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DPRK Chairman Kim Jong-un leaves Hà NộiAchieving denuclearisation needs more timePM says hosting DPRK-US summit was big success for Việt NamReactions to the failed summitComments of experts on the summit Reporters from news agencies all over the world work at the International Media Centre on Trần Hưng Đạo Street, Hà Nội, during the DPRK-USA Summit. — VNS Photo Thu VânViet Nam News Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and head of the ministry’s Information and Press Department Lê Thị Thu Hằng speaks to Thế Giới & Việt Nam (The World & Vietnam Report) newspaper on Việt Nam’s efforts to provide the best conditions for thousands of reporters descending on Việt Nam for the highly anticipated summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump. What factors contributed to the successful hosting of the press before and during … [Read more...] about Việt Nam pulled out all the stops for media: foreign affairs spokesperson

An overview of the panel discussion (Photo: VNA)   Economic ties between African and Middle Eastern countries and Southeast Asia in general, Vietnam in particular is still constrained, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh at the two-day conference ‘Meet Ambassadors from the Middle East and Africa 2019’ held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from September 9 to 10 in Hanoi. Addressing the panel discussions for boosting trade cooperation within the framework of the conference, Foreign Minister Minh said that despite 16 free trade agreements already being inked, Vietnam has had none with any countries within Africa and the Middle East. Potentials leaving untapped Africa and the Middle East together make up a vast area of 36 million sq.km, with a population of 1.8 billion. Many international experts held that Africa could be the growth momentum for the global economy. Vietnam has established diplomatic relations with 69/70 African and Middle … [Read more...] about Diplomats, firms discuss trade among Vietnam, Africa, Middle East

  The bank's representative reports 2018's business results at the meeting. — Photo courtersy of the bank HÀ NỘI – The National Citizen Bank (NCB) has approved its main business tasks for 2019, including a capital hike and restructuring plan, in its annual shareholders’ meeting on Friday in Hà Nội. Việt Nam’s economy is forecast to maintain positive performance in 2019, despite the many difficulties for the banking system. To ensure its steady development, the bank will stick to the Government and central bank’s monetary and credit policies, contributing to the country’s socio-economic development and provide essential capital for enterprises. The NCB will accelerate the process of issuing shares and co-operating with investors to increase charter capital in accordance with the plan approved by the State Bank of Việt Nam, a representative of the bank said at the meeting. NCB’s charter … [Read more...] about National Citizen Bank approves capital hike and restructuring plan in 2019

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent an urgent dispatch asking concerned ministries and agencies to strengthen management over unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), also known as drones, to ensure air traffic safety. A Boeing plane of South Korea’s low-cost T’way Air sustained damage to its nose cone. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc asked ministries and agencies to strengthen management of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) to ensure air traffic safety. — Photo dantri.com.vn The urgent dispatch was issued after two recent incidents in which aircrafts sustained damage to their nose cones but did not appear to have been hit by birds. The PM’s dispatch temporarily banned the operation of drones within an 8km radius around airports. The PM asked the Ministry of Transport to direct aviation enterprises, especially airport authorities and Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation, to develop solutions and plans to manage airspace around airports and deal with incidents … [Read more...] about Vietnam bans drones from around airports

Efforts are in place and ongoing to adopt digital technologies and turn Vietnam into a regional travel destination based on smart tourism development. A plan setting a target of $45 billion in tourism revenue by 2025 and exports through tourism reaching $27 billion was recently approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and aims to restructure Vietnam’s tourism industry and turn it into a spearhead economic sector. The tourism sector will be revamped and imbued with the Vietnamese cultural identity so that the country acquires a world-acclaimed tourism brand. Smart tourism will be broadly applied, while the sector’s competitiveness will receive a boost. Smart travel destination Representatives from ministries, tourism analysts, and international investors have encouraged the implementation of the latest technology to develop the country’s tourism industry, in particular focusing on sustainable tourism and loosening visa regulations as well as branding and online … [Read more...] about Vietnam tourism at the fingertips