Day: June 22, 2023

The Southeast Asian region is facing increasing security challenges including terrorism and cyber security threats as well as a dynamic geopolitical and geostrategic environment.

According to Donny Ermawan Taufanto, secretary general of the Indonesian Ministry of Defence, other issues include territorial disputes, international crimes, and confrontations between nations in the region.

“These challenges require vigilance and continuous cooperation between ASEAN member countries and their partners,” he said while chairing the 20th ASEAN Regional Forum Security Policy Conference, here on Wednesday.

The area, he pointed out, has “travelled a long way towards peace and security through significant steps in economic growth, social development, and political stability.”

The Indonesian Ministry of Defence said that 25 officials from the ASEAN Regional Conference’s 27 member nations attended the conference, theme titled “Navigating a Bright Future for Sustainable Peace, Prosperity, and Security.”

The delegation consisted of 10 ASEAN members, eight dialogue partner countries, and nine other countries. Representatives from North Korea and Mongolia were not able to attend.

This year’s forum focuses on contemporary and future regional and global security challenges as well as regional cooperation to support the blue economy and mitigation of climate change impact.

Measures to build mutual trust to maintain peace, prosperity, and security in the region were also discussed, according to the ministry.

Source: Nam News Network

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on June 22 said that Vietnam will try its best within its conditions and capabilities to help Cuba overcome difficulties that the country is facing.

Receiving Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Cuba Álvaro López Miera who is paying a visit to Vietnam, the Vietnamese Party leader highly appreciated the significance of the visit in the context of the two countries looking forward to the 50th anniversary of Cuban leader Fidel Castro’s visit to the liberated area in Quang Tri province.

He expressed his belief that the visit will contribute to consolidating and deepening the special traditional friendship between the two parties, the two countries and the two militaries.

General Secretary Trong appreciated the important role and results of defence cooperation between the two countries. He suggested the two sides strengthen practical and effective cooperation, in line with the interests of each country and for peace and development in the region and in the world.

For his part, the Cuban minister voiced his belief that under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, the Vietnamese people will continue to reap great achievements of historical significance, and successfully implement the Resolution of the 13th Party Congress.

He updated the host leader on the situation in Cuba, the Cuban people’s support for the Party and the Revolution as shown through the results of the elections to the People’s Councils at all levels, the National Assembly, the State leader, and local government.

Speaking about the results of cooperation between the armies of the two countries over the past time, he affirmed that they will work closely to implement bilateral cooperation agreements, contributing to strengthening and consolidating the special relations between the two parties, the two States, the two peoples and the two armies./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai on June 22 said that economic cooperation has continued to be a bright spot in relations between Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK), which is once again proved by a large number of Korean businesses that are visiting the country, attending a business forum and signing cooperation agreements during the State visit to Vietnam by President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Speaking at the meeting with the RoK’s Deputy Prime Minister Choo Kyungho who is also Minister of Economy and Finance, Khai affirmed that economic cooperation between the two countries is flourishing more than ever.

The two Deputy PMs reviewed the economic cooperation in general and the implementation of the second Vietnam – RoK Deputy Prime Minister-level Economic Dialogue in particular. They also made recommendations to further promote the cooperation.

The RoK is currently the biggest investor of Vietnam in terms of direct investment with accumulated investment of 82 billion USD, the second biggest partner in development cooperation, tourism, and labour; and the third in terms of trade cooperation with trade revenue of 86.4 billion USD in 2022.

Khai suggested the two sides continue to promote economic cooperation in the direction of balance, sustainability, and mutual benefit. The two sides signed a “Memorandum of Understanding on the establishment of Korea Plus in Vietnam and Vietnam Plus in Korea” and a joint statement on establishing an electronic origin data exchange system. Those are very important prerequisites for the two countries to further promote bilateral trade.

Khai said that although the bilateral trade cooperation has improved, Vietnam still sees a large trade deficit, therefore, the two sides also need to coordinate to implement measures to further open their markets.

He welcomed the signing of the Letter of Intent by the two sides on cooperation to promote the startup ecosystem and exchange of human resources. He hoped that the RoK will increase the reception of Vietnamese workers and expand labour cooperation between the two countries.

Khai said the Vietnamese government encourages Korean businesses to make new investments and expand their investment, especially in priority areas such as infrastructure development, production of high-tech electronic equipment, semiconductors, Big Data, biotechnology, and smart city.

