Illustrative image (Source: VNA) In the context of global disruption due to China's border closure to pursue its 'Zero COVID' policy, many semi-conductor producers have switched their operations to Southeast Asia to ease shortages. Last year, chip producer GlobalFoundries announced an investment of about 4 billion USD in a Singapore-based factory, while Intel said it planned to pour more than 7 billion USD into a chip factory in Penang, Malaysia. Foxconn Technology Group from Taiwan (China), a supplier of Apple, is building a 270 million USD factory to manufacture and process laptops and tablets near Hanoi, Vietnam.

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Huynh Nguyen Mai Phuong was crowned Miss World Vietnam 2022 (Photo: VNA) The 22-year-old beauty from the southern province of Dong Nai became the owner of a 3-billion-VND (128,221 USD) crown and received a cash reward of 300 million VND (12,822 USD). She will represent Vietnam at the 71st Miss World competition. Meanwhile, Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc from the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and Nguyen Phuong Nhi from the central province of Thanh Hoa were the first and second runners-up, respectively. The first runner-up got 150 million VND and the second, 100 million VND.

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Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man (R) presents Friendship Order to former Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Anders Johnsson (Photo: VNA) Politburo member, permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man chaired a ceremony in Hanoi on July 24 to present the State President's Friendship Order to former Secretary General of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Anders Johnsson. Man affirmed that the honour is a recognition of Johnsson's substantive and effective contributions to intensifying relations between the Vietnamese NA and the IPU.

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At the event (Photo: VNA) Permanent Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese NA Tran Thanh Man and Secretary Generaral of the Lao NA Pingkham Lasasimma attended the event. The event focused its discussions on renewing work for NA meetings, especially improving the quality of the information and secretary work, using modern technology in meetings, coordination between the NA Office and Office of the NA delegations of deputies. It was also meant to share experience to realise contents in the cooperation agreement between the Secretariat of the Lao NA and the Office of the Vietnamese NA signed in May 2022, thus tightening solidarity between their officials, toward marking the Year of Vietnam-Laos Solidarity and Friendship, the 60th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties and the 45th anniversary of the signing of Treaty of Amity and Cooperation.

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Illustrative image (Photo: AFP) The Super Garuda Shield 2022 is being organised on Indonesia's Sumatra island and Riau island province near Singapore and Malaysia, with army, naval and air forces taking part. At least 4,000 Indonesian and US soldiers are joining the two week-long drill aimed to improve the capacity of responding to challenges, including issues related to security, disasters and humanitarian missions. The US side said the drill is the largest-ever in history and meant to affirm the importance of a free and open Indo-Pacific.

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At the event (Photo: VNA) VCCI Secretary General Tran Thi Lan Anh said to increase labour productivity in the coming period, "it must rely mainly on innovation and application of scientific advances." She was speaking at the event "Dialogue on Business Engagement on Skills Development for Employability of Young People" in Hanoi on September 27. She added: "If enterprises want to innovate, they must pay attention to developing human resources, including the professional skills development of workers, especially young workers.

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Illustrative image (Source: VNA) With the current trading band of  +/-3 percent, the ceiling rate applicable to commercial banks during the day is 23,870 VND/USD and the floor rate 22,479 VND/USD. The opening-hour rates at many commercial banks also dropped. At 8:27 am, BIDV listed the buying rate at 23,250 VND/USD and the selling rate at 23,530 VND/USD, both down 10 VND from August 5. Vietcombank kept both rates unchanged at 23,225 VND/USD (buying) and 23,530 VND/USD (selling). In the week from August 1-5, the daily reference exchange rate was adjusted down on the first two days and up on the last three days, ending the week up 21 VND.

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Vietnamese merchant fleet to handle 20% of imports & exports by 2030. (Photo:VNA) The main goal of the project is to build a fleet of container ships for the Asia-Pacific region to gain operational experience and set a foundation for long-distance routes. The main goal of the project is to build a fleet of container ships for the Asia-Pacific region.(Photo: VNA) In addition, Vietnamese maritime authorities will improve their management capacity, create a clear and transparent legal framework, promote science and technology application, and reform administrative procedures to support enterprises.

