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Viet 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 the summit between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States, given that we had only 10 days to prepare? This is the first event for which we had such a short time to prepare. For other international events held in Việt Nam, we had years of planning and focused preparations in the last few months, but with the DPRK-USA Summit, all we had was 10 days. The summit also marked other records … [Read more...] about Việt Nam pulled out all the stops for media: foreign affairs spokesperson

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Barcelona Port’s president Merce Conesa said he looked forward to connecting with Vietnamese businesses, especially in the field of logistics for mutual development, at a conference held on Monday in Hà Nội. The event aimed to connect the business communities of Việt Nam and Barcelona and create co-operation opportunities. According to the Việt Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), interest from Spanish investors in Việt Nam is rising. Spanish investors have extensive experience in renewable energy, infrastructure, tourism, high technology, construction and architecture. Việt Nam is Spain’s main trading partner in ASEAN. Bilateral trade reached more than US$3 billion in 2017, and the two sides have set a target of $5 billion by 2020. However, bilateral trade still fell short of the potential the two countries held, said vice chairman of the VCCI Hoàng Quang Phòng. Phòng … [Read more...] about Việt Nam and Barcelona to boost trade co-operation

Viet Nam News The Mekong Delta, the rice bowl of Việt Nam, is sinking. HCM City, the country’s economic engine, is facing severe urban flooding. How can The government and people solve these problems? Việt Nam News reporter Khoa Thư talks with Henk Ovink, Special Envoy for Water Affairs of the Netherlands, on this issue. What is the reason for your visit to Việt Nam? My visit to Việt Nam is made under the framework of the 45th anniversary of the Việt Nam – Netherlands friendship. In this relationship, there is a lot of back and forth, learning, capacity building, understanding, collaboration and we cherish and celebrate it. 2015 with the Paris Agreement was the year when I personally helped strengthen Vietnamese and international efforts taking the next step in the Mekong Delta plan. The Mekong Delta is such an important area for Việt Nam and also for the world. It took two years for the international community and Việt … [Read more...] about Việt Nam’s water issues need collaboration

Viet Nam News BEIJING — A high-ranking Vietnamese military delegation led by Defence Minister General Ngô Xuân Lịch visited China from October 26-28 at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Sen. Lieut. Gen. Wei Fenghe. While in China, Lịch, who is also a Politburo member and Deputy Secretary of the Central Military Commission, met with Xu Quiliang, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission of China. Xu thanked the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence for its support participation in the eighth Beijing Xiangshan Forum, which lasted from October 24 to 26. Praised Lịch’s speech at the forum, the host said Việt Nam’s participation contributed to the success of the event. Xu used the occasion to congratulate General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyễn Phú Trọng on his … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, China beef up defence ties: ministers

Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam’s U19 team is ready to compete in the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U19 Championship’s finals in Indonesia, according to head coach Hoàng Anh Tuấn. The team will meet Jordan in the opening game of Group C today. Việt Nam confirmed their place in AFC final after topping Group G of the event’s qualifying round last year, while Jordan ranked first in Group E. Jordan defeated neighbours Palestine 2-0 and Syria 2-1 either side of a crucial 0-0 draw with Iran to return to the AFC U19 Championship for the first time in six years. At this year’s event, Jordan hope to earn a qualify for the FIFA U20 World Cup for the second time after debuting in 2006. Việt Nam entered the FIFA U20 World Cup in 2017 following a history-making semi-final appearance at the AFC U19 Championship in 2016, so Tuấn’s sights are set on qualifying for the 2019 edition. Besides Jordan, … [Read more...] about Việt Nam ready to compete in AFC U19 champs