National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue pays an official visit to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from June 28-30 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue’s official visit to the UK from June 28-30 presents a great opportunity for the two countries to strengthen their relations in legislative and reform issues that will support Vietnam’s development in the coming years, UK Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward has affirmed. Talking to the press, he said there are three main areas for such cooperation, namely digitalisation, simplification of rules and procedures to strengthen the business environment; supporting equality, gender equality and equality for minority groups; and legislation and regulation around the green economy. He stressed that the strategic partnership between the UK and Vietnam is solid but there is plenty of room for it to expand. Hue’s visit, the second of a senior Vietnamese leader to … [Read more...] about Top legislator’s visit a great opportunity for boosting Vietnam-UK ties: UK Ambassador
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Top legislator’s visit a great opportunity for boosting Vietnam-UK ties
Talking to the press, he said there are three main areas for such cooperation, namely digitalisation, simplification of rules and procedures to strengthen the business environment; supporting equality, gender equality and equality for minority groups; and legislation and regulation around the green economy. He stressed that the strategic partnership between the UK and Vietnam is solid but there is plenty of room for it to expand. Hue’s visit, the second of a senior Vietnamese leader to the UK within the past year, will help to push forward the cooperation between the two parliaments and governments, he said. "The relationship between the UK and Vietnam is built on people-to-people links. So I think this visit is a good symbol that we are open for business again in both directions,” said Ward. Businesses can travel, invest and develop export and import, while students from Vietnam can come to the UK and vice versa, he added. “We hope that we will soon see the return to the … [Read more...] about Top legislator’s visit a great opportunity for boosting Vietnam-UK ties
Room remains to boost Vietnam-Hungary cooperation: official
Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA) Budapest (VNA) – Although substantial results have been achieved between Vietnam and Hungary in terms of economic cooperation, it is still not really commensurate with the potential of the two sides, Deputy Prime Minister Le Van Thanh has said. economy has achieved important improvements in the 35 years since adopting the doi moi (renewal) process. The country’s GDP reached 6% in the 2016-2021 period. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, its economy expanded by 2.58 percent last year, being one of the few countries in the world that posted positive growth. enterprises . trade cooperation with Vietnam. VNA … [Read more...] about Room remains to boost Vietnam-Hungary cooperation: official
Top legislator’s visit a great opportunity for boosting Vietnam-U.K. ties: U.K. Ambassador
Talking to the press, he said there are three main areas for such cooperation, namely digitization, simplification of rules and procedures to strengthen the business environment; supporting equality, gender equality and equality for minority groups; and legislation and regulation around the green economy. He stressed that the strategic partnership between the U.K. and Vietnam is solid but there is plenty of room for it to expand. Hue’s visit, the second of a senior Vietnamese leader to the U.K. within the past year, will help to push forward the cooperation between the two parliaments and governments, he said. "The relationship between the U.K. and Vietnam is built on people-to-people links. So I think this visit is a good symbol that we are open for business again in both directions,” said Ward. Businesses can travel, invest and develop export and import, while students from Vietnam can come to the U.K. and vice versa, he added. “We hope that we will soon see the return to … [Read more...] about Top legislator’s visit a great opportunity for boosting Vietnam-U.K. ties: U.K. Ambassador
Vietnam oriented toward fish sauce export
At the conference Speaking at a seminar to discuss solutions to boost Vietnam's fish sauce exports this afternoon in Hanoi, the Vietnam Association of Fish Sauce in collaboration with the Vietnam Cuisine Culture Association (VCCA) and Agrotrade under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development held a seminar on ‘Promoting export exporting fish sauce - orientation and solutions’. According to the Vietnam Association of Fish Sauce, exporting fish sauce is the goal of manufacturers and traders in this industry globally. Vietnam is a country favored by nature and has a long experience in fish sauce production. According to the Agrotrade, the country currently has more than 4,200 fish sauce production facilities with an average output of nearly 380 million liters in 2020. In recent years, not only serving domestic consumption needs, Vietnam's fish sauce products are also promoting the application of science and technology and strict standards for ensuring safety and hygiene … [Read more...] about Vietnam oriented toward fish sauce export
Vietnam collecting feasible solutions to boost production, trading, investment
