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VNA Deputy General Director Le Quoc Minh (7th from left) in a meeting with Cambodian Information Minister Khieu Kanharith in Phnom Penh (Photo: VNA) Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) pledges to support Cambodia’s news agency Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) and other agencies of the Cambodian Ministry of Information in personnel training, said VNA Deputy General Director Le Quoc Minh on December 12. In a meeting with Cambodian Information Minister Khieu Kanharith in Phnom Penh during his working visit to Cambodia from December 11-14, Minh said training programmes will focus on designing, producing news on mobile devices, electronic newspapers and data press. He expressed his hope that the Cambodian government and ministry will continue to support the two news agencies to expand their cooperation, and facilitate the operation of the VNA’s office in Cambodia. VNA Deputy General Director Le Quoc Minh (L) presents a souvenir to Cambodian Information … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Cambodian news agencies look to boost ties

Chief of the Australian Defence Force General Angus Campbell (Source: AAP) – The Vietnamese Embassy and the Defence Attaché Office in Australia organised a ceremony in Canberra on December 13 to mark the 75th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) and the 30th All-People’s Defence Festival (Dec. 22). Present at the ceremony were Chief of the Australian Defence Force General Angus Campbell, Deputy Secretary Strategic Policy and Intelligence Peter Tesh and representatives from the Department of Defence and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Australia, foreign embassies and defence attachés in Australia. Speaking at the ceremony, Vietnamese Ambassador to Australia Ngo Huong Nam highlighted the VPA’s outstanding achievements and great contributions to the country’s national construction and defence process over the past 75 years. He also underlined the strong development of defence relations between Vietnam and … [Read more...] about Anniversary of Vietnam People’s Army marked in Australia

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) and General Director of Zarubezhneft JSC Sergey Ivanovich Kudryashov (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese Government always gives the top priority to oil and gas cooperation projects with Russia, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at a reception for General Director of Zarubezhneft JSC Sergey Ivanovich Kudryashov in Hanoi on December 13. The PM described Russia as a reliable partner of Vietnam throughout the history, and welcomed the Russian company’s willingness to cooperate with Vietnam. Kudryashov recalled his impression about PM Phuc’s visit to Zarubezhneft headquarters during his official visit to Russia in May 2019. He informed the PM about the good business outcomes of petroleum joint ventures between Zarubezhneft and the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam), which are Vietsovpetro in Vietnam and Rusvietpetro in Russia. Zarubezhneft has been actively promoting key cooperation projects in the field of oil and … [Read more...] about Vietnam prioritises oil and gas cooperation projects with Russia: PM

Renowned Vietnamese and international belly dancers will give an excellent performance at the Vietnam Open Belly Dance Festival 2018, set to take place at Dai Nam Theatre in Hanoi from June 8-11 along with a string of diverse activities (Photo courtesy of the organiser) - Renowned Vietnamese and international belly dancers will give an excellent performance at the Vietnam Open Belly Dance Festival 2018, set to take place at Dai Nam Theatre in Hanoi from June 8-11 along with a string of diverse activities.belly dance performance skills and inspiring their trainees.belly dancers,” said dancer Ha Van, head of the organising board. VNA … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, int’l belly dancers to shimmy at dazzling performances

Pianist Anna Grot (Photo courtesy of the Saint Petersburg House of Music) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - Pianist Anna Grot and violinist Polina Borisova from Russia will present a classical music performance as part of the framework of the annual programme Arts Ambassador in big cities on June 6-8. The event is being held by the Russian Centre for Science and Culture in Hanoi, in collaboration with the Saint Petersburg House of Music, to mark the National Day of Russia. The concert will feature outstanding pieces created for violin and piano by world famous composers including Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, Franz Liszt, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Alexander Glazunov. Due to their outstanding talents, the young artists have won prestigious awards at numerous music competitions in both Russia and throughout the world. Borisova was born in Ryazan, in 1988. When she was four, she started her music education at children’s music school. In 2007, Polina finished the Chopin Moscow State College of … [Read more...] about Russian artists to delight Vietnamese audiences with classical concerts