Hanoi (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reportedby the Vietnam News Agency on July 15.
- Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan received Regional Director of the WorldHealth Organisation (WHO) for the Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai in Hanoi onJuly 15.
The hostaffirmed that Vietnam greatly treasures the cooperation with WHO andappreciates the organisation’s important assistance for the development of itshealth sector, especially in COVID-19 prevention and control. Read full story
- Dao Hong Lan, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the BacNinh provincial Party Committee and head of the province’s National Assemblydeputies' delegation, has been appointed Secretary of the Party delegation tothe Ministry of Health and Acting Minister of Health. The appointmentdecisions, made by the Politburo and the Prime Minister, were announced at ameeting held in Hanoi on July 15. Read full story
- Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai recently led a delegationof Vietnamese enterprises to the US to meet local officials and businesses tofoster bilateral trade and investment links. Read full story
- Vietnam’s total export turnover to Japan reached 11.38 billion USD in thefirst six months of 2022, up nearly 13% over the same period last year,according to the General Department of Customs. Read full story
Vingroup Vice Chairwoman & VinFast Global CEO Le Thi Thu Thuy (right, first row), and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper in the MoU signing ceremony for VinFast’s factory project in March 2022. (Photo: VNA)
- Carmaker VinFast revealed that it has secured a 1.2 billion USD incentivepackage from the North Carolina state for its electric vehicle manufacturingproject in the US. The economic incentive package, signed by Governor RoyCooper, is the largest ever in North Carolina's history, making VinFast thefirst carmaker to locate in the state. Read full story
- The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the United NationsPopulation Fund (UNFPA) have pledged to undertake the follow-up activities ofbuilding a model in response to violence against women and girls in Vietnam.
CountryDirector of KOICA Vietnam Cho Han Deog and UNFPA Representative for VietnamNaomi Kitahara signed a grant arrangement in Hanoi on July 15, under whichKOICA will provide financial support of 250,000 USD to UNFPA. Read full story
- A 10.5 million USD project on building the second facility of the VietnamBear Rescue Centre was launched on July 15 at the Bach Ma National Park in thecentral province of Thua Thien – Hue’s Phu Loc district.
Funded by theAnimals Asia, the 12.7ha establishment will be located at the park. It willhave 12 bear houses; 12 semi-wild areas; and sections for administrative works,veterinary hospital, bear food processing, and waste treatment, among otherinfrastructure facilities. Read full story
- The Korea Customs Service (KCS) on July 15 announced it will jointly run anElectronic Origin Data Exchange System (EODES), which allows certificates oforigin to be processed through electronic platforms, with Vietnam and Indiafrom next year. Read full story
- All the tourists stuck on Phu Quoc Island and others of Kien Hai district inthe Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang due to the bad weather have safelylanded on July 14./. Read full story
- Vice State President Vo Thi Anh Xuan received Regional Director of the WorldHealth Organisation (WHO) for the Western Pacific Takeshi Kasai in Hanoi onJuly 15.
The hostaffirmed that Vietnam greatly treasures the cooperation with WHO andappreciates the organisation’s important assistance for the development of itshealth sector, especially in COVID-19 prevention and control. Read full story
- Dao Hong Lan, member of the Party Central Committee, Secretary of the BacNinh provincial Party Committee and head of the province’s National Assemblydeputies' delegation, has been appointed Secretary of the Party delegation tothe Ministry of Health and Acting Minister of Health. The appointmentdecisions, made by the Politburo and the Prime Minister, were announced at ameeting held in Hanoi on July 15. Read full story
- Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai recently led a delegationof Vietnamese enterprises to the US to meet local officials and businesses tofoster bilateral trade and investment links. Read full story
- Vietnam’s total export turnover to Japan reached 11.38 billion USD in thefirst six months of 2022, up nearly 13% over the same period last year,according to the General Department of Customs. Read full story
Vingroup Vice Chairwoman & VinFast Global CEO Le Thi Thu Thuy (right, first row), and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper in the MoU signing ceremony for VinFast’s factory project in March 2022. (Photo: VNA) - Carmaker VinFast revealed that it has secured a 1.2 billion USD incentivepackage from the North Carolina state for its electric vehicle manufacturingproject in the US. The economic incentive package, signed by Governor RoyCooper, is the largest ever in North Carolina's history, making VinFast thefirst carmaker to locate in the state. Read full story
- The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the United NationsPopulation Fund (UNFPA) have pledged to undertake the follow-up activities ofbuilding a model in response to violence against women and girls in Vietnam.
CountryDirector of KOICA Vietnam Cho Han Deog and UNFPA Representative for VietnamNaomi Kitahara signed a grant arrangement in Hanoi on July 15, under whichKOICA will provide financial support of 250,000 USD to UNFPA. Read full story
- A 10.5 million USD project on building the second facility of the VietnamBear Rescue Centre was launched on July 15 at the Bach Ma National Park in thecentral province of Thua Thien – Hue’s Phu Loc district.
Funded by theAnimals Asia, the 12.7ha establishment will be located at the park. It willhave 12 bear houses; 12 semi-wild areas; and sections for administrative works,veterinary hospital, bear food processing, and waste treatment, among otherinfrastructure facilities. Read full story
- The Korea Customs Service (KCS) on July 15 announced it will jointly run anElectronic Origin Data Exchange System (EODES), which allows certificates oforigin to be processed through electronic platforms, with Vietnam and Indiafrom next year. Read full story
- All the tourists stuck on Phu Quoc Island and others of Kien Hai district inthe Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang due to the bad weather have safelylanded on July 14./. Read full story
