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