In Florida, Ambassador Vinh met with Congressman Ted Yoho, chairman of Asia and the Pacific subcommittee under the Foreign Affairs Committee in the House of Representatives, before holding working sessions with representatives of businesses, and visiting businesses, universities, and research institutes.Congressman Ted Yoho expressed his delight at the impressive developments in Vietnam-US relations recently, as evidenced by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to the US in May, 2017 and US President Donald Trump’s Vietnam visit in November, 2017. Such occasions have yielded important results which have been an impetus behind the advancement of the comprehensive partnership between the two countries in the new period.He recalled the deep impression the country made during his visit to Vietnam last October, especially Vietnam’s dynamics, the beauty of its land and the hospitality of its people, saying that the US, particularly Florida and Vietnam have a great potential for enhancing cooperation in the areas of hi-tech, manufacturing industry, clean energy, agriculture, and education.While visiting Florida businesses, research institutes, and universities, the Ambassador gave presentations on the development of bilateral relations, and Vietnam’s potential and current strengths, emphasizing that Vietnamese representative agencies in the US serve as a bridge for Floridian businesses to study and promote trade and investment activities in Vietnam. He expressed his hope that bilateral trade will continue to thrive in the future. At present, Vietnam is the ninth largest trade partner of Florida with a value of nearly US$2 billion. In Arkansas, Ambassador Vinh met State Governor Asa Hutchinson, held… [Read full story]
Vietnam has gained success in building the State of law of the people, for the people and by the people, former Swedish Ambassador to Vietnam Anna Lindstedt has said. The diplomat made the affirmation while receiving Vietnam's Friendship Medal at the Vietnamese embassy in Mexico Friday, the Vietnam News Agency reported. She was honored for her active contributions to the development of the comprehensive cooperative relationship between Sweden and Vietnam. She praised Vietnam's achievements in linking economic growth with hunger eradication and poverty reduction, raising people's living standards, medical and educational development and environmental protection. Speaking with a Vietnam News…... [read more]
A number of middle-aged and elderly masons in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap have voluntarily built civil works completely gratis to ease residents’ travel. A number of middle-aged and elderly masons in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap have voluntarily built civil works completely gratis to ease residents’ travel. With a passion for helping others, a group of volunteers in Lai Vung District have formed to build bridges over crisscrossing streams and rivers, ensuring greater safety for residents, particularly school students, and facilitating their business. The youngest member of the Lai Vung bridge construction team is almost…... [read more]
Viet Nam News Old people can be seen building bridges in the Mekong Delta province of Đồng Tháp. They are veterans who want younger people to live more comfortable lives. Many old bridges made from bamboo and wood have become weak. The elderly folks are making new, stronger bridges from cement. By Nguyễn Hành and Nguyễn Vân It was a scorching hot day when I attended the launching of a bridge over the Cái Bàn River in the Mekong Delta province of Đồng Tháp. But it was not the heat that warmed the cockles of my heart, and that of…... [read more]
Viet Nam News A team of veterans unwilling to idle their retirement days away deliver yeoman service to their communities by working hard, for free, to build bridges and roads. Nguyễn Hành and Nguyễn Vân report. It was a scorching hot day when I attended the launching of a bridge over the Cái Bàn River in the Mekong Delta province of Đồng Tháp. But it was not the heat that warmed the cockles of my heart, and that of others present at the ceremony. This bridge had been built by people in their late sixties, seventies and eighties, voluntarily, charging…... [read more]
Farmer Le Van Chuong, 50, knows nothing about building bridges, but he dared to invest billions of dong in six floating bridges across the Luc Nam River in the northern province of Bac Giang’s Luc Ngan District. Chuong said that he had dreamed about building the bridge ever since he was a little boy. Born in Phuong Son Village, his whole life Chuong has had to watch villagers take boats across the river to sell their litchi crops. "It’s very dangerous. Students might drown at any time on their way to school, particularly during the rainy season, and many villagers…... [read more]