He proposed the RoK create favourable conditions and loosen technical measures on food safety and animal and plant quarantine to promote the export of Vietnamese agricultural and aquatic products to the RoK.

Khai also called on the RoK to further expand the scale of grant aid to Vietnam, especially in the fields of research and development, and innovation.

For his part, Choo said that Vietnam is the country that RoK has the deepest cooperation with. The ongoing trip to Vietnam is the first state visit to Southeast Asia by President Yoon Suk Yeol, showing that the RoK attaches great importance to its relations with Vietnam.

He also shared his points of view on Khai’s proposals and informed the Vietnamese Deputy PM of the areas that the RoK wants to cooperate with Vietnam, including digital and green development./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

The 21st working day of the 15th National Assembly (NA)’s fifth session took place on June 22 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

In the morning, legislators listened to Le Quang Huy, member of the NA Standing Committee and Chairman of the NA Committee for Science, Technology and Environment, presenting a report on amendments to the draft revised Law on Electronic Transactions.

They later voted on the bill, which received support from the majority.

Le Quang Manh, member of the NA Standing Committee and Chairman of the NA Committee for Finance and Budget, delivered a report on amendments to the draft resolution on the allocation of capital for the socio-economic recovery and development programme, the allocation and adjustment of the medium-term public investment plan using the central budget in the 2021 – 2025 period, and the allocation of the 2023 investment plan using the central budget for the national target programmes.

The draft resolution was also approved by the parliament.

After that, NA deputies scrutinised the draft revised Law on Telecommunications at the plenary discussion. Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung gave further information about the issues mentioned by NA deputies.

In the afternoon, Bui Van Cuong, member of the NA Standing Committee, Secretary General of the NA and Chairman of the NA Office, reported on the adjustments of the fifth session’s agenda, which was later approved by the majority of legislators.

He also delivered a report on amendments to the draft resolutions on the establishment of the NA’s specialised supervisory delegations for 2024.

The NA adopted the resolutions, under which a delegation was set up to supervise the implementation of the NA’s Resolution No 43/2022/QH15, dated January 11, 2022, on fiscal and monetary policies for helping with the socio-economic recovery and development programme, along with the NA resolutions on some nationally important projects by the end of 2023; while another was also formed to supervise the enforcement of polices and laws on the management of the real estate market and social housing development from 2015 through 2023.

Le Tan Toi, member of the NA Standing Committee and Chairman of the NA Committee for Defence and Security, read a report on amendments to a draft law revising and supplementing some articles of the Law on the People’s Public Security Force.

This draft was approved by the legislature the same day.

In addition, lawmakers also discussed the draft revised Law on Citizen Identification, about which further information was also given by Minister of Public Security To Lam./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee on June 22 visited and talked to students at the Faculty of Korean Language and Culture of the University of Languages and International Studies under the Vietnam National University – Hanoi (VNU), as part of the President’s state visit to Vietnam.

The RoK President said his visit to Vietnam takes place at a time when bilateral relations are enjoying sound development.

He expressed his joy when more and more young Vietnamese learn Korean, and said he feels he should do more to promote the relations between the two countries, particularly in educating young generations about the RoK-Vietnam relations. He noted that Vietnam has organized many cultural exchanges with the RoK, which he said provides favourable conditions for young Vietnamese understand more about the Korean culture.

“The RoK government will have more policies to support young Vietnamese in accessing Korean language and Korean culture,” he said.

President of VNU Hanoi Le Quan said the VNU Hanoi was the first public training establishment to open the Korean language and Korean studies in 1993, immediately after Vietnam and the RoK set up diplomatic ties.

At present, Korean is taught at almost 60 colleges and universities in Vietnam with more than 50,000 students, he said.

Quan asked the RoK government to continue assisting Vietnam in education and technology transfer in general and in the teaching and research of the Korean language and culture in particular.

On the occasion, President Yoon Suk Yeol and his spouse answered many questions of Vietnamese students about the Korean culture and the Korean Wave in Vietnam.

Also on June 22, the RoK President had a meeting with 300 representatives from the Korean community in Vietnam, with the former coach of the Vietnam national football team Park Hang Seo among them.

