(VOVworld) - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi met in Hanoi on Wednesday as chairmen of the Vietnam-China Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation. Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh said that the Party, State, Government, and people of Vietnam treasure the neighborliness and comprehensive cooperation with China. The Vietnam-China comprehensive strategic cooperation partnership has developed remarkably in recent years thanks to both countries' efforts. However, China's placement of oilrig Haiyang 981 in Vietnam's exclusive economic zone and continental shelf has violated international law, the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, threatened regional security, maritime safety, peace and stability, hurt the feeling of the Vietnamese people, and negatively impacted cooperation between the two countries. Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh asserted Vietnam's sovereignty over the Hoang Sa archipelago, Vietnam's … [Read more...] about Vietnam-China Steering Committee for Bilateral Cooperation convenes
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Vietnam and Ukraine agree to promote bilateral cooperation
(CPV)- During his official visit to Ukraine on October 5, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung met with Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and Ukrainian Parliament Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn, and held talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Mykola Azarov. During the meeting with President Viktor Yanukovych, PM Dung affirmed that reinforcing and developing the friendship and cooperative relations with Ukraine was a consistent policy, and one of the priorities in Vietnam's external policies. Therefore, during this visit, the two sides would discuss the implementation of agreements between the two countries, and agree on orientations to increase the efficiency of cooperation. Particular attention was placed on collaboration in the economic, trade and investment sectors, including measures to increase the operations of the Vietnam-Ukraine Intergovernmental Committee for Economic, Trade, Scientific and Technical Cooperation. The two sides agreed to continue to complete the legal foundation for … [Read more...] about Vietnam and Ukraine agree to promote bilateral cooperation
Myanmar, Vietnam leaders pledge further bilateral cooperation
Vietnam and Myanmar will further strengthen the bilateral multifaceted cooperation, stressed visiting Myanmar Prime Minister and Vietnamese State and Party leaders during their discussions in Hanoi on Aug. 9. Myanmar's Prime Minister Khin Nyunt also praised Vietnam's role in hosting the Fifth Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit, scheduled in Hanoi from October 8-9, 2004. He said that the admission of Myanmar, together with Laos, Cambodia and ten new member countries of Europe, brought an added important significance, contributing to the strengthening of solidarity and cooperation among Asian and European countries. PM Phan Van Khai (R) During his day-long official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of his Vietnamese counterpart Phan Van Khai, the Myanmar PM held talks with PM Khai, General Secretary Nong Duc Manh of the Communist Party of Vietnam and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Van An. PM Nyunt and his entourage left Hanoi in the afternoon the same day, concluding their visit … [Read more...] about Myanmar, Vietnam leaders pledge further bilateral cooperation
Vietnam, Singapore boost bilateral cooperation
(VEN) - The traditional relationship between Vietnam and Singapore began in 1973 and has developed continuously. Since Vietnam joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in July 1995, the relationship has entered a new stage of development. Vietnam-Singapore bilateral relations are not "all business" only. In recent years, bilateral relations have also extended beyond the political and economic spheres to include other areas such as defense and security, legal and judicial cooperation, healthcare, culture, tourism, finance, as well as education and training. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Singapore boost bilateral cooperation
Vietnam, Singapore boost the bilateral cooperation
(VEN) - The traditional relationship between Vietnam and Singapore began in 1973 and has developed continuously. Since Vietnam joined the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) in July 1995, the relationship between Vietnam and Singapore has entered a new stage of development. In 2004, the leaders of the two countries signed a '"Joint Statement on the Comprehensive Cooperation Framework in the 21st century'". Singapore President Tony Tan visited Vietnam in April 2012. He chose Vietnam as his first State Visit destination since assuming office last September, partly to reciprocate President Truong Tan Sang's gesture of making Singapore his first State Visit destination in September last year. The fact that both Presidents chose to visit each other's countries first demonstrates the strong and close bilateral relations between Singapore and Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Singapore boost the bilateral cooperation