– Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh reaffirmed theimportance of developing high-quality human resources for agriculture, whileattending an innovation event and job fair of the Vietnam National Universityof Agriculture (VNUA) in Hanoi on August 17.
The Government leader andothers visited an exhibition of scientific and technological models andproducts by the VNUA’s businesses and partners. Read full story
– Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on August 17asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) to review theoperation of household businesses in the tourism sector affected by theCOVID-19. The ministry should coordinate with core travel firms to formkey routes connecting localities, the official said at a meeting of the StateSteering Committee for Tourism in Hanoi which assessed the implementation oftourism recovery solutions.Read full story
– A delegation of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) led byDeputy Chief of the General Staff of the VPA Sen. Lieut. Gen. Ngo Minh Tien attendedthe 10th Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS-10) that opened inRussia on August 16.
Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang also sent apre-recorded speech to the second session of the conference, calling the MCISan important multilateral forum for countries to exchange views on strategicissues directly relating to regional and international security, thus helpingpromote dialogues and enhance cooperation between countries, for peace,stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world as well.Read full story
– Vice National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Duc Hai had aworking session in Hanoi on August 16 with a delegation from the World Bank(WB) led by Danny Leipziger, Managing Director of the Growth Dialogue. Leipziger,who is also the WB Vice President, pointed to three major difficulties Vietnamis facing when developing the National Master Planning - the harmonisation andintegration of planning and relevant legal documents, the ensuring of financialsupply for the work, and planning implementation.Read full story
- Apple is in talks to make Apple Watches and MacBooks inVietnam for the first time as the US tech giant looks to diversify productionaway from China, Nikkei Asia reported. According to the newspaper, Applesuppliers Luxshare Precision Industry and Foxconn have started test productionof the Apple Watch in northern Vietnam with the aim of producing the deviceoutside of China. Read full story
– Vietnam has weathered the pandemic storm through acombination of strong yet flexible state leadership that won the confidence andtrust of citizens, rapid and nimble response, and innovative use of technology,James Borton of the School of Advanced International Studies under JohnsHopkins University wrote in AsiaGlobal Online.
According to the expert,in early 2020 when the COVID-19 broke out, few expected Vietnam, a country withalmost 100 million citizens and recognised as one of the youngest andfastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia, to emerge as a successful modelfor pandemic preparedness and response.Read full story
– Vietnam’s visa policy should be more open to lureinternational tourists, insiders have said. Although the country has offered unilateral visa exemption and e-visas,the policy is not competitive enough as the 15-day visa exemption has yet tosatisfy the need of visitors from such markets as Europe, North America andAustralia, who often stay from three to four weeks in Vietnam, according to theMinistry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST).Read full story
– Plastic People is the only Vietnamese innovator in the Top5 of the Plastic Waste to Value Southeast Asia Challenge to tackle plasticwaste mismanagement in the region. The challenge was jointly launched byThe Incubation Network, in partnership with the Global Plastic ActionPartnership, UpLink by the World Economic Forum, and the Alliance to EndPlastic Waste, aiming to accelerate innovative solutions that are focusedon plastic recycling and upcycling in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, andVietnam.Read full story/.
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