BRT bus has its own lane on Hanoi street In the strategy for public transportation development to 2020, with orientations towards 2030, Vietnam set to make public transportation a preferable choice in tandem with controlling private vehicle growth and upgrading the quality of urban transportation. Like many other Asian nations, Vietnam is dealing with rapid urbanization. By 2017, 40% of the nation’s 90-million population lived in urban areas. The figure is expected to reach 50% by 2025. “Swedish innovation and expertise can be of great value when Vietnam is looking for sustainable solutions to challenges amid its growing urbanization, particularly in transport,” said Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Pereric Hogberg. The diplomat attended the recent roundtable discussion in Hanoi on “Fostering efficient operation and management of public transport: sharing successful experience of Sweden in emerging countries”. Swedish experts share their … [Read more...] about Vietnam advised to set clear vision for smart public transportation
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Vietnam’s Party holds key gathering to build ‘strategic’ cadre
Vietnam’s Communist Party convened for a grand conference on Monday with promises of improving personnel and providing a system that can be trusted by the people. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said that the construction of a team of “strategic” officials was of special importance to the development of the Party and the political system. “It will decide whether the revolution will succeed or fail,” he said in the opening speech of the seventh plenum of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party in Hanoi, which will wrap up on Saturday. The key gathering, which is held twice a year, will discuss a personnel initiative that will cover all levels, including “strategic” officials who are defined as those who excel in management roles and political ethics. The elite team will have 600 officials who are currently Party and government leaders at central and city/provincial levels. The cadre will serve as the foundation for … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Party holds key gathering to build ‘strategic’ cadre
Asian Games 2018: Vietnam joins kurask test event in Indonesia
The event took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 5th and 6th, gathering athletes from eight countries and territories – the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Taiwan (China), Afghanistan, Vietnam, India, Iran, and Indonesia.Regional teams take part in a test competition of kurash (Turkish wrestling) in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 5th and 6th. (Photo: VNA)Eric Thohir, head of the ASIAD 18 Organising Committee, said the test competition is to examine the sport’s preparations and rules in practice as it is the first time kurash has been chosen for the regional sports gala.At ASIAD, the sport will be open for both male and female athletes, Do Ngoc Hung, coach of Vietnam’s kurask team, told Vietnam News Agency.He noted the six Vietnamese female athletes will compete in the 52kg, 63kg, and 78kg events.More than 200 Vietnamese athletes will compete in 20 of the 40 sports in ASIAD 2018, including football, karate, wushu and pencak silat.They aim to bring home from three to five … [Read more...] about Asian Games 2018: Vietnam joins kurask test event in Indonesia
Vietnam’s Party chief instigates personnel shake-up
Vietnam’s Communist Party convened for a grand conference on Monday with promises of improving personnel and providing a system that can be trusted by the people. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong said that the construction of a team of “strategic” officials was of special importance to the development of the Party and the political system. “It will decide whether the revolution will succeed or fail,” he said in the opening speech of the seventh plenum of the 12th Central Committee of the Communist Party in Hanoi, which will wrap up on Saturday. The key gathering, which is held twice a year, will discuss a personnel initiative that will cover all levels, including “strategic” officials who are defined as those who excel in management roles and political ethics. The elite team will have 600 officials who are currently Party and government leaders at central and city/provincial levels. Trong said that the majority of top ranking … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Party chief instigates personnel shake-up
Vietnam participates in international naval exercise in Indonesia
The Vietnam's navy hospital ship that attends this year's multilateral naval exercise Komodo (MNEK) in Indonesia. Photo courtesy of the Vietnam News Agency The biennial event aims to 'promote stability and peace in the region through non-combatant scenarios'. A Vietnamese navy hospital ship joined 50 other vessels from 36 nations including China and the U.S. on Sunday for the biennial multilateral Komodo (MNEK) naval exercise hosted by Indonesia. This year’s exercise will run until May 9 on Indonesia’s Lombok Island to strengthen friendship, build trust and enhance coordination among naval forces of participating nations in humanitarian relief and dealing with maritime security issues, the Vietnam News Agency reported. “Today’s world has created a symbiotic life among nations, for which, maritime space is interlinked and offers at the same time, economic opportunities as well as proliferation of insecurity. Thus, every existing maritime institution … [Read more...] about Vietnam participates in international naval exercise in Indonesia