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The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Retreat got underway in Ha Noi from February 18-20, with a host of the major defence-military activities of the regional bloc, hosted by the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence as Vietnam is serving as the ASEAN Chair for 2020.  The 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) held in 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand The priorities and initiatives proposed by the Ministry of National Defense in 2020 are built on the basis of the content of the national theme in 2020 "ASEAN Integrity and Proactive Adaptation". On that basis, the Ministry has defined the theme of ASEAN military-defence conferences in 2020, including this ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting (ADMM) as "Defence Cooperation for an ASEAN of cohesion and proactive adaptation.” Accordingly, the priorities for the ASEAN Year 2020 include promoting dialogue and defence-military cooperation within ASEAN and between ASEAN and partner countries; proactively … [Read more...] about ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat opens

Hanoi (VNA) – Chau Thanh district in the Mekong Delta province of Long An has been named as a new-style rural area following a recent decision signed by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. After eight years of the implementation of the National Target Programme on New-Style Rural Area Building, the district fulfilled all criteria set by the programme and all of its 12 communes had received the title. More than 1.7 trillion VND (73.19 million USD) were mobilised to carry out the programme. Of which, local residents and businesses contributed 23.8 percent and 10.6 percent, respectively, while the rest came from the State budget. Notably, all local households have access to electricity and clean water and streetlights were installed in the locality. The National Target Programme on New-style Rural Area Building, initiated by the Government in 2010, sets 19 criteria on socio-economic development, politics, and defence, aiming to boost rural regions of Vietnam. The list of … [Read more...] about Long An’s district recognised as new-style rural area

Hanoi (VNA) – The recent ratification of the European Union-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) by the European Parliament (EP) is expected to help with the market expansion of Vietnamese farm produce, including fruits and vegetables, in the face of the coronavirus outbreak disease (COVID-19), according to insiders. China has always been one of the biggest importers of Vietnamese agricultural produce. In 2019, Vietnam exported 3.74 billion USD worth of fruits and vegetables, 65 percent of which went to China. However, since the Lunar New Year, China has temporarily closed its border gates due to the spread of the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), causing difficulties for Vietnamese exporters. In that context, the ratification of the EVFTA by the EP on February 12 has significant meaning.  According to Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh, the EU is one of Vietnam’s most important trade partners. Once the … [Read more...] about Veggie, fruit exporters seek new markets through EVFTA

Traders based in Ho Chi Minh City said a delegation from the Department of Agriculture of the Philippines will visit rice production sites in Vietnam in March to work on food safety issues, paving the way for more shipments. … [Read more...] about Vietnam rice exports seen up 6% this year to 6.75 million metric tons: food association

He said bishop Hieu initially had the intention of keeping the church unchanged and just fixing the downgraded parts. Many local and foreign experts had come to study its situation to map out a plan for fixing it, but, in the end, the project was treated as unfeasible because the church was seriously degraded and the climate near the sea would not allow to keep it for much longer, he said. … [Read more...] about Parishioners endorse plan to dismantle, rebuild 135-year-old church