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
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Arousing the multilateral spirit
In international relations, multilateralism is understood as an alliance of many countries pursuing a common goal, or as “global governance”, as opposed to bilateralism which always upholds the supremacy of powers and is the seed of international conflict. This is a form of extensive cooperation between many international relations subjects, mainly nations, based on the core values of “equal, voluntary, mutually beneficial, and committed to common purposes”. Multilateralism, therefore, brings great benefits to all parties, contributing to building a world of peace, stability and prosperity. Through many stages of ups and downs, it can be said that multilateralism now faces unprecedented serious challenges and threats due to what happened in 2018. So what causes the weakened multilateral spirit in international relations? At the global level, the world is witnessing structural changes. Nearly three decades have passed since the end of the Cold War and the … [Read more...] about Arousing the multilateral spirit
President of Australian Senate visits Vietnam
The bilateral visit reflects a strong history of parliamentary engagement between Australia and Vietnam, and follows Chairwoman Ngan’s visit to Australia in November 2017 and the visit of the Speaker of Australian House of Representatives Tony Smith to Vietnam in July 2018. In Hanoi, Senator Ryan has hold bilateral talks with Chairwoman Ngan to discuss issues such as strengthening parliamentary cooperation, reviewing Australian support for economic development in Vietnam, improving people-to-people links between Australia and Vietnam and the potential for strengthened regional cooperation. Senator Scott Ryan welcomed by National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan During the meeting, Ngan expressed her hope that the high-ranking delegation of the Australian Senate’s current visit to Vietnam, led by Ryan, will contribute to consolidating and promoting the two countries’ strategic partnership. The Australian Senate President highlighted … [Read more...] about President of Australian Senate visits Vietnam
Ceremony marks 45th anniversary of Vietnam Netherlands diplomatic ties
A ceremony was held in Hanoi on May 10 to mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Netherlands (April 9) and five-year’s since the establishment of the Vietnam-Netherlands Friendship and Cooperation Association (January 29). Prof. Dao Xuan Hoc, President of the Vietnam-Netherlands Friendship and Cooperation Association Addressing the event, Prof. Dao Xuan Hoc, President of the Vietnam-Netherlands Friendship and Cooperation Association, said that over the past 45 years, the relationship between Vietnam and the Netherlands has grown in a dynamic and effective manner across many fields, to the benefit of both sides. Currently, the Netherlands is one of the largest European trade partners and investors in Vietnam, with more than US$8 billion in investment and nearly US$8 billion in two-way trade revenue recorded for 2017. With its impressive economic development and efficient support of the Netherlands, Vietnam has progressed from being a … [Read more...] about Ceremony marks 45th anniversary of Vietnam Netherlands diplomatic ties
Trump demands prosecution of ex FBI chief Comey
US President Donald Trump called for the prosecution of former FBI chief James Comey on Friday (Apr 13), unleashing a vitriolic response to the lawman's tell-all memoir. Former FBI director James Comey is sworn in during a hearing before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on Jun 8, 2017, a month after he was fired by President Donald Trump. (Photo: AFP/Brendan Smialowski) Trump branded Comey weak, a "LEAKER & LIAR" and an untruthful "slime ball" in a two-part Twitter tirade, as the first reports of the ex-FBI boss' highly critical 300-plus-page book emerged. News organisations including AFP obtained copies of the manuscript, in which Comey portrays Trump as an egomaniac - "unethical, and untethered to truth and institutional values." The book is due to be released on Tuesday, but Comey has already appeared on television to promote it and the White House has been strategising for weeks about how to discredit him. Trump led the charge himself on Friday, tweeting so … [Read more...] about Trump demands prosecution of ex FBI chief Comey