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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) shakes hands with Venezuelan Ambassador Jorge Rondon Uzcategui (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosted a reception for Venezuelan Ambassador Jorge Rondon Uzcategui, who came to say good-bye at the end of his tenure, in Hanoi on November 19. As the first Venezuelan ambassador to Vietnam, the diplomat arrived in Vietnam in January 2006 with the mission of establishing the embassy of the American country in Vietnam, marking a milestone in the two nations’ ties. At the reception, the PM expressed his gratitude to the Venezuelan diplomat for his contributions to the development of the Vietnam-Venezuela friendship and comprehensive cooperation over the past nearly 14 years, about half of the time since the countries set up diplomatic ties in December 1989. Vietnam always attaches importance to promoting cooperation with Venezuela, the leader affirmed. PM Phuc also voiced his hope that the Venezuelan … [Read more...] about Prime Minister receives outgoing Venezuelan ambassador

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh speaks at the event. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on September 9 highlighted the deepening diplomatic ties between Vietnam and the Middle East and African countries, as well as progress made in their collaboration in other spheres like trade, telecommunications, labour, education and health care. Addressing a session on economic cooperation within the conference themed “Meet ambassadors from the Middle East and Africa” in Hanoi, the official said cooperation models between Vietnam and some African nations, especially in the realm of agriculture, have been seen as those of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) cooperation. He stressed Vietnam’s capacity to meet high and diverse demands of the Middle East and African countries, particularly after the country assumes the posts of the ASEAN’s rotary chair in 2020 and a non-permanent member of the UN … [Read more...] about Progress recorded in cooperation with Middle East-Africa: Deputy PM

Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (L) meets with Japanese Foreign Ministers Taro Kono in Singapore on August 2 (Photo: VNA) Singapore (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh had separate meetings with Foreign Ministers Taro Kono of Japan and Mohammad Javad Zarif of Iran on August 2. The events took place on the sidelines of the 51st ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meeting in Singapore. Talking to Taro Kono, Deputy PM Minh thanked the Japanese Foreign Ministry for its coordination to successfully organise Vietnamese leaders’ trips to Japan recently, especially a State visit by President Tran Dai Quang. He and the Japanese official agreed that the two sides will continue working closely to realise the outcomes of those high-ranking visits. He noted as the coordinator of ASEAN-Japan relations from this August, Vietnam will strongly work with the Northeast Asian nation to promote the substantive and effective … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Deputy PM meets with top diplomats of Japan, Iran

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam visits a booth of a student’s startup project at the launch of the National Students’ Startup Day held yesterday in Hanoi (Photo: VNA)   Hanoi (VNA) – Each young Vietnamese should be ambitious and fearless to follow start-up dreams and bring prosperity to the country, said Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam. He made the appeal in front of hundreds of students at the Hanoi-based National Economics University on December 16 for the launch of the National Students’ Startup Day. “The country has experienced countless disasters and destruction, Vietnamese people have fought two devastating wars, with unimaginable sacrifices and losses. That’s why, along with the dream of independence and people, Vietnamese also wish for flourishing prosperity,” he said, adding that despite great development leaps in recent times, Vietnam remains a low middle-income country. “We cannot expect outside countries to make … [Read more...] about Deputy PM urges stoking start-up spirit for national prosperity

A consumer buys pork at a market in the central province of Ha Tinh (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue stated that this year’s inflation is controllable, at 3.3 – 3.9 percent, while chairing a November 18 meeting on the recent surge in prices of pork, an essential foodstuff. Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Phung Duc Tien reported that from early February to November 15, African swine fever was recorded in almost 8,500 communes across the 63 provinces and cities. Up to 5.88 million pigs weighing 337,000 tonnes were culled, accounting for over 8.8 percent of the total pig weight nationwide. Recently, average prices have reached 60,000 – 67,000 VND (2.59 – 2.89 USD), even 72,000 VND, per kg of live pigs due to supply shortage. Meanwhile, in some places, pigs are still transported to China via border crossings, he noted. Data of the General Statistics Office (GSO) show that pork prices at present have … [Read more...] about Inflation controllable despite soaring pork prices: Deputy PM