Vietnam Days in China offers cooperation opportunities

The Vietnamese Days in China programme taking place from August 29-September 3 is to offer more opportunities for Vietnamese firms to set up and increase investment and cooperative ties with major groups from China and other Asian countries.

The programme, held by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), also aims to promote the national image and to strengthen comprehensive political, diplomatic, cultural and economic ties between Vietnam and China.

The event includes a Vietnam-China economic forum, a trade and investment forum, a business-to-business meeting and a photographic exhibition called “ Vietnam – its land and people”.

The event is attended by Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Hoang Anh Tuan and leaders from Vietnamese ministries, departments and provinces as well as Chinese businesses operating successfully in Vietnam.

Representatives from more than 100 Vietnamese businesses also take part in the event to conduct research into the market, and seek partners to expand their business.

A number of cooperation agreements and economic contracts are expected to be signed during the programme./.

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Vietnam-China Youth Festival held in Guangxi

The Vietnam-China Youth Festival has been held in China’s Guangxi province, making it an outstanding event in the Vietnam-China Friendship Year 2010.

At the festival, which was held on August 28, youth from both countries received congratulatory letters from the General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), Nong Duc Manh, and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Hu Jintao.

In his letter, General Secretary Manh reminded the young generation of the time-honoured relationship between China and Vietnam, founded and nurtured by President Ho Chi Minh and President Mao Zedong.

The relationship is a very important factor on both countries’ road to socialism, he said, adding that it is manifested vividly in comprehensive strategic cooperation partnership.

He expressed his hope that the young generation of both countries will make great efforts to strengthen the ties.

In his letter General Secretary Hu Jintao said he hoped the two countries’ youth will contribute their strength to national constructions, writing glorious histories on development of friendship and comprehensive strategic cooperate partnership between Vietnam and China .

Addressing the event, Ho Duc Viet, Politburo member and Head of the CPV Central Committee’s Commission for Organisation, emphasised that the Vietnamese Party, State, and people considered the festival to be one of the most important activities to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties and the Vietnam-China Friendship Year 2010 and said it would strengthen the Vietnam-China relationship.

More activities will be celebrated by Vietnamese and Chinese Youth Unions to nurture the ties between the young generations of both countries, Viet added.

Li Yuanchao, Politburo member and Head of the Organisation of Department of the CPC Central Committee, expressed his belief that the festival would help contribute to further strengthening, tightening the friendship between two peoples, particularly young generation.

Participants had the chance to enjoy a gala night with a performance of traditional folk music by artists from both countries.

The warm and friendly festival concluded with a fireworks display and a performance of the Vietnam-China friendship song./.

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Prize-winning mathematician welcomed at home

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Professor Ngo Bao Chau, the first Vietnamese mathematician to win the Fields Medal, was warmly welcomed at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi upon his return from India on the Saturday morning.

Prof. Chau won the award for his proof of the Fundamental Lemma in the theory of automorphic forms, by introducing new algebro-geometric methods. The exalted award, comparable to the Nobel prize for mathematics is awarded only to mathematicians under the age of 40.

Present at the welcome ceremony were Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Vinh Hien, Deputy President of the Vietnam Science and Technology Academy Duong Ngoc Hai, and Deputy Director of the Hanoi National University Prof. Vu Minh Giang together with students, friends and reporters.

Deputy Minister Hien stated that the Fields Medal that Prof. Chau received at the 26th International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in India on August 19 is a great honour not only to Chau himself and his family, but also the pride of the nation.

Chau’s award made Vietnam the second nation in Asia after Japan to have a citizen awarded the medal.

Deputy Director of the Hanoi National University Prof. Giang informed that the Hanoi National University will award the Honorary Doctor title to Prof. Chau and invite him to join the school’s Special Advisory Council.

On this occasion, the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines presented Prof. Chau the Platinum Card of the Golden Lotus Program.

A State-level welcome ceremony for Prof. Chau will be held on Sunday at the My Dinh National Conventional Centre with the participation of over 3,000 scientists, lecturers and students.

The ceremony will be broadcast live on Vietnam Television (VTV)’s VTV1 channel.

Ngo Bao Chau, the youngest professor in Vietnam, was born in 1972 in Hanoi.

In 1988, Chau won the gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad in Australia. In 1989, he won another gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad in Germany.

After graduating from secondary school in Vietnam, he studied at the Paris VI University and then completed his PhD Degree in Orsay under the supervision of Gérard Laumon.

He is currently a Professor at the Science Faculty at Orsay and a member of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton in the US. In September 2010, he will take up a new appointment at the University of Chicago.

Along with Laumon, Chau was awarded the Clay research award in 2004 and in 2007, he was awarded the Sophie Germain prize and the Oberwolfach prize.

In 2009, his evidence proving the Langlands fundamental lemma was selected by Time Magazine as one of the 10 most outstanding scientific discoveries of 2009.

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Vietnamese integrate into German society: official

The Vietnamese community in Germany is increasingly integrating into society and making substantial contributions to the economy in the German state of Brandenburg.

Dr. Karin Weiss, Brandenburg’s Commissioner of Immigration, stated this at a recent reception for the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese, Nguyen Thanh Son, in Potsdam, the capital of Brandenburg.

Weiss underlined the enormous potential for the traditional friendship between Brandensburg and Vietnam and said that he believed this visit would consolidate relations between the two sides, especially in economics and investment.

