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Hanoi, (VNA) – The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency on August 12. – Deputy Minister of National Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Chien received UN Resident Coordinator in Vietnam Pauline Tamesis in Hanoi on August 12, saying that Vietnam will take part in UN peacekeeping operations more extensively in the time ahead. Chien appreciated the cooperation and assistance from the UN and its agencies in Vietnam, especially the UN Resident Coordinator Office, when the country served as the ASEAN Chair in 2020 and a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council during 2020 - 2021. Read full story – The National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba has received 750 tablets, two servers and two printers as gifts from the Vietnamese counterpart. Speaking at the handover ceremony held on August 11 in Havana, Vietnamese Ambassador to Cuba Le Thanh Tung said the equipment is intended to help the Cuban legislature improve its operational … [Read more...] about ☕ Afternoon briefing on August 12

Vietnam is willing to hold trade talks with the United States to timely solve arising problems regarding a U.S. anti-circumvention investigation into steel pipe products imported from the Southeast Asian country. Le Thi Thu Hang, spokesperson of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, made the statement at a regular press briefing in Hanoi on Thursday following reports that the U.S. officially initiated an investigation into the case. Hang affirmed that the Vietnam-U.S. comprehensive partnership has witnessed progress in all fields in recent times, including in economy, trade, and investment. Vietnam is the leading trade partner of the U.S. in Southeast Asia, while the U.S. is the second-largest trade partner of Vietnam, with two-way trade turnover exceeding US$110 billion in 2021. “Vietnam advocates promoting economic, trade, and investment cooperation with the U.S. on the basis of freedom, fairness, and mutual benefits in accordance with bilateral agreements and … [Read more...] about Vietnam ready for talks with US on tax evasion investigation into Vietnamese steel pipes

Bitexco Group’s Chairman Vu Quang Hoi and Representative of The Dwight Schools, Chancellor Stephen Spahn, signed an agreement to establish the international Dwight School Hanoi. Photo: Bitexco Group Bitexco, one of the leading multidisciplinary economic groups in Viet Nam, with a history of 37 years operating in the fields of real estate, hydropower, construction, financial investment, mining, oil and gas, has expanded its activities to education. On August 11, the Bitexco Group and The Dwight Schools, a leading global network of International Baccalaureate (IB) World Schools, officially formed a partnership to establish the international Dwight School Hanoi, which the group says will realise its ambition to enhance the quality of education and educate the future generation of Viet Nam. The future school will combine the 150-year legacy of excellence from Dwight, a pioneer in the International Baccalaureate program, to deliver the most advanced co-educational program from … [Read more...] about Bitexco develops international school in Ha Noi

A workshop was held in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang on April 2 to discuss the creation of hi-tech agricultural value chains between Vietnam and Australia. Director of the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development Tran Anh Thu said the event allowed local enterprises to learn about technical barriers and how to control the quality of farm produce exported to Australia and other markets in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The provincial Department of Agriculture and Development and the Vietnam-Australia business association signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation The workshop helped promote local agricultural products and opened up investment opportunities for local and Australian businesses, he added. Professor Scott Murray from Canberra University introduced the value chain research model, the development path of Vietnam and the benefits of the CPTPP for Vietnam and … [Read more...] about Vietnam cooperates with Australia to create hi-tech agricultural value chain