Immigration Department pilots granting passports through e-portal

Monday, 16/05/2022 21:54
Vietnamese citizens applying for passports without electronic chips will be able to submit their forms online and receive by post.

Photo for illustration (Source: tuoitre.vn)

Under a pilot scheme from May 15, they can access http://dichvucong.gov.vn or http://dichvucong.bocongan.gov.vn to make online declaration, pay the fee and receive their passports by post or collect them at the immigration offices, according to the Vietnam Immigration Department under the Ministry of Public Security.

The scheme is applicable to those residing in the country having a valid chip-based identity card or a valid 12-digit citizen ID card, a valid account on the Government Public Service Portal, and the ability to pay online fees.

The move aims to reduce the travel time for people and limit the negative phenomena while strengthening the transparency of public administration.

If successful, the model will be rolled out to provinces and cities nationwide.

The granting of ordinary passports through government e-portal aims to realise the government’s project on developing the application of population database, e-identification, and e-authentication for national digital transformation in the 2022-2025 period with a vision to 2030 to serve administrative procedures and online public service provision, socio-economic expansion, and digital citizens development, among others.

Kovalevskaya Award 2021 presented to two university professors

Two Vietnamese university professors were honoured with the Kovalevskaya Award 2021 for their outstanding achievements in applied sciences at a May 16 ceremony with Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan in attendance.

Awardees of the Kovalevskaya Award 2021. (Photo: VNA)

The event was held by the Vietnam Women’s Union Central Committee in Hanoi.

The awardees were Prof., Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, Vice Rector of the University of Science at the Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM); and Prof., Dr. and Meritorious Teacher Nguyen Minh Thuy, a senior lecturer in food technology at the Faculty of Agriculture, the Can Tho University.

In her opening remarks, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Women’s Union’s Central Committee Ha Thi Nga said the award, named after Russian mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya, is the first international award for women in recognition for their exceptional contributions to scientific and technological research and development.

Chairwoman of the Vietnam Women’s Union’s Central Committee Ha Thi Nga speaks
at the award ceremony. (Photo: VNA)

Over the last 36 years, the award has honoured 50 female scientists and 21 groups of women in various fields of mathematics, physics, chemistry, agriculture, healthcare and information technology, she said.

Ha spoke highly of the two awardees’ hard work and sacrifices dedicated to Vietnam’s basic and applied sciences, saying their achievements provide a strong testament to Vietnamese women’s talents, creativity, intellect and competency.

She urged Vietnamese female scientists to push for new heights, while training and inspiring younger generations.

At the event, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan and leaders of the Vietnam Women’s Union Central Committee presented the award to the two professors.

On this occasion, Kovalevskaya scholarships 2022 were also granted to three outstanding high school students.

Prof., Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, from the central province of Quang Ngai, graduated from the University of Science, VNU-HCM with a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Analytical Chemistry; and earned a PhD in Pharmaceuticals at Japan’s Toyama University. The 50-year-old lecturer was awarded the title of Professor in 2020.

She has led 14 ministerial and provincial-level research projects, with one of the most outstanding on extracting active substances from plants for the development of new drugs for diabetes, gout and melasma.

She was awarded the Ho Chi Minh City Creative Awards in 2019.

Prof., Dr. and Meritorious Teacher Nguyen Minh Thuy, from the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, graduated from Thailand’s Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) with a Master’s Degree in Post-harvest Technology in 1992 and earned a PhD in Food Technology at KU Leuven (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) in Belgium in 2007.

The 61-year-old lecturer was honoured as a professor in food technology in 2020. Her research has focused on addressing issues in the distribution of agricultural products and provision of support for farmers and agribusinesses hit by natural disasters, fires and epidemics.

SEA Games 31 update: Vietnam leads medal tally with 67 golds

Local athletes won an additional two golds on the morning of May 16 in the pencak silat and terrain cycling events at the ongoing 31st Southeast Asian (SEA Games 31), reported the Voice of Vietnam.

Vietnamese pencak silat fighter Quang Thi Thu Nghia pockets a gold medal in the women's 70-75kg category

The latest victories come as local cyclist Dinh Thi Nhu Quynh brought the first gold medal for the Vietnamese cycling team after competently overwhelming rivals in the women's terrain cycling event to finish first after recording a time of one hour, 18 minutes and five seconds.

This marks the third time that Vietnamese cyclists have won gold medals at the SEA Games.

Elsewhere, Vietnamese pencak silat fighter Quang Thi Thu Nghia defeated her Malaysian opponent with a score of 39-32 to snatch a gold medal in the women's 70-75kg category.

SEA Games 31, which is running with the theme of “For a Stronger South East Asia”, is being held in Hanoi and 11 neighbouring localities from May 12 to May 23.

First Vietnamese woman reaches summit of Mount Everest

According to the Voice of Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Thanh Nha, also known as Céline Nha Nguyen, has become the first Vietnamese woman to conquer the summit of Mount Everest.

Thanh Nha (fourth from left) in the group climbing Everest
(Photo: Seven Summit Treks)

Nha is a member of Seven Summit Treks, an agency which organises expeditions to Nepal.

She successfully completed her climb of the peak of Mount Everest at 3:30 a.m. on May 16 (local time).

Mount Everest is renowned for being the “roof of the world” as it stands at 8,849 metres high above sea level and is located between the border of Nepal and Tibet in China, in the Himalayas.

At present, Nha works a lawyer in Ho Chi Minh City.

In January this year she successfully conquered Mount Vinson, which stands at a height of 4,892 metres, the highest peak in Antarctica./.

 

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