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Vientiane (VNA) – The completion and early signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is very important to the process of economic recovery in the region, said a member of the Lao negotiation team to the RCEP talks. RCEP is a free trade agreement in the Indo-Pacific region between the 10 member states of the ASEAN and its five FTA partners (Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, and the Republic of Korea). India initially participated in the talks, but it withdrew in November 2019. The 15 negotiating parties account for 30 percent of the world's population and just under 30 percent of the world's GDP. … [Read more...] about Signing of RCEP to help post-pandemic regional economic recovery: Lao official

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam has a good development policy under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam, according to Israeli Ambassador to Vietnam Nadav Eshcar. In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency, the diplomat said the Party leadership and the Government’s socio-economic development efforts have received support from people at home and abroad. He expressed his belief that Vietnam will show more rapid development in the coming time, with its improving global position. The ambassador praised Vietnam for its achievements made in recent years, especially in the COVID-19 fight. Vietnam is one of the few countries in the world that has succeeded in the anti-pandemic model via control efforts at border gates that help prevent the pandemic from entering from outside. By doing so, Vietnam has been able to control the situation, ensuring safety for its people and keeping a stable environment for economic development amid the complicated international … [Read more...] about Israeli ambassador values Vietnam’s development policy under Party leadership

During the ministry’s regular press conference in Hanoi on September 17, Hang said passengers eligible to enter Vietnam include Vietnamese citizens, foreigners holding diplomatic and official passports, experts, investors, corporate executives, skilled workers and their relatives, foreign students, and relatives of Vietnamese citizens from abroad. … [Read more...] about Spokesperson: Vietnam to resume several commercial flights with high level of safety

Speaking at the ceremony to announce the decision, which was made by the Communist Party's Politburo, HCMC’s current Party Secretary, Nguyen Thien Nhan, said that though HCMC has been facing many difficulties and challenges, it has still maintained its position of the nation’s economic hub and locomotive. … [Read more...] about HCMC gets candidate for 2020-2025 Party head honcho

A vessel of the Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance, at the time operating near South Reef, received the signal and came to the rescue. The four Filipinos, taken to Southwest Cay for medical assistance, are now in stable health, Vietnam Fisheries Resources Surveillance said Monday. … [Read more...] about Vietnam rescues Filipino fishermen stranded at sea