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]
The consensus was reached at the talks in Buenos Aires on April 16 between Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. The two leaders expressed their delight at the positive developments of cooperative relations between Vietnam and Argentina over the past years and satisfaction at the results of their talks which were conducted in a constructive spirit of friendship and mutual understanding. They agreed to promote future cooperation in politics, diplomacy, trade, investment, culture, security and national defence in the interests of the two countries’ people. PM Dung and President Cristina signed a joint statement,…... [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)-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]
(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]
During his meeting with President Moon Jae In, the Deputy Prime Minister pledged Vietnam’s determination to promote strategic cooperative partnership with South Korea for development and peace. President Moon said the Korea is willing to support Vietnam’s development and wished for an earlier visit to Vietnam. During talks with Prime Minister Lee Nak Yeon, Deputy Prime Minister Minh called for more balanced trade towards 100 billion dollars of revenue by 2020. He encouraged Korean businesses to invest in Vietnam’s infrastructure. In talks with Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha, both agreed to hold deputy ministerial level strategic dialogue on diplomacy, security and…... [read more]