VASEP proposed practical solutions to decrease logistics cost in the near future Chairman of Vietnam Tourism Association Vu The Binh stated that to promote the recovery of this industry in the near future, there must be new interesting tour packages to attract international tourists, along with favorable conditions to welcome them to Vietnam. He proposed a working session between the tourism and aviation industries to introduce the most reasonable prices for these new packages. Deputy General Secretary of Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers Nguyen Hoai Nam shared that the high fuel prices have created pressure on many businesses, and many fishermen have stopped their work. He suggested some solutions to reduce logistics cost, including digital transformation among member businesses, which was wholeheartedly welcomed by Minister Dung with the promise to support any needy enterprises in order to increase their competitiveness. Vice Chairwoman of Vietnam … [Read more...] about Vietnam collecting feasible solutions to boost production, trading, investment
Large room for Vietnam, Germany to boost cooperation: parliamentarian
Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh (R) and Parliamentarian Andreas Scheuer (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Vu Quang Minh on June 22 had a working session with Parliamentarian Andreas Scheuer, President of the Asian Bridge Initiative programme, on prospects for strengthening cooperation between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) in general, and Germany in particular. The two sides agreed that there remains large room to develop bilateral cooperation between Vietnam and Germany , especially in the economic field. They emphasised the importance of strengthening the exchange of all-level delegations, including business delegations, in order to bring information about the potential of Vietnam and Vietnamese businesses closer to partners in Germany and Europe in general. Scheuer, who is also former German Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure, affirmed that the executive board of the programme wishes to further … [Read more...] about Large room for Vietnam, Germany to boost cooperation: parliamentarian
Vietnam, China agree on measures to further promote parliamentary ties
The Vietnamese side at the online talks on June 29 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man and Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China Wang Chen held online talks on June 29. They shared the view that relations between the two Parties and countries have continued thriving, with all-level exchanges and meetings held frequently in flexible forms. In particular, the Party general secretaries of Vietnam and China have had four phone talks in two straight years, helping enhance political trust and identify strategic orientations for the healthy and stable development of the two Parties and countries’ relations. The vice chairmen affirmed that the practical and effective cooperation between the two legislatures form an important part of ties between the two Parties and countries. Given this, they agreed to order their respective sides’ relevant agencies to fruitfully … [Read more...] about Vietnam, China agree on measures to further promote parliamentary ties
Laos boosts electricity exports to Vietnam, Cambodia
Illustrative image (Photo: AP) Vientiane (VNA) – The Lao government is focusing on implementing an array of hydropower projects nationwide to increase its electricity exports to regional countries, including Vietnam and Cambodia. Laos has signed contracts with Vietnam Electricity (EVN) covering 25 projects with a combined capacity of 2,180 MW, of which Sekaman 1, Sekamansanse and Sekaman 3 already have a total capacity of 572 MW. With an accumulative capacity of 1,608 MW, the remainders are scheduled to be put into operation and supply electricity for Vietnam from 2022-2025. The two countries have also reached memoranda of understanding on other projects, helping to push total electricity output expected to be exported from Laos to Vietnam to 8,148 MW by 2030. Apart from Vietnam , Laos has also exported electricity to Cambodia , with a volume of 445 MW, which is scheduled to reach 6,000 MW by 2030. Thailand, China and Singapore have also imported power … [Read more...] about Laos boosts electricity exports to Vietnam, Cambodia
Conference reviews Vietnam-Guangdong cooperation
Vietnamese and Chinese officials take part in the teleconference on June 29. (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – A conference reviewing cooperation between Vietnamese ministries, localities and Guangdong province of China was held in virtual form on June 29 under the chair of Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Hieu and Guangdong’s Vice Governor Wang Xi. Opening the conference, the eighth of its kind, Deputy FM Hieu expressed joy at the positive developments in the Vietnam-China relationship in general and between Vietnamese ministries, localities and Guangdong in particular. Guangdong has the biggest trade revenue with Vietnam among Chinese localities , with bilateral trade up 16.2 percent in 2021 to 47.42 billion USD, accounting for more than one quarter of Vietnam-China trade value. Guangdong companies invested nearly 2 billion USD in Vietnam in 2019-2020. Deputy minister Hieu said amidst fast developments in global and regional economic situation, the two … [Read more...] about Conference reviews Vietnam-Guangdong cooperation