Hanoi, (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on October 21.
-Vietnamalways attaches great importance and gives high priority to strengthening theVietnam-Laos-Cambodia traditional relations, affirmed National Assembly (NA)Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
Hue made the statement while receiving Chairmen ofthe Lao NA’s Foreign Affairs Committee Sanya Praseuth and of the Cambodian NA’sCommission on Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation Sous Yara in Hanoi onOctober 21. The guests visited Vietnam to attend an October 18 consultationmeeting between the foreign affairs committees of the three NAs.Read full story
-Thevisit to Vietnam by Secretary-General António Guterres from October 21 – 22reflects the importance the United Nations attaches to the international roleand position of and contributions by the Southeast Asian nation as well as thepartnership between the two sides, a diplomat has said.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency(VNA), Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to theUN, stressed that the visit is of great significance.Read full story
-AmbassadorNguyen Phuong Tra, Charge d'affaires a.i. of Vietnam to the UN, highlightedVietnam’s commitments to promoting women’s advancement while addressing an opendebate of the UN Security Council on October 20.
The commitment has its root in women's role andgreat contributions to Vietnam's history of struggling for nationalindependence and development, Tra told the debate, themed “StrengtheningWomen's Resilience and Leadership as a Path to Peace in Regions Plagued byArmed Groups.” Read full story
-Vietnamshared its experience in ensuring the rights of labourers and emphasised thesignificance of better caring for them as well as the creation of sustainableemployment, at an event jointly held by the International Labour Organisation(ILO) and the Group of Friends of Decent Work for Sustainable Development inNew York on October 20.
Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Tra, Chargé d'affaires ofthe Vietnamese Delegation to the United Nations (UN), underscored the importantrole of harmonising national legislation with international labour standards.Read full story
-Ministerof Public Security, General To Lam attended the Singapore International CyberWeek (SICW2022) from October 18-20.
Within the framework of the SICW2022, Lam attendedthe seventh ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Cybersecurity.Read full story
-Ho ChiMinh City wishes to strengthen cooperation with the French-speaking communityof Belgium (Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles) in potential fields such as cleanenergy, biology, health, education; digital transformation, and high-techagriculture, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Ngo Minh Chauhas told a Belgian official.
At a reception on October 20 forMinister-President of the Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles Pierre-Yves Jeholet,who is on a working visit to the city, Chau briefed the guest on thelocality’s socio-economic development, and thanked the Belgian government forsupporting Vietnam, including HCM City, in the fight against the COVID-19pandemic.Read full story
-As thesecond monkeypox patient was put under quarantine upon her arrival at Tan SonNhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City, she did not come into contact with anyone inthe community, hence a zero risk of community infection, a health officialconfirmed.
At a regular press conference on October 20 by themunicipal steering board for pandemic prevention, control and economicrecovery, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Centre for Disease Control(HCDC) Nguyen Hong Tam also said there is not enough information to confirmthat the two patients were in contact.Read full story
-TheWorld Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on October 21 launched a communicationscampaign in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia to change the habit of consumingwildlife meat among urban people, highlighting the threats to public health andthe nature.
Van Ngoc Thinh, Director of WWF Vietnam, said thatVietnam, Laos and Cambodia are showing high levels of wildlife consumption,especially mammals and birds that are easily found in markets and restaurants.Read full story/.
-Vietnamalways attaches great importance and gives high priority to strengthening theVietnam-Laos-Cambodia traditional relations, affirmed National Assembly (NA)Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.
Hue made the statement while receiving Chairmen ofthe Lao NA’s Foreign Affairs Committee Sanya Praseuth and of the Cambodian NA’sCommission on Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation Sous Yara in Hanoi onOctober 21. The guests visited Vietnam to attend an October 18 consultationmeeting between the foreign affairs committees of the three NAs.Read full story
-Thevisit to Vietnam by Secretary-General António Guterres from October 21 – 22reflects the importance the United Nations attaches to the international roleand position of and contributions by the Southeast Asian nation as well as thepartnership between the two sides, a diplomat has said.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency(VNA), Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to theUN, stressed that the visit is of great significance.Read full story
-AmbassadorNguyen Phuong Tra, Charge d'affaires a.i. of Vietnam to the UN, highlightedVietnam’s commitments to promoting women’s advancement while addressing an opendebate of the UN Security Council on October 20.
The commitment has its root in women's role andgreat contributions to Vietnam's history of struggling for nationalindependence and development, Tra told the debate, themed “StrengtheningWomen's Resilience and Leadership as a Path to Peace in Regions Plagued byArmed Groups.” Read full story
-Vietnamshared its experience in ensuring the rights of labourers and emphasised thesignificance of better caring for them as well as the creation of sustainableemployment, at an event jointly held by the International Labour Organisation(ILO) and the Group of Friends of Decent Work for Sustainable Development inNew York on October 20.
Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Tra, Chargé d'affaires ofthe Vietnamese Delegation to the United Nations (UN), underscored the importantrole of harmonising national legislation with international labour standards.Read full story
-Ministerof Public Security, General To Lam attended the Singapore International CyberWeek (SICW2022) from October 18-20.
Within the framework of the SICW2022, Lam attendedthe seventh ASEAN Ministerial Conference on Cybersecurity.Read full story
-Ho ChiMinh City wishes to strengthen cooperation with the French-speaking communityof Belgium (Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles) in potential fields such as cleanenergy, biology, health, education; digital transformation, and high-techagriculture, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Ngo Minh Chauhas told a Belgian official.
At a reception on October 20 forMinister-President of the Federation Wallonie-Bruxelles Pierre-Yves Jeholet,who is on a working visit to the city, Chau briefed the guest on thelocality’s socio-economic development, and thanked the Belgian government forsupporting Vietnam, including HCM City, in the fight against the COVID-19pandemic.Read full story
-As thesecond monkeypox patient was put under quarantine upon her arrival at Tan SonNhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City, she did not come into contact with anyone inthe community, hence a zero risk of community infection, a health officialconfirmed.
At a regular press conference on October 20 by themunicipal steering board for pandemic prevention, control and economicrecovery, Deputy Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Centre for Disease Control(HCDC) Nguyen Hong Tam also said there is not enough information to confirmthat the two patients were in contact.Read full story
-TheWorld Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) on October 21 launched a communicationscampaign in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia to change the habit of consumingwildlife meat among urban people, highlighting the threats to public health andthe nature.
Van Ngoc Thinh, Director of WWF Vietnam, said thatVietnam, Laos and Cambodia are showing high levels of wildlife consumption,especially mammals and birds that are easily found in markets and restaurants.Read full story/.
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