Foreign Affairs

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan According to an announcement from the National Assembly’s External Affairs Committee, the visits will be made at the invitation of President of the Moroccan House of Representatives Habib El Malki, President of France’s Lower House of Parliament Richard Ferrand, European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, IPU President Gabriela Cuevas Barron, and Chairman of Consultative Assembly of Qatar Ahmad Bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about NA Chairwoman to pay official visits to Morocco, France

These events mark an important milestone in securing domestic sustainable financing for the HIV response in Vietnam and ensuring that people living with HIV access treatment services. The Hanoi event was led by the US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink and Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien.  US Deputy Chief of Mission Caryn McClelland, US Consul General Mary Tarnowka, and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Vietnam Deputy Mission Director Craig Hart co-led the events in Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City, and Nghe An together with the Vietnam Authority for HIV/AIDS Control and the local Departments of Health. Over 400 representatives from government agencies, international organizations, community based organizations working with HIV patients, people living with HIV, and media agencies were in attendance in all the four launches. US Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink speaks at the Hanoi event. While HIV patients need … [Read more...] about Vietnam, US celebrate first patients receiving antiretrovirals covered by social health insurance

During the trip, the Deputy FM held meetings with First Vice President of the French National Assembly Carole Bureau-Bonnard; head of the France – Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians' Group Stephanie Do; diplomatic adviser to the Prime Minister Emmanuel Lenain; Secretary of State to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne; and representatives from the Movement of the Enterprises of France MEDEF. Son delivered to the French side PM Phuc’s letter to his French counterpart Edouard Philippe. Member of the Party Central Committee and Standing Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son The diplomat praised the fruitful growth of the Vietnam – France strategic partnership and exchanges of the two countries’ officials at all levels. He specially mentioned the official visit to France by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong as well as the trip to Vietnam by French Prime … [Read more...] about PM’s special envoy visits France

Inspired by the global theme for IWD 2019 - Think equal, build smart, innovate for change – the event launched a national competition ‘Technologies for Equality’ to promote the application of technologies to empower rural women’s lives. The Vice Minister for the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), Mr. Bui The Duy, was special guest at the event. A woman of the Muong ethnic group introduces her tea product to Irish Ambassador to Vietnam. Jointly funded by Australia and Ireland, the event launched a national competition for concepts and innovations beneficial for rural women. The competition is managed by the Women’s Initiative for Start-ups and Entrepreneurship (WISE). The objectives of the national competition are to: a) sponsor potential high impact technology-related initiatives for the empowerment of rural women; b) provide support for the technologies, and their scale up; c) improve awareness in society of the need for the … [Read more...] about Australia, Ireland support Vietnam to promote technologies in support of rural women

At the meeting, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc warmly welcomed US President Donald Trump to Vietnam to attend the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit in Vietnam. Showing joy when visiting Vietnam for the second time, President Donald Trump revealed that he has seen positive changes in Vietnam since he last visited Vietnam in November 2017. He stressed that Vietnam has actually changed a lot and today the whole world is paying attention to the country. The US President expressed his hope that the DPRK-USA Hanoi Summit will be successful, and highly appreciated Vietnam’s preparation for this important event. This is the second time that US President Donald Trump has visited Vietnam. In November 2017, he paid an official visit to Vietnam and attended the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Da Nang city. Below are a number of images recorded during the meeting between PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc and US President Donald Trump. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) … [Read more...] about PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosts US President