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At the meeting (Photo: VNA) Attending the event were First Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee Le Quoc Phong and Secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Youth League of China Fu Zhenbang. Addressing the function, Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee Bui Quang Huy said the meeting offers a chance for the two countries’ youth unions and youngsters to exchange information on young people’s affairs and share experience in youth union work and teenager movements in each nation. Huy expressed his hope that through the event, Chinese youths will understand more about the land, culture and people of Vietnam - a peace-loving country; a good comrade, good friend, good neighbour and good partner of China; and a responsible member of the international community. He asked the two countries’ youth delegates to continue maintaining their role as a friendship bridge that makes active and … [Read more...] about 18th Vietnam

The interview was made after the conclusion of the AMM-51 and related meetings. Reporter: Could you please note main features of the AMM-51, Mr. Deputy Foreign Minister? Deputy FM Nguyen Quoc Dung: The meeting took place in the context that the world and region have experienced a lot of new developments. Its outcomes include: Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung. Source: VNA Firstly, ASEAN reaped important achievements in carrying out the theme “Building a resilient and innovative ASEAN.” ASEAN member states laid stress on enhancing economic cooperation in the bloc and with its partners, focusing on boosting regional connectivity, sustainable, innovative and creative development to make full use of technology advances from Industry 4.0. ASEAN also demonstrated its firm stance in making effective responses to regional issues, gave timely support to and showed solidarity with Laos after the recent dam collapse as well as approved activities of the ASEAN … [Read more...] about Vietnam teams with ASEAN member states to boost regional cooperation

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc attends 2017 WEF on ASEAN. (Photo: VNA)According to the announcement, there will be 8 ASEAN member countries sending their heads to the event, including the Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammad, Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hunsen. The leaders and other ASEAN officials will be welcomed by host Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Head of Regional Agenda - Asia Pacific, Member of the WEF Executive Committee Justin Wood, stressed that ASEAN is currently one of the highlights of the global economic forum; and that the presence of regional high ranking leaders show countries’ commitments on maintaining that while expanding the fourth industrial revolution. Attending the event, over 800 leaders from entreprises, Governments, civil societies and communication circles will discuss a wide range of current international issues, … [Read more...] about Vietnam welcomes leaders to WEF-ASEAN

Attracting more than 300 delegates from Vietnamese and Lao ministries, institutes, universities and businesses, the forum aims to increase cooperation and technological transfer among organizations and businesses; and link Vietnamese technological researchers and developers with Lao Governmental agencies and businesses, in order to promote commercialization, application and investment in technologies applied in Laos’ key sectors, including processing and preservation of agricultural products, alternative energy, environmental treatment and information and technology.Apart from 25 stalls exhibiting technological research and results, during TechConnect Vietnam - Laos, specialized conferences working on solutions to technological transfer for boosting sustainable agricultural production, environmental treatment and information technology will be held. Activities connecting technological transfer and cooperation partners between the two countries will also be a focus of the event. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Laos ink science and technology cooperation

Delegates celebrate Singaporean National Day. (Photo: hcmcpv.org.vn)Addressing the meeting, President of the city Vietnam – Singapore Friendship Association Nguyen Ngoc Hoa said that Singapore had set up diplomatic relations with Vietnam since August 1st, 1973. “Since 1991, especially when it became an ASEAN member in 1995, the relationship between the two countries has developed strongly,” he said. “Singapore attaches great importance to its relationship with Vietnam, and Vietnam becomes one of the main commercial and investment markets of Singapore in Southeast Asia.” The trade and investment relations between Vietnam and Singapore have continued to develop. In 2017, Singapore was Vietnam’s third largest foreign investor and the largest investor among ASEAN members in Vietnam, with USD43 billion and over 1,800 projects. In Ho Chi Minh city alone, as of June, Singapore had over 1,100 projects capitalized at USD10.5 billion. Mr. Hoa expressed his … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Singapore report increased relationship