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Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh talks to Vietnam News Agency about ASEAN-Vietnam co-operation and the roles of Vietnam as ASEAN Chairman in 2020. Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh. — VNA/VNS Photo How do you assess co-operation between ASEAN and Vietnam, especially in terms of economics, one of three pillars of the bilateral co-operation? Vietnam became an ASEAN member in 1995 after the country had its embargo lifted and commenced its comprehensive and extensive reform. Regarding global integration, Vietnam’s participation in border trade, ASEAN and ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) in 1996 were the first steps to realise the resolution of the seventh Party Congress which looks towards external relation strategies on the basis of multilateralism, diversification and considers economic co-operation as an important foundation. Vietnam’s development serves as a foundation for integration strategies of external relations and economy in later … [Read more...] about Vietnam makes important contributions to ASEAN economic co-operation: minister

Vietnam officially won the election to become a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the 2020-21 term, following a vote at the international body's headquarters on Friday evening (Vietnam time). Vietnam won the seat with near unanimous approval, getting 192 votes out of the 193 member countries and territories of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York. Vietnam is the only candidate representing Asia-Pacific countries. Such a dominant support shows that the Southeast Asian country’s active, substantive and responsible contributions to the UN, including the UNSC, for the past many years have been recognized by the international community, according to the Vietnam News Agency. Prior to Friday’s vote, many foreign diplomats expressed their belief that Vietnam will be able to fulfill its responsibility as a non-permanent member of the UNSC well if elected. Talking to the media right after the election, Deputy Foreign Minister Le … [Read more...] about Vietnam wins non-permanent UN Security Council seat

Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh. — VNA/VNS Photo Minister of Industry and Trade Trần Tuấn Anh talks to Vietnam News Agency about ASEAN-Việt Nam co-operation and the roles of Việt Nam as ASEAN Chairman in 2020. How do you assess co-operation between ASEAN and Việt Nam, especially in terms of economics, one of three pillars of the bilateral co-operation? Việt Nam became an ASEAN member in 1995 after the country had its embargo lifted and commenced its comprehensive and extensive reform. Regarding global integration, Việt Nam’s participation in border trade, ASEAN and ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) in 1996 were the first steps to realise the resolution of the seventh Party Congress which looks towards external relation strategies on the basis of multilateralism, diversification and considers economic co-operation as an important foundation. Việt Nam’s development serves as a foundation for … [Read more...] about Việt Nam makes important contributions to ASEAN economic co-operation: minister

The Vietnamese booth introduced various traditional cultural and craft products, along with publications and dishes (Photo: VNA) Cairo (VNA) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Egypt participated in an international charity bazaar held by the Diplomats' Spouses Association (ADSA) in Cairo on November 16 to raise fund for poor local women and children. Along with Vietnam, this year, the event was attended by many Asian countries such as Brunei, Cambodia, India, the Republic of Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Japan, the Philippines, Thailand and China. The Vietnamese booth introduced various traditional cultural and craft products, along with publications and dishes, leaving positive impression in foreign friends. ADSA President Priscila Confiado highly valued Vietnam’s support of and participation in charity activities in Egypt. She held that this is a good chance for Asian countries and Vietnam to introduce their culture and cuisine to Egyptian people. Nguyen Thanh Nga, the wife … [Read more...] about Vietnam attends int’l charity bazaar in Egypt

Đinh Thị Thủy teaches children with HIV/AIDS to sing and dance. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng HÀ NỘI — To the children she teaches, Đinh Thị Thủy is known as ‘mother’. For 14 years, Thủy has taught children at the education, labour and social affairs centre No 2 in Yên Bài Commune, Hà Nội’s Ba Vì District. Many of the youngsters are HIV positive orphans, abandoned by their parents. Holding the hands of one such student, helping him learn how to write, Thủy said: “HIV/AIDS children have to take anti-retroviral (ARV) drugs on a regular basis so their cognition capacity is a bit affected. “As the children are slower than normal ones, teaching them takes much more time than teaching normal children.” Thủy has worked with infected children for so long, many ignorant people actually believe she too may have fallen victim to the disease. … [Read more...] about More of a mother than a teacher