Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) Prague (VNA) – Czech experts have shared their views that the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will bring about great opportunities for Vietnam and the Czech Republic to expand their economic and trade ties. Lucie Vondrackova, Director of the Department of Trade Policy and International Economic Organisations under the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade, the removal of over 99 percent of tariff on goods from Vietnam and the EU after the EVFTA comes into force will facilitate the Czech Republic’s export of garments-textiles, glass, auto, mechanics, electronic techniques, food and chemicals. Besides, the agreement will help Czech businesses ensure product origin and access the market in the sphere of services, especially those regarding tourism, finance, environment and electricity and fuel distribution, she added. The deal not only covers economic issues but also opens up a new chapter of sustainable development, with high … [Read more...] about EVFTA to help Vietnam, Czech Republic boost economic ties
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Vietnam, Czech Republic forge labour cooperation
At the meeting (Source: molisa.gov.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam stands ready to cooperate with the Czech Republic in selecting and training nurses and orderlies to work in the European country, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Dao Ngoc Dung has said. The official made the statement while receiving Vice Chairman of the Czech Parliament’s Chamber of Deputies Vojtěch Filip, who is also Chairman of the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM), in Hanoi on June 11. Dung suggested the Czech Republic receive Vietnamese labourers in other occupations, apart from nurses and orderlies. Each year, Vietnam sends about 145,000 guest workers abroad, mostly to Taiwan (China), the Republic of Korea, Japan, Germany and Malaysia, he said, highlighting the potential for cooperation in this regard between Vietnam and the Czech Republic. The official added that the Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs is managing 1,954 vocational training … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Czech Republic forge labour cooperation
Vietnam treasures relations with Czech Republic: PM
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) meets Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic Radek Vondracek (Source: VNA) Prague (VNA) – Vietnam always treasures its relations with the Czech Republic and appreciates contributions by the country’s Chamber of Deputies to the development of the bilateral ties, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed when meeting Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Radek Vondracek in Prague on April 17. Phuc asked the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic to maintain efforts to help boost the European Union’s signing and ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA). He suggested both sides step up the exchange of experience in legislative affairs, strengthen cooperation between the Vietnam-Czech Republic, and Czech Republic-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians’ Groups, and bolster collaboration in education-training, science-technology, … [Read more...] about Vietnam treasures relations with Czech Republic: PM
Vietnamese Association in Czech Republic to mark 20th anniversary in October
The Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic received a third-class Labour Order in 2014 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic plans to hold its sixth congress and a ceremony marking its 20th founding anniversary in this October. During a regular meeting of its executive board on April 14, the association reviewed its operations in the past six months. One of the association’s biggest achievements far this year was helping the Vietnamese Students’ Association in the Czech Republic hold its expanded executive board meeting to complete its organisation and sketch out plans for its operations, especially in coordinating with the government of Plzensky province to promote Vietnamese culture and Vietnamese language teaching. The association also sent delegations to visit the European Parliament and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago. Along with preparing for the sixth congress and the 20th founding anniversary, the association … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Association in Czech Republic to mark 20th anniversary in October
Embassy honours outstanding Vietnamese students in Czech Republic
A delegation from the Party Committee of the Central Agencies Bloc visit a Vietnamese language class in Prague (Photo: VNA) Prague (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic held a ceremony in Prague on October 27 to honour 47 Vietnamese students and postgraduates with excellent performance in the 2017-2018 academic year. Addressing the event, Ambassador Ho Minh Tuan emphasised that Vietnamese people in the Czech Republic are always seen as an exemplary united and strong community who have made great efforts to uphold beautiful traditions of Vietnam. The traditional fond of learning and passion for knowledge have been maintained and passed down to younger generations by expatriates in the Czech Republic. Many students have achieved proud academic results and been considered bright examples in the local society, he said. [Vietnamese youths deeply integrate into Czech society] The diplomat added that the students themselves and their generation will be the ones … [Read more...] about Embassy honours outstanding Vietnamese students in Czech Republic