Vietnam is home to more than 170,000 Korean expats, the largest Korean community among ASEAN countries./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Maj. Gen. Pham Ngoc Viet, Director of the Ministry of Public Security’s Homeland Security Department, has pointed out some external terrorism risks that may harm Vietnam’s national security and also confirmed that the June 11 attacks on the administrations’ headquarters and civilians in Dak Lak province were organised terrorist acts.

He released the information while delivering an important speech at the high-level conference of heads of counter-terrorism agencies held by the United Nations in New York from June 19 to 22, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

The official stated that Vietnam resolutely condemns and fights terrorist acts conducted in any form and supports counter-terrorism measures taken by countries and international organisations in line with the UN Charter and international law.

In Vietnam, there haven’t been any terrorist attacks by international individuals or terrorist organisations, neither has the country detected activities of their affiliates, he noted.

However, it has identified certain external terrorism risks that may harm its national security, Viet said, elaborating that there are several objects often targeted by terrorists such as offices of foreign diplomatic agencies. Risks also come from the flows of militants of the self-proclaimed Islamic State from the Middle East to Southeast Asia. Terrorist and violent extremism groups are taking advantage of technology and social networks to spread extremism around the world, and Vietnam is highly vulnerable as it is among countries with large numbers of internet users.

Besides, exiled reactionary Vietnamese organisations and extremists based in some countries have taken advantage of ethnic and religious affairs, set up bases and affiliates, provided training for some persons in Vietnam, and sent their members to enter Vietnam to direct the implementation of terrorist acts in the country. These organisations have used the territories of Southeast Asian countries to open disguised offices, recruit and train members, and use the internet and social networks to incite and guide bad elements in Vietnam to make terrorist attacks on law enforcement forces and civilians, according to the official.

On June 11, two groups of persons armed with guns and self-made weapons attacked the headquarters of two communal administrations and civilians in Dak Lak province, killing nine, injuring two, and taking three hostages.

“We have arrested 65 suspects, including a member of a US-based organisation who received orders from this organisation to intrude into Vietnam and stage the attacks,” Viet revealed.

Those attacks were organised terrorist acts that were barbarous and inhumane, he went on, stressing that Vietnam strongly condemns the individuals and organisations who have harboured, backed, or directed the acts, as well as the persons directly involved in the incident.

Vietnam calls on countries and relevant international organisations to assist and cooperate closely with Vietnam in the investigation of the incident and the fight against similar acts, he went on.

“The combat against terrorism requires common efforts of the international community. Only through solidarity, cooperation, and responsibility sharing, can we effectively deal with this global threat and promote peace and security of each country and the world,” Viet emphasised./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Bangkok, June 22 – The end of the cheating legend! Investigating the city to arrest “Pop Bueng Sam Phan”, a fraudster selling all kinds of online products. Stuck on a long list of blacklists

According to the policy of Pol. Gen. Damrongsak Kittipraphat, Commander-in-Chief of Police, Pol.Lt.Gen. (PCT) to crack down on organized crime networks. Who commit all kinds of offenses that cause trouble for many honest people, with the online patrol team, SorSorBorChor.Nor.BorChor.Nor.SorSorBorChor.Nor.SorBor.Nor.SorBor.Nor.Nor.SorSorSorBorChor.Nor.SorBor.Nor.Nor.SorSorSorBorChor.Nor.Bor.Nor.Nor.Nor.SorSorSor.BorChor.Nor.Nor.Nor.SorBor.SorBor.Nor.Nor.Nor.SorBor.SorBor.Nor.Nor.N.B.C.M. Pop Bueng Sam Phan, a legendary scammer, cheating and deceiving online sales in all circles. from mobile phones, computers, notebooks, cameras, film projectors rare fiction books Various band shirts, etc., have been causing continuous incidents since 2017 until now, still floating around. Keep on escaping and causing crime Offer to sell more than 200 groups of Thip products with a total damage value of 3 million baht.