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A view of Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) According to Deputy Minister of Transport Le Anh Tuan, the airport development blueprint is the final one among the 5 major plannings the ministry has mapped out for the transport system of the country. The number of airports in Vietnam will increase from 22 currently in operation to 30 in a near future to serve the country's socio-economic development, he said. He asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) to work closely with the Ministry of Defence, relevant agencies and localities to implement the planning and propose adjustments in due course.

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Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem (R) in a match of Biel International Chess Festival (Photo: thanhnien.vn) Top-ranked Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem won the Grandmaster Triathlon title at the Biel International Chess Festival in Switzerland after holding direct rival Andrey Esipenko to a draw in the last round on July 22. The Grandmaster Triathlon was the centrepiece of the festival. The eight-player tournament combined three different time formats (blitz, rapid and classic), counting towards the final score.

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the press briefing in Hanoi on April 15. (Photo: VNA) Talking to the press on April 15, Blinken, who has been on an official visit to Vietnam from April 14 to 16, said that he was in Vietnam at the behest of President Joe Biden to further broaden and deepen that partnership following the President's phone talks with Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong last month and building on earlier high-level visits, including from Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai, USAID Administrator Samantha Power, and recently members of the Congress.

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PM Pham Minh Chinh speaks at the event (Photo: VNA) He said the Vietnamese Party and State always pay attention to labour market and consider human resources one of the three strategic breakthroughs for socio-economic development. After switching to the strategy of safely and flexibly adapting to and effectively controlling the COVID-19 pandemic, the domestic labour market has gradually recovered, making important contributions to socio-economic development. The rate of employment keeps rising while that of unemployment drops, he said, adding however that challenges remain ahead.

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (fourth from left) and delegates perform the ground-breaking ritual (Photo: VNA) Attending the ground-breaking ceremony for the project, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said transport infrastructure development, including freight transport infrastructure, is one of the three strategic breakthroughs for the country's sustainable socio-economic development. 'The diversification of modes of transport is an important factor to boost the improvement of the transportation network,' he said.

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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc beats the drum to kick off the 2023 'Xuan Que Huong' (Homeland Spring). (Photo: VNA) The art programme was jointly held by the State Committee for OV Affairs under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the Hanoi People's Committee. In his remarks, the President briefed the OVs on the country's socio-economic situation in 2022, and affirmed that Vietnamese abroad form an integral part of the nation and an important factor helping to enhance cooperation and friendship between Vietnam and other countries, which has been stated in the Politburo's Resolution No.

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Vietnam exported nearly 7.2 million tonnes of rice worth 3.49 billion USD last year. (Photo: VNA) Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan said the sales signaled that Vietnamese rice has gained better quality, from choosing varieties for cultivation and standardisation to meet requirements of each market. Aware of the need to build long-term business strategies, major rice exporters such as Trung An Hi-tech Farming JSC and Loc Troi Group have teamed up with farmers and cooperatives in material zones to generate stable and quality rice supply.

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Vietnam Coast Guard vessel 8001 operating in Truong Sa (Photo: VNA) The improvement of international cooperation efficiency has helped the force better perform its tasks, contributing to maintaining a peaceful and stable environment for the building and protection of the Fatherland. The force signed cooperation agreements with its counterparts in many countries in the region, including Cambodia, Indonesia and Malaysia (2019), enabling the implementation of many joint activities, including those to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.

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Agriculture needs to have harmony in each production link (Photo: VNA) According to Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan, Vietnam's agriculture sector has recorded strong and comprehensive development, and great achievements in recent years, with the food output increasing rapidly in both quantity and quality, ensuring the needs of domestic consumption and export. To effectively address challenges related to the shrinking of cultivation land, the increasing demand of food, the excessive use of inorganic fertilizers and chemical pesticides in agricultural production, and post-harvest losses, a series of solutions have been proposed.

