Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosts Foreign Minister of Ivory Coast Amon-Tanoh. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc made the statement at a reception for Foreign Minister of Ivory Coast Marcel Amon-Tanoh in Hanoi on January 19. The Vietnamese government leader voiced Vietnam’s support for commitments to stepping up cooperation between the two nations in economics as well as other fields, including national defence. He called on the Ivory Coast to offer favourable conditions for Vietnamese enterprises to operate in the African country and for Vietnamese goods to gain entry into the market while hoping that businesses will augment trade promotion activities in the time ahead. He urged both nations to optimise their strength in cashew export, cooperate with and provide mutual support in this regard. The Ivory Coast would become a bridge for Vietnam to penetrate the African market while Vietnam would act as a gateway for the Ivory Coast to gain access to the Association of … [Read more...] about Vietnam desires stronger connections with Ivory Coast
PM Phuc desires stronger connections with Ivory Coast
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosts Foreign Minister of Ivory Coast Amon-Tanoh. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc made the statement at a reception for Foreign Minister of Ivory Coast Marcel Amon-Tanoh in Hanoi on January 19. The Vietnamese government leader voiced Vietnam’s support for commitments to stepping up cooperation between the two nations in economics as well as other fields, including national defence. He called on the Ivory Coast to offer favourable conditions for Vietnamese enterprises to operate in the African country and for Vietnamese goods to gain entry into the market while hoping that businesses will augment trade promotion activities in the time ahead. He urged both nations to optimise their strength in cashew export, cooperate with and provide mutual support in this regard. The Ivory Coast would become a bridge for Vietnam to penetrate the African market while Vietnam would act as a gateway for the Ivory Coast to gain access to the Association of … [Read more...] about PM Phuc desires stronger connections with Ivory Coast
Indonesia pet orangutans released back into the wild
The young orangutan looks back at her rescuers before clambering over her steel cage and into the trees, swinging from hand to hand and hanging upside down. Five-year-old primate Elaine, covered in fuzzy cinnamon-coloured hair, was one of two critically endangered Sumatran Orangutans released back into the wild Tuesday. Both female apes were rescued after being kept as pets by villagers in Aceh province on Sumatra island. Elaine and four-year-old Reipok Rere spent nearly two years learning to fend for themselves at a rehabilitation centre and "forest school" before being returned to the wild at Pinus Jantho Forest Reserve. The healthy pair have joined nearly 120 other orangutans freed from captivity at the conservation site, said the Aceh natural resources conservation agency. The rescue is a rare spot of bright news for the critically endangered species, which has seen its habitat shrink drastically over the past few decades largely due to the destruction of forests … [Read more...] about Indonesia pet orangutans released back into the wild
Disciplinary measures taken against two senior officials
Hoàng Đức Tiến (first from right) was stripped of all his Party positions for violations involving the senior high school examination in 2018 in Sơn La. — VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — The Secretariat of the Party Central Committee agreed on disciplinary measures against a senior official from the northern mountainous province of Sơn La and a naval officer at a meeting in Hà Nội on Wednesday. Hoàng Tiến Đức, member of the provincial Party Committee of Sơn La (2015-20 term), secretary of the Party Committee (2015-20 term) and director of Sơn La’s Department of Education and Training, was stripped of all his Party positions for violations involving the senior high school examination in 2018 in Sơn La. The Secretariat said in his capacity as standing deputy chairman of the steering committee for the senior high school examination and … [Read more...] about Disciplinary measures taken against two senior officials
Italians bid final farewell to ‘maestro’ Zeffirelli
Zeffirelli died at home on Saturday aged 96. — AFP Photo FLORENCE, Italy — Thousands of people paid a final homage to Italian film-maker and opera director Franco Zeffirelli at his funeral in Florence's cathedral on Tuesday. "The maestro Zeffirelli wasn't just an artist, he was a genius," Florence mayor Dario Nardella told around 1,500 people in the renowned Duomo of Zeffirelli's Tuscan hometown. Thousands more people gathered outside the cathedral to bid a final farewell to Zeffirelli, who died at home on Saturday, aged 96. "Zeffirelli represented Florence in the world, but also the world in Florence. He loved this city," said Nardella. Archbishop Giuseppe Betori officiated at the ceremony in the presence of the director's foster sons, Luciano Zeffirelli and Pippo Zeffirelli, and Culture Minister Alberto Bonisoli. Zeffirelli started out in theatre but made his international reputation adapting classics to the screen, including many of … [Read more...] about Italians bid final farewell to ‘maestro’ Zeffirelli