Posts

Showing posts with the label 2023 at 10:41AM

Rescue of Filipino Sailor by Vietnamese Crew

Image
“` The sailor received assistance from Vessel SAR 412 on September 29 and was transported to a local hospital for further treatment. Vietnamese health workers and rescue forces provided first aid to the victim and brought him to the mainland. Photo: VNA On September 28 at 17:57, a 51-year-old sailor named Rallos Rory Jerome, aboard the DHT Sundarbans en route from Huizhou port (China) to Singapore, suffered a head injury after falling and hitting his head against a metal wall, rendering him unconscious. He was suspected to have a traumatic brain injury. The ship’s captain immediately contacted the center via shipping agent and logistics provider Asiatrans Vietnam to request assistance. Upon learning of the incident, the center instructed the vessel to redirect its course towards Da Nang, while coordinating with relevant forces to execute a rescue plan. The specialized search and rescue vessel SAR 412 was dispatched to the scene. Upon reaching DHT Sundarbans at approxi...

Ambassador Urges Europe to Lift “Yellow Card” On Vietnamese Seafood

Image
Ambassador Pham Toan Thang spoke at the opening session of the FVFPG (Photo: Bao Quoc Te). On 2 March, at the headquarter of the French National Assembly, Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang attended the opening session of the new FVFPG in the French National Assembly. This is the first official meeting of the FVFPG to identify objectives, exchange ideas and outline plans of action in 2023. Attending the session were Group President Anne le Hénanff, 4 Vice-Presidents including André Chassaigne, Éric Coquerel, Hadrien Ghomi, Luc Lamirault, and several parliamentarians who were members of the FVFPG. Expressing his delight and pride in the traditionally friendly relations between the two countries and the two peoples and highly appreciating the role of the FVFPG in the French National Assembly in strengthening bilateral ties, Ambassador Dinh Toan Thang briefed the parliamentarians on the current situation in Vietnam, recent Vietnam-France relations as well as Vietnam’s development ...

Potential of Vietnamese Farm Produce Valued at Italy’s Macfrut Trade Fair

Image
Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung and representatives of businesses participated in the Macfrut 2022. Photo: Duong Hoa/VNA Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Duong Hai Hung recently received Renzo Piraccini, President of Cesena Fiera, the organizer of Macfrut Fair, to prepare for Vietnam’s plan to participate in the Macfrut 2023. At the meeting, Piraccini hailed the potential of Vietnamese farm produce and thanked the diplomat for partnering with Macfrut to introduce Vietnamese products over the past two years. He said Macfrut 2023 will become more special with the International Blueberry Days, a new exhibition dedicated to the world of spices and herbs, and another on plant nursery and varietal innovation. He expressed his wish that Vietnam will participate in the exhibition, with a booth position commensurate with Vietnam’s strengths at this year’s fair, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties to introduce its popular tropical farm...