Day: August 7, 2021

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10,000 gift packages come to needy workers in HCM City

Up to 10,000 gift packages, including necessities, will be handed over to needy workers in processing and industrial parks in Ho Chi Minh City under a programme launched on August 2.

The programme was co-organised by the city trade union, a working group of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Defence Ministry’s standing boards for COVID-19 prevention and control in HCM City and other southern localities.

The first gifts will be presented to workers in pandemic-hit areas in Thu Duc city.

Earlier, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Thanh Nam and head of the grouping group sent letters to the Departments of Agriculture and Rural Development of southern cities and provinces, asking them to help workers in locked-down areas with food./

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Hanoi works to tackle newly-detected COVID-19 outbreaks

The capital city of Hanoi’s competent forces have worked with the health centre of Hai Ba Trung district to tackle a cluster of 20 new COVID-19 infections detected at a food company in the locality immediately after receiving a report on the cases.

On August 1 afternoon, the forces came to the district regarding the outbreak at Thanh Nga food company at No 82, Alley 651 (82/651), Minh Khai street, Thanh Luong ward.

It identified that there are five other firms located at the same alley with the company, which has two premises.

With 43 employees, Thanh Nga’s main office is at 15/651, Minh Khai street, and its cold storage at 82/651, Minh Khai street.

All positive cases have been under treatment, with the number of F1 cases amounting to 17 and 750 other people with links to the epidemic spot had samples taken for COVID-19 testing.

On August 1 evening, local authorities of Thanh Luong ward decided to temporarily block the alley and a number of surrounding locations to set up a medical quarantine area.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

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Parties exert effort on building COC

The 28th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF-28) took place virtually on Friday as part of the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 54) and Related Meetings. Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son led the Vietnamese delegation to the forum, which gathered representatives from 27 countries.

Speaking at the meeting, Son said over the past three decades, ARF has proven its values and strength in promoting dialogues, cooperation and trust building in the region.

Expressing his concern over socio-economic impacts caused by COVID-19, the minister called for joint efforts against the pandemic, and suggested partners in ARF, especially countries that are taking the lead in vaccine production, continue their cooperation with ASEAN to ensure fair and equitable vaccine access and facilitate the transfer of vaccine production technology.

For the East Sea issue, he reiterated the principle stance of ASEAN and Vietnam, and stressed the significance of promoting trust, exercising restraint, and taking no actions that would complicate the situation and harm the maritime environment.

Disputes and differences should be resolved through peaceful measures in line with international law and the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982 UNCLOS), he said.

The minister affirmed that Vietnam will actively work with other ASEAN member countries and China to build an effective and substantive Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) in accordance with international law and the 1982 UNCLOS.

 

Source: VOV5

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Vietnam, Laos strengthen comprehensive cooperation

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will pay an official, friendly visit to Laos on Monday and Tuesday. This is President Phuc’s first trip abroad since he became the Vietnamese President.

In an interview with VOV, Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Sengphet Houngboungnuang said the visit aims at strengthening the great friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, States, and peoples.

The Ambassador said, ‘During the official friendly visit, President Nguyen Xuan Phuc will hold talks with the Lao Party leader and President and meet with high-ranking leaders of the Lao Party, Government, and National Assembly to discuss ways to make bilateral cooperation more effective and practical. President Phuc will attend a ceremony to hand over the new Lao Parliament House which was a gift of the Vietnamese Party, State and people for Laos. President Phuc will also address the first extraordinary meeting of the 9th Lao National Assembly.’

Ambassador Sengphet Houngboungnuang said during the visit, the two sides will sign a number of cooperative agreements.

 

Source: VOV5

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Vietnam attends ASEAN-EU Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son on Friday took part in the virtual ASEAN-EU Foreign Ministers’ Meeting as part of the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings.  

Participating countries welcomed ASEAN and the EU officially upgrading their relations to a strategic partnership, affirming their strong commitment to promoting cooperation on the basis of sharing common values, principles and interests, upholding multilateral cooperation and promoting a rules-based international order, thus making positive contributions to peace, stability and prosperity. ASEAN agreed with the EU’s proposal to hold the 45th ASEAN-EU Commemorative Summit in Brussels, Belgium in 2022.

In his remarks, Son emphasised the importance of the ASEAN-EU strategic partnership, which, he said, has significantly contributed to efforts to promote multilateral cooperation and regional connectivity.

He suggested the EU help ASEAN access COVID-19 vaccines in a timely fashion, consider transferring vaccine production technology to the grouping, and assist ASEAN to improve its vaccine self-sufficiency.

He also proposed the EU take into account the building of a free trade agreement with ASEAN on the basis of FTAs between the EU and some ASEAN member countries, including Vietnam.

The 1982 UNCLOS serves as a legal foundation governing all activities at seas and oceans, Son said, stressing that rights and legitimate interests of coastal countries defined in the document must be respected.

 

Source: VOV5

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Vietnam introduces initiatives at AMM 54

The 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting has ended with fruitful results. The virtual meeting includes more than 20 conferences of ASEAN’s Foreign Ministers and their partners within the framework of the ASEAN+1, ASEAN+3, East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Regional Forum.

At a press conference, Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung said Vietnam participated in AMM-54 with several initiatives and proposals. Many of its initiatives made in 2020 have been maintained in ASEAN’s agendas like connecting sub-region cooperation with ASEAN’s cooperation programs. ASEAN has brought into play its role in settling obstacles due to differences at the conferences. Vietnam worked closely with other countries to reach an agreement on Myanmar and make the UK’s full dialogue partner of ASEAN, strengthen ASEAN’s cooperation with partner countries who promised to help ASEAN in COVID-19 response and vaccine production technology transfer.

 

Source: VOV5

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Vietnam reports 3,794 new COVID-19 infections on Saturday morning

Vietnam reported 3,794 new COVID-19 cases in 12 hours to 6am on Saturday, according to the Ministry of Health. 

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s current biggest coronavirus hotspot, recorded the largest number of new infections (1,836), followed by Binh Duong (882).

As of Saturday morning, Vietnam logged a total of 197,175 COVID-19 cases, 2,338 of them were imported. More than 60,000 COVID-19 patients have fully recovered.

 

Source: VOV5