Vietnam and France have maintained long-standing historical and cultural ties and fine traditional friendship while have similar interests and great potential for expanding cooperation in multiple fields. Both nations celebrate 45th anniversary of their diplomatic ties and five years of the Strategic Partnership this year, Trong said, and underlined the need to intensify high-level exchanges and cooperation between sectors at all levels. Bertrand Lortholary also wished the General Secretary and Vietnamese people a great deal of success in the lunar New Year.
Vietnam and Bangladesh discussed cooperation plans and measures to boost bilateral relations in the first working session of a joint commission in Hanoi Monday. Vietnam's trade minister Truong Dinh Tuyen and the Bangladeshi finance and planning minister Salifur Rahman led the two sides at the meeting of the Vietnam-Bangladesh Joint Commission on Economic, Commercial, Cultural, Scientific and Technological Cooperation. Two-way trade value increased to US$54 million in 2005 from $19.3 million in 2001, Minister Tuyen said. In 2005, Vietnam earned $22.3 million from shipping textiles and fibers, computers, electronics and farm produces to Bangladesh and spent $31.7 million on importing…... [read more]
(VOVworld) – Vietnam always looks forward to strengthening friendship and cooperation with Samoa. Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Viet Dung made the comment while presenting his credentials to the Head of the Independent State of Samoa, Tui Atua Tupua Tamasese Efi, officially becoming the non-resident Vietnamese Ambassador to Samoa. Dung suggested that Vietnam and Samoa should seek ways to bolster bilateral cooperation in economics, trade, agriculture, tourism, and people to-people exchanges. Tamasese Efi hailed Vietnam’s achievements in socio-economic development and international integration and said he hoped the bilateral relations between the two countries would grow stronger in the future.... [read more]
The working session between the Vietnamese delegation (R) and Belarus’s Ministry of Internal Affairs (Photo: VNA) Minsk (VNA) – Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security and Belarus’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and State Security Committee agreed to enhance cooperation in crime fight during their separate working sessions in Minsk on March 2. Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs Anatolievich Shunevich and Chairman of the State Security Committee Vakulchik Valery Pavlovich welcomed the working visit by the Vietnamese delegation, led by Minister To Lam, and their attendance in the celebration of the 100th founding anniversary of Belarus’s police force. The two sides shared…... [read more]
Vietnam and Cambodia have signed minutes of inspection cooperation under which the two sides will intensify the exchange of information and Vietnam will organise professional training courses for a number of Cambodian inspectors. The minutes were signed after talks between Vietnamese Government Chief Inspector Quach Le Thanh, and the Cambodian Minister of Relations with the National Assembly, Senate and Inspection Men Sam An. During a working visit to Cambodia from July 18-22, the Vietnamese delegation was welcomed by Prime Minister Hun Sen who spoke highly of the two countries' cooperation in inspection work. He stressed the important role played by…... [read more]
(CPV) - The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will offer USD20 million in non-refundable aid to the Vietnam National Mine Action Center (VNMAC) for post-war bomb and landmine recovery efforts. The Korean side will provide 62% of the total capital of USD32.2 million. A record of discussions for the bilateral mine action project was inked in Hanoi on June 14th between KOICA Country Director Chang Jea-yun and Deputy National Defence Minister and member of the Steering Committee for the National Action Program on overcoming post-war bombs and mines (Steering Committee 504), Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Chi Vinh. Managed by the…... [read more]