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Vietnam, Indonesia look towards deeper strategic partnership: Ambassador Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Pham Vinh Quang (left) presents credentials to Indonesian President Joko Widodo (Source: Antara) Vietnam and Indonesia are looking to promote political and diplomatic relations, towards further deepening their strategic partnership that enjoyed great achievements over the last five years, Vietnamese Ambassador to Indonesia Pham Vinh Quang has said.Grand ceremony marks President Ton Duc Thang’s 130th birthday Ton Duc Thang (R) is the first president of the reunified Socialist Republic of Vietnam from 1976 - 1980  Cooperatives’ quantity, quality must go together: Deputy PM Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue speaks at the meeting on August 18  ASEAN Festival in Canada promotes exchanges, connectivity "Tug of war" is one of the games held at the festival to promote team spirit  Embassies of Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, … [Read more...] about Government News 20/8

National Council on Sustainable Development has new vice chairman Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vu Tien Loc  The Prime Minister has decided to appoint Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Vu Tien Loc as Vice Chairman of the National Council on Sustainable Development and Competitiveness Improvement.  The PM also decided to create the Committee on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) as a professional body of the National Council on Sustainable Development and Competitiveness Improvement.  The Committee on PPP will be chaired by the Chairman of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry. A representative of the Vietnam Association of Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises will serve as vice chairman of the committee.  National Council on Sustainable Development and Competitiveness Improvement is headed by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam.  The council is tasked with advising the Government and the PM in building and … [Read more...] about Government News

Indonesian Ambassador to Vietnam Ibnu Hadi has highlighted the spirit of friendship between his country and Vietnam in an article on the 73rd anniversary of Indonesia’s Independence Day (August 17, 1945-2018).  Indonesian President Joko Widodo (L) welcomes General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong during the later's official visit to Indonesia in 2017 He noted that this year, Indonesia and Vietnam have both celebrated their 73rd anniversaries of their Independence Days. Both nations declared independence after World War II in 1945.  The ambassador recalled that the first President of Indonesia President Sukarno and Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh were close friends.  Ibnu Hadi expressed his joy at the Vietnam-Indonesia strategic cooperation, saying that the process of bilateral cooperation between the two countries has been in line with the Action Plan of 2014-2018.  The diplomat highlighted that two-way trade in the first half … [Read more...] about Indonesian Ambassador spotlights Vietnam-Indonesia friendship

More than 800 leaders from business, government, civil society and media will join these heads of state and senior ministers to discuss issues including entrepreneurship and employment in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Vietnam PM (second right) attends the WEF on ASEAN in Phnom Penh in May 2017.  A record number of regional heads of state or government will participate in the World Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN in Hanoi, scheduled to take place on September 11-13 under the theme “ASEAN 4.0: Entrepreneurship and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.” In all, eight ASEAN countries will be represented by their prime minister, president or state counsellor, WEF said in a press release. Among the registered heads of state or government are President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines; newly elected Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad of Malaysia, meeting his regional peers for the first time on the international stage. In addition, Aung San Suu Kyi, state counsellor of … [Read more...] about WEF on ASEAN in Vietnam to welcome record number of region’s leaders

The 42nd Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS-42) is scheduled to take place in the capital city of Hanoi on August 19-24.Vietnam participated in the 10th Pacific Army Chiefs Conference (PACC-10) and the 41st Pacific Armies Management Seminar (PAMS-41) in Seoul, the Republic of Korea, in 2017  The General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and the US Army Pacific (USARPAC) will co-host the event. Senior Lieutenant General Phan Van Giang, Chief of the VPA General Staff and Deputy Defence Minister, will deliver a keynote speech at the opening.  PAMS-42 will cover three plenary sessions, focusing on the topics of land forces’ initial responses to humanitarian assistance/disaster response (HADR), multilateral cooperation and enhancing roles in regional cooperation for HADR. The co-hosting of the seminar is expected to help the VPA enhance its friendship, mutual understanding and trust with other countries’ armies as well as demonstrate the active and … [Read more...] about Pacific Armies Management Seminar to take place in Hanoi

An import task of Vietnamese representative agencies overseas is to boost economic and trade cooperation between Vietnam and other countries and popularize the country’s image, said Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi on the sidelines of the 30th Diplomatic Conference in Hanoi. Ambassador to China Dang Minh Khoi In the spirit, the Vietnamese diplomatic agencies in China have invested in human resources to expand economic and trade cooperation between the two countries as well as their localities, said Ambassador Khoi. First, they should thoroughly grasp all required information to update the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and the Ministry of Industry and Trade as well as concerned localities on the situation in the host country. Second, the embassy has regularly asked the  MoFA to touch upon more economic and trade cooperation contents between the two sides through their senior leaders' exchange visits. Third, it has actively coordinated with ministries, departments … [Read more...] about Diplomatic missions help open up trade cooperation opportunities

VietNamNet Bridge – Bui Duc Thu, deputy chairman of the National Assembly’s Committee for Deputy Affairs, speaks to the Lao Dong (Labour) newspaper on the need to tightly supervise people with power. Bui Duc Thu. — Photo laodong.vn The Government and the Party have declared that they will give due punishment to any government officials found guilty of corruption. Do you think that with the Party and Government’s determination, Vietnam will be able to push back against corruption? The fight against corruption launched by the Party and Government has received strong support from all Vietnamese people from all walks of life. Many big and serious corruption cases have been discovered and settled, earning high applause from the people. More recently, many senior Government officials, including ministers, army generals and even a Politburo member have been arrested for corruption. This is an indication of the Party and Government’s resolve to give … [Read more...] about Corruption must be rooted out

The Archdiocese of Denver showed up on Colorado Rising’s list of those endorsing Initiative 97, the ballot measure to increase setbacks for oil and gas operations from homes, schools and businesses.That was news to the archdiocese.Spokesman Mark Haas said the archdiocese has no record of O’Grady and had authorized no one to make an endorsement. He also noted that “archdiocese” was misspelled on the Colorado Rising website.Colorado Rising removed the endorsement Wednesday morning after being notified by Colorado Politics.The organization allows organizations and individuals to submit endorsements online. The archdiocese endorsement was submitted by Cathy O’Grady, who indicated she had authority to do so.Colorado Rising leaders said they didn’t know O’Grady and provided her contact information. O’Grady said she got confused by the online form and meant to only offer her personal endorsement, not that of the archdiocese.The Colorado Oil and … [Read more...] about Oops, turns out Denver Archdiocese didn’t endorse oil and gas ballot measure