China asean economic cooperation

At the Asia and Pacific High-level Conference on Belt and Road Cooperation (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son on June 23 attended the Asia and Pacific High-level Conference on Belt and Road Cooperation at the invitation of China State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi. In his remarks, Son called on the international community to continue supporting countries, particularly developing nations, to soon push back the COVID-19 pandemic, shift towards the green and circular economy, and expand trade and investment, to promote sustainable and inclusive recovery. Regional cooperation plays an important role as it helps Asia-Pacific recover and adapt to rapid changes of the global economy, the minister said. He, therefore, suggested countries enhance multilateral cooperation, carry forward regional cooperative frameworks and initiatives in the region such as the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), the Association of Southeast … [Read more...] about Vietnam attends Asia & Pacific High-level Conference on Belt & Road Cooperation

Vietnamese Ambassador to Switzerland Le Linh Lan (Photo: VNA) Geneva (VNA) - Vietnamese Ambassador to Switzerland Le Linh Lan expressed her hope at a recent meeting that Swiss-based biotech conglomerate Roche Group will continue its cooperation to improve diagnosis and treatment quality in Vietnam. The meeting took place on May 17 between representatives from ASEAN and the group as part of activities held by the ASEAN Committee in Bern (ACB). The ambassador also asked the group to conduct more community events for disadvantaged Vietnamese women and children. Regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, Lan hoped that Roche will continue to work closely with the embassy and health agencies in Vietnam to promptly offer high-quality testing services, support the country’s search for vaccines and research on treatment drugs, and actively join hands with the Vietnamese Government and regional countries in COVID-19 prevention and control. A Roche leader told the gathering about the … [Read more...] about Vietnam discusses potential medical cooperation with Swiss group

The ASEM High-level Policy Dialogue on June 22 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Asia - Europe cooperation will be indispensable and increasingly important in the future, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu said about the significance of the Asia - Europe Meeting (ASEM) High-level Policy Dialogue held on June 22. The dialogue, themed "ASEM at 25: Strengthening Asia-Europe Partnership in a Transforming World", took place in both in-person and videoconference forms in Hanoi under the chair of Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son. It was held at the initiative of Vietnam on the occasion of ASEM’s 25th founding anniversary and also one of the most crucial activities of this forum in 2021. Deputy Foreign Minister Vu stressed that taking place at a time the world is struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic, the dialogue demonstrated the importance that Vietnam and other countries attach to the Asia - Europe partnership. In particular, it showed … [Read more...] about Asia – Europe cooperation to be increasingly important: official

General Luong Cuong, head of the VPA General Department of Politics (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The General Department of Politics under the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and the Main Directorate for Political-Military Affairs of the Russian Armed Forces will enhance cooperation in such priority areas such as political and ideological education. The agreement was reached during an online talk between General Luong Cuong, head of the VPA General Department of Politics and Senior Lieutenant General Andrey Kartapolov, Russian Deputy Defence Minister and Chief of the Main Directorate for Political-Military Affairs, on May 20. The two sides will also maintain meetings between their leaders, exchange experience in military communication work, further cooperate in personnel training, support each other in international activities hosted by Russia, and promote collaboration in military history. They also concurred to provide mutual support at multilateral military and defence … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Russia forge cooperation in political education in military

Head of the Party Central Committee's Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh hosts in Hanoi on June 23 Minister of State for Trade Policy in the Department for International Trade of the UK Greg Hands. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Tran Tuan Anh hailed the growing strategic partnership between Vietnam and the UK in various areas during a reception in Hanoi on June 23 for Minister of State for Trade Policy in the Department for International Trade of the UK Greg Hands. low-carbon economy . UK on being one of the first countries in Europe and the world in terms of COVID-19 vaccination, Anh proposed the UK Government create more favourable conditions for vaccine provision and facilitate vaccine production technology transfer to Vietnam, as well as waive copyright requirements for the country. Vietnam ’s guiding role in climate change response in ASEAN and its achievements in renewable energy development. VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnam, UK tap cooperation potential

The press conference of the Boao Forum for Asia on April 8 (Photo: Xinhua/VNA) Beijing (VNA) – The Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) commenced in the Chinese southern province of Hainan on April 8 with a press conference and the release of three reports, including one forecasting that Asia will lead the world economy with its strong economic growth. At the press conference, BFA Secretary General Zhou Wenzhong unveiled the BFA reports on the progress of Asian economic integration, the development of emerging economies and the competitiveness of Asian economies. The BFA Asian Competitiveness Annual Report 2018 wrote that with the continuing integration of Asian economies, economic competitiveness went through steady development in 2017. The report noted the Asian economy remains one of the major engines driving world economic development, adding that enhanced external growth, transformed internal impetus and deepened cooperation among markets propelled Asia's development. The … [Read more...] about Boao Forum report points out Asia’s leadership in world’s growth