General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang Vorachith will pay an official friendship visit to Vietnam from December 19 to 21.General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party and President of Laos Bounnhang VorachithThe trip will be made at the invitation of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and President of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang.-VNA … [Read more...] about Top Lao leader to pay official friendship visit to Vietnam
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Vietnam–Myanmar friendship associations seal cooperative pact
Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnam-Myanmar and Myanmar-Vietnam Friendship Associations signed a memorandum of understanding oncooperation as part of their talks in Hanoi on December 19.According to the pact, the two associations agreed tocoordinate celebrations of the countries’ major anniversaries, and theorganisation of trade – investment fairs and conferences, and businessexchanges. They planned to introduce businessmen to public agencies andorganisations, and provide the business community with market information. The two sides pledged to work together to help connectVietnamese and Myanmar tourism sectors. Their cooperation also covereddelegation exchanges and regular liaison.At the talks, Chairman of the Vietnam-Myanmar FriendshipAssociation Chu Cong Phung lauded the role of its Myanmar counterpart inboosting the two nations’ people-to-people diplomacy across all sectors.Phung said the Myanmar association delegation’s currentvisit to Vietnam is a chance for … [Read more...] about Vietnam–Myanmar friendship associations seal cooperative pact
Vietnam’s Friendship Order presented to German journalist
Kapfenberger used to be a correspondent of the German Democratic Republic’s AND news agency and Neues Deutschland (New Germany) newspaper in Vietnam in 1970-1973 and 1980-1984. His hundreds of reports on Vietnam greatly helped to promote the movement of solidarity with Vietnam during wartime and the first years following the country’s reunification. Vietnamese Ambassador to Germany Doan Xuan Hung (R) presenting the Friendship Order to Hellmut Kapfenberger Returning to his homeland, he participated in the Committee on Vietnam of the German Democratic Republic and in activities promoting the solidarity with Vietnam. After retiring, he spent time on collecting documents and writing books on Vietnam, including a book with Vietnamese version entitled “Ho Chi Minh – Mot bien nien su” (Ho Chi Minh – A chronicle), “Berlin – Bonn – Saigon – Hanoi”, “Vietnam - ein dreizigjähriger Krieg … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Friendship Order presented to German journalist
Vietnam-Laos friendship continues to sustain
Vietnam and Laos share a border and rivers and have developed a special relationship during their national construction and defense. The two countries held a series of activities this year to mark the 55th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties and 40 years of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation. Successful Vietnam-Laos Friendship and Solidarity YearThe two countries have achieved profound and comprehensive accomplishments, which are invaluable assets contributing to each country’s development. During the Friendship and Solidarity Year, activities have been held to educate the younger generation about history of the Vietnam-Laos relationship and encourage people of both countries to continue enhancing bilateral ties. Ta Minh Chau, Vice President of the Vietnam-Laos Friendship Association, says: “Vietnam and Laos organized grand meetings to mark the event while organizations carried out diverse activities. At these events, the two sides reviewed cooperative results over … [Read more...] about Vietnam-Laos friendship continues to sustain
Association helps promote Vietnam-Czech friendship
In his remarks, CVA President Marcel Winter highlighted the association’s efforts to enhance the friendship between the Vietnamese and Czech people, and help the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic integrate into the host society through various activities. The CVA has also repeatedly proposed competent agencies of the Czech Republic streamline procedures for granting visas to Vietnamese labourers, he said. Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Ho Minh Tuan stressed that the Government and people of Vietnam always highly evaluated good sentiments and effective activities of the CVA, especially those of its President Winter. Such activities include assisting Vietnamese people affected by natural disasters, and poor patients and children, and promoting cooperation between businesses of the two countries, he said. The association has also supported Vietnam during its struggle to protect national sovereignty over seas and islands, the diplomat said, … [Read more...] about Association helps promote Vietnam-Czech friendship