Vietnam will hold a state funeral and national mourning this week for President Tran Dai Quang, who died last week of a rare illness at age 61.

Flags will be flown at half-mast and entertainment venues shut for two days starting Sep 26. President Quang will be buried in his home village in northern Ninh Binh province, some 115 kilometers (72 miles) south of Hanoi the next day.

“His passing away is a great loss for our party, state and people,” the Communist Party of Vietnam said in a statement Sunday, adding that the funeral would be broadcast live. Buddhist prayer ceremonies were held over the weekend, including a gathering of hundreds of monks who bowed before a portrait of Quang in a Ho Chi Minh City pagoda on Sunday.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh has been named acting president – the first female in the position until a replacement is decided by an election at an unspecified date.

We were shocked and heartbroken to learn about the passing of H.E Tran Dai Quang, President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. We would like to deeply express our sympathy to the family of the President, the Communist Party, the government and the people of Vietnam.

In the framework of Dong Nai’s investment promotion program in Germany and Belgium, the delegation led by Vice Chairman Tran Van Vinh of the province People’s Committee on Monday sign cooperation agreement with the government of East Flanders province, Belgium.

Under the agreement, the two sides will boost cooperation in the fields of logistics, smart technology, hi-tech agriculture, trading, scientific research, education and health.

These are the fields of which the two sides have their own strength and can help each other for development.

The governments of Dong Nai and East Flanders will also consider adding more fields and industries at their demand which will be put into their annual action programs.

Dear colleagues,

We are pleased to inform you that the PLASTIC AWARENESS MONTH is officially kicked-off this week with a Plastic Diet Challenge (whole September), a World Clean Up Day on the 15^th, and especially, a Business Seminar: “ReThink Plastic Vietnam – Rubbish or Valuable Resource?”, which will be held on September 27^th.
This event is hosted by the Consulate General of the Netherlands, Dutch Business Association in Vietnam and Dutch Social Club – Nederlandse Vereniging Vietnam; welcomed Government authorizations, business communities’, corporate partners’ and organizations’ representatives. We are excited to count you in and seeking for your support to spread the news to your members.

Feel free to leverage the information and attached flyer below for your communications.
Thank you for your kind attention and support,
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Business Seminar: ReThink Plastic Vietnam – Rubbish or Valuable Resource?

Did you know, more than half of the plastic waste dumped into the ocean comes from just five countries in Asia, including Vietnam? The excess of plastic consumption and insufficient waste management infrastructure have led to the increase of global plastic pollution epidemic. As an immediate priority, punctual actions to address this global issue are undeniably challenging but imperative.
Part of the initiative of the Consulate General of the Netherlands, Dutch Business Association in Vietnam and Dutch Social Club – Nederlandse Vereniging Vietnam, the Business Seminar “ReThink Plastic Vietnam – Rubbish or Valuable Resource?” has the ambition to shed light on how to make a more sustainable use of plastic products, to brainstorm on possible innovative solutions to deal with waste management and reduce plastic pollution.

• Date and Time: Thursday, September 27^th, 2018
• Location: Deutsches Haus, 33 Le Duan Boulevard, District 1, HCMC
• Entrance: DBAV/NLV member: 450,000 VND | Non-member: 600,000 VND
• Registration: https://goo.gl/forms/m9RHjRt5NM02kaxH2
• More information on Website, Facebook

Join us in the Plastic Month and business seminar to truly ReThink Plastic!