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The conference also saw the attendance of the general staff's deputy chiefs including Lieutenant General Nguyen Phuong Nam, Vice Admiral Pham Ngoc Minh, and Lieutenant General Pham Hong Huong. Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang delivering a speech at the conference  At the conference, delegates were informed of resolutions to implement the 2017 tasks by the Party Committee of the General Staff, the office of the Ministry of National Defense, while reviewing their financial situation and emulation movements this year. Particularly, the General Staff had provided timely and valuable advice to the Party, State and the Ministry of National Defense on military and defense affairs while directing its relevant units to increasingly improve training quality, actively implement search and rescue missions as well as well perform other assigned tasks with good results. Additionally, the staff ensured logistical work for regular and irregular missions and maintained military disciplines … [Read more...] about General Staff holds political-military conference

Participants in the 7th diplomatic – defence strategic dialogue between Vietnam and Australia pose for a photo (Photo: VNA) Canberra (VNA) – The 7th diplomatic – defence strategic dialogue between Vietnam and Australia, an annual activity since 2012, took place in Canberra on December 10. Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army Rear Admiral Nguyen Trong Binh and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung co-chaired the event with Australia’s Deputy Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Richard Maude and Deputy Secretary of the Department of Defence Peter Tesch. At the dialogue, the two sides reviewed the strong developments in bilateral relations and reaffirmed their countries’ importance in each other’s foreign policies. They said defence collaboration is an important pillar in the Vietnam – Australia strategic partnership, agreeing to continue effectively carrying out bilateral … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Australia hold 7th diplomatic – defence strategic dialogue

Developers are moving towards sustainable development by promoting green apartment buildings but there are issues to surmount. The International Finance Corporation (IFC) awarded EDGE certification to the HausNeo Apartments project developed by the EZ Land Vietnam Development JSC in August, as it met the required excellence in design for green buildings. According to Mr. Do Ngoc Dung Oliver, CEO of EZ Land, there are signs that awareness of the value of going green is increasing in Vietnam. “People are attracted by the savings they can achieve through lower utility bills and by the unique green features of EDGE-certified buildings,” he said. “This EDGE certification will further help raise people’s awareness and show the sustainability values of EZ Land through our first apartment project, HausNeo.”  Many other developers have also joined the sustainable development movement by promoting green apartment buildings. Mr. Dang Thanh Long, Managing … [Read more...] about Initial costs in green apartments offset later

A dancing performance at the opening ceremony of the festival in A Luoi district, Thua Thien-Hue province, on May 17 (Photo: VNA) Thua Thien-Hue (VNA) – A culture, sports and tourism festival of ethnic minority groups in Vietnamese and Lao border localities is taking place in A Luoi district, Thua Thien-Hue province. The event attracts more than 600 artisans, artists, and amateur athletes from both sides. They come from Vietnam’s central and Central Highlands provinces of Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Tri, Quang Nam, Quang Ngai, and Kon Tum, and the Lao provinces of Attapeu, Sekong, Savannakhet, and Salavan. Opening the festival on May 17, Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Trinh Thi Thuy said the event aims to honour and introduce the special cultural values of ethnic minorities while enhancing the solidarity, friendship, cooperation and cultural exchange between the two countries’ border provinces. Deputy Minister of Information, Culture and … [Read more...] about Festival connects ethnics in Vietnamese, Lao border provinces

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (L) and  President of the Senate of the Netherlands Ankie Broekers-Knol  (Photo: VNA) The Hague (VNA) - Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan has expected that her ongoing official visit to the Netherlands will further deepen the friendship and cooperation between Vietnam and the European country in general and the Dutch parliament in particular. During her talks with President of the Senate of the Netherlands Ankie Broekers-Knol in The Hague on March 27, Chairwoman Ngan expressed her hope that the visit will open up new cooperation prospects in bilateral relations as well as cooperative ties between Vietnam, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU), especially when Vietnam and the Netherlands are celebrating the 45th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties.   [Vietnam’s top legislator holds talks with speaker of Dutch lower house] … [Read more...] about NA leader expects stronger Vietnam-Netherlands relations