On June 21, 2023, Pol. Lt. Gen. Thiti Saeng, Lt. Gen. Noppasin Poolsawat, Deputy Lt. Gen. Pol. Pol.Col. Worapoj Rungkrachang, Pol.Col. Niwat Pueng-uthaisri, Pol.Col. Colonel Chakrawut Klainin, Director of News Analysis of the SorSorSorBorChor.Nor. Lt. Col. Yingyot Leechaianan, Pol. Lt. Col. Patcharapong Kanchanawatsri, Deputy Superintendent of News Analysis, Pol. Lt. Col. Sompong Ketra Sor Sor Sor Kor, news analysis, Sor Sor Sor Sor Nor Sor, with police officers from the 5th operational team, news analysis and special tools, Sor Sor Sor Sor Nor Sor, and the PCT5 set jointly investigated. Follow up and arrest Mr. Noppasorn or Pop, 31 years old, Bueng Sam Phan Subdistrict. Bueng Sam Phan District Phetchabun Province according to the arrest warrant at the North Bangkok District Court No. 44/2566 dated January 19, 2016 2023, which was accused of committing an offense of “fraud and by fraud or deceit brought into a computer system which is false computer data in a manner that is likely to cause damage to any person.” Nikhom Sang Eng Road, Tha Sala Subdistrict, Mueang Lopburi District Lopburi Province From checking in the database of the Royal Thai Police, it was found that at present, Mr. Noppasorn has 2 warrants of arrest for prosecution, consisting of:

1) An arrest warrant for the Northern Bangkok District Court No. 44/2566 dated 19 January 2023, charged with committing an offense of “fraud and by fraud or deceit. bring into a computer system any false computer information; In a manner that is likely to cause damage to any person

. leading to computer systems in which computer data distorts or fake whether in whole or in part or false computer information in a way that is likely to cause damage to any person ”

At the arrest stage, the accused confessed to all the allegations. By acknowledging that he graduated from Mathayom 3, he originally worked as a hotel employee in Phetchabun province. Until the age of about 25 years, moved to the province. Nonthaburi by turning to a career in selling goods at the Pak Kret area market But due to the problem of selling things at a loss until the investment runs out Therefore began to think of bringing the mobile phone that he had to try to post for sale through online channels. By using the name of the Facebook account “Noppasorn Jindarak” at that time, there were many people who were interested in buying, so they sold it to anyone who was interested using their personal bank account to receive money. but not deliver the product saw that he had earned enough money therefore began to sell more and more products such as notebook computers, cameras, projectors, photographic films, rare novels music band shirts by finding photos of various products come from internet no real product to post for sale via Facebook’s Marketplace bookworm group Second-hand books trading group Instax Mini (Thailand) group Xiaomi / Wanbo / XGIMI projector lovers club Auction group Cameras, lenses Camera-related equipment and lenses Trading group Hand crank lens Buy-sell market group Lovers of film cameras, lenses, handwheels and equipment Lovers Club polaroid camera Korat film camera trading group, band shirt group, vintage t-shirts (buy-sell, exchange, auction), Pentax camera market group, used camera group and more than 200 groups.

In the past, a Facebook account was used to cause the crime, consisting of the account name “Pong Phat”, the account name “Noppasorn Chindarak”, the account name “Nopporn Khonchuai”, the account name “Jumu Jimi” by using the account to support. The money obtained from deceiving the victim is Kiatnakin Bank account number 2014795305, account name Pongpat Naken, Government Housing Bank account number 001911045161, account name Pongpat Naken, QR Code Prompt Pay, account name Noppasorn. Jindarak, currently Mr. Noppasorn Named on the blacklist of scammers surveillance person Dangerous people in large numbers of online trading scams

The accused admitted that he had started the crime since 2017. There were about 30 victims per month, the damage value of each case was about 500 – 3,000 baht, and the total damage value during the 6 years that the crime started was more than 3 million baht. Most of the proceeds are spent on daily life, loitering, drugs, and keeping cats.

Pol. Maj. Gen. Teeradet Thammasuthi, chief of the Royal Thai Police, said that this case There are many victims in groups asking for help through our page. Considered to be a crooked villain, cheating everything, joining 200 groups, causing trouble. fed up with dishonest people Therefore, I would like to send a warning message to the people, please use your consciousness in living in society. disbelieving various scams of crooks, which there are many, if not sure or suspect that the person who offers benefits Whether it is a fraud or not, inform the police to check. Or report a clue about the offense to the “IDMB Metropolitan Investigation” page 24 hours a day, even if it is a case that does not cause much damage. But if it’s a case where people are in trouble, we do it immediately according to Pol. Gen. Damrongsak’s policy. Kittipraphat Commander-in-Chief of Police-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency