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Inaclassofpre-schoolinS?nLaProvince.Photogiaoducthoidai.vnHàN?I–Asthenewschoolyearapproaches,LêC?mVanandherhusbandinThanhHóaCityofThanhHóaProvinceareanxiouslypreparingtopaythebeginning-of-yearschoolfeesfortheirfourchildren(twoinprimaryschoolandtwoatfiveagedinpre-schoolclass).Vansaid:Bothofusworkfreelancejobswithunstableincomes,sothestartofeachschoolyearisverystressful,aswehavetocovercostsforfees,books,pens,andclothesforthechildren.Thisyear,uponhearingthatfive-year-oldpre-schoolerswouldbeexemptfromtuitionfees,ourwholefamilywasoverjoyed.Formany,thisfeemightnotseemsignificant,butforourfamily,everyexpenseisdoubled,sothisexemptionwillgreatlyreduceourpressure,saidthemotheroffour.TheGovernmentDecreeNo81/2021/N?-CPsetsoutthatchildrenagedfivewillbeexemptfromtuitionwhenstudyingatpublicpre-schoolsfromSeptember1,2024.Thepolicyofwaivingtuitionfeeshasalleviatedthefinancialburdenonfamiliesandcreatedopportunitiesforallchildrentoattendschool.ForVyTh?D?pinL?cBìnhDistrictofnorthernL?ngS?nProvince,thetuition-freepolicyforfive-year-oldpre-schoolersisacommendable,humaneinitiativeineducation.Itensuresthatchildreninruralareasandthosefromdifficultbackgroundscanattendschoolwithpeaceofmind,D?psaid.InmountainousprovinceslikeL?ngS?n,thetuitionfeeexemptionmakesthetaskofensuringpre-schooleducationisuniversalmucheasier,asschoolsandteacherscanmoreeffectivelyencouragechildrentoattend.V??ngHoàngBình,aparentinTh???cCityofHCMCity,whosechildisenteringapre-schoolclassthisyear,said:Atthestartoftheschoolyear,therearemanyexpenses,soourfamilyisstruggling.HearingthatfromSeptemberonwards,five-year-oldpre-schoolerswillnothavetopaytuition,Iwasveryrelieved.Themoneysavedontuitionfeescannowbespentonmilkorschoolsuppliesformychild,thefathersaid.Meanwhile,LòV?n??tandhiswife,whohavebeenrentingaspacetorunafoodstallinS?nLaCityinS?nLaProvinceforfiveyears,saidthataftercoveringbusinessandlivingexpenses,theycanhardlysaveanymoney.Theyhavetocarefullybalancetheirbudgettopayrentandschoolfeesfortheirtwodaughtersattendingpre-school.??tsaid:WhenIheardthatfive-year-oldpre-schoolerswouldbeexemptfromtuitionfees,Iwasoverjoyed.Thisisgreatnewsforlow-incomefamilies.Withthereducedtuitioncosts,thechildrencanhaveanextracartonofmilkoranewshirt.Ph?mBíchNg?c,theprincipalofTàH?cPre-schoolinS?nLaProvincesMaiS?nDistrict,toldgiaoducthoidai.vnthatTàH?cisaparticularlydisadvantagedcommuneinthedistrict,whereallofthepopulationareethnicminoritieslivingindifficultconditions.Wearethrilledtoknowthatfromthisschoolyear,allfive-year-oldchildreninpublicpre-schoolswillbeexemptfromtuitionfees,Ng?csaid.Thissupportwillgreatlyassistusinmaintainingstudentattendance,especiallyforfive-year-oldpre-schoolers.Thisisalsoacrucialschoolyear,ensuringthatchildrenmeetthestandardssetinreadinessforgrade1.HumanepolicyAclassofself-serviceskillstrainingactivitiesforchildreninBìnhMinhKindergartenin?àN?ngCity.Photogiaoducthoidai.vn??ngTh?C?mTú,headofthePre-schoolEducationDepartmentat?àN?ngCitysDepartmentofEducationandTraining,notedthatpublicpre-schoolstendtoseeadropinthenumberoffive-year-oldstudentsattwokeypoints,thebeginningoftheschoolyearandaftertheLunarNewYear.Duringtheseperiods,manyparentswithdrawtheirchildrenfrompre-schooltofocusonliteracyinpreparationforgrade1,Túsaid.Mostpublicpre-schoolsadheretotheregulationagainstteachingliteracytopre-schoolers.However,someprivateschoolsbreaktherulesandteachliteracytotheyoungerpupils.Thecompetitionamongprivatepre-schoolstoteachliteracy,combinedwiththeproliferationofliteracyprepclasseschargingfeessimilartopre-school,hasledparentstoenroltheirchildrenintheseclassesforanentireschoolyearbeforegrade1,Túexplained.Atpresent,alllocalitieshavecompletedtheuniversalisationoffive-year-oldpre-schooleducation,butinfacttheprocessismainlyfocusedonencouragingchildrentoattendschoolonlywithoutcertificationofcompletionforpre-schoolprogramme,Túsaid.Asaresult,aproportionoffive-year-oldsremainoutsidethepre-schoolsystem,includingbothpublicandprivateschools.Therefore,thepolicyofwaivingtuitionfeesforfive-year-oldpre-schoolerswillhelpattractmorechildrentoschool,ensuringtheyarewell-prepared,bothdevelopmentallyandpsychologically,forgrade1,shesaid.Dr.BùiH?ngQuan,headofthePre-EducationDepartmentatHCMCitysUniversityofEducation,believedthatwaivingtuitionfeesforfive-year-oldpre-schoolersisahumanepolicy.Thispolicyhasmultipleimpacts,firstandforemostprovidingopportunitiesforchildrenindisadvantagedareastoattendschool.Moreover,thepolicywillreducetheworkloadforteachers,particularlyinpre-schools,saidQuanIndifficultareas,pre-schoolteachersnotonlyteachbutalsohavetopersuadeparentstosendtheirchildrentoschooltocompletetheuniversalisationoffive-year-oldpre-schooleducation.Whenthetuition-freepolicyisimplemented,parentswillfeelmoresecureabouttuition,leadingtohigherenrolmentratesandlesspressureonschoolstoencouragechildrentoattend,hesaid.Theeducationexpertalsohopedthatasthetuition-freepolicyisimplemented,theincreasednumberofchildrenattendingschoolwillinfluenceteachertraininginstitutionstotakestepsandmakepreparationstoenhanceboththequantityandqualityofpre-schoolteachertraining.Praisingthetuition-freepolicy,Tr?nLaGiang,headoftheEducationandTrainingDepartmentinS?nLaCitysaid:Currently,childreninpre-schoolsinurbanareasdonotreceivetuitionexemptionsorsupport,eventhoughmanyfamiliesfacefinancialdifficultiesandunstableincomes.Therefore,waivingtuitionfeesforallpre-schoolersisasignificantreliefforparentsandteachers.LimitedrevenueTr?nTh?AnhHoa,headoftheEducationandTrainingDepartmentinMaiS?nDistrict(S?nLaProvince),maintainsthatthetuition-freepolicywillexpandeducationalopportunitiesforchildreninthedistrictandalleviatedifficultiesforparents,creatingfavourableconditionsforencouragingchildrentoattendschoolregularlyandontime,therebymaintainingstudentnumbersineducationalinstitutions.InB?cTràMyDistrictofcentralQu?ngNamProvince,onlythepre-schoolinthetownchargestuition,whiletheotherschoolsofferfullexemptions,evenprovidingsupportforschoolsupplies.Therefore,therevenuefromtuitionfeesforfive-year-oldpre-schoolersisnotsignificantcomparedtotheexpenditurefromtheStatebudget.Implementingtuitionexemptionsforfive-year-oldswillnotsignificantlyaffectteachingandchildcareactivitiesinschools.Qu?ngNamProvinceisplanningtoproposetuitionexemptionsforstudentsinpre-schoolsandgeneraleducationinstitutionsstartingfromthe2024-2025schoolyear.TháiVi?tT??ng,directoroftheprovincialDepartmentofEducationandTraining,believedthatthisisapopularmeasureandproposesthattheprovincialbudgetshouldbecalculatedtocompensateforthetuitionfeesnotcollectedtoensuretheschoolsoperations.Duringadiscussionatthe24thsessionoftheProvincialPeoplesCouncilinJulyonfeeexemptions,V?V?nTh?m,secretaryofthePhúNinhDistrictPartyCommitteesaiditwasnotasignificantamountsaying:ThefeeofVN?15,000-20,000(59-70UScent)permonthdoesnotsignificantlycontributetotheStatebudget.Similarly,Tr?nTh?BíchThu,headoftheCultureandSocietyCommitteeoftheProvincialPeoplesCouncil,said:Ifthisisimplementedfromthe2024-2025schoolyear,itwouldbeverywelcomeandIsuggesttheProvincialPeoplesCommitteeconsiderthebudgetbalanceandsubmitaproposaltotheProvincialPeoplesCounciltosupporttuitionfeesforchildren.VNSAnofficialoftheImmigrationDepartmentofQu?ngBìnhProvinceassistspeopleinfillingoutonlineformsonthepublicserviceportal.—VNA/VNSPhotoTáChuyênHàN?I—Vi?tNamismakingsignificantstridesindigitalisingitsimmigrationprocesseswith99percentofdocumentsforforeignentrantshandledelectronically,asreportedbytheImmigrationDepartment.Recentrevisionstocertainmigration,transitandresidencelawsplayacrucialrole.Thesechangeshavestrengthenedthelegalframeworkformigration,streamliningprocessesandimprovingefficiency.Onenotablechangeistheextensionofe-visavalidityfrom30to90days,allowingforlongerstaysfortouristsandbusinesstravelers.Additionally,multiple-entrye-visasarenowavailable,offeringgreaterflexibilityforfrequentvisitors.Lawmakershavealsobroadenedthelistofcountrieseligiblefore-visas.Themoveaimstoboosttourism,attractinvestmentandsimplifyentryprocedures.??ngTu?nVi?t,DeputyDirectoroftheImmigrationDepartment,MinistryofPublicSecurity,praisedthestridesinVi?tNamse-visaprocesses,notingthattheycannowbecompletedonlinewithoutintermediaries,significantlyreducingprocessingtimes.Healsosharedthatthedepartmenthadexpandeditsonlineofferingstoenhanceitsdigitalservices,withfortyimmigration-relatedservicesnowaccessibleonline.ThedepartmenthasalsooverhauledinternalproceduresandinvestedinadvancedITsystemstosafeguarddataandensuresmoothoperations.Thedaysoflonglinesandpaperworkatimmigrationofficesareover,saidVi?t.Citizenscannoweasilysubmitdocuments,tracktheirprogress,andreceiveupdateswithoutleavinghome.However,thetransitiontoonlineserviceshasnotbeenwithouthurdles.Manypeoplestillprefertohandlepaperworkinperson,whileothersworryaboutonlinesecurity.Additionally,technicalissues,suchassystemglitchesanddata-sharinglimitations,haveaddedtimetotheprocesses.Vi?toutlinedthedepartmentsplanstoaddressthechallenges,whichinvolveupgradingITsystems,improvingsoftwareintegration,andexpandingonlineservices.ItwillalsoworkcloselywithotherGovernmentagenciestostreamlineprocessesandensureasmoothuserexperience.Ontopofthat,itwillprovidetrainingtolocalpoliceunitstoboostonlineservicecoverage.Byreducingfeesforonlineservices,thedepartmentaimstoincentivisecitizensandbusinessestoadoptthenewdigitalsystems.Vi?tNamwelcomedapproximately8.9millionforeignvisitorsinthefirsthalfof2024,upabout60percentyear-by-year.Thedepartmentprocessedvisaapplicationsfor1.7millionforeigners,issuingnearly1.5millione-visas.Meanwhile,morethan5.7millionVietnamesecitizenstraveledabroadduringperiod,uparound40percentyear-by-year.Thedepartmentissued1.3millionpassports,with97percentofapplicationssubmittedonline.—VNS

AfallentreebranchcausedtwodeathsandthreeinjurieslastFridaymorning.—VNA/VSNPhotoHCMCITY—HCMCityauthoritieswillimplementmeasures,includingadoptionofdronetechnology,toaddressthesafetyrisksoffallingtreesfollowingrecentincidents.TheHCMCityGreenTreeandParkCompanyhasproposedusingdronestoassessurbantreesatriskoffalling.Thecompanysuggestedrentinga40-metrevehicletoaddressanyidentifiedtreedefectsandspecialisedequipmentfortrimmingproblembranchesinparksandalongroadways.Ataskforceofengineersandspecialistswillconductregularassessments,withtrainingfromaprofessionalteaminSingaporefocusedontreesover20yearsold.Expertswarnedtherainyseason(May-November)mayworsentreeconditionsduetourbandevelopmentlimitingtheiraccesstowaterandsunlight.Residentsareadvisedtoavoidstandingundertreesortravelingduringstorms.Thecompanyoverseesnearly100,000treesandregularlyinspectsandremovesthosethatareagingordiseased,althoughassessingtreestabilitycanbechallengingsincesomehealthy-lookingtreesmaystillposerisks.HCMCityhasrecentlyfacedmultipleincidentsoffallingtrees,leadingtoaccidents.LastFriday,a10-metrebranchfellonelderlyexercisersinTao?ànPark,killingtwopeopleandinjuringthree,despiteclearweather.Thevictims,aged60to62,diedatthescene,andthebranchshowednosignsofdisease.Earlier,a15-metretreefellonamotorcyclistinDistrict3,whilelastmonth,abranchdamagedavehicleonNg?GiaT?Street.TheDepartmentofTransportsaidthereareover122,650treesinthecity,with6,000needingurgentcare.—VNSAgrievingfarmerin??nD??ngDistrictbidsfarewelltohisfamilysmostproductivedairycowonAugust8.—VNA/VNSPhotoQu?cHùngHàN?I—DeputyMinisterofAgricultureandRuralDevelopmentPhùng??cTi?nhasconfirmedthattherecentmassdeathsofdairycowsinLam??ngProvincearelinkedtovaccinations.BySunday,nearly4,500cowshavebeenaffectedbyadiarrhoeaoutbreak,with193confirmeddeaths.TheoutbreakbeganinlateJulyandhasprimarilyimpacteddairyherdsinthe??nD??ngand??cTr?ngdistricts.Localfarmersreportedthatthecowsbeganexperiencingsymptomsofdiarrhoea,fever,andgastrointestinalbleedingshortlyafterreceivingvaccinationsforlumpyskindisease.Thisledtosuspicionsthatthevaccinemaybethefactorbehindthedeaths.DeputyMinisterTi?nvisitedtheaffectedareasonSaturdayandacknowledgedthelinkbetweenthevaccinationsandtheoutbreak.OnbehalfoftheMinistryofAgricultureandRuralDevelopment,Iconfirmthatvaccinationhasanimpact,hesaid.TheministryhasdirectedtheDepartmentofAnimalHealthtodevelopatreatmentprotocolforaffectedcowsandtoconductfurthertestingtodeterminetheexactcauseoftheoutbreak.Inthemeantime,theministryhaspledgedtoprovidesupporttofarmersintheformofmedicalsuppliesandmedicines.Itisalsoworkingtodeterminetheextentofthedamageandwillprovidecompensationorassistanceasneeded.InarecentinterviewwithaVietnamNewsAgencyreporter,DeputyMinisterTi?nrevealedthattwovaccinationprogrammeshadtakenplaceaboutahalfmonthapartinthelocality,withthesecondgroupofcowsshowingongoingillnessevenninedaysaftertheinjection.Allcowsreceivedthesamebatchofvaccine,hesaid.Thisvaccinehasbeenwidelyusedinotherprovinces,primarilyonyellowcows,withnoreportedissues.However,thenearly9,000cowsvaccinatedinLam??ngweredairycows.HealsosaidtheministryhadrequestedadetailedreportfromthevaccinemanufacturerNavetcoandwouldcarefullyreviewtheentirevaccinationprocess,fromresearchtoproduction,todeterminethecauseoftheoutbreak.Whenaskedaboutpotentialhesitancyamongfarmerstovaccinatetheirlivestockinlightoftheincident,heacknowledgedtheunderstandablefear.However,heexpressedconfidencethatoncethecauseisidentifiedandaddressed,farmerswouldregaintrustinvaccinationprogrammes.Hepointedtothesuccessofvaccinesforotherdiseases,suchasbirdflu,lumpyskindiseaseandfoot-and-mouthdisease,emphasisingtheircrucialroleinprotectinglivestockandensuringstableagriculturalproduction.