Deputy Minister Nguyen Thanh Son asked his German hosts to continue helping the Vietnamese community to develop the economy and integrate into German society. He also mentioned the possibility of twining the cities of Potsdam and Hue, as they share many similarities.

Earlier on August 25, Son had a meeting with representatives of the Vietnamese community in Berlin and asked them to foster solidarity and set up a Vietnamese Association in Germany to ensure the interests of Vietnamese people living in the country.

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Prize-winning mathematician welcomed at home

Professor Ngo Bao Chau, the first Vietnamese mathematician to win the Fields Medal, was warmly welcomed at the Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi upon his return from India on the Aug. 28 morning.

Prof. Chau won the award for his proof of the Fundamental Lemma in the theory of automorphic forms, by introducing new algebro-geometric methods. The exalted award, comparable to the Nobel prize for mathematics is awarded only to mathematicians under the age of 40.

Present at the welcome ceremony were Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Vinh Hien, Deputy President of the Vietnam Science and Technology Academy Duong Ngoc Hai, and Deputy Director of the Hanoi National University Prof. Vu Minh Giang together with students, friends and reporters.

Deputy Minister Hien stated that the Fields Medal that Prof. Chau received at the 26th International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) in India on Aug. 19 is a great honour not only to Chau himself and his family, but also the pride of the nation. Chau’s award made Vietnam the second nation in Asia after Japan to have a citizen awarded the medal.

Deputy Director of the Hanoi National University Prof. Giang informed that the Hanoi National University will award the Honorary Doctor title to Prof. Chau and invite him to join the school’s Special Advisory Council.

On this occasion, the national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines presented Prof. Chau the Platinum Card of the Golden Lotus Programme.

A State-level welcome ceremony for Prof. Chau will be held at 20pm on Aug. 29 at the My Dinh National Conventional Centre with the participation of over 3,000 scientists, lecturers and students.

The ceremony will be broadcast live on Vietnam Television (VTV)’s VTV1 channel.

Ngo Bao Chau, the youngest professor in Vietnam , was born in 1972 in Hanoi .

In 1988, Chau won the gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad in Australia . In 1989, he won another gold medal at the International Mathematical Olympiad in Germany .

After graduating from secondary school in Vietnam , he studied at the Paris VI University and then completed his PhD Degree in Orsay under the supervision of Gérard Laumon.

He is currently a Professor at the Science Faculty at Orsay and a member of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Princeton in the US . In September 2010, he will take up a new appointment at the University of Chicago .

Along with Laumon, Chau was awarded the Clay research award in 2004 and in 2007, he was awarded the Sophie Germain prize and the Oberwolfach prize.

In 2009, his evidence proving the Langlands fundamental lemma was selected by Time Magazine as one of the 10 most outstanding scientific discoveries of 2009./.

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State President grants amnesty to 17,520 prisoners

State President Nguyen Minh Triet has agreed to grant amnesty to 17,520 prisoners on the occasion of the National Day (Sept. 2).

The President’s decision was made public on Aug. 28 at a press briefing which brought together reporters from many local and foreign newspapers and news agencies and representatives of foreign diplomatic corps in Vietnam .

The amnesty recipients include 17,210 prisoners who are serving their jail terms and 310 offenders with prison terms being cancelled or temporarily suspended who are eligible for the amnesty, said the State President Office.

Among those, there are 20 offenders who had been convicted on the charge of “infringing upon national security” and 37 inmates who hold foreign nationalities, including China , Laos , Cambodia and others.

Giang Son, Deputy Director of the State Office, noted that the President’s amnesty decision once again constitutes and affirms the Party and State’s policy of clemency for those offenders who have shown repentance, encouraging them to redeem themselves to become useful citizens.

He stressed that every punishment that the State has given out in line with its penal code aims to not only reprimand law-breakers but also re-educate them to become useful citizens with a sense of abiding by the law and code of conducts in society as well as prevent them from committing crimes again.

Son cited the fact that almost all those granted with amnesty over the past years have quickly re-integrated back into the community. Many of them have become successful and enthusiastically participated in the fight against crimes and charitable activities.

Regarding the post-amnesty work, Deputy Minister of Public Security Sen. Lieut. Gen. Le The Tiem said the Prime Minister has already instructed local authorities to assist the former prisoners to reintegrate into the community.

As many as 114,913 prisoners have been released ahead of time as the result of the previous ten times of amnesty with many of them becoming businesspeople and setting up funds to assist those who are in similar situation with them, said Tiem.

He said all prisons and detention camps nationwide will begin enforcing the amnesty decision in the morning of August 29./.

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Students join Japanese peers in green talks

Almost 200 students from the National Economic University and Chuo University of Japan discussed environmentally-friendly production at a symposium in Hanoi Friday.

Also present were experts from the Institute of Strategic Research, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and many other interested agencies.

The symposium, entitled “Green economic corridor and ecological villages”, heard reports on ecological environment, the eco-village model, urban solid waste management, clean development machinery, and measures to cope with climate change.

Some of the scientific reports were prepared by Japanese students on the basis of surveys on socio-economic development and activities in support of forest farmers and eco-village establishments in Vietnamese provinces such as Hai Duong, Son La and Ha Giang.

The National Economic University of Vietnam and Chuo University of Japan set up sisterly relations over 10 years ago. Every year sees between 30 and 40 Japanese students visit and conduct research at the Vietnamese university.

Leaders from the two universities pledged to expand cooperation to other economic fields in addition to environment and increase exchange of students for personal training and field trips.

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