Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (R) and Mark Field (Source: baochinhphu.vn) Hanoi (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh hosted a reception for Minister of State for Asia and the Pacific of the Foreign Affairs and Commonwealth Office of the United Kingdom (UK) of Great Britain and North Ireland Mark Field in Hanoi on January 2. The UK official is in Vietnam to attend the Vietnam-UK deputy foreign minister-level political consultation. Deputy PM and FM Minh applauded the outcomes of the consultation between Vietnamese Deputy FM Bui Thanh Son and Mark Field, as well as the recent positive development of the Vietnam-UK Strategic Partnership in many important fields such as politics-diplomacy, trade-investment, education-training, defence-security, climate change adaptation, and UN peacekeeping operation. Minh suggested the UK Government hurry the European Union (EU) to early sign and approve the EU-Vietnam Free Trade … [Read more...] about Deputy PM receives UK Minister of State
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Facebook hires former UK deputy prime minister as head of global affairs
Facebook hires former UK deputy prime minister as head of global affairsThe Saigon Times Daily Former Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg speaks at a campaign event in London, Britain, May 2 2017 – PHOTO: REUTERS LONDON (REUTERS) - Facebook Inc has hired former British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to lead its global affairs and communications team, as the social network deals with a number of scandals related to privacy, fake news and election meddling. The appointment makes Clegg, former leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrats and deputy to David Cameron in the 2010-2015 coalition government, the most senior European politician ever in a leadership role in Silicon Valley. Facebook said Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg and Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg were closely involved in the hiring process, and started talking to Clegg over the summer. “Our company is on a critical journey. The challenges we face are serious and clear and now more … [Read more...] about Facebook hires former UK deputy prime minister as head of global affairs
Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh visits UK
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (R) and Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox (Source: VNA) London (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is making an official visit to the UK on October 9-10 at the invitation of Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs Jeremy Hunt on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-UK diplomatic relations. Deputy PM and FM Minh had a meeting on October 9 with Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox, during which the two sides acknowledged the good growth of trade-investment ties between the two countries in recent years. Two-way trade reached 6 billion USD in 2017, up 11 percent from 2016, while total UK investment in Vietnam climbed to 3.71 billion USD, putting the UK at the 15th place among 129 countries and territories investing in the country. Deputy PM Minh said he believed Brexit would not create negative impacts on the … [Read more...] about Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh visits UK
Golden opportunity for Vietnam and UK to build strategic partnership
Vietnam’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Tran Ngoc An To mark the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties in 2018, the two countries will organize a series of activities, including political forums, economic events, art performances and exchange visits to further expand their strategic partnership. Ambassador An added that Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh is scheduled to lead a Government delegation on a visit to the UK later this year in order to conduct negotiations. The Vietnamese Embassy will also hold activities to popularize the country’s image abroad. The Ambassador pointed to how UK-Vietnam ties are flourishing in all aspects and are currently in their most prosperous period ever, even in exchange visits and political relations. Despite the complexities of rapid developments in trade and foreign relations around the world, especially in the age of twitter, there are still … [Read more...] about Golden opportunity for Vietnam and UK to build strategic partnership
Prime Minister to attend expanded G7 Summit
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc The G7 is an informal grouping of seven of the world’s advanced economies consisting of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US. The G7 Summit offers an opportunity for G7 leaders, ministers and policy makers to come together each year to build consensus and set trends around some of today’s most challenging global issues. Over the past 40 years, the G7 has strengthened international economic and security policy, mainstreamed climate change and gender equality, brought donors together and supported disarmament programs. It has been proven to provide the global leadership and play a powerful role in impacting world issues. Vietnam and Canada established diplomatic ties in 1973 and began exchange of high-ranking delegations since 1994. In September 2014, the Vietnamese and Canadian ministers of foreign affairs signed a letter of intent on boosting bilateral relations. In July 2017, their first political consultation at … [Read more...] about Prime Minister to attend expanded G7 Summit