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Nguyen Manh Hai, Counsellor and head of the investment promotion division at the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany, presents Vietnam's policies for facilitating investment in green growth at the AsiaBerlin Summit 2022. (Photo: VNA) In his speech, Nguyen Manh Hai, Counsellor and head of the investment promotion division at the Vietnamese Embassy in Germany, said political and social stability and the strategic location are among favourable conditions for Vietnam to attract foreign investment. Low labour costs and a large, young, dynamic, skillful and industrious workforce have also added to the country's attractiveness to investors.

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Take-away only service during lockdown in Bangkok. (Photo: Shutterstock) The College of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) recently introduced the August 2022 Client Confidence Index rating of 43.7, an 8-month excessive since February. Thanavath Phonvichai, UTCC President and Chief Advisor to the college's Heart for Financial and Enterprise Forecasting (CEBF), stated shoppers begin to discover a slight financial restoration because the COVID-19 scenario in Thailand begins to wind down, along with the comfort of measures permitting companies to function as normal.

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In the third quarter, 44.9% of the firms surveyed said that they eye a rise in new orders (Photo: VNA) Up to 85% of enterprises in the processing-manufactoring and construction sectors expected better and stable business situation in the third quarter of this year, while only 15% predicted that the situation may be tougher, according to a survey conducted by the General Statistics Office (GSO). The survey also found that for in the third quarter, 44.9% of the firms surveyed said that they eye a rise in new orders, while 13.

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Vietnamese officers welcomes local residents coming for health checkups (Photo: qdnd.vn) Vietnam's Engineering Unit Rotation 1 at the UN Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) has recently coordinated with Pakistani forces to organise its first humanitarian activity, focusing on medical examination, medicine, and gift-giving to locals in the Amiet market, the 2nd most populated area in Abyei. The Vietnamese unit was in charge of health check-up and medicine provision for women and children, while the Pakistani forces took care of men.

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Illustrative image (Photo: baochinhphu.vn) One of the key tasks set out in the plan is to develop a high-value and high-efficiency agricultural economy. Regarding the development of the key agricultural value chains, by 2025, the focus is on forming eight agricultural centres in areas with favourable conditions in terms of infrastructure and water resources. These include a comprehensive central hub in Can Tho city, which is linked with the development of logistic services in neighbouring Hau Giang province.

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The 'Calligraphy – Graffiti Dialogue' exhibition (Photo: organising board) Calligraphy is a form of writing formed in many countries around the world many years ago. In the past, it was mainly practiced among intellectuals and literary enthusiasts. Meanwhile, graffiti represents a young cultural movement imported from the West associated with hip-hop culture. However, with the desire to find creative ideas, the Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam Culture and Science Centre in cooperation with the Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies have implemented the project 'Calligraphy – Graffiti Dialogue' over the two past months.

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chairs the national teleconference on administrative procedure reforms and governance modernisation on September 15. (Photo: VNA) He made the request while speaking at a national teleconference on administrative procedure reforms and governance modernisation on September 15. The PM highly valued efforts to promote administrative reforms, especially in terms of administrative procedures, and governance modernisation by ministries, sectors, localities, associations, enterprises, organisations, and individuals, which have resulted in positive outcomes helping with national reforms and socio-economic recovery and development.

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The headquarters of the Vietnam National University - Hanoi (Photo: vnu.edu.vn) With the new position, the VNU stood 183rd in Asia and 14th in Southeast Asia, according to the rankings issued by the Cybermetrics Lab of the Spanish National Research Council on August 7. The Webometrics list, published twice a year, assesses the digitalisation capacity and impact of higher education institutions' academic resources basing on the volume of the website content, the visibility and impact of their website publications, the openness of academic resources on Google Scholar, and the number of citations they received on the Scopus database.

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