Major General Nguyen Anh Tuan, Political Chief of the Border Guard Command; Major General Trinh Hoang Hiep, Director of the Border Guard Academy; Senior Colonel Nguyen Thai Sinh, Political Commissar of the academy; and other high-ranking officers attended the event. Speaking at the launching ceremony, Senior Colonel Sinh said that the academy has set a goal to plant 10,000 green trees in 2021. The program is a meaningful activity in response to the tree-planting festival across the country and the government’s program of planting one billion trees, as well as to build a green, clean, and attractive school. In addition, General Sinh also asked the academy to promote information dissemination among its teachers and cadets about the importance of tree-planting and encourage them to plant more trees to beautify their barracks. Addressing the ceremony, General Tuan said that over the past years, under the direction of the Border Guard Command, the Politics Department of the command … [Read more...] about Border Guard Academy responds to the tree-planting festival
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Royal sisters movie gets release date after pandemic delay
The poster for the movie Gái Già Lắm Chiêu V – Những Cuộc Đời Vương Giả (Camellia Sisters - Living Like Royalty). Photo moveek.com HCM CITY — The fifth edition in a series of chick-flick movies will be released in cinemas nationwide next week, after being delayed due to the COVID-19 resurgence earlier this year. Gái Già Lắm Chiêu V – Những Cuộc Đời Vương Giả (Camellia Sisters - Living Like Royalty) will premiere on March 12, a month after the original date of February 12, the first lunar day of the Year of the Ox. With the pandemic controlled in much of Viet Nam , the producer MAR6 Pictures feels ready to release the movie in cinemas safely. “Changing the film release date was a difficult decision because it disturbed the original plan, but we want to keep the audience safe and decide to delay until the viewers can safely go to the theatre to enjoy the movie," said director Bảo Nhân. Gái Già Lắm Chiêu V – Những Cuộc Đời Vương Giả is the fifth … [Read more...] about Royal sisters movie gets release date after pandemic delay
China becomes largest FDI source for Malaysia in 2020
Illustrative image (Photo: https://themalaysianreserve.com/) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – China became the largest source of foreign direct investments ( FDI ) for Malaysia in 2020, the Malaysia n Investment Development Authority (MIDA) said on March 3. Malaysia recorded a total of 15.85 billion USD worth of FDI in 2020, equivalent to only 39.1 percent of the figure in 2019. Statistics from MIDA showed that China , Singapore, and the Netherlands were the top three FDI sources for Malaysia, accounting for more than 50 percent of the total approved FDI for the year. Among the major economic sectors, the manufacturing sector led in attracting FDI investments, recording 13.97 billion USD. Injecting 4.3 billion USD into Malaysia’s manufacturing, China remained as the top investor in the sector, and became the largest source of foreign investments in the field for five consecutive years./. VNA … [Read more...] about China becomes largest FDI source for Malaysia in 2020
Three Thailand-Laos border checkpoints reopen for trade exchange
Deputy government spokeswoman Ratchada Thanadirek (Photo: nation thailand .com) Bangkok (VNA) – The Thai cabinet on March 3 approved the reopening of three border checkpoints linking Thailand and Laos, which were closed down last year to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Deputy government spokeswoman Ratchada Thanadirek said the checkpoints are Prak Saeng in Ubon Ratchathani, Chiang Khan in Loei and Hai Soke in Nong Khai. She said the cabinet came to the decision after the Joint Public and Private Sector Consultative Committee on Commerce proposed the reopening so that cross-border trade between the two nations could help spur its exports. However, the reopening will apply only to the transport of goods and products, she said, adding strict COVID-19 prevention measures will be put in place at the checkpoints. Laos is currently the second-largest cross-border trade partner of Thailand, just after Malaysia. Last year, total cross-border trade between … [Read more...] about Three Thailand-Laos border checkpoints reopen for trade exchange
Thailand orders additional 35 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine
Illustrative image (Photo: https://asia.nikkei.com/ ) Bangkok (VNA) – The Thai cabinet on March 2 approved a budget worth 6.3 billion baht (210 million USD) for purchasing an additional 35 million doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine produced by the UK, bringing its total vaccine ordered to 63 million doses. According to a spokesperson of the Thai government, the new batch of vaccine will arrive in Thailand simultaneously with 26 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine and 2 million doses of Sinovac vaccine of China ordered previously. Thailand's Ministry of Health is still negotiating to buy more vaccines from other manufacturers as the government prepares to open registration for vaccinations for people. The country officially started its COVID-19 vaccination programme on February 28. Thailand reported 42 new COVID-19 cases and one more death on March 2, lifting the total of infections and fatalities to 26,073 and 84, respectively. Thai Minister of … [Read more...] about Thailand orders additional 35 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine