Việt Nam, Angola seek to boost ties

Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Angolan Minister of External Relations Georges Rebelo Pinto Chikoti have agreed to continue seeking specific measures to strengthen ties in prioritised areas and expand affiliation in other promising fields like agriculture, health care, oil and gas, and telecommunications.

 

President calls for closer NZ relations

President Trần Đại Quang called on New Zealand to join the economic development in Vietnam via increasing trade and investment during his reception for New Zealand Foreign Minister Muray McCully in Hà Nội yesterday.

Gov’t looks to control public debt

Controlling public debt and ensuring stable Budget revenues will be priority tasks for the Government this year, the Prime Minister has directed.

President receives RoK National Assembly Speaker

President Trần Đại Quang hailed the visit to Việt Nam by Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Chung Sye-kyun on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties, as a vivid manifestation of the countries’ strategic co-operative partnership and legislative co-operation, during a meeting in Hà Nội yesterday.

Party leader wants more productive partnership with RoK

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng wants Việt Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) to ratchet up the efficient co-operation between political parties, governments, parliaments, and localities to achieve a more productive strategic co-operative partnership.

Việt Nam, Russia enhance communication co-operation

Deputy Director General of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Nguyễn Hoài Dương greeted a delegation from the Ministry of Communication and Mass Media of Russia led by its Deputy Minister Alexey Volin in Hà Nội yesterday.

Top lawmakers agree on Korea-VN tech transfer

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân urged her Korean counterpart yesterday to work for additional investments by the Republic of Korea (RoK) in Việt Nam’s transporation infrastructure and boost technology transfer.

Việt Nam and New Zealand look forward to stronger ties

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh and visiting Foreign Minister of New Zealand Murray McCully have agreed to continue fostering development momentum to lift the bilateral relations to a higher level during their talks in Hà Nội yesterday.

Deputy PM busy with meetings on US visit

As part of his official visit to the US, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh held separate meetings on Friday with US Acting Trade Representative Stephen Vaughn and a group of assistants to senators of the Democratic and Republican Parties. 

Deputy PM wants Irish support in EU relations

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has suggested Ireland prompt the European Union (EU) to sign and ratify the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (UVFTA) and recognise Việt Nam’s market economy.

PM to visit Cambodia in effort to boost ties

A visit to Cambodia from April 24-25 by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc will be his first official trip to the neighbouring country in the post of the Government leader of Việt Nam.

NA may strip deputy title over Formosa

The National Assembly’s Standing Committee will ask the National Assembly to consider stripping the NA deputy title of Võ Kim Cự for his wrongdoings in the Formosa environmental disaster, said the NA Secretary General Nguyễn Hạnh Phúc on Saturday.

Hà Nội leader holds dialogue with residents over land dispute

Chairman of the Hà Nội People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung held a dialogue with local residents in  Đồng Tâm Commune in the city’s Mỹ Đức District on Saturday. After the meeting, the local residents agreed to release all officials and policemen they had illegally detained.

Việt Nam treasures UN ties: President

Vit Nam will continue to be an active and responsible member of the international community and the United Nations (UN) and engage more in UN peacekeeping operations and fulfill its role as a member of UN organisations such as the UN Economic and Social Council and the International Law Commission, said President Trn Đại Quang.

Việt Nam, India to forge stronger investment ties

Việt Nam and India should bolster investment ties in areas of India’s strength and Việt Nam’s demand, while minimising and generally removing trade obstacles, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc told visiting Indian Secretary of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh.

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