The event also attended by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh, discussed the implementation of the cooperation agreement with Laos last year and plans for 2018. According to a report provided by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, both nations exchanged in excess of 300 visits at all levels and achieved significant progress in economic cooperation in 2017. They have worked hand in hand to rapidly iron out snag and push up trade and investment promotion activities. Vietnam now ranks third among countries and territories investing in Laos with 276 projects worth around US$5 billion in total. Accumulative disbursement has been estimated at US$1.6 billion so far, occupying 32.5% of the total Vietnamese investment. Vietnam-Laos trade in the first 11 months of 2017 surpassed US$808 million, up roughly 10% from 2016. Joint projects on transport infrastructure and connectivity have been undertaken between the two countries and within the region. The two sides are continuing to seek funding for key projects, such as 725-km Hanoi – Vientiane Highway and a railway connecting Vung Ang, Tan Ap, Mu Gia (Vietnam) and Thakhec, Vientiane (Laos). PM Phuc said that 2017 was a year of solidarity between the two countries and both sides successfully organised grand ceremonies marking 55th founding anniversary of diplomatic ties and 40 years since the signing of the Vietnam-Laos Treaty on Amity and Cooperation. The two nations should promote bilateral cooperation across a variety of fields, he said, urging relevant sides to effectively coordinate to make… [Read full story]
(Cinet)-To promote some cooperating operations about a cultural heritage maintenance, a representative for the Center in Hue and Poland Republic in Vietnam signed an agreement about some sponsorships of USD 16872 of Poland Government for the Hue heritage. The training program is directed by some Poland experts in three weeks in Hue about maintaining some stones of the relics. Objects of the Program are some cadres of some Vietnam relic zones and some management areas. It is an activity in a cooperation program about cultural heritage maintenance in Hue between Poland embassy and Thua Thien Hue province to reset since…... [read more]
Dung stressed that in its development strategy, Vietnam considers culture a spiritual foundation of society and it is making efforts to build an advanced culture imbued with traditional identity through international exchanges.As Vietnam and Japan have many things in common, including culture, they can cooperate and support each other to enrich their cultures, said the PM. He spoke highly of the five principles in Japanese PM Shinzo Abe’s diplomatic policy for Southeast Asian nations, of which the fourth is promoting cultural cooperation. He expressed his hope that Prof Yamauchi, in his capacity as Chairman of the Advisory Committee for Cultural…... [read more]
Dung made the statement at a reception in Hanoi on November 11 for Alexander V. Dyukov, Chairman of Gazprom Neft – one of Russia’s leading oil and gas producers.He voiced the Vietnamese government’s support for bilateral energy cooperation, including joint projects between the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and Gazprom Neft. He noted with satisfaction the effective cooperation between PetroVietnam and Gazprom Neft in recent times, which has brought practical results to both sides. He said Vietnam is looking forward to receiving Russian President Vladimir Putin during his November 12 visit to Hanoi to deepen the strategic partnership between…... [read more]
(Cinet)- To fulfill some set-main tasks, Department of International Cooperation, General Department of Sports and Physical Training gave some measures as follows: promoting a direction and a leadership of the MOCST and General Department of Sports and Physical Training about international integration and cooperation and increasing a quality of the State management in fields of international cooperation. International Cooperation is one of some important issues in a progress of a sporting development with many international sports such as London Olympic 2012, Paralympic 2012 and Asian Beach Sports. Accordingly, Department of International Cooperation proposed 5 main tasks in 2012 as follows:…... [read more]
(Cinet)- On April 24, in Ha Noi, Vietnam National Administration of Tourism had a meeting with Deputy General Director of Uzbekistan National Administration of Tourism Anvar P. Temirkhodjaev on promoting tourism cooperation between the two countries. Deputy Minister Le Khanh Hai said Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Viet Nam has directed Viet Nam tourism industry to strengthen the development cooperation with Uzbekistan and former Soviet Union countries as basing on close and long relationship. Viet Nam boasts a long coastline with many beautiful beaches, resorts system of high quality, unique tourism products, and rich cuisine which suit the…... [read more]
