According to her, Ho Chi Minh City and New Delhi will hold ceremonies to place the statues of leader Mahatma Gandhi and President Ho Chi Minh in respective locality to foster friendship between the two cities and nations. Indian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Madan Mohan Sethi, for his part, described Vietnam as a main pillar in India’s Act East Policy and an important partner of India’s Indo-Pacific Vision. The two countries also share similar stances on global issues. To lift two-way trade to 15 billion USD, he said the Consulate General held a number of online workshops on trade and investment in various fields. In the near future, India will connect Vietnamese exporters with Indian importers, as well as Vietnamese localities with India states, boost multifaceted exchange with Vietnam, thereby opening more opportunities to tighten people-to-people friendship, contributing to lifting bilateral ties to a greater height, he said./. … [Read more...] about HCM City wants to foster ties with India
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National development measures proposed at 13th National Party Congress
Hanoi (VNA) – Twelve delegates delivered their ideas on how to boost national development in the next five years during a discussion session at the hall on January 27 morning as part of the 13th National Party Congress. Tran Thanh Man, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, presented a report on promoting the strength of the great national unity and reforming the content and methods and increasing the quality of activities of the VFF and socio-political organisations. Phan Van Giang, member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Minister of National Defence and Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, spoke about how to consolidate and strengthen the all-people defence posture, and continue building a revolutionary, regular, élite and modern people’s army. Politburo member and Minister of Public Security To Lam presented his views on building a clean and strong public … [Read more...] about National development measures proposed at 13th National Party Congress
Diplomats accompany businesses on the way to global markets
For their part, Vietnamese representative agencies abroad are willing to provide domestic businesses with legal support and help them understand export markets. To take advantage of FTA opportunities, especially the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), business associations and enterprises have asked Vietnamese diplomatic missions abroad to help them introduce their products and cooperate with partners in major markets such as the US, the EU and China. … [Read more...] about Diplomats accompany businesses on the way to global markets
Key for post-Brexit trade strategy
The FTAs signed by the UK with Singapore and Vietnam not only help maintain trading activities worth billions of GBP but also serve as a prerequisite for the UK to sign other trade deals that will enable it to apply in the coming months to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Participation in the agreement will help the UK tighten its relations with Vietnam and 11 other dynamic economies in the Indian Ocean and the Pacific. … [Read more...] about Key for post-Brexit trade strategy