—VNSIllustrativeimage(Photo:blogchange.vn)HàN?IVi?tNamArtificialIntelligenceDay(AI4VN)2024isthemedUnlockthePowerofGenerativeAI,andisscheduledtotakeplaceattheNationalConventionCentreinHàN?ionAugust23.Thisyearseventisexpectedtoattractalargenumberofexperts,andleadersoftechnologyandAI-developingbusinessesinVi?tNamandothercountries,alongwithmanyuniversities.UnderthedirectionoftheMinistryofScienceandTechnology,ithasbeenheldeachyearsince2018bythee-newspaperVnExpressincoordinationwiththeVi?tNamClubofFaculties,Institutes,Schools,andUniversitiesofInformationandCommunicationTechnology(FISU).AtthemainsessiononAugust23afternoon,representativesofinternationalenterprisesanddomesticexpertswilllookintoAIdevelopmenttrendsintheworldandVi?tNam,alongwiththecountryspreparations,potential,opportunities,andchallengeswhendevelopingandapplyingAI.AI4VN2024willincludefour-paneldiscussionsaboutAIautomation,theapplicationofgenerativeAIatsmall-andmedium-sizedenterprisesinVi?tNam,datacentre,andAIcloud,aswellasAIapplicationtohealthcare.ArepresentativeoftheUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganisation(UNESCO)willdeliveraspeechoninternationalcooperationinensuringAIsafety.Inaddition,anAIexpowillbeheldtoshowcaseoutstandingAIproductsofbusinesses,institutes,andschools.There,visitorswillhaveachancetoexperiencetheAI-basedproductsavailableintheVietnamesemarket.TheorganisingboardisalsosettopresentAIAwards2024tooutstandingAI-basedproductsandsolutionsonthisoccasion.Forty-eightentrieshavebeenshortlisted.ThisisthesecondyeartheAIAwardsarepresentedaspartoftheAI4VN.VNS

Ajourneymonitoringdeviceinstalledonafishermansboat.VNA/VNSPhotoBìNH??NHTheBorderGuardCommandandrelevantauthoritiesinthesouth-centralcoastalprovinceofBình??nhonAugust12finalisedmeasurestoaddressillegal,unreported,andunregulated(IUU)fishingaheadofthefifthinspectionbytheEuropeanCommission.Attheirmeeting,participantsreachedconsensusonmeasurestohandlefishingvesselsthatoperateillegallyinforeignwatersordisconnecttheirvesselmonitoringsystems(VMS).Theyagreedthatitisnecessarytostepupcommunicationefforts,patrols,andenforcementtodetectandpreventsuchdisconnections.Theirdiscussionsalsocoveredstrategiesforinvestigatingandhandlingcasesinvolvingtheillegalorganisationandfacilitationoffishingactivitiesinforeignwaters.AccordingtoaresolutionissuedonJune12thisyearbythecouncilofjusticesoftheSupremePeoplesCourt,asofAugust1,violatorsofregulationsonfishing,trading,andtransportofaquaticproductscouldfaceupto20yearsinprison.Bình??nhreportedthatits14fishingvesselswith81crewmembersoperatinginforeignwatershadbeendetainedandpenalisedfromthebeginningof2023toJune2024.AsofJuly20,10with52crewmemberswerecapturedbyforeignauthorities.Theprovincelogged328vesselsthatlostconnectionwiththeirmonitoringsystems,mostofthemoperatinginsouthernprovincesandnotreturningtotheirhomeport.Sinceearly2023,theprovincialborderguardhasimposedadministrativefinestotallingVN?425million(US$17,000)on17violatingvessels.Inmid-June2024,theprovincialPeoplesCommitteehandedoverfinesofVN?900millioneachonfiveboatownersfortheirviolationsoffishingregulations.VNSPassengersontheelevatedsectionoftheNh?n-HàN?iRailwayStationurbanrailwaylineonthefirstdayofoperationonAugust8.VNA/VNSPhotoHàN?I—The8.5kmelevatedsectionoftheNh?n-HàN?iRailwayStationurbanrailwaylinehasseenover250,000passengersinitsfirstfourdays,accordingtoHàN?iMetroCo,Ltd.ThisfigureissignificantlyhigherthanthenumbersrecordedontheCátLinh-Hà??ngline.HàN?iMetroreportedthatthemetrolinerecordedover34,000passengersonAugust8,morethan52,000onAugust9andover66,000onAugust10.ThepeakwasreachedonAugust11,whentheNh?n-C?uGi?ylinesawover100,000passengers,bringingthetotalforthefirstfourdaystoover250,000.HàN?iMetro,whichoperatesboththeCátLinh-Hà??ngandNh?n-HàN?ilines,notedthatthesenumbersfarexceedinitialexpectations