China asean military cooperation

Hanoi (VNA) - The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has sent a message of congratulations to the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV), which officially opened in Hanoi on January 26. The CPC Central Committee also extended its whole-hearted greetings to all Vietnamese Party members and people. It said that since the 12th National Congress of the CPV, the CPV Central Committee headed by Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong has paid attention to intensifying Party building, leading Vietnamese people to many achievements in accelerating socialism building and reform. Given the impact of COVID-19, the CPV Central Committee has brought into full play its undaunted leadership to effectively combat the pandemic, maintain economic growth, and improve people’s living standards, demonstrating the superiority of socialism, the CPC Central Committee noted. “We really feel very happy about this,” it continued. The CPC Central … [Read more...] about Congratulations from China’s Party Central Committee for 13th National Party Congress

The signing ceremony of the Memoranda of Understanding on stock exchange Statistics from the General Department of Vietnam Customs show bilateral trade last year hit 478.33 million USD, a year-on-year increase of 29.48 percent. Of the total, Vietnamese exports to Ukraine brought back USD 284.8 million, up 15.04 percent, while imports from Ukraine rose 58.81 percent to USD 193.5 million. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Ukraine beef up trade cooperation

Defense Minister Ngo Xuan Lich: It can be said that the military always plays the leading role in responding to calamities. In 2020, the Central Military Commission and Defense Ministry foresaw the complicated development of the weather in 2020 so they directed all military units to prepare adequate forces and assets for natural disaster response. Military units stationed near reservoirs and rivers joined local forces to consolidate banks and dams. During the year, the Defense Ministry mobilized more than 330,000 troops and 11,000 vehicles to participate in natural disaster relief, search and rescue. The effective support of the military for victims of natural disasters was praised by the Party, State and people. … [Read more...] about The image of Uncle Ho’s Soldier shining in peacetime

Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand is planning to ship 6 million tonnes of rice abroad in 2021, higher than the figure of 5.27 million tonnes last year. Of the targeted volume, white rice will make up 2 million tonnes, followed by Thai hom mali rice at 1.5 million tonnes and parboiled rice at 1.5 million tonnes. Meanwhile, Pathum Thani fragrant rice, provincial fragrant rice, and sticky rice would account for the remainder, said Keerati Rushchano, Director-General of the Foreign Trade Department under the Ministry of Commerce.  Local media quoted Keerati as saying that Thailand's rice exports still have to brave a spate of challenges, including a strong baht, container shortage or relatively higher prices than those of competitors. Weak purchasing power of rice-importing countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact will also affect rice purchase demand, he said, adding that natural disasters in rice exporting countries and importers, if they occurred, may trigger … [Read more...] about Thailand looks to export 6 million tonnes of rice this year

However, according to Thang, there were some ‘minus points’. Economic bottlenecks have not improved much. Vietnam did not make any breakthrough changes in training to prepare human resources for the new investment wave. The proportion of skilled workers has risen, but not sharply. … [Read more...] about Vietnam shows its ‘firm stuff’ after five years of difficulties