Hanoi: The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency.
– State President Vo Van Thuong offered incense to King An Duong Vuong at the Co Loa special national relic in Hanoi’s outlying district of Dong Anh on February 20.
An Duong Vuong, succeeding the era of the nation founders Hung Kings, is credited with establishing Au Lac, an ancient state in Vietnam. His strategic vision and unwavering determination in national construction and defence led him to relocate the nation’s centre from the northern mountainous region to the vast and fertile plains where he established the ancient capital, known today as Co Loa. Read full story
– Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha underlined the need to manage the pharmaceutical industry under market rules, ensuring publicity, transparency, quality control, safety, and cheapest prices during a meeting in Hanoi on February 19 to discuss the law on amendments and supplementations to some articles of the Law on Pharmacy.
Ha asked the
Ministry of Health (MoH) to collect ideas and fully clarify regulations in the bill, especially those related to the implementation of international commitments and agreements as well as laws on investment, price management, advertising, and rights of foreign-invested enterprises. Read full story
– Vietnam saw positive macroeconomic indicators in January. One of the bright spots that continues to be mentioned is the inflow of foreign direct investment (FDI), with registered capital reaching 2.36 billion USD as of January 20, a year-on-year increase of 40.2%.
Foreign investors accelerate investment in Vietnam not only because of advantages in the business and investment environment, or factors related to the quality of human resources and incentives, but also thanks to the growth potential of an economy of 100 million people. Read full story
– Vietnam’s rice exports are expected to continue their upward trajectory this year, toward a milestone of 5 billion USD in turnover.
The year marks a period of antici
pated volatility in the global rice market, encompassing fluctuations in production and demand, as well as related policies from leading exporting nations. Hence, innovation in production and flexible export management are crucial conditions for the Vietnamese rice industry to achieve its growth targets. Read full story
– The building of the north-south hi-speed rail line must ensure modern, cohesive, and sustainable elements in line with the Politburo’s guideline as outlined in Conclusion No. 49-KL/TW, permanent Government members made the conclusion in a document issued by the Government Office on February 19.
They requested that the project be integrated into a comprehensive planning framework, incorporating strategic forecasts of transportation demand across all modes of aviation, road, rail, maritime, and inland waterways, over the long term. Read full story
– MoMo has solidified its position as the most popular e-wallet in Vietnam for two consecutive years, according the Fintech Industry Rankings 202
3 announced by Viettel’s information monitoring and analysis system on the network environment (Reputa).
Following its impressive performance in 2022, MoMo continued to take the lead in the rankings with a total score of 138.23, or 2.5 times higher than VTCPay, which came second in the list. Read full story
– Metfone under the Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel) marked its 15 years of operation in Cambodia at a ceremony held in Phnom Penh on February 19.
Speaking at the event, Viettel Chairman Tao Duc Thang said that the group has invested and transferred state-of-the-art telecommunications technologies to Cambodia, helping generate social benefits in the country over the past 15 years. Read full story
– Vietnam aims to send 125,000 labourers abroad to work under contracts in 2024, focusing on key traditional markets such as Japan, Taiwan (China) and the Republic of Korea (RoK), according to the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA).
According to Nguyen Nhu Tuan, dep
uty head of the Information and Communication Division, MoLISA’s Department of Overseas Labour, about 63,000 labourers are expected to be sent to Japan. Vietnam will send about 48,000 workers to Taiwan and 8,500 to the RoK. Read full story
– Midfielder Nguyen Hoang Duc of The Cong Viettel Football Club (FC) has won the Golden Ball award for the second time while goal keeper Tran Thi Kim Thanh of Ho Chi Minh City FC 1 picked up the title in the women’s category.
The awarding ceremony was held in HCM City on February 19./. Read full story
Source: Vietnam News Agency
Alpine Football Stadium, “Seththa” joins in watching a friendly football match. “Coalition Party-Media” ready to sign autographs with fans While the football results were tied 7-7
Atmosphere at the football event Friendly match between the government coalition parties and the media at Alpine Football Stadium at 5:30 p.m., Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister. and Minister of the Interior First to arrive Wearing the black shirt of Buriram United. With Mr. Chaichanok Chidchob, Bhumjaithai Party MP, standing and waiting to welcome him. When the reporter asked whether he would also play football or not, Mr. Anutin joked and extended his hand to Bhumjaithai Party MP said ‘Kick these first.’
While Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister, arrived at the football field with Ms. Paethongtarn Shinawatra, leader of the Pheu Thai Party. Revealing that he had already played football I feel a little pain in my hip. Before receiving a red football shirt with the message “SRETTHA 30” screen printed and signed on the
back of the shirt as well.
First half of the match It will be a competition between media teams. and the coalition government party, led by Mr. Somsak Thepsuthin, Deputy Prime Minister, Dr. Chonnan Srikaew, Minister of Public Health, Pol. Col. Thawee Sodsong, Minister of Justice, Mr. Thanakorn Wangboonkhongchana, MP of the Ruam Party. Thailand builds the nation: Mr. Sukarno Matha, MP for the Pracharat Party, Mr. Jaturon Chaisaeng, MP for the Pheu Thai Party.
Less than 5 minutes into the game, the media team committed a foul and conceded a free kick by Mr. Somsak. He is the free kick taker. And scored the first goal for the media team to lead the media 1-0. Then the media team equalized in less than 1 minute. The game took turns attacking and taking turns defending. Until the 25th minute, the coalition team took the lead to 2-1 and the media team soon followed in an equalizer at the same time.
While the game was going on on the sidelines, there was Mr. Anutin. and Miss Pae Thongthan Sitting on the sidelines
cheering Before Mr. Settha I’ll walk down and sit and cheer. He stated that today he would like to cheer on the sidelines before Pol. Col. Thawee, who was substituted, came out to sit and watch the game as well. The atmosphere is friendly.
While the atmosphere was 30 minutes after halftime, the result of the first half was that the media team scored a goal, leading the coalition government team with a score of 3-2. After that, the coalition team and the media team took pictures together again. with Mr. Settha Thavisin, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior. and Ms. Pae Thongthan Shinawatra, Pheu Thai Party leader Join in taking photos too.
Then Mr. Settha Went down to sign autographs and put on shirts for the athletes and the media team in a friendly manner. While Miss Pae Thongtan He signed his signature on the back of the shirt of Dr. Chonnan Srikaew, Minister of Public Health. After that, Dr. Chonnan showed his signature to the med
ia and stated, “This child is a shot,” before Ms. Pae Thongtarn teased that when she called the minister (Minister), it was better to call the boss. After taking pictures There are players on the media team. Take the shirt you wore for the competition to Mr. Settha to sign. Until the pen ran out of ink, he stopped signing. But he said that if he found a new pen, he would sign it for me.
After that, the match went on for another 3 rounds, 30 minutes each, in which both teams took turns scoring goals. The atmosphere is full of liveliness. Amidst the cheering of both teams Before the final tie with a score of 7-7 .
Source: Thai News Agency