Southern firms want stronger ties with new diplomats By Kinh Luan - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC - Entrepreneurs of 18 southern provinces and cities on Wednesday expressed a desire for strong relations with 21 newly-installed ambassadors and consuls general to 45 countries to push up trade and investment ties between Vietnam and other nations. Most of enterprises were concerned about a lack of information about international markets, especially those in South America, Africa and Ukraine. In response, Toan said if enterprises wanted to seek support from embassies, they should send their requests to the offices as soon as possible, maintain regular contacts and learn necessary info from the offices via the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and others on the Internet. Nguyen Van Dao, ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay, said the best way is to send information and requests via emails so that the embassy can quickly help them in marketing. Regarding the African market, … [Read more...] about Southern firms want stronger ties with new diplomats
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Vietnam wants stronger ties with Netherlands
Vietnam wants stronger ties with Netherlands HCMC – Vietnam encourages Dutch companies to come for business cooperation to further ties between the two countries, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said. Speaking at a meeting in Hanoi on Monday with Crown Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands and his wife Princess Maxima, Dung said Vietnam wants cooperation in the fields of oil and gas, banking, seaports and shipbuilding, and climate change response. “Vietnam will create favorable conditions for Dutch businesses to expand their investment here in the country,” he was quoted by Vietnam News Agency. Crown Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Maxima are being accompanied by a 90-strong business delegation that is interested in exploring business and investment prospects in Vietnam. Dung said the Netherlands is now a leading European investor in Vietnam with total investment pledges of around US$5 billion. Meanwhile, two-way trade has remained humble, at US$2 billion … [Read more...] about Vietnam wants stronger ties with Netherlands
Poland supports Vietnam’s stronger ties with EU
Poland supports stronger ties between Vietnam and the European Union, said Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Joanna Wronecka at the annual political consultation at deputy foreign ministerial level between the two countries held in Hanoi on October 12. Wronecka also affirmed that the Polish government will push for the early signing of the Vietnam-EU Free Trade Agreement, noting that the enforcement of the FTA will help boost multi-faceted cooperation between Poland and Vietnam.The Deputy Foreign Minister and her Vietnamese counterpart Bui Thanh Son shared the view that bilateral ties have fruitfully developed in recent years and that there is much potential for the two nations to enhance links in politics-diplomacy, security-defence, sci-technology, education and training, and infrastructure development.The two ministries will serve as a bridge to promote closer connection between the two nations’ ministries and sectors, aiming to effectively implement agreements reached by … [Read more...] about Poland supports Vietnam’s stronger ties with EU
Vietnam-Malaysia: Toward Stronger Ties
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Vietnam-Malaysia: Toward Stronger Ties “Vietnam and Malaysia has been developing fruitful and comprehensive relations through many exchanges of high level visits. Alongside with these important visits of both sides, plus the fact that Asia is now becoming a new economic power, I suppose that besides visibly concrete examples, Vietnam and Malaysia will continue to build stronger ties in the years to come,” saidMr Shazryll Zahiran, Malaysian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City in an interview with the Vietnam Business Forum. Duy Khang reports. Could you quote concrete examples of Vietnam-Malaysia relations in recent years? Vietnam and Malaysia has been developing fruitful and comprehensive relations through many exchanges of high level visits. The meeting between Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Sri Najib Bin Tun Abdul Razak in April 2010 was important for our bilateral relations in general and for the enhancement of cooperation in areas … [Read more...] about Vietnam-Malaysia: Toward Stronger Ties
Vietnam, Bulgaria Look to Stronger Ties
Vietnam, Bulgaria Look to Stronger Ties PM Nguyen Tan Dung urged Vietnam and Bulgaria to strengthen cooperation in education, science and technology, tourism and culture in the future. The PM made the point at his meeting with visiting Chairwoman of the National Assembly of Bulgaria Tsetska Tsacheva on April 16. Active development in bilateral relations over the past times has brought about practical benefits for both countries, said the Vietnamese Government chief. PM Dung suggested the two countries continue to launch cooperative programs and put forth new ones, especially in the fields of economics, trade and investment in order to lift up the two-way trade turnover to a new high. He also asked Bulgaria to recognize Vietnam as a market economy, increase its official development assistance for Vietnam and help the Southeast Asian country to expand the relations with other European countries. The Vietnamese leader took the occasion to thank Bulgaria for its valuable assistance … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Bulgaria Look to Stronger Ties