.Previously,theCátLinh-Hà??ngline,thefirstmetrolineinthecountry,hadapeakdayonMay1,2023,withjustover58,000passengers.TheNh?n-C?uGi?ysection,whichcovers8.5kmandhaseightstations,hasahigherpassengercountthanthelonger13.1kmCátLinh-Hà??nglinewith12stations.V?H?ngTr??ng,GeneralDirectorofHàN?iMetroCo,Ltd,commentedontheunexpectedpopularityoftheNh?n-C?uGi?ysection,notingthatthisreflectsgrowingpublicinterestandtrustinthemetrosystem.Duringpeaktimes,theNh?n-C?uGi?ylineaccommodatedabout12,500passengersperstation,withanaverageof320.5passengerspertrain,allwhilemaintainingsafety.Despiteitsshorterlength,theNh?n-C?uGi?ylinepassesby11universities,includingHàN?iUniversityofIndustry,Vi?tNamUniversityofCommerce,HàN?iNationalUniversityofEducation,AcademyofJournalismandCommunication,UniversityofTransportandCommunicationsandsixmembersoftheVietnamNationalUniversity-HàN?i,namelytheUniversityofForeignLanguagesStudies,NationalEconomicsUniversity,UniversityofMedicineandPharmacy,UniversityofEducationandUniversityofLaw.AccordingtotheHàN?isPeoplesCommittee,thefareforasinglejourneyonthelineisVN?8,000,whileafulllineticketcostsVN?12,000.ThemonthlypassispricedatVN?200,000,withadiscountedrateofVN?100,000forstudents.AgroupticketisavailableforVN?140,000permonth.TheNh?n–HàN?iurbanrailwaylineoffersfreeticketsforchildrenundersix,warveterans,seniorsover60andpeoplewithdisabilities.Feedbackfrompassengersoverthepastfewdaysindicatedthatwhilestationsarebusy,staffhaveshownprofessionalisminmanagingthecrowds.HàN?iMetroleadershiphasbeenon-siteatalltimestooverseeoperationsandsupportstaff.HàN?iMetroanticipatedthatstartingAugust12,thenumberofpassengersusingthelineforrecreationalpurposeswilldecrease,whilethoseusingitforcommutingtoworkandschoolwillincreaseandstabilise.—VNS

AnoverviewoftheworkingsessionbetweenadelegationofMinistryofScienceandTechnologyandtheAustralianDepartmentofIndustry,ScienceandResources.VNA/VNSPhotoCanberra-AdelegationoftheMinistryofScienceandTechnology(MoST)ledbyDeputyMinisterTr?nH?ngTháihaspaidaworkingvisittoAustraliatoboostbilateralcooperationinscience,technologyandinnovation.Duringtheeight-dayvisitendingAugust10,thedelegationheldworkingsessionswiththeAustralianDepartmentofIndustry,ScienceandResources(DoISR)andtheAustralianResearchCouncil(ARC)inCanberra.WorkingwiththeDoISR,ThaidiscussedsomecontentsrelatingtotheStrategyforScience,TechnologyandInnovationDevelopmentuntil2030,promulgatedin2022.HesaidthattheMoSTisimplementingsomeprioritiessuchasperfectinglegalframeworkforscience,technologyandinnovationactivitiesthroughamendingtheLawonScienceandTechnology2013towardsapproachinginternationalstandards,theLawonTechnicalStandardsandRegulations,andtheLawonAtomicEnergy.Toperformthesetaskswell,theministryneedstheinvolvementofdomesticandinternationalorganisationsandexperts,especiallythosefromtheDoISR,henoted.Thehostshareditsexperienceindevelopingandimplementingscienceandtechnologydevelopmentpolicies,priorityareasoftheAustralianGovernmentsuchasrenewableenergy,advancedmanufacturingindustriesandemissionreductiontechnology,aswellaspoliciesrelatedtointellectualpropertyprotectionandattractionofparticipationandfundingfromtheinternationalcommunityforresearchprojects.Bothhostandguestwillcontinuetocoordinateinmanagingandeffectivelyimplementingcollaborationprogrammestoconnecttheinnovationecosystemsofthetwocountries,servingthenationaltargetsofsustainablesocio-economicdevelopmentbasedonscience,technologyandinnovation,aswellasfurtherpromotingcooperationbetweenthetwocountriesinthisfield.AtaworkingsessionwiththeARC,Thaisuggestedthecouncilshareexperienceontheorganisationmodel;sponsoringactivities;inspection,evaluationandacceptanceofscientificandtechnologicalprojects,handlingofprojectassets,valuationofproducts/intellectualpropertyformedfromresearchresults,andcommercialisationoftheseresults.Thetwosidesexchangedandproposedorientationsforcooperationinscience,technologyandinnovationactivitiesinthecomingtime,suchastrainingandexchangingstafforexperts,buildingjointresearchprojects,enhancingresearchfundingcooperation,andusingfundingfromVi?tNam,Australiaandothermultilateralfundingsources.Withintheframeworkoftheworkingtrip,thedelegationvisitedandheldworkingsessionswiththeVietnameseEmbassy,someAustralianuniversitiessuchasMonashUniversity,MelbourneUniversityandRMITUniversity,aswellastheVietnameseAustralianScholarsExpertsAssociation(VASEA)inAustralia.VNS

PrimeMinisterPh?mMinhChínhinspectstheperiodicmaintenanceworkontheH?ChíMinhMausoleumonMonday.—VNA/VNSPhotoD??ngGiangHàN?I—PrimeMinisterPh?mMinhChínhonMondayinspectedtherecentlycompletedperiodicmaintenanceoftheH?ChíMinhMausoleum.Followingtheinspection,thePMmetwiththeMausoleumsManagementBoardtodiscussthecomplexsmanagementandfutureplans.Duringthemeeting,thePMpraisedthemforbeinginstrumentalinpreservingthelegacyofVi?tNamsfoundingfather.Ithascloselyadvisedthecountrysleadershiponthelong-termcareofPresidentH?ChíMinhsremains,ensuringtheirabsolutesafety.HealsopraisedtheboardforitseffortstokeeptheMausoleum,Ba?ìnhSquare,theMemorialforFallenHeroesandotherrelevantfacilitiesneatandtidy,ensuringaseamlessexperienceforallwhocometopaytheirrespects.Hehighlightedamajormilestonethisyear:thecompletionoftheMausoleumsperiodicmaintenance,whichwasimplementedtoenhancetheoverallconditionofthehistoricsite.ThePMurgedtheboardandrelevantagenciestoaddressongoingchallengesbysteppingupcommunicationeffortsandembracingdigitaltransformationtobetterservevisitors.Highlightingthecomplexsroleasabeaconofrevolutionaryeducationandpatriotism,healsocalledforenhancedcollaborationtomaintainitscontinuedstatusasaculturalandpoliticallandmark.Hedirectedtheboardtostriveforexcellenceinfulfillingtheirduties,particularlyinpreservingPresidentH?ChíMinhsremains.Healsocalledforgreaterefficiency,decisivenessandinnovationintheirwork.Wemuststriveharder,bemoredecisiveandbemoreeffective,saidthePM.Additionally,hestressedtheneedforclearresponsibilities,constantvigilanceandpreparednessforanypotentialincidents.Technologicaladvancementsalsohavearoletoplay.Heemphasisedtheimportanceofusingtechnologicaladvancementsinpreservationresearchtoachievecompleteself-sufficiencyby2030.Healsocalledforstrengtheningpoliticalandideologicaleducationforallstaffinvolvedinthecomplexsoperations.Finally,hetaskedrelevantministries,agencies,andtheHàN?iPeoplesCommitteewithworkingcloselywiththeboardtoensurethecomplexssmoothoperations.Inamovesuretobewelcomedbymany,heannouncedthereopeningoftheH?ChíMinhMausoleumtothepubliconAugust13,2024,aftertwomonthsofmaintenance.BetweenAugust15,2023,andJuly31,2024,morethan2millionpeople,Vietnameseandforeign,visitedtheMausoleumtopaytheirrespects.Approximately14,000othershonouredfallenheroesattheMemorial.Inthefirsthalfof2024,thePresidentialPalaceHistoricalSitedrewmorethan1.6millionvisitors,whiletheMausoleumwelcomedapproximately430,000.—VNSti?t tr?i ?à L?t khá ??p.

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