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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh is scheduled to hold phone talks with his Austrian counterpart Aon September 16 evening. At the talks, the two leaders will discuss the bilateral relations and cooperation in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Since Vietnam and Austria officially established diplomatic relations in 1972, the bilateral relationship has witnessed fruitful development across fields, from politics, economy, trade and investment, to education-training, science-technology and culture. Austria is one of the five largest trade partners of Vietnam in the European Union (EU). Trade value between the two countries in 2019 reached about 3.6 billion USD. Since August 2020, when the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement ( EVFTA ) took effect, two-way trade has remarkably grown and is expected to achieve even more positive results when this agreement will be fully tapped in the near future./. VNA …

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The Mekong Delta provinces of Tiền Giang and Đồng Tháp should continue anti-pandemic measures and focus on reducing the death rate from COVID-19, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has told provincial authorities. A fisherman on September 12 is tested after leaving his boat to enter Vàm Láng town in Tiền Giang Province’s Gò Công Đông District. VNA/VNS Photo Hữu Chí Đam led a inspection team to Tiền Giang and Đồng Tháp provinces on Friday. At a meeting in Đồng Tháp, Đam said the province police should visit each house to ask members to fill out medical declarations and ask them if they had returned from COVID-19 hotspots. Preventing cross-transmission at quarantine facilities was also important, Đam said. In locked-down areas, rapid tests should be administered to detect COVID-19 patients quickly. The province also needs to prepare scenarios for a possible COVID-19 outbreak after re-opening, Đam said. People must follow the Ministry of Health’s 5k message: Khẩu …

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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin (L) greets National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue (Photo: VNA) Helsinki, (VNA) – National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue met Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin on September 10 afternoon as part of his official visit to Finland. The Finnish PM welcomed the Vietnamese top legislator to Finland in the first foreign trip by Hue since he took the helm of the Vietnamese NA, saying that it is a good manifestation of the traditional friendship between the two countries for decades. She affirmed that Vietnam is among important partners of Finland in ASEAN and the Asia-Pacific region. The two countries have gained success in economic, educational, development and environmental cooperation, she said, adding that there are other potential fields that Finland wants to partner up with Vietnam in the time ahead. NA Chairman Hue highlighted that his visit is the first by a Vietnamese NA head to Finland after 28 years. He agreed with the host that …

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A fisherman on September 12 is tested after leaving his boat to enter Vàm Láng town in Tiền Giang Province’s Gò Công Đông District. VNA/VNS Photo Hữu Chí MEKONG DELTA — The Mekong Delta provinces of Tiền Giang and Đồng Tháp should continue anti-pandemic measures and focus on reducing the death rate from COVID-19, Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has told provincial authorities. Đam led a inspection team to Tiền Giang and Đồng Tháp provinces on Friday. At a meeting in Đồng Tháp, Đam said the province police should visit each house to ask members to fill out medical declarations and ask them if they had returned from COVID-19 hotspots. Preventing cross-transmission at quarantine facilities was also important, Đam said. In locked-down areas, rapid tests should be administered to detect COVID-19 patients quickly. The province also needs to prepare scenarios for a possible COVID-19 outbreak after re-opening, Đam said. People must follow the Ministry of …

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PM Chinh's attendance at the summit is made at the invitation of Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen. The GMS’s cooperation outcomes have effectively supported the building of the ASEAN Community and shaping the regional architecture with ASEAN as the centrality, while promoting the ASEAN-China strategic partnership, PM Chinh said. He stressed that it is the interest and responsibility of each GMS country to coordinate with each other to solve common challenges in the region and support each other for mutual development. Political trust and cooperation on the basis of the principles of equality, consensus, mutual benefit, efficiency, practicality and respect for international law will continue to be indispensable conditions for the success of the GMS, the PM said. He suggested priorities in GMS cooperation in the time ahead, firstly the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on supporting the open, fair and transparent access to vaccines and treatment …

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During his online talks with Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide, Phuc rejoiced at the strong, comprehensive development of the Vietnam-Japan extensive strategic partnership with high political trust. He praised Suga’s contributions to the bilateral ties, as well as his good sentiments towards the land and people of Vietnam, saying the Japanese PM had selected Vietnam for his first overseas trip after taking office last October. Phuc thanked the Japanese government and people for their support to Vietnam in the pandemic fight, with the latest donation batch of 400,000 vaccine doses announced recently, raising Japan’s total vaccine donations to Vietnam to 3.58 million doses. He also used the occasion to thank Japan for assisting nearly 450,000 Vietnamese in the host country, and called for more Japanese support in the pandemic combat. Sharing difficulties to Japanese firms, Phuc said Vietnam will continue to accompany them, remove obstacles to their production and business, …

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The Finnish PM welcomed the Vietnamese top legislator to Finland in the first foreign trip by Hue since he took the helm of the Vietnamese N.A., saying that it is a good manifestation of the traditional friendship between the two countries for decades. She affirmed that Vietnam is among important partners of Finland in ASEAN and the Asia-Pacific region. The two countries have gained success in economic, educational, development and environmental cooperation, she said, adding that there are other potential fields that Finland wants to partner up with Vietnam in the time ahead. N.A. Chairman Hue highlighted that his visit is the first by a Vietnamese N.A. head to Finland after 28 years. He agreed with the host that there is great potential for bilateral cooperation, and made clear that Vietnam hopes to promote intensive cooperation with Finland in startup ecology building, sustainable development, high technology, telecom, renewable energy, waste water treatment and transport, as …

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Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) receives Japanese Defence Minister Kishi Nobuo (Photo: VNA) The leader spoke highly of the outcomes of the talks between the guest and his host, Defence Minister Phan Van Giang, saying they helped deepen relations between the two countries and contribute to peace, stability, cooperation and development of each country, the region and the world over. Vietnam will create every favourable condition for the further boosting of the cooperation in the field of national defence between the two countries, he stressed and spoke highly of Japan’s assistance to countries affected by the pandemic, including Vietnam. The leader also thanked the Japanese government for providing Vietnam with over 3 million vaccine doses and asked it to continue with the work in the time to come. President Phuc welcomed and supported Japan’s active contributions to the maintenance of peace, stability, security and development of the region and the world over, and spoke …

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Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc has affirmed that the State budget is enough for expenditures planned by the National Assembly (NA) and the Prime Minister. Answering reporters’ queries about the State budget situation amid the pandemic at present, Phoc said following the Prime Minister’s directions, ministries, agencies and localities saved at least half of the cost of conferences and working trips at home and abroad, and 10 percent of other regular expenditures this year to supplement financial resources for the COVID-19 fight and other necessary tasks. Finance Minister Ho Duc Phoc So far, about VND14.62 trillion (USD635 million) from regular expenditures have been saved. The Finance Ministry suggested the PM submit a proposal to the NA Standing Committee on using the saved sum to add to the central budget reserve fund 2021 and provide for ministries, agencies and localities to fight the pandemic in the most effective manner. According to him, up to VND21.4 …

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Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Vietnam from September 10-12, discussing cooperation in the COVID-19 fight and vaccine assistance. Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will visit Vietnam from September 10-12. The announcement was made by the deputy spokesperson of Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Doan Khac Viet at a press briefing on Thursday. Within the visit, the Chinese minister will co-chair the meeting of the 13th Steering Committee for Vietnam-China Bilateral Cooperation with Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh, hold talks with Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son and pay courtesy calls on Vietnamese leaders, the spokesperson said. At the steering committee meeting, the two sides will discuss measures to resolve existing issues and strengthen the relations between the two countries. The two sides will also talk about COVID-19 prevention and control, vaccine assistance and supply of medical …

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