Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and Yanai Tadashi, Chairman and CEO of the Japanese group Fast Retailing. The Government and relevant agencies of Vietnam vow to offer favourable conditions and business environment for Japanese firms to run business in the country, he told his guest while praising business and investment activities of Fast Retailing in Vietnam. With its population of more than 96 million, Vietnam is seen as a potential market for Japanese apparel products. Japanese businesses’ operations in Vietnam will contribute to fostering strategic partnership between the two nations, the Vietnamese government leader said. … [Read more...] about PM Phuc: Japan one of Vietnam’s leading economic partners
Vietnam, Cambodia hold sixth political consultation
Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung (L) and Cambodian Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Eat Sophea co-chair the event (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – The sixth political consultation between Vietnam and Cambodia was held in Phnom Penh on July 18. The event was co-chaired by Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung and Cambodian Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Eat Sophea. The two sides expressed their satisfaction at the growing friendly neighbourliness and comprehensive cooperation between Vietnam and Cambodia with the regular exchange of high-level delegations and meetings. The cooperation between ministries and localities as well as people-to-people exchanges have been further deepened while the bilateral economic and trade partnership has developed strongly with two-way trade reaching 4.7 billion USD in 2018. Vietnam is … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Cambodia hold sixth political consultation
Vietnam joins int’l rescue competition in Malaysia
The Vietnamese team (Photo: VNA) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – Eight teams from seven countries and territories, including Vietnam, took part in an international rescue competition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 18. The event aimed to share experience between countries in rescue work and create an opportunity for rescuers to improve their professional skills. The Vietnamese team included five members headed by Dao Duy Thuong, deputy head of the fire fighting section of the Police Department of Fire Prevention and Fighting and Rescue under the Ministry of Public Security. The team completed the competition in more than 30 minutes, among the leading groups. Thuong said they learned a lot of experience through the event, which will be useful for their professional work in the coming time.-VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam joins int’l rescue competition in Malaysia
Uncle Ho’s embalmed body preserved well: council
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (fifth, right, front) and scientists (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The embalmed body of late President Ho Chi Minh has been preserved well, the State-level medical scientific council affirmed during a working session with Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi on July 18. Dang Vu Minh, president of the 11-member council said, the examination and assessment of President Ho Chi Minh’s body, which has been preserved for over 50 years, were carried out from July 12-18. The council has also proposed orientations as well as scientific and technical solutions to better preserve the President’s body for the long term, said Minh, who is also President of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations. Prof. Banin Victor Vasilievich from the Russian Academy of Sciences said the council agreed on the need to step up cooperation between the President Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum’s Management Board and the Moscow biomedical research … [Read more...] about Uncle Ho’s embalmed body preserved well: council
Phú Yên faces severe drought
Đồng Cam Dam, the biggest irrigation source of Phú Yên Province, has to operate at full capacity to supply water for paddy fields. — Photo vov.vn PHÚ YÊN — The central coastal province of Phú Yên has been suffering hot weather and severe drought which might cause harvest losses, reported vov.vn. The provincial People’s Committee has pushed all relevant agencies to help minimise the consequences of the drought. So far, more than 4,000ha of rice has been badly affected by the prolonged drought, of which 1,000ha is at risk of being destroyed. Đồng Cam Dam, the province’s biggest irrigation work in Phú Hoà District, has been operating at full capacity to supply water for paddy fields. Severe drought caused paddy fields dried up. — Photo vov.vn At present, water levels in hydropower reservoirs are very low. “The water levels at Tam Đập, Hà Yến and … [Read more...] about Phú Yên faces severe drought