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Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has said Vietnam pays special attention to its relations with Middle East and African countries, which have progressed in various areas over the past years. Vietnam established diplomatic ties with South Sudan in February 2019, raising the total number of regional countries that have diplomatic ties with Vietnam to 69 out of 70. Two-way trade neared 19 billion USD in 2019, tripling that in 2008. Vietnam exported farm produce, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, telecommunications, and finance-banking services to the region. The country not only received over 7 billion USD in foreign direct investment from the region but also invested more than 2.6 billion USD there, mostly via Viettel’s telecom projects in several African nations. Cooperation in agriculture, energy, transportation, labour and exchange of experts also improved. With active, proactive and responsible contributions to dealing with … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Middle East-African nations boost relations

While there could be a fast-track trial, Democrats could slow things down by proposing that a series of witnesses testify. If senators vote to subpoena witnesses, that also would consume time by requiring that the witnesses first be deposed before deciding on whether they actually testify to the Senate. … [Read more...] about Trump lawyers call for immediate acquittal in legal, political defence

ITL will play a central in this area by leading the development of this new offering for Vietnam, together with the industry leaders, customers, partners, local agencies and our own asset development. We will focus on this development not only in the air, but also in sea transport as well. This has a significant opportunity for the domestic and regional market by not only creating new revenue for Vietnam but equally allowing this volume to move closer to such an important centre of gravity as an exporting and even importing market. … [Read more...] about ITL Corporation: being the national champion in logistics

Amid the strongly developing market economy and deeper international integration, being in close contact with goods and money and facing all sorts of temptations, each Party member and official – more than ever – must nurture their revolutionary spirit and the Party’s spirit. A righteous Party – one with the right leadership, well-planned organisation, a cohort of members with integrity and example-leading mentality and close-knit ties with the people, and one receiving the support from the people – will have insurmountable strength for the journey onwards. … [Read more...] about Vietnam reaches for prosperity

Vietnamese military officers wave goodbye to their relatives and colleagues as they were about to board the plane to head to South Sudan in late November last year. — VNA/VNS Photo Bui Van Lanh Themed “Journey for Peace”, the three-hour event held by the Vietnam Peacekeeping Operations Department was intended as a gift for officers working far from home and their families as Tet (Lunar New Year) draws near. … [Read more...] about Video chat held for VN peacekeepers in South Sudan