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) sector’s exports and imports were US$94 billion and US$84.19 billion, up 16.1% and 13.1%, respectively.The State sector reaped US$118.26 billion in the trade turnover, up 10.4%.The exports of phones and accessories took the lead among export items with US$23.6 billion, up 11.1%.The EU is the largest phones and accessories importer of Viet Nam with US$8.45 billion, up 3.6% and accounting for 36%, followed by the United Arab Emirates with US$3.63 billion, up 6.1% and the US with US$1.54 billion.The garment and footwear exports were placed the second and third with US$20.95 billion and US$10.34 billion, up 16.8% and 23.1%, … [Read more...] about Viet Nam sets record trade surplus in 2014
Viet Nam refutes US human rights report
HA NOI (VNS)— Foreign ministry spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi yesterday refuted the findings in the 2012 US global human rights report. Nghi reaffirmed Viet Nam's consistent policies on promoting and respecting the rights of all residents and that all residents were allowed to practice their rights within the law. Foreign ministry spokesman Luong Thanh Nghi.—VNS File Photo Viet Nam noted that the report, despite acknowledging some progress in Viet Nam's human rights record, did not provide an objective picture of human rights in Viet Nam. This would not help to promote the relationship between the two countries, he said. Nghi said Viet Nam hoped that straight and constructive dialogues like the one in April 12 would provide a better perspective on the human rights situation in both countries. — VNS … [Read more...] about Viet Nam refutes US human rights report
Carlsberg brings international brand to Viet Nam
Cheer team perfom at the launch — VNS Photo"Viet Nam is a big market with a large, young population who are very socially active and love to share fun moments together with their friends. That is why we strongly believe Tuborg is perfectly suited for Vietnamese consumers and we are very excited to bring Tuborg to Viet Nam," said Carlsberg official Tayfun Uner at the launch. "While the brand is fun and young, it also has over 140 years of a proud European brewing heritage. The pull-off cap and special embossed bottle, make the brand immediately distinctive – setting this brand apart from anything else in the market. We are optimistic that Vietnamese consumers will love Tuborg", he said. Tuborg beer began in Hellerup, north of Copenhagen, where the Tuborg Brewery brewed Denmark's first Pilsner-type beer in 1880 and packaged it in bottles with a distinctive green label. It instantly became popular with the Danes and has since grown to become Denmark's best selling … [Read more...] about Carlsberg brings international brand to Viet Nam
Canada celebrates diplomatic ties with Viet Nam
Fundraising: Ambassador Chatsis presents the proceeds fromthe Maple Leaf Gala Dinner and Ball to a representative from the Blue Dragon charity. — Photo courtesy of Canadian Embassy On the occasion of Canada Day, July 1, 2013, I send my warmest greetings to all Canadians, especially those who are living and working in Viet Nam.This is a special year for Canada in Viet Nam as 2013 marks the 40th anniversary of Canada-Viet Nam diplomatic relations. Our Embassy in Ha Noi and the Consulate General in HCM City have been organising a series of activities to celebrate this important milestone. Our celebrations began late last year with a logo competition. I was impressed with the quality of the competing entries. I was thrilled to present a BlackBerry Playbook, a gift from the Canadian company BlackBerry, to Pham Cong Tuan, a young student from Construction College Number 2. The design has been used throughout the year and represents the bright way forward for Canada-Viet Nam … [Read more...] about Canada celebrates diplomatic ties with Viet Nam
Nguyen Phu Trong re-elected to be Viet Nam Party General Secretary
Nguyen Phu Trong (centre) is congratulated after being elected as General Secretary of Viet Nam's Communist Party for a second term. — VNA/VNS Photo HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam's Communist Party has selected Nguyen Phu Trong as its General Secretary for a second term. The newly-elected Party Central Committee convened the first plenum in Ha Noi yesterday and elected the Politburo, the Party General Secretary, the Secretariat, the Inspection Commission and the commission's head for the 12th tenure. Earlier on January 26, the Congress elected 200 members to the Party Central Committee, including 180 official members and 20 alternate members.Trong holds a Ph.D. in politics. He has been a member of the Politburo since 1997. He served as Chairman of the National Assembly from 2007 to 2011, and was elected as General Secretary of the Viet Nam Communist party in 2011. Party Central Committee The average age of the 12th Party Central Committee's 200 members is 53, according … [Read more...] about Nguyen Phu Trong re-elected to be Viet Nam Party General Secretary
Viet Nam protects sovereignty in East Sea
Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang.— VNA/VNS Photo An Dang HA NOI (VNS) — Viet Nam's authorised agencies were tasked with firmly safeguarding the country's sovereignty, sovereign rights and jurisdiction in the East Sea, Foreign Ministry Deputy Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang told reporters at a regular press conference in Ha Noi yesterday. She was responding to a reporters' question regarding China's movement of the Haiyang Shiyou-981 rig in the East Sea. Hang said as a party to the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS), Viet Nam had always fully implemented all of its rights and obligations in line with international law, contributing to peace, stability, security, freedom and safety of navigation in the East Sea.The country pursued a consistent policy of solving East Sea issues by peaceful measures on the basis of internationally-recognised principles, especially the 1982 UNCLOS and the Declaration on the … [Read more...] about Viet Nam protects sovereignty in East Sea
Viet Nam stakes East Sea claim
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam spokesperson Le Hai Binh. — File Photo HA NOI (VNS) — In response to the Position Paper of the Government of the People's Republic of China on the Matter of Jurisdiction in the South China Sea Arbitration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam spokesperson Le Hai Binh stated:"Once again, Viet Nam reiterates that Viet Nam has full historical evidence and legal foundation to reaffirm its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes, as well as other legal rights and interests of Viet Nam in the East Sea.It is Viet Nam's consistent position to fully reject China's claim over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagoes and the adjacent waters, as well as China's claiming of ‘historic rights' to the waters, sea-bed and subsoil within the "dotted line" unilaterally stated by China."In response to a question on Viet Nam's position regarding the South China Sea Arbitration case, he stated:"To protect its legal … [Read more...] about Viet Nam stakes East Sea claim