President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez (Source: AFP) Havana (VNA) – President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez will pay an official visit to Vietnam from November 8-11, Director General of Bilateral Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Emilio Lozada told a special press conference on October 29. During the stay, the Cuban leader will meet bilaterally with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President Nguyen Phu Trong, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, and join other activities. One of the highlights in the agenda will be a new trade agreement between the two countries, which is expected to lift two-way trade, he said. Vietnam is now the second largest trade partner of Cuba in Asia and the Oceania. During the foreign trip from November 1-12, Miguel Diaz Canel … [Read more...] about Cuban President of State Council to visit Vietnam in November
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Deputy PM visits Embassy in Italy
Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh (standing) visits the Vietnamese Embassy in Italy. (Photo: VNA) Rome (VNA) – Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh and a delegation of the Vietnamese Government on October 20 visited priests and practitioners at the Phat Diem guest house in Rome within the framework of their visit to Vatican from October 18-20. They also had a meeting with the staff of the Vietnamese Embassy, representatives of the Vietnamese community and the association of Vietnamese businesspeople in Italy. Ambassador Cao Chinh Thien reported to Deputy PM Binh on the Vietnam – Italy relations over the recent past, the work by the Embassy as well as the situation of the Vietnamese community in the host country. The diplomat held that the Vietnam – Italy strategic partnership, since its establishment in 2013, has reaped positive progress in all fields, from economy, politics to culture, education and tourism. Deputy PM Binh briefed the … [Read more...] about Deputy PM visits Embassy in Italy
US assistant secretary of defense makes third visit to Vietnam in nine months
The Hanoitimes - The visit shows the strengthening of the US-Vietnam defense ties. On the occasion of the ninth annual United States-Vietnam Defense Policy Dialogue, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs for the United States Randall G. Schriver met with the Deputy Defense Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh on October 4, the US embassy in Hanoi has said. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs for the United States, Randall G. Schriver This marks Schriver’s third visit to Vietnam in 2018, which represents the significant strengthening of the US-Vietnam bilateral defense relationship. While in Hanoi, Schriver met with Defense Minister, General Ngo Xuan Lich and Nguyen Manh Cuong, deputy head of the Communist Party’s External Relations Commission, and visited Vietnam’s Department of Peacekeeping Operations. Randall Scriver's visit to Vietnam continues to show the strengthening … [Read more...] about US assistant secretary of defense makes third visit to Vietnam in nine months
Condé Nast Traveller names Vietnam among best destinations in October
The Hanoitimes - Condé Nast Traveller has announced its list of the best destinations in the world for the October holiday. Vietnam has been ranked 13th among the 20 best places to visit in October, according to a list released by Condé Nast Traveller, a UK travel magazine. Rice fields, Sapa. Photo: cntraveller.com “October is the beginning of dry season in Vietnam’s north and south, where monumental natural spectacles and buzzing city scenes both abound. Up top, hill station Sapa is the gateway to misty treks, Hanoi is all chaos, condensed-milk coffees on low plastic stools and some of the best food you’ll ever taste,” Condé Nast Traveller wrote. In addition, the Mekong Delta is a whole world bobbing on canals and streams, and Ho Chi Minh City is where the bohos go, don’t miss The Café Apartment, a nine-storey block stuffed with fairy-lit mini-boutiques and craft coffee stores. Rome (Italy) tops the list, followed by … [Read more...] about Condé Nast Traveller names Vietnam among best destinations in October
EC ready to support Vietnam in fighting IUU fishing: EU commissioner
Processing seafood for export (Source: VNA) Brussels (VNA) – The European Commission (EC) is willing to cooperate and support Vietnamese authorities in their reforms to fight illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, said Karmenu Vella, Commissioner of the European Union for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries. In an interview granted Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Brussels on the occasion of Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong’s ongoing working visit to the EU from March 20-24 to promote the removal of "yellow card measure" in Vietnam for IUU fishing, Vella said the EC welcomes the high level commitments expressed by Vietnamese authorities, notably the Plan adopted by the MARD to implement urgent measures to overcome the yellow card adopted in October 2017. “Nonetheless, the European Commission reiterates its concerns as regards the translation of such commitments into tangible measures aiming at addressing the … [Read more...] about EC ready to support Vietnam in fighting IUU fishing: EU commissioner