- The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) must join hands withcompetent agencies to fully and effectively implement timely measures tostabilise the gold market under a recent dispatch by Prime Minister Pham MinhChinh.
The Government has repeatedly requested thecentral bank to keep a close watch on the global and domestic gold prices so asto control the market as its recent complicated developments have had anegative impact on the monetary market and market sentiment. Read full story
- The International Francophone Day (March 20) offers anopportunity for the Francophone community to honour its common values and thedesire shared by French-speaking people to live and cooperate in culturaldiversity.
Over the past years, Vietnam has made continuousefforts to contribute to promoting the image and presence of theFrench-speaking community in the Asia-Pacific and the world at large. Read full story
- Dang Ha Viet, Director of the General Department of Sportsand Physical Training (GDSPT) under the Ministry of Culture, Sports andTourism, on March 19 held a working session with Alain Goudsmet, Chairman ofMentally Fit Global of Belgium to discuss cooperation in the field of physicaltraining and sports.
Earlier, Belgium expressed the wish to work withthe GDSPT in implementing a project on building a mental training network inVietnamese sports, aiming to further promote collaboration between the twocountries in this field on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of theestablishment of their diplomatic ties (March 22, 1973 - March 22, 2023). Read full story
- Vietnamese and Dutch experts shared experience in policybuilding, nature-based and technical solutions and mobilisation of financialresources for sustainable development, at a workshop held in Hanoi on March 19.
At the event, Vietnamese Deputy Minister ofNatural Resources and Environment Le Cong Thanh and Dutch Minister ofInfrastructure and Water Management Mark Harbers held that both nations havesimilar natural environments and been hard hit by climate change, withVietnam’s Mekong Delta region experiencing land erosion, saline intrusion andsand depletion, and 25% of the Netherlands’ areas below the sea level. Read full story
- Infobae, a renowned newspaper in Argentina, has recentlypublished an article by economist Damián Di Pace about the contributions ofsmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to Vietnam’s economic growth after hevisited the Southeast Asian country.
According to the article, the Doi Moi (Renewal) process launchedby the Communist Party of Vietnam in 1986 has turned Vietnam into a nation withthe highest economic growth rate in the world in over 30 years.Read full story
- Some members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations(ASEAN) have become important trade partners of the Southern Common Market(Mercosur), and Vietnam is a typical example, an Argentinian expert has said.
In an interview granted to the Vietnam NewsAgency, Ezequiel Ramoneda, Coordinator of the Centre for SoutheastAsian Studies (CESEA) at the Institute of InternationalRelations of the National University of La Plata ofArgentina, said trade relations between Mercosur and ASEAN have enjoyed thegreat progress over the last 15 years. Read full story
- Vietnam was the third largest cryptocurrency gainer in theworld in 2023, only after the U.S. and UK, with nearly 1.2 billion USD,according to U.S. blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis.
It was one of five Asian markets in the top 10countries for cryptocurrency gains last year, besides China, Indonesia, India,and the Republic of Korea. Read full story
- VinFast Auto has signed a cooperation agreement with GuamAutoSpot on the distribution of its electric vehicles (EV) in Micronesia,announced the Vietnamese automaker in its recent press release.
As per the pact, Guam AutoSpot will be VinFast’sfirst official distributor in the region, with the former expected to begin itsimport of the latter’s EVs and components in May. Read full story
- The Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC), incollaboration with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists and relevantagencies, launched the “Happy Vietnam” photo and video contest for this year onMarch 20, in response to the International Day of Happiness.
Addressing the launching ceremony, which drew theonline participation of representatives from the 63 localities across thecountry, MIC Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Lam said that theUN-designated day highlights the role of happiness and satisfaction duringsustainable development promotion and poverty reduction, and the importance ofhappiness and human rights in the policy-making process of each country. Read full story
The boat racing festival in Dien Bien province. (Photo: nhandan.vn) Ethnic minority groups accounting for up to 83% ofthe local population have maintained their traditional festivals like boatracing of the Thai Trang (White Thai), crop praying of the Kho Mu, and firedance of the Dao, featuring multiple folk dances and songs./. Read full story
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