Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh has had a working visit to Florida and Arkansas States of the US to boost partnerships between the localities and Vietnam, especially in economy, trade, investment and education. In Florida, Ambassador Vinh had a meeting with Congressman Ted Yoho, Chairman of the Asia-Pacific Subcommittee of the US House of Representatives and visited a number of localities and trade and research agencies of the state. The official also worked with some local businesses, leaders of the Biotechnology Research Centre of the University of Florida, and had a talk with lecturers and students of the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps. Ted Yoho showed his delight at the growth of the Vietnam-US relations over the past years, especially in 2017 with the fruitful visit of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to the US in May 2017 and a Vietnam tour of US President Donald Trump in November 2017. At the meetings, Vinh introduced the potential and strengths of Vietnam, pledging that Vietnamese representative office in the US will work to connect Florida businesses with Vietnamese peers. Vietnam is now Florida’s ninth largest trade partner with two-way trade of nearly 2 billion USD. Florida’s firms spoke highly of Vietnam’s economic development and hoped that Florida will become one of Vietnam’s leading economic-trade partners in the US. During his stay in Arkansas, Ambassador Vinh had a meeting with Governor Asa Hutchinson and a roundtable… [Read full story]
Leaders of the Cambodian province of Mondulkiri, headed by Governor Eng Buol Hieng, paid a visit to the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong on February 11 to wish local leaders a happy New Year. Dak Nong provincial leaders lauded the visit of the Cambodian delegation for helping to fortify and boost ties between the two provinces as well as their nations as a whole. In return, Hieng expressed his appreciation to the Party Committee, authorities, and people of Dak Nong province for supporting his province in agricultural production, hunger reduction, and infrastructure development. In recent years, collaborative relations between…... [read more]
Hanoi (VNA) – The upcoming State visits to Brunei and Singapore by President Tran Dai Quang aim to realise the foreign policy set forth by the 12th Party Congress and deepen relations with the two ASEAN member countries. Vietnam and Brunei established diplomatic ties on February 29, 1992. Since then, the two countries regularly exchanged visits and high-ranking meetings. Bilateral economic, trade and investment cooperation has made big strides with two-way trade jumping from 24.2 million USD in 2010 to 73.7 million USD in 2015. The figure hit 17 million USD as of June 2016. Vietnam mainly exports seafood and…... [read more]
The Ministries of Science and Technology of Vietnam and China jointly held a symposium on technology application and transfer on September 27. As part of activities in celebration of the Vietnam-China Friendship Year and the 60 th anniversary of Vietnam-China diplomatic ties, the seminar aims to further bolster cooperation between the two countries in the field. The seminar offered the two sides an opportunity to exchange information and experiences in the promotion of technology transfer and transaction. It also helped intermediary organisations seek out cooperative opportunities. The participants touched upon the role played by intellectual property and its impact on…... [read more]
The sixth friendship meeting between the Foreign Ministries of Vietnam and Laos is being held in the central province of Ha Tinh from March 17-20. The Vietnamese delegation is led by Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and the Lao delegation is headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith. At the meeting, the two sides reviewed the cooperation between the two Foreign Ministries since the previous meeting in Vientiane in June 2008. The two sides expressed pleasure at the fine development of the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries. They affirmed the intention…... [read more]
Viet Nam News WASHINGTON – Vietnam attaches importance to promoting relations with the new administration and Congress of the US, towards further developing the Vietnam-US comprehensive partnership in a practical, effective, stable and long-term manner, the Vietnamese ambassador to the US said.Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh made the statement at a reception in Washington DC on February 10 for more than 70 advisors and assistants of key offices and committees of the US Congress of the 115th tenure. He praised the role played by the participants and their contributions to fostering the bilateral relations across fields in recent times, and wished…... [read more]
