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A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand led by Ambassador Phan Chi Thanh visits Ho Chi Minh Museum in Phichit province. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Cambodia on May 19 held an incense-offering ceremony to pay tribute to President Ho Chi Minh on his 132nd birthday. In his remarks, Ambassador Nguyen Huy Tang called on the embassy’s staff and Vietnamese people in Cambodia to follow the late President’s ideology, morality and lifestyle. They should seriously observe local law and support each other, he said, lauding Vietnamese firms and agencies in Cambodia for their support to Cambodia ns of Vietnamese origin and local people during the COVID-19 fight. The Vietnamese community in Hungary and Hungarian friends on May 18 also gathered at a ceremony in Zalaegerszeg city where President Ho Chi Minh’s statue is located to pay homage to the late leader. Góra Balázs, Chairman of the Hungarian Socialist Party’s Zalaegerszeg branch, recalled … [Read more...] about President Ho Chi Minh remembered abroad

Indian journalist Sandip Hor, Vice Chairman of the Foreign Correspondents’ Association in Australia, during a visit to President Hồ Chí Minh Mausoleum in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Late President Hồ Chí Minh was not only a beloved leader of the Vietnamese people and founding father of the modern Việt Nam, but his life and career also left strong impressions and won the hearts of many international friends. Indian journalist Sandip Hor, Vice President of the Foreign Correspondents’ Association in Australia, said he came to know of Hồ Chí Minh in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when his hometown – Kolkata city in India’s West Bengal state – witnessed demonstrations in support of the fight against the US and for national reunification in Việt Nam. Since then, the great leader of Việt Nam has been a person he always admired. Talking to Vietnam News Agency, Hor recounted that in Kolkata, called Calcutta at that time, people went on many marches protesting the war and supporting … [Read more...] about Late President Hồ Chí Minh in the hearts and minds of int’l friends

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin(Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc said he hopes to see more cooperation projects between Vietnam and Singapore while hosting visiting Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-Jin in Hanoi on May 19. Bilateral trade is growing positively, with more and more Singaporean-invested projects in Vietnam, Phuc said, considering the Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP) model a symbol of economic collaboration between the nations. He said he wishes for further bilateral cooperation in the field of human resources training, which serves as a firm foundation for both nations’ socio-economic development. Speaker Tan, who is paying an official visit to Vietnam, said special celebration activities are earmarked for 2023, which marks the 50th founding anniversary of the countries’ diplomatic relations. On the occasion, the Singaporean Prime Minister wants to visit … [Read more...] about President wishes for more Vietnam-Singapore cooperation projects

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh meets Vietnamese in San Francisco . (Photo: VNA) San Francisco (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has lauded overseas Vietnamese ( OVs ) in general and those in the US in particular for their contributions to the homeland as well as the Vietnam-US ties. At a meeting with representatives of the Vietnamese community in San Francisco on May 17 (local time) as part of his trip to the US, Chinh noted that OVs have engaged in 376 projects in the form of foreign direct investment (FDI) with total registered capital amounting to 1.72 billion USD. Remittances to Vietnam exceed 10 billion USD each year, hitting 12.5 billion US D last year, he said, stressing that the capital has played a role in the country’s socio-economic development. The leader reiterated that the Party and the State have always regarded OVs as an integral part and an impulse for national development, which has been reflected in the institutionalisation of … [Read more...] about Prime Minister meets Vietnamese in San Francisco

During the meeting, Tan briefed his visitors on the outcomes of his talks with Vietnamese N.A. Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue. Affirming the increasing relationship between the two countries, Tan expressed his hope for further strengthened exchange activities between parliamentarians of the two nations, contributing to tightening the legislative cooperation in particular, and the strategic partnership between the two countries in general. For his part, Cuong, who is also Secretary General of the National Assembly and Chairman of the N.A. Office of Vietnam, said Tan’s official visit to Vietnam contributes to further expanding the Vietnam – Singapore Strategic Partnership. He congratulated Singapore on its success in COVID-19 prevention and control and stable development in the new normal, the effective implementation of vaccination program, as well as the full reopening of economy and international tourism. Cuong said he believes that Singapore will develop stronger and play an … [Read more...] about Singaporean parliament speaker meets Vietnam – ASEAN friendship parliamentary group’s official

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh delivers a speech at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s trip to the US to attend the ASEAN-US Special Summit , and pay working visits to the US and the United Nations (UN) from May 11-17 has produced a lot of important results, both multilaterally and bilaterally, contributing to promoting the relations between ASEAN and the US, Vietnam and the UN, and Vietnam and the US, and affirming the country's position and prestige in the international arena. During his stay in the US, PM Chinh engaged in more than 60 activities in Washington D.C, Boston, New York and San Francisco. He attended and delivered a speech at the sessions of the ASEAN - US Special Summit, and met with leaders of several ASEAN countries such as the Prime Ministers of Laos, Cambodia and Singapore, and the President of Indonesia. Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said that the Government … [Read more...] about PM’s working trip to US enhances Vietnam’s position, prestige

Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Le Viet Duyen (third, right) and UNEFA Rector Pascualino Angiolillo at the launching ceremony (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The National Experimental University of the Armed Forces (UNEFA) of Venezuela on May 19 launched the “Vietnamese nation and culture in Ho Chi Minh era” faculty on the occasion of the 132rd birthday of Vietnamese national leader and UNESCO-recognised man of culture - late President Ho Chi Minh. Addressing the launching ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Venezuela Le Viet Duyen thanked the UNEFA for organising the event. He stressed that President Ho Chi Minh's life and revolutionary career is an epic of patriotism and revolutionary heroism. The national leader, who devoted his whole life to the national liberation, independence freedom of the nation and happiness of people, is an example for nations that are struggling to advance to socialism, including Vietnam and Venezuela, said the ambassador. He expressed his hope that … [Read more...] about Venezuela university opens faculty on Vietnamese nation, culture in Ho Chi Minh era