The two-day event, jointly held bythe Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV), the Foundation for East Sea Studies(FESS) and the Vietnam Lawyers' Association (VLA), is drawing around 200 delegates,including nearly 90 international scholars and representatives from severalforeign representative offices in Vietnam. The conference aims to provide bothVietnamese and foreign scholars with a multi-dimensional insight into the East Seasituation over the past year, and discuss measures to maintain peace andstability in the region and boost cooperation. At the conferenceNearly 30 papers presented at theevent are expected to assess developments in the EastSea, international relations and orderseen from the legal angle, military and semi-military balance in the East Sea,initiatives to foster sustainable development and cooperation, and the contentand progress of a Code of Conduct in the East Sea. In his opening remarks, DAV DirectorNguyen Vu Tung said that EastSea remains one of thedifficult … [Read more...] about HCM City int’l conference highlights cooperation on East Sea
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Vietnam, Slovakia vow to promote trade and investment cooperation
NDO – Vietnam and Slovakia have vowed to continue to improve the effectiveness of the cooperation mechanism under the two countries’ Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation, while strengthening trade promotion and investment, in addition to encouraging and creating favourable conditions for businesses from both sides to connect and survey each other’s market.The commitment was made during talks in Hanoi on November 27 between host Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and his Slovakian counterpart Peter Pellegrini, who is on an official visit to Vietnam from November 25 to 28.Welcoming his guest, Deputy PM Hue expressed his belief that the visit would significantly contribute to bringing the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation of 67 years between Vietnam and Slovakia to new heights, meeting the interests and expectations of the two countries peoples.The host also recalled his good impression of Slovakia during an official visit by the Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Slovakia vow to promote trade and investment cooperation
Top legislator hails Singaporean firms’ cooperation initiatives
Vietnamese NA Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has applauded Singaporean businesses’ new initiatives to boost cooperation with Vietnam. (Photo: VNA) Ngan made the remarks at a meeting on November 27th with representatives of Singaporean enterprises which are investing in Vietnam, as part of her official visit to the country. Singapore is always an important partner of Vietnam, she affirmed, adding that the island country is currently the 9th largest trade partner and 3rd biggest foreign investor of Vietnam. The top legislator said domestic and FDI businesses are billed as a driving force to foster Vietnam’s economic growth, improve its national competitiveness and renovate its growth model. As Vietnam and Singapore still hold huge potentials for cooperation, the Vietnamese NA pledges to promulgate preferential policies for foreign investors, including those from Singapore, she said. The legislature will ask the Prime Minister to order ministries, sectors and localities to … [Read more...] about Top legislator hails Singaporean firms’ cooperation initiatives
RoK wants cooperation with Vietnam in air accident investigation
Ten airlines of Vietnam and the RoK run flightsbetween the two countries. Photo for illustration: ktdt.com.vn The CAAV said that the collaborationis necessary for both sides to respond to accidents on Vietnam-RoK routes.Experience exchanges through the cooperation will help improve theinvestigation capacity of both sides. Regarding air accident investigationcooperation, Vietnam hasjoined cooperative frameworks in the ASEAN bloc, between ASEAN and China and with France. Ten airlines of Vietnam and the RoK run flightsbetween the two countries. Air Busan, Asiana Airlines, Eastar Jet, Jin Air,Jeju Air, Korean Air and Tway Air operate 168 one-way flights per week fromIncheon, Busan and Dacgu to Vietnam’sHanoi, Khanh Hoa, Ho ChiMinh City and Da Nang. Meanwhile, Vietnam Airlines, VietjetAir and Jetstar Pacific operate 76 one-way flights per week to Busan andIncheon. In the first eight months of theyear, carriers of both sides transported more than 3.16 million passengers, up19.8 … [Read more...] about RoK wants cooperation with Vietnam in air accident investigation
Vietnam, India eye textile cooperation
Vietnam, India discussed co-operation opportunities in the garment and textile industry at an event in HCM City on November 23 (Photo VNA)HCM City (VNA) - Thereis a lot of potentials for cooperation between Vietnam and India in the textileand garment sector, a Vietnam-India business meeting heard in Ho Chi Minh City lastweek.K Srikar Reddy, Indian Consul Generalin the city, said Vietnam is among the top five textile and clothing exportingcountries along with India.But it has to import a lot ofthe raw materials, while “India’s textile industry has developed a completeproduct supply chain and India is also one of the suppliers of high-qualitymaterials and fabrics at competitive prices in the world.”Cooperation between the twocountries would help Vietnamese enterprises diversify their raw materialsources and sell high-quality products in the international market, he added.Nguyen Thi TuyetMai, Deputy General Secretary of the Vietnam Textile and Garment … [Read more...] about Vietnam, India eye textile cooperation