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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Prime Minister Mohathir Mohamad have an open and candid detailed discussion conducted in the spirit of mutual understanding. Photo: VGP    >>> VN, Malaysia pledge to coordinate closely in ensuring maritime security, freedom  1. At the invitation of H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, H.E. Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia paid an official visit to Viet Nam from 26 to 28 August 2019. The Prime Minister of Malaysia was accompanied by a high level official delegation, which included the Minister of Foreign Affairs, senior officials from the Prime Minister’s Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry. 2. The official welcoming ceremony for Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad was held at the Presidential Palace on 27 August 2019. During the visit, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad held bilateral talks with … [Read more...] about VN, Malaysia issue Joint Statement expressing serious concerns over developments in East Sea

  Deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education and Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng receives Vice President of China’s Xinhua News Agency Zhang Sutang on Tuesday. — VNA/VNS Photo Dương Giang   HÀ NỘI – Deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education and Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng hosted a reception in Hanoi on Tuesday for Vice President of China’s Xinhua News Agency Zhang Sutang. Zhang is making a working visit to Việt Nam from October 14 – 18 at the invitation of the State-run Vietnam News Agency (VNA). Minister Hùng expressed his delight at the outcomes of co-operation between the VNA and Xinhua over the years, which he said had contributed to popularising each country’s external policies, enhancing friendship between … [Read more...] about Xinhua to expand cooperation with Vietnam News Agency

Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Ministry of Transport has announced that  they would cancel open international bidding for eight projects of the North-South expressway, in favour of domestic investors. The decision was made on the consensus reached after consulting relevant agencies, the transport ministry said in an announcement sent to the media, adding that it would adjust pre-qualification bidding invitations to better suit open domestic bids for eight public-private-partnership (PPP) projects for the eastern section of the trans-Vietnam highway . The ministry's project management boards had received 60 applications as of the end of July, two months after the international bidding invitation. Four of the projects did not have investors that passed the prequalification requirements; two projects had only one; one project had two; and one project had three, according to the report … [Read more...] about Ministry seeks bids from domestic investors for North-South Express

Rice export volume up but value falls The ministry said the total rice export volume and value in the first nine months of this year reached 5.2 million tonnes and $2.24 billion, respectively. The figures represented a rise of 5.9 per cent in volume and a drop of 9.8 per cent in value compared to the same period in 2018. Of which, Viet Nam shipped abroad 586,000 tonnes of rice in September for $251 million. The Philippines was the top market for Vietnamese rice in the first eight months of this year, consuming 1.76 million tonnes worth $720 million, 2.9 times higher in volume and 2.6 times in value over the same period last year. Strong growth was also seen in other markets, including Australia (75 per cent), Ivory Coast (nearly 35 per cent) and Hong Kong (nearly 35 per cent). The average rice price in the first eight months fell 13.8 per cent year on year to $435 per tonne. White rice led the way in the period, accounting for 47 per cent of total revenue, followed by Jasmine rice … [Read more...] about VIETNAM BUSINESS NEWS OCTOBER 14

Mekong Delta, HCMC warned of tidal flooding in lowland, riverside areas The Southern Regional Hydrometeorological Center has warned the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City of flooding in lowland and riverside areas as a high tide is forecast to occur and reach its peak in the next couple of days. According to the center, water level in the Saigon and Dong Nai rivers on October 12 highly increased. It is predicted to continue surging in the next few days. The peak of the high tide might occur on October 15-16, the 17th and 18th day of the ninth lunar month. The National Hydro Meteorological Forecasting Center also issued the same warning, saying that the water level in the Mekong and Saigon Rivers will reach alarming levels 2-3 under influence of the high tide. Low lying and riverside areas in HCMC and the Mekong Delta might be flooded. In the meantime, the meteorological station in Can Tho city said that tide level in canals in the city will continue moving up to reach 1.95-2 meters and … [Read more...] about VIETNAM NEWS HEADLINES OCTOBER 15