Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on July 3 suggested the United Nations (UN) and its Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) in particular carry forward their strengths to support member countries, including Vietnam, in socio-eco…
Day: July 3, 2023
Man handed six-year prison term for anti-State propaganda
A man residing in Mo Lao ward, Hanoi’s Ha Dong district has been sentenced to six years in prison for “making, storing, distributing, or disseminating information, documents, and items against the State of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.”The Hanoi…
President hosts outgoing head of EU Delegation to Vietnam
President Vo Van Thuong received Ambassador Giorgio Aliberti, outgoing Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Vietnam, in Hanoi on July 3.President Thuong lauded the diplomat’s significant contributions to promoting the Vietnam-EU relationship,…
PM meets national team ahead of FIFA Women’s World Cup finals
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh met and presented gifts to the national football squad in Hanoi on July 3 before their departure for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023.Meeting the team at the Hanoi-based Vietnam Youth Football Trai…
New Cold Chain Facility Supported by JICA to Help Laos expand vaccine capacity
As part of the JICA-UNICEF project to strengthen the Lao PDR’s cold chain capacity, new walk-in cold rooms have been installed in Vientiane to help the country store more vaccines.(KPL) On Jun 29, JICA officially handed over a new state-of-the-art col…
2 ranking NPA leaders, 3 others yield in Agusan Norte
Two communist New People’s Army leaders operating in Agusan del Norte province have surrendered to military and police authorities on Sunday. In a statement Monday, Col. Filemon Pacios, Agusan del Norte provincial police director, identified the surre…
BIR reminds biz owners to issue receipts, sales invoices
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) on Monday reminded all sellers of their obligation to automatically issue a receipt or invoice for each service rendered or sale of goods. Starting this month, all business owners must display in their respective e…
IP midwife’s sweet business success: Aging like wine
At 53, Carmelita Cabradilla-Abnasan looks forward to traveling around the world with her babies–Cardoms’ Mountain Wines–now available in 26 fruit wine varieties which are all locally sourced from her hometown in Adams, Ilocos Norte. Abnasan opted to…
NIA-UPRIIS starts irrigation amid Pantabangan’s low water level
The National Irrigation Administration-Upper Pampanga River Integrated Irrigation Systems (NIA-UPRIIS) has started to irrigate its programmed area of 146,202 hectares this wet crop season. NIA-UPRIIS department manager Rosalinda B. Bote said on Monday…