Foreign Affairs

The visit will be made at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, the Foreign Ministry said in an announcement on April 4. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands The Netherlands is an important partner of Vietnam in Europe, and Vietnam always attaches importance to its friendly relations and effective multifaceted cooperation with the Netherlands, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed at a reception for newly-accredited Dutch Ambassador to Vietnam Elsbeth Akkerman in Hanoi on March last month. Trade and investment cooperation between Vietnam and the Netherlands have been growing steadily, with the latter currently Vietnam’s largest export market in the EU. As of the end of 2017, the trade values between the two nations exceeded USD 7.77 billion. The Netherlands ranked 11th out of 126 countries and territories investing in Vietnam, with a total registered capital of USD 8.17 billion, becoming the … [Read more...] about Prime Minister of Netherlands to visit Vietnam

During a meeting with President of the Senate of France Gerand Larcher in Paris on April 2, NA Chairwoman Ngan said there are 200 French businesses operating in Vietnam, and France is the fourth largest European trade partner of the country. Vietnam wants France to raise its position among countries and territories investing in the country, she said. The legislator said that she and the Vietnamese NA delegation had held a working session with the France-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group and 15 major French businesses, adding that there will also be activities between the two countries’ enterprises during her visit to the city of Toulouse. National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) and President of the Senate of France Gerand Larcher According to Ngan, via exchanges and working sessions with French companies, she found that the companies feel secure investing in Vietnam. A number of firms have been operating in Vietnam for over two … [Read more...] about Vietnam regards France as priority partner: NA Chairwoman

At the meeting between the visiting Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) delegation and the Vietnamese Embassy staff and Vietnamese nationals in the country, the Chairwoman listened to Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Tran Quoc Thuy’s briefing on the operation of the embassy and lives of Vietnamese nationals in the country. Expressing her delight at meeting with the embassy staff and Vietnamese nationals, she informed them of the country’s general situation in recent times, highlighting achievements in national socio-economic development, external affairs and successful organization of the second Democratic People’s Republic of Korea-US Summit in Hanoi. NA Chairwoman talking with the Vietnamese Embassy staff in Morocco The NA Chairwoman also briefed the participants on major outcomes of the recent 6th NA sitting and preparation for the upcoming 7th sitting. She emphasized that the NA at the 6th sitting successfully elected Party General … [Read more...] about NA Chairwoman asks Vietnamese nationals to contribute to promoting Vietnam-Morocco ties

At the reception, Thinh expressed her belief that under the leadership of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) led by Chairman Kim Jong Un, the DPRK people will gain more successes in the cause of socialism building and national development, thus improving people’s living standards. Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh (R) and Vice Chairman Ri Cang Juk. Source: VOV 2019 is an especially important year to the two countries’ people, marked by an official friendly visit to Vietnam by Chairman Kim in early March. This year will also lay the foundations for both nations to hold major activities in 2020, especially on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic ties. The host also underlined the Vietnamese Party’s, Government’s, and people’s support for the cause of socialism building and national reunification in the DPRK, as well as Vietnam’s consistent stance on supporting peace, stability, and denuclearization on the … [Read more...] about Vietnam, DPRK boost bilateral friendship

The event was jointly held by the Vietnam-DPRK Friendship Association and Vietnam-DPRK Friendship Kindergarten to celebrate the success of the official friendship visit to Vietnam by Chairman of the Workers’ Party and the State Affairs Commission of the DPRK Kim Jong-un in late February and early March. It took place within the framework of a working visit to Vietnam of the DPRK-Vietnam Friendship Association delegation, led by its Vice President Ri Kang-juk, who is also Principal of Kieng San Talent Kindergarten. A class at the Vietnam-DPRK Friendship Kindergarten Speaking at the event, Principal of Vietnam-DPRK Friendship Kindergarten Ngo Thi Minh Ha said that the kindergarten was presented as a gift by the DPRK to Vietnam on March 8, 1978. Over the past 41 years, the kindergarten has organized many activities to contribute to the bilateral traditional relations, thus becoming a symbol of the two peoples’ friendship. The kindergarten now has 17 classes … [Read more...] about Exchange program nurtures Vietnam-DPRK friendship