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PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc receives Romanian Minister for Business Environment, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship Stefan Radu Oprea on October 23rd (Photo: VNA) Congratulating Vietnam on Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s election as State President, Oprea informed his host about the outcomes of his working sessions with the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and several relevant agencies on ways to step up the two countries’ relations. He noted that he and the Ministry of Industry and Trade shared the view that bilateral trade and economic ties boast huge potential, agreeing to target trade revenue at USD500 million in the near future, instead of just USD200 million at present. The Romanian delegation has worked with relevant Vietnamese agencies to enhance cooperation in agriculture, information technology, Industry 4.0 technology, tourism, and investment, as well as between small- and medium-sized enterprises of the two … [Read more...] about PM sets Vietnam

The Deputy PM conveyed thanks from Acting President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh and the family of late President Tran Dai Quang to the Pope for extending condolences over the death of the President and sending a representative to Vietnam to pay last respects to the deceased.Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh and Pope Francis (Photo: VNA)Pope Francis welcomed the visit by Deputy PM Binh, describing it as an important new step of development helping enhance mutual understanding and thus further promoting the ties between Vietnam and the Vatican in the time ahead.  He recalled the good memory about his meetings with Vietnam’s leaders in the past years and expressed joy at the positive developments in Vatican-Vietnam ties.  The Pope thanked the Government and authorities at all levels of Vietnam for facilitating activities of the Vietnam Catholic Church and the Vatican’s non-resident envoy to Vietnam.  He stressed that the Vietnam Catholic Church should … [Read more...] about Vietnam constantly works to perfect its policy on respecting and…

Minister of Defence Ngo Xuan Lich signs the ADMM 12 joint statement (Photo: VNA) He further said that regional security and anti-terrorism are key to ASEAN development, and stressed the necessary of maintaining ASEAN’s consensus, solidarity and central role regarding important issues in the region.  The work requires the fortification of ASEAN-led mechanisms so that they can make effective contributions to ensuring peace, stability, and prosperity in the region, Lich suggested. The minister affirmed the importance of the East Sea to peace and development, as well as to safe and free navigation and overflight in the region and in the world, and added that ASEAN should step up cooperation with its partners in the field for mutual benefits. He welcomed and lauded China’s efforts in its cooperation with the bloc, reflected through the sides’ approval of the draft framework of the Code of Conduct in the East Sea (COC) and ongoing COC-text negotiations based on a … [Read more...] about Vietnam backs Singapore’s suggestions at ADMM 12: Defence Minister

At the reception (Photo: baodautu.vn)On October 17th, Ho Ky Minh, Deputy Chairman of the Da Nang city People’s Committee, received the delegation from Japan’s Oita Prefecture Foreign Trade Association led by Hikita Chiaki, President of the Tsurusaki Maritime Shipping Company. According to Japanese businesses’ representatives, Da Nang city is an attractive market for Japan because of its plentiful and remarkably improved human resources. Japanese businesses appreciated the potential of the city’s economic development, and hoped to cooperate with its businesses. During the reception, Japanese businesses expressed the desire to expand investment and conduct business cooperation in Da Nang city, saying that they cared about the opening of direct flights from Da Nang to Japanese localities in the near future. They added that Oita prefecture’s businesses are strong in industrial and agricultural products and high quality tourism services, and that their visit to … [Read more...] about Japanese businesses seek investment opportunities in Da Nang city

At the working meeting (Photo: baodautu.vn)The visit by Singaporean businesses aimed to seek trade and investment cooperation opportunities in Vietnam, including Can Tho city and the Mekong River Delta. The 12 businesses of the delegation work in different areas, and include some big groups such as Sembcorp who is the investor of 7 Vietnam -Singapore Industrial Parks (VSIP) in Vietnam, or NTUC who is a retail trader of over 50% of Singapore’s market. According to Truong Quang Hoai Nam, Deputy Chairman of the Can Tho city People’s Committee, this is a convenient chance for the two countries’ businesses to seek trade and investment cooperation, promoting Singapore’s investment into Vietnam, especially in Can Tho city and the Mekong River Delta region. He added that his city is calling on investment from Singapore in 3 industrial park infrastructure projects, an information and technology project, a logistics project and 11 real estate projects. In Can Tho city, … [Read more...] about Trade, investment promotion increased between Singapore and Vietnam’s…