The recommendation was made by Director of Southeast Asia under Indonesia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denny Abdi in a recent interview granted to Vietnam News Agency as the two countries mark the fifth year of their strategic partnership this year. According to Denny Abdi, Vietnam and Indonesia have realized many targets set in the road-map for the first five-year period since the establishment of strategic partnership in 2013 in the fields of defense-security, economy, aquaculture, and social-cultural affairs. General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam(CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong meets President of Indonesia Joko Widodo on the occasion of his visit to Indonesia in 2017. He recalled that the third meeting of the bilateral cooperation committee at foreign ministerial level in Hanoi in April this year had reviewed the two nations’ five-year strategic partnership and reached agreement that the two sides will actively work to deepen and … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Indonesia eye stronger strategic partnership
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VN, Philippines issues Joint Statement on Strategic Partnership
VGP - The following is the full Joint Statement on establishment of Strategic Partnership between Viet Nam and the Phillipines. PREAMBLE 1. The Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the Republic of the Philippines have developed substantive, positive and multifaceted relations, reinforced by warm people-to-people links. Since its formal establishment on 12 July 1976, bilateral ties have been nurtured based on amity, equality, mutual respect and cooperation beneficial to the peoples of both nations. 2. Cognizant of the evolving political, economic and security architecture in the region, the dynamic effects of an increasingly globalized, interlinked and interdependent world economy in light of the consolidation of the ASEAN Community, Viet Nam and the Philippines have worked closely through friendly consultations, to establish a Strategic Partnership with a view to elevate the level and intensity of bilateral exchanges between the two countries and to harness advantages for common … [Read more...] about VN, Philippines issues Joint Statement on Strategic Partnership
Vietnam, UK tighten strategic partnership
(VEN) - Vietnam and the UK are celebrating 40 years of diplomatic relations this year. The bilateral relationship between the two countries has developed strongly in recent years. Vietnam Economic News' reporter My Phung spoke with Douglas Barnes, the British Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, to understand the development cooperation between the two countries during four decades. Over the past 40 years, both countries have changed dramatically but throughout those changes our bilateral relationship has remained strong. Over the past year, working in Vietnam, I have also been impressed by the Vietnamese people. Vietnam's remarkable record of rapid growth and poverty reduction during the last two decades is a testament to a strong work ethic, determination and drive. The young demographic, competitive wages and a burgeoning domestic market also augur well for Vietnam's future growth. In 2010, we cemented our strong ties by signing a Strategic Partnership Agreement in which we … [Read more...] about Vietnam, UK tighten strategic partnership
India – Vietnam Strategic Partnership: Future Directions
The one-day seminar focused on the evolving security architecture in the Asia-Pacific region and highlighted the multifaceted nature of the Strategic Partnership between India and Vietnam spanning political, security and defence cooperation, commercial and economic engagement, cooperation in conventional and non-conventional forms of energy and development of a knowledge economy through exchanges in Information and Communications Technology, Science & Technology and high-technology. Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Thien Nhan made the remarks during the seminar "India's sustained friendly and cordial relations with Vietnam are rooted in antiquity, based on similarities in history, geography and agrarian economy. Vietnam-India strategic partnership has grown strongly over the years; however, the cooperation potential is still not fully tapped. The two countries should work together to bring the bilateral trade turnover to grow to seven billion U.S. dollars by 2015." At … [Read more...] about India – Vietnam Strategic Partnership: Future Directions
PwC Vietnam and VNCERT form strategic partnership for cyber security incident response
PwC Vietnam and the Vietnam Computer Emergency Response Teams (VNCERT) have entered into a strategic partnership in cyber security incident response during 2018-2020. Today, the two parties signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to officialise this partnership. As cyber-attacks grow more complex and sophisticated, it has become a strategic requirement for all organisations to equip themselves with the necessary talent, processes, and technology to resolve and respond to cyber security incidents. Cyber security incident response can be considered the last line of defence in the IT system, aimed at minimising the damage to the organisation should attacks happen. Incident response is crucial to ensuring information security and requires collaboration and information sharing between many organisations and enterprises. Speaking at the signing ceremony, VNCERT’s director Nguyen Trong Duong said: “Vietnam now has a nationwide network for cyber security … [Read more...] about PwC Vietnam and VNCERT form strategic partnership for cyber security incident response