Deputy PM calls on young Vietnamese people to be less obedient

Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam on Thursday said that as the education approach in Việt Nam has transformed to better prepare the country’s young people for the fourth industrial revolution, schools are training students to ask more questions and to think outside of the box.

Việt Nam determined to continue strengthening solidarity with Cuba

Việt Nam attaches great importance to reinforcing and strengthening the fraternal solidarity and comprehensive cooperation with Cuba, President Trần Đại Quang has told visiting First Vice President of the Councils of State and Ministers of Cuba Salvador Valdés Mesa.

Successful WEF on ASEAN concludes

As the World Economic Forum on ASEAN 2018 (WEF ASEAN) came to a close, Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình urged businesses and citizens to use their entrepreneurial spirit to contribute to national development in the digital era.

MRC official hails Việt Nam’s contributions

CEO of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Secretariat Phạm Tuấn Phan appreciated Việt Nam contributions to and co-operation with the commission while being received by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc in Hà Nội on September 13.

Deputy PM worries about protectionism

 Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh said the three things he was concerned about when it came to the shifting ASEAN geopolitical landscape were the disruptions of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, protectionism and regional security threats.

Education discussed by NASC

The Government has yet to have plans to make reform on Vietnamese language in the coming several weeks, said Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam at the meeting of National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Wednesday.

Deeper integration urged amongst Mekong countries: WEF ASEAN

Mekong leaders said there is indeed a need to promote inner strengths, and economic integration, as well as its vibrant market and a young labour force to ride on the wave of the fourth industrial revolution, during a session on new vision for Mekong region within the framework of World Economic Forum on ASEAN underway in Hà Nội.

WEF ASEAN 2018: PM receives Timor-Leste Foreign Minister

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc hosted a reception for Timor-Leste’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Co-operation Dionisio Babo Soares on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) 2018 in Hà Nội yesterday.

PM hosts GE leader on sidelines of WEF ASEAN 2018

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday received Alex Dimitrief, President and CEO of General Electric Company (GE)’s Global Growth Organisation, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) 2018 in Hà Nội.

Việt Nam sees Chile as leading Latin-American partner: Deputy PM

Việt Nam considered Chile one of its most important partners in the Latin America region, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh at a meeting with Chilean Foreign Minister Roberto Ampuero Espinoza on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

Regional military not about China: academic

Although South East Asia countries are spending more on military defense equipment, it doesn’t mean they are increasing the risk of conflict in the region, according to Tim Huxley, Executive Director at the International Institute for Strategic Studies.

Party leader receives Chinese Vice Premier

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong hosted Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua, who is in Vietnam to attend the World Economic Forum on ASEAN.

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