China asean education cooperation week

Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung The two officials discussed specific measures to increase result-oriented cooperation and some major orientations including maintaining all-level exchanges and contacts in flexible forms, and maximizing the overall coordinating role of the Steering Committee for Vietnam-China Bilateral Cooperation in enhancing partnerships between sectors and localities in different fields of the two sides. … [Read more...] about Vietnam, China strengthen bilateral cooperation

Hanoi, (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh held a phone talk with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on May 29 on ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation and the two countries’ coordination at the UN Security Council. … [Read more...] about Top diplomats of Vietnam, Russia talk strengthening bilateral cooperation

Deputy FM Trung asked the Chinese side to continue facilitating and coordinating with Vietnam to accelerate customs clearance for goods at land border gates. He suggested some specific measures such as designating border gates for the trade of fruit and food, first of all the Lao Cai-Hekou railway border gate, increasing the number of cargo trains specializing in transporting farm produce imported from Vietnam, and extending the hours for customs clearance at border gates. … [Read more...] about General secretaries of Committee for Vietnam–China Bilateral Cooperation hold online meeting

Hanoi (VNA) – Thailand on May 29 decided to shorten the night curfew by an hour, starting June 1, when the country enters the third phase of COVID-19 lockdown easing. Secretary-General of the National Security Council General Somsak Rungsita said that the new curfew time will be from 11pm to 3am, instead of from 11pm to 4am as applied in the second phase. Thailand will also ease inter-provincial travel restrictions, but has not yet decided to reopen beaches, except cultural, archaeological and heritage sites, he said, adding that foreign tourists are not allowed to enter the country. On the day, the Thai Foreign Ministry announced that under the third phase of the lockdown relaxation, foreigners with work permits or permission from the Labour Ministry or other government agencies will be allowed to enter the country after registration. They, however, must have health insurance and a health certificate and will also be subject to 14- quarantine on entry to Thailand, either in a … [Read more...] about ASEAN countries continue loosening COVID-19 restrictions

Both PMs underlined the importance of maintaining peace, stability, freedom, and security of navigation and aviation in the East Sea. They agreed on joint efforts to maintain ASEAN’s solidarity and common views and boost negotiations for a Code of Conduct in the East Sea in line with international law and the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. — VNS … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, Singapore agree to boost cooperation and trade