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A fresh-water reservation pond (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Localities stricken by serious drought , water shortages , and saltwater intrusion will receive funding from the central budget to deal with these issues. Under a decision signed recently by Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung , beneficiaries are to include organisations managing and using irrigation facilities and rural water facilities, as well as other relevant units. People’s Committees in districts and communes facing water shortages have been directed to adopt urgent solutions in the fight. With the financial support, localities in the central, Central Highlands, and Mekong Delta regions must extend water pipes, purchase water containers and filters, and supply water to local residents, hospitals, and schools in disadvantaged areas. Notably, the central and Mekong Delta regions will receive funding for the building of anti-intrusion dams and water reservoirs. Funding for mountainous and Central … [Read more...] about Support given to localities to fight drought, water shortages, saltwater intrusion

As 2020 is coming to end, how do you evaluate the development of businesses that received recognition during the Vietnam Value Programme? Vu Ba Phu, director general of the Trade Promotion Agency under the Ministry of Industry and Trade After 17 years of running the programme with seven times choosing national brands, we have witnessed the continuous growth of many domestic enterprises. At the first selection in 2008, we saw only 30 chosen companies with their products. By 2018, this number had grown to 97, and this year we have recorded 124 enterprises and their brands. However, the growth of the business community has not only happened in the number of participating businesses, but also export turnover, sales, and their contribution to the state budget, as well as their efforts in social responsibility and job creation. For example, firms recognised as national brands in 2018 reached a revenue of about VND907 trillion ($39.4 billion), with their export turnover … [Read more...] about Initiative’s success helped by quick response to pandemic

Vietnam begins COVID-19 vaccination on March 8 Vietnam launches its COVID-19 inoculation drive on March 8 morning, administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to medical workers in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and northern Hai Duong province – the country’s biggest pandemic hotspot at present. The vaccination is conducted at the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases in Hanoi, the HCM City Hospital for Tropical Diseases and two medical centres in Hai Duong. As many as 100 staff members of the Central Hospital for Tropical Diseases are expected to receive the shots in the morning of March 8. The hospital is allocated 450 doses among the first batch of 117,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine the country has received. In Hai Duong, 50 medical workers at Hai Duong city’s medical centre, and 30 others at Kim Thanh district’s medical centre will be the first in the province to be injected. The Ministry of Health has allocated the vaccine to 13 localities, along with the Ministry of National … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES MARCH 8

The book compiled by Vietnamese ambassador to Russia Ngô Đức Mạnh was launched last weekend in Moscow. VNA/VNS Photo Trần Hiếu HÀ NỘI — A book on the 70 years of Việt Nam-Russia relations was launched in Moscow recently. The book consists of five parts including 700 images and documents classified into diplomatic events and co-operation activities between the two countries in politics, economy, defence-security, culture, education, science, and people-to-people diplomacy. The book was compiled by Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngô Đức Mạnh to promote relations between the two countries. “In my new position, I have favourable conditions to turn my wish into reality. I have collected, systematised and compiled the book," said the ambassador at the book launching ceremony last weekend in Moscow. Attending the ceremony were representatives of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Federation Council, State Duma, administrations of Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and other … [Read more...] about Book on VN-Russia relationship launched in Moscow

Leaders of the European Union (EU) are hoping that trans-Atlantic relations will “turn to a new page” during Joe Biden’s presidential term. Over recent decades, the EU and the US have fostered close ties in terms of culture, history, business and defence, but during his tenure, former US President Donald Trump introduced policies “standing outside of the EU” on many international issues, as well as supporting the United Kingdom’s departure from the “European common roof”. Accordingly, the trans-Atlantic relationship between the EU and the US was quite cold and even saw contradictions and tensions at times. However, bilateral ties currently have the prospect of “turning to a new page” with Joe Biden having been sworn in as the 46 th US President. US media reported that as soon as taking over the “hot seat” at the White House, President Joe Biden signed 15 decrees aimed at dealing with existing problems such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and ethnic inequality. The new US … [Read more...] about A new chapter in US-EU relations