Day: April 15, 2024

Hanoi: National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced adjustments to its flight routes between Vietnam and Europe to ensure the utmost safety of passengers and crew amid rising tensions in the Middle East.

Accordingly, flights from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to Paris (France), Frankfurt (Germany), and London (the UK) will avoid airspace over conflict-affected regions of the Middle East. This rerouting is expected to extend flight times by approximately 15 minutes and will incur additional operational costs.

Despite these challenges, to ensure its commitment to prioritising safety above all else, the carrier will maintain the adjusted routes until tensions ease.

Passengers planning travel to or from Europe during this period are advised to stay updated by checking the airlines’ website at www.vietnamairlines.com and Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/vn.VietnamAirlines, or by contacting its customer care hotline at 1900 1100./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

HCM City: The International Trauma Life Support (ITLS) Training Centre under the Ministry of National Defence’s Military Hospital 175 officially made its debut in Hanoi on April 15.

It is the first of its kind in Vietnam and the fifth established in Southeast Asia.

Director of the Military Hospital 175 Maj. Gen Tran Quoc Viet said the establishment of the ITLS training centre stems from the requirement for medical staff joining the United Nations peacekeeping operations to hold internationally recognised trauma life support certifications. Recognising this need, the ministry’s Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations, in collaboration with US partners, has been conducting ITLS training courses and instructor development programmes for the Military Hospital 175 staff since 2022.

Following 15 months of training, as of January, Military Hospital 175 already certified 110 individuals, including 34 staff members from the level 2 field hospital No. 5, 47 medical personnel from Military Hospital 175, and 29
others from military units.

At the event, the US partners granted a certificate and a decision establishing the first ITLS Training Centre in Vietnam to Military Hospital 175./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Hai Phong: An investment promotion event was held in the northern port city of Hai Phong on April 15, aiming to connect Vietnamese and Korean enterprises in the field of innovation and start-up.

The event was jointly organised by the municipal Department of Science and Technology, authorities of Cheongju city in Chungbuk province of the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Chungbuk Technopark.

In her remarks, Deputy Director of the municipal Department of Science and Technology Pham Thi Sen Quynh said since 2017, the department has proposed the municipal People’s Committee issue policies to supporting the development of Hai Phong’s innovative startup ecosystem, thus helping to attract domestic and foreign investors to invest in start-up businesses.

A network of investors has been formed for start-up and innovation projects, connecting businesses with customers who will buy and order their products, services, and technological solutions, she added.

According to Quynh, the department signed a cooperative agreement w
ith the Chungbuk Technopark in September last year. Accordingly, relevant units organised a conference to connect investment in innovative businesses in Vietnam and the RoK. She held that the conference offered an opportunity for investment funds to connect with startups from the two countries to explore investment agreements, helping to develop the markets of both sides.

Lee Beom-seog, Mayor of Cheongju city, lauded Hai Phong’s potential in developing a global innovation and startup ecosystem, elaborating that this cooperation will help the parties adapt quickly to rapid changes in the world amidst a fiercely competitive science and technology environment.

At the event, representatives of Korean enterprises introduced some outstanding technologies such as semiconductor and cosmetics to businesses of Hai Phong and Vietnam.

Dao Vu Thai, Deputy Director of AIM Tech Company, said the event was a chance for domestic businesses in the field of innovation and startup to explore cooperative opportunities with maj
or partners.

On this occasion, the Hai Phong Young Entrepreneurs Association and the RoK’s Cheongju City Business Association signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency

Son La: The Standing Board of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Young Union Committee of Son La province coordinated with local universities and colleges to hold a get-together on April 15 the occasion of Bunpimay – the traditional New Year festival of Laos.

An art performance was organised as part of the event, aiming to help audience better understand the culture, fine traditions, and special close friendship between Vietnam and Laos.

Participants at the event also had a chance to join in a water splashing ceremony and traditional folk games.

Addressing the event, Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Thanh Cong extended New Year wishes to Lao students.

He also highly appreciated the universities’ efforts, including providing training and ensuring a decent living and learning environment for Lao students, thereby making an important contribution to the effective implementation of the comprehensive cooperation programme between Son La province and nine northern provinces of Laos on education
and training of high quality human resources.

On this occasion, the Department of Education and Training, and the provincial Study Encouragement Association awarded certificates of merit to 45 Lao students who had outstanding academic achievements and participated in local youth union activities.

Since 2015, more than 3,000 Lao students have studied in Son La. After graduation, many of them have returned home and became key officials in government agencies, actively contributing to the development of their homeland./.

Source: Vietnam News Agency