At the talks, the two sides highly appreciated the outcomes of the cooperative relations between the two countries’ ground forces, which have contributed to promoting the Vietnam-Japan defense cooperation in an intensive, practical and effective manner. Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia affirmed that the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army is ready to collaborate with the Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force to effectively carry out cooperation activities, including support to raise the capacity of conducting U.N. peacekeeping operations, search and rescue and military medicine activities. For his part, General Yoshida Yoshihide strongly believed that with great care and support of defense leaders of the two countries and the activeness and pro-activeness of relevant agencies and units, the bilateral defense cooperation in general and cooperation between ground forces in particular will continue developing in line with the Vietnam-Japan strategic partnership in the new … [Read more...] about Vietnamese and Japanese ground forces promote cooperation
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Joining world logistics passport to facilitate trade
Containers at Tân Cảng – Cát Lái Terminal. Products joining the world logistics passport would be given quicker customs clearance and priority handling. — VNA/VNS Photo Quang Châu HÀ NỘI — Joining the world logistics passport (WLP) initiative could help enterprises reduce logistics costs and increase competitiveness for exports. Nguyễn Minh Phương from the Ministry of Industry and Trade's Asia – Africa Market Department said the logistics industry of Việt Nam was developing along with the country’s increase in imports and exports. Phương said that Việt Nam had an advantageous geographical position to develop a logistics centre in Southeast Asia with an improved system of warehouses, seaports and highways, adding that the development of the logistics industry would also create favourable conditions for Việt Nam to become a new production centre of the region. According to Avery Shipton from the WLP initiative forum, products granted passports by the UAE would be given priority … [Read more...] about Joining world logistics passport to facilitate trade
Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – May 27
What you need to know today in Vietnam: Politics -- Vietnam's Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet and Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Political Director Alon Bar co-chaired the fourth political consultation conference between the two ministries via videoconference on Thursday, according to the Vietnam News Agency . Society -- The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Health issued a document on Thursday urging the local healthcare system to beef up monitoring of people coming from abroad, especially from countries where monkeypox cases have been recorded, at borer gates to timely repond to any infection found. -- Many trees were uprooted and advertising boards were blown off when rains and strong winds hit Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday evening. -- Three died and one was injured as a house wall collapsed in Vinh Phuc Province, northern Vietnam on Thursday, according to local authorities. -- The Economic Committee of the National Assembly has just … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – May 27