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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh (R) and Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia Michael Gunner (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh on November 7 hosted a reception for Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia Michael Gunner who is on a visit to Vietnam from November 6-9. At the meeting, both sides expressed their delight over the achievements in the Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership in recent times, especially in the realms of politics, defence, trade, education, and agriculture. By the end of this year’s third quarter, two-way trade had reached 5.72 billion USD, up 20 percent from the same period in 2017. In addition, the two countries had made concerned efforts to promote relations between their localities, they said, particularly ties between the Northern Territory and Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Khanh Hoa, and Ba Ria-Vung Tau as … [Read more...] about Deputy PM receives Chief Minister of Australia’s Northern Territory

Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue. (Photo: VNA) Bac Lieu (VNA) - Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue has underlined the importance of the people-centred approach to successfully building new rural areas at a conference to review the programme in the southeast and Mekong Delta regions. Speaking at the conference on September 14 in Bac Lieu, the Deputy PM Hue recognised the outcomes brought to the regions by the programme, highlighting the positive impacts on the lives of local rural residents and poverty reduction efforts. He asked each locality to review their results and outline an appropriate direction for the new period. Deputy PM Hue noted that localities need to give priority to quality when recognising new rural areas in the spirit that the programme will have no ending point. At the event, Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Quoc Doanh said that after nine years of implementing the programme, the two regions have had 874 new rural communes and 30 … [Read more...] about Deputy PM emphasises people-centred approach in building new rural areas

Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung at the working session (Photo: VNA)    Hanoi (VNA) – Director for the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries’ International Ocean Governance and Sustainable Fisheries of the European Union Veronika Veits has expressed impression on Vietnam’s outcomes in following the EC’s recommendations regarding the settlement of illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. During a working session with Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung in Hanoi on November 14, Veits informed the host that the inspection delegation held a number of working sessions with ministries, agencies and coastal localities in the past 10 days, during which both sides discussed straightforwardly and shared transparent information. She said ministries, agencies and localities have been aware of their responsibilities while the entire political system affirmed commitment and strong determination to fight IUU fishing. … [Read more...] about EC official impressed by Vietnam’s outcomes in IUU fishing combat

Processing catfish in the My Tho industrial park in Tien Giang province (Source: VNA) Washington DC (VNA) - The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is working hard with a view to early recognizing Vietnam’s regulatory system on catfish management to be equivalent to that of the US, said first Deputy Secretary of USDA Stephen Censky. Censky affirmed this at a meeting on June 26 with Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue, who is on an official visit to the US from June 25-27. For his part, the Vietnamese Government leader stressed that Vietnam considers the United States an important trading partner. He proposed that the USDA sign a framework agreement on agriculture cooperation with Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), and asked the US agency to be flexible in the process of equivalence assessment and facilitate Vietnam’s catfish export to the US. The two countries should enhance joint work in smart agriculture, development … [Read more...] about US, Vietnam promote agricultural cooperation

At the event (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria Ingrid Alice Désiree and Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh co-chaired the Vietnam – Sweden Business Summit: Partnering for Sustainable Growth in Hanoi on May 7. The event was co-organised by the Swedish Embassy in Hanoi, the Swedish Trade & Invest Council and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties, as part of the Vietnam visit by Swedish Crown Princess Victoria Ingrid Alice Desiree and her spouse from May 6-8. It brought together over 1,000 delegates from ministries, agencies, international organisations, including 70 businesspeople representing 50 Swedish firms and trade organisations led by Swedish Minister for Foreign Trade Ann Linde. Major fields set as a focus for sustainable development and innovation include manufacturing, solutions for consumers, health care and … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Swedish firms talk partnership for sustainable growth