He was welcomed by Cambodia’s Tourism Minister Thong Khon, Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Prak Nguon Hong and Vietnamese Ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh, among others. The PM then visited to the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh where he is scheduled to meet his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was welcomed at Phnom Penh International Airport. In the afternoon, he will take part in the plenary of the second MLC summit, and held meetings with other delegation heads. The MLC is a sub-regional cooperation mechanism that was jointly established in 2016 by six countries along the Mekong River, namely Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam. The biennial event is organised in rotation among the member countries. This year’s summit is co-organised by Cambodia and China. The first summit was convened on March 23, 2016, mapping out orientations for the cooperation mechanism, which is promoting comprehensive connections to build a … [Read more...] about PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc arrives in Cambodia for Mekong-Lancang summit
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Canadian businesses explore investment opportunities in Thai Nguyen
More than 100 Canadian and foreign businesses in Canada attended at a seminar in Toronto on March 22 to seek and expand investment cooperation in Vietnam’s northern province of Thai Nguyen. At the opening ceremony, Secretary of the Thai Nguyen Provincial Party Committee Pham Xuan Duong emphasized that the event offered an opportunity for Thai Nguyen and Canadian businesses to introduce their policies and potential for investment cooperation. Margaret Vokes, South Asia Area Director at the Ontario Ministry of Economic Development and Innovation, conveyed best regards from Minister Brad Duguid, stressing that the event provided participants with updated information and opened up opportunities for doing business and boosting relations for mutual benefit. Duong Ngoc Long, chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, answered businesses’ questions related to the province’s policies, formalities and the advantages of investment. Vietnamese ambassador to … [Read more...] about Canadian businesses explore investment opportunities in Thai Nguyen
Nguyen Lam Diem Trang crowned Miss Teen 2010
Nguyen Lam Diem Trang, a 19-year-old from Vinh Long province, was crowned Miss Teen 2010 in the final round of the pageant held in Hanoi on November 14. Over the past five years, the Miss Teen Vietnam contest has become very popular with young Vietnamese women aged between 16 and 19. After the initial qualifying round, the organising board chose the 20 best candidates to enter the final round. They competed in traditional long dress (ao dai) and evening gown events and the jury selected the top five contestants to take part in the Q&A session. The top five included Do Thi Anh, Phan Ngoc Anh, Ho My Linh, Le Bao Ngoc and Nguyen Lam Diem Trang. Diem Trang (No. 1513) from Vinh Long won the Miss Teen 2010 title with her quick, precise and intelligent answers. She was born in 1991 and is now a student in the business administration faculty at the International University, under Ho Chi Minh City National University. Other prize-winners included Vo Thi Viet Hue, Ho My Linh, … [Read more...] about Nguyen Lam Diem Trang crowned Miss Teen 2010
Nguyen Dinh Xuan – a legislator & environmental activist
VietNamNet talked with National Assembly (NA) deputy Nguyen Dinh Xuan, who was recently honored by Bern city for protecting bears. Xuan, 39, director of the Lo Go-Xa Mat National Park in the southern province of Tay Ninh, has joined the National Assembly for two terms. As a member of the NA’s Committee for Science, Technology and Environment, d eputy Xuan has actively protected wildlife, especially bears. In May 2009, he made trips to farms in Ha Long City and Quang Ninh province where bears were bred in cages to collect bile from their gall bladders for South Korean tourists. He sent letters to South Korean agencies to inform them of the situation and recommend that South Korean visitors not buy the bile in Vietnam. The Mayor of Bern, Switzerland’s capital city, has presented an award to deputy Xuan for his contributions to protecting bears in Vietnam . To an environmental activist like you in a country where economics is the top priority, what does it mean to … [Read more...] about Nguyen Dinh Xuan – a legislator & environmental activist
Trinh Xuan Thanh, accomplices questioned in court
Trinh Xuan Thanh, former Chairman and General Director of PetroVietnam Construction Joint Stock Corporation (PVC), was questioned at court on January 9, the second day of the trial on the case of “deliberately violating State regulations on economic management, causing severe consequences” at the Thai Binh 2 thermal power project. Trinh Xuan Thanh at the trial Asked whether he discovered anything wrong in the signing of the EPC contract No. 33 of the Thai Binh 2 thermal power project, Thanh admitted that he had instructed Vu Duc Thuan (then PVC General Director) to sign the contract without reading its major contents carefully.Thanh said official audit reports revealed that PVC still earned profits in 2011, but there were potential risk of losses and a big imbalance between the corporation’s charter capital and investments in other projects and subsidiaries.He said PVC was one of the five spearheads of PetroVietnam (PVN) at that time, which was tasked with … [Read more...] about Trinh Xuan Thanh, accomplices questioned in court