Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc meets overseas Vietnamese (Source: VNA) Siem Reap (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met Cambodians of Vietnamese descent living in the Cambodian province of Siem Reap on April 5 during his trip to attend the third Mekong River Commission Summit. The PM expressed his best wishes to them on the occasion of the traditional New Year of Cambodia and lauded them for linking the two countries together. He updated them on the development of ties between the two countries, saying that during working sessions, Vietnam asked the Cambodian government to offer all possible support to Vietnamese Cambodians, especially in legal procedures, education and life improvement. He also required the General Association of Vietnamese Cambodians, Vietnamese representative agencies and businesses in Cambodia to stand side by side with their fellow Vietnamese in the country. The leader also urged them to respect and abide by Cambodian law, … [Read more...] about PM meets Vietnamese Cambodians in Cambodia
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Deputy Defence Minister Phan Van Giang receives Malaysian counterpart
Deputy Minister of Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang (R) meets with his Malaysian counterpart Liew Chin Tong in Hanoi on December 5 (Photo: qdnd.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Minister of Defence Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang hosted a reception for his Malaysian counterpart Liew Chin Tong in Hanoi on December 5. The two officers affirmed that the Vietnam-Malaysia bilateral partnership in defence has expanded, especially regarding training, naval cooperation and coordination at multilateral forums. They agreed that there are favourable conditions for bilateral defence cooperation to develop stronger, matching the two countries’ strategic partnership. Deputy Minister Giang said the Vietnamese Defence Ministry hopes to continue receiving support and close cooperation from the Malaysian Defence Ministry when Vietnam serves as Chair of ASEAN in 2020./. VNA … [Read more...] about Deputy Defence Minister Phan Van Giang receives Malaysian counterpart
Vietnamese, Cambodian border provinces convene judicial conference
In his speech, Vietnamese Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long recalled that ten years ago, in December 2009, the Ministries of Justice of Vietnam and Cambodia signed a memorandum of understanding on legal and judicial cooperation, creating an important legal foundation for bilateral cooperation activities. Since then, many activities, including high-level delegation exchanges, experience-sharing, realization of agreements on mutual legal assistance in civil matters and extradition of sentenced persons, have been carried out. At the event The Vietnamese minister also highlighted the agreement on organizing in rotation such a biennial judicial conference as one of the remarkable cooperation outcomes. The conference is seen as a forum for the two sides to discuss approaches to boosting legal and judicial cooperation between Vietnamese and Cambodian provinces with the shared borderlines, exchanging experiences and enhancing friendship between judicial ministries and … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Cambodian border provinces convene judicial conference
Dioxin remediation project kicked off at Bien Hoa Airbase
Deputy PM Truong Hoa Binh speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA) Dong Nai (VNA) – Work on the US-funded Dioxin Remediation at Bien Hoa Airbase Project in the southern province of Dong Nai began on December 5. The ceremony, held by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), the Vietnam Defence-Air Force Service and the National Action Centre for Toxic Chemicals and Environmental Treatment (NACCET), was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh, US Deputy Chief of Mission in Vietnam Caryn R. McClelland, and representatives from competent ministries and sectors. An area of 37 hectares of the airbase’s western portion was handed over to the USAID to begin ground operations for the dioxin clean-up project. The objective is to first eliminate the risk of further dioxin migration off base, working with Dong Nai authorities to clean areas off base, and then to treat and contain contaminated soils. Earlier, the US government committed 300 million USD to restoring … [Read more...] about Dioxin remediation project kicked off at Bien Hoa Airbase
Meeting talks sustainable development of agricultural material areas
World Bank Country Director for Vietnam Ousmane Dione addresses the meeting in Hanoi on December 5 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) held a meeting in Hanoi on December 5 to discuss ways to sustainably develop raw material areas and improve processing capacity and market access for agro-products of Vietnam. MARD Minister Nguyen Xuan Cuong said though the agricultural sector of Vietnam has obtained major achievements, it cannot rest on its laurels due to three challenges, which are the small production scale, climate change impacts and economic integration into the world. He admitted that the country has good agricultural production capacity but the production remains ineffective due to the small scale. Besides, deep processing has just developed for only some commodities like shrimp, tra fish and milk to create products with higher added value. Most of other agricultural products have very short value chains. Vietnamese … [Read more...] about Meeting talks sustainable development of agricultural material areas