China asean education cooperation week

The annual event was attended by tens of invitees who are representatives of the local government and diplomatic corps in the city. Opening the festival, Philippine Ambassador Joseph Gerard B. Angeles, who is also the current head of the APC, stressed that the festival is not only a chance for the ASEAN community in Pretoria to meet but also for strengthening the cultural exchanges and people’s diplomacy between the community and local people. The Vietnamese Embassy hosts performance of "nem" making at the ASEAN Festival Day. The seven ASEAN countries having their embassies in South Africa brought their typical cultural products and food to the festival. Each nation has its own space to showcase their publication on their history, land and people, tourism as well as potential for economic and investment cooperation. The Vietnamese Embassy hosted performances of the typical traditional conical hat and long robe, together with nem (fried spring roll), making the … [Read more...] about Vietnam makes active contributions to ASEAN Festival Day in South Africa

Senior Lieutenant General Tran Don (right) presents a souvenir to Lieutenant General Vongkham Phommakon. The statement was made by Senior Lieutenant General Tran Don, Deputy Minister of National Defense at the reception for Lieutenant General Vongkham Phommakon, Director of the General Department of Logistics of the Lao People’s Army, on September 23 in Hanoi. During the meeting, the two sides highlighted the high efficiency of logistics cooperation between the two militaries in various fields, including education and training and military supplies, contributing to ensuring combat strength of each military, helping each military accomplish its assigned tasks, and tightening the comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties, States, militaries, and peoples. General Don also asked the General Departments of Logistics of the Vietnam People's Army and Lao People's Army to promote delegation exchanges and information sharing. Furthermore, they should actively make … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Laos foster cooperation on military logistics

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen will pay an official visit to Vietnam from December 6 to 8 at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Xuan Phuc. This will be the first official trip to Vietnam by PM Hun Sen since Cambodia set up its sixth-tenure Government last September. It is also on the threshold of the 40th anniversary of the victory over the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime (January 7, 1979), which Cambodia won with Vietnam’s support. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) welcomes his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN in Hanoi last September The visit will help Vietnam reiterate its foreign policy of independence, self-reliance and diversification and multilateralization of foreign relations, with a focus on developing relations with Cambodia. With diplomatic ties established on June 24, 1967, the two countries have maintained mutual high-ranking visits as well as … [Read more...] about Vietnam Cambodia enjoy flourishing relations

A booth showing farm produce from Vietnam at the Rungis International Market in Paris in 2018. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - A week of events showcasing Vietnamese agricultural products is scheduled to take place at the Rungis International Market in Paris, France, from June 23 to July 2, according to the Hanoi People's Committee. The event will attract the participation of nearly 20 enterprises that will introduce typical and popular products of Vietnam including fresh and dried fruits, seafood, vegetables, canned drinks, processed farm produce, spices, tea, coffee and cashew nuts. The Hanoi People’s Committee described the week as an important trade promotion event which will enable firms to establish stable and long-term distribution channels for their products in France while promoting their goods to other European markets. It will also be a chance for businesses from the two nations to explore new cooperation … [Read more...] about Vietnamese farm products to be displayed in France

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and newly-accredited ambassador of Laos Sengphet Houngboungnuang (Source: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 11 hosted a reception for newly-accredited ambassador of Laos Sengphet Houngboungnuang. The PM expressed his hope that the ambassador will fulfil his tasks in Vietnam and serve as a bridge contributing to consolidating and developing the great friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries. He described the relationship as an invaluable asset shared by Vietnamese and Lao people, and urged the ambassador to make more contributions to the bilateral ties. For his part, Ambassador Sengphet Houngboungnuang pledged to make all-out efforts to promote the comprehensive cooperation, saying he will coordinate with Vietnamese competent agencies to implement high-level agreements reached by leaders of the two countries over the past time. He thanked the Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Prime Minister hosts new Lao ambassador