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Digital Technologies Fuel ASEAN’s Information and Media Revolution

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The AMRI Vision Statement ASEAN 2035 highlighted the vital role of media in promoting ASEAN’s resilience and adaptation, as reported by Viet Times. Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Lam (left) at a press conference on September 23 (Photo: Tran Ngoc). “Ministers strongly affirmed the role of information and communications in the new era as information transforms into knowledge and lifelong education, while digital awareness improves among ASEAN citizens,” stated Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Thanh Lam at a press conference on September 23. Ministers also called for regional cooperation with all relevant stakeholders, including ASEAN Dialogue Partners, academic institutions, and private sectors, to promote the social responsibility of cross-border digital media platforms, as reported by Vietnam News. The whole-of-ASEAN approach will benefit capacity building for media professionals, digital litera...

Miss Earth 2023 Arrives in Ho Chi Minh City for 2022 Contest

Mina Sue Choi, the first runner-up of Miss Korea 2021, will be making a special appearance in Vietnam as part of the promotional activities for Miss Earth. This visit has generated significant excitement among Vietnamese fans, who have expressed their enthusiasm on social media about the international beauty queen’s presence in the country. With her victory in Miss Gyeonggi Incheon 2021, a Miss Korea regional preliminary, Mina Sue Choi earned her spot in Miss Korea 2021. Born in 1999, she has quickly risen to fame and is now set to captivate audiences in Vietnam. The glamorous Miss Earth 2023 pageant will take place in the central city of Nha Trang, Vietnam. Truong Ngoc Anh, the president of Nova Entertainment, views Miss Earth 2023 as an excellent opportunity to showcase Vietnam’s culture, lifestyle, and beauty to a global audience. The highly anticipated event will feature over 100 stunning contestants from various countries and territories around the world. The post Miss...

HCM City and UNDP Take Steps Towards Achieving a Sustainable and Resilient Future

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Delegates at the meeting. Photo: VNA Ho Chi Minh City hopes to continue to work with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in specific cooperation projects, contributing to implementing the collaboration framework between the Vietnamese Government and the agency, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Tran Van Mai while receiving UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi, VNA reported. Mai expressed his delight at the great contributions that the UNDP has made to Vietnam over the past 45 years through its support in completing institution and policies as well as development programmes, especially in social areas. HCM City is the economic hub of Vietnam with a high level of openness, and the city needs information sharing and support from the UNDP to enhance its resilience against outside factors as well as the adaptation capacity of the local economy, he said. Besides, the city hopes to coordinate with the UNDP in areas of the city’s de...