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National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thi Kim Ngân (right) receives visiting Argentine President Mauricio Macri in Hà Nội on Wednesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Trọng ĐứcViet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam considers Argentina its most important partner in Latin America and hopes to consolidate the bilateral strategic partnership, particularly in economics, trade and investment, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thi Kim Ngân has said. Welcoming visiting Argentine President Mauricio Macri in Hà Nội on Wednesday, Chairwoman Ngân said Việt Nam has not forgotten and treasures the support of the Argentine people during its past struggle for national liberation. The Chairwoman showed her delight at positive developments in bilateral relations. Political ties have been intensified through regular delegation exchanges and bilateral meetings on the sidelines of international events, she said, adding that … [Read more...] about VN wants to bolster strategic partnership with Argentina: top legislator

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh will pay a visit to Germany on Wednesday and Thursday.— VNA/VNS Photo An Đăng HÀ NỘI — Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh will pay a visit to Germany on Wednesday and Thursday. The trip will be made at the invitation of German Minister of Foreign Affairs Heiko Maas. Việt Nam and Germany set up diplomatic relations on September 23, 1975. They elevated their ties to a strategic partnership in October 2011, since then Germany has become Việt Nam’s top trade partner in the EU. The countries’ two-way trade hit US$9 billion in 2016, which makes up 20 per cent of all Việt Nam-EU trade. Both sides vowed to increase two-way trade to $20 billion from the current $14 billion. — VNS   … [Read more...] about Deputy PM Phạm Bình Minh to visit Germany

President of Argentina Mauricio Macri starts an official State visit to Việt Nam on Wednesday to deepen the bilateral strategic partnership.— Photo AFP HÀ NỘI — President of Argentina Mauricio Macri starts an official State visit to Việt Nam on Wednesday to deepen the bilateral strategic partnership. The three-day visit, which comes at the invitation of President Nguyễn Phú Trọng, also demonstrated the importance of Việt Nam in Argentina’s external policy towards Asia in general and Southeast Asia in particular, especially after the Latin American nation signed the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC) in August 2018, Vietnam News Agency reported. Việt Nam and Argentina established diplomatic ties on October 25, 1973. Since then, both sides have organised regular delegation exchanges. Last year, they successfully held activities to mark the 45th anniversary of their diplomatic relations. The … [Read more...] about President of Argentina Mauricio Macri begins official visit

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ chaired the meeting of the National Steering Committee for ASEAN Single Window, National Single Window and Trade Facilitation (Steering Committee 1899) held on Tuesday in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Phạm HậuViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Inspections at several State agencies and industries showed lacklustre administrative reform while cumbersome bureaucracy had not managed to sufficiently curb trade fraud. Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ made the comments on Tuesday at a meeting held in Hà Nội to review work in 2018 and discuss priorities for 2019 of the National Steering Committee for ASEAN Single Window (ASW), National Single Window (NSW) and Trade Facilitation (Steering Committee 189). “The cuts to administrative procedures must not be just for show, the aim of streamlining is to both facilitate trade while preventing violations,” … [Read more...] about Deputy PM urges more impactful reforms to boost trade

Screen-cap from the bus’ camera. Viet Nam News A kind-hearted bus driver and his passengers were left feeling hurt after they were duped by a woman they thought was going into labour. The good Samaritans whipped round to raise more than VNĐ4 million (US$170) for a woman who was about to give birth on the bus en route from Hóc Môn district to HCM City. When she was taken to hospital, doctors confirmed she was not pregnant. This was a story shared by Huỳnh Thị Như Thủy, the bus driver’s wife residing in HCM City. According to Thủy, the overweight woman signaled she was in distress and was going into labour during the bus journey. The passengers raised more than VNĐ1 million (US$43) to help her get to hospital. The bus driver chipped in an extra VNĐ3 million (US$130) for the misfortunate woman. After dropping her off at hospital, the bus driver asked health workers to keep him updated on the woman’s condition. … [Read more...] about Woman uses her weight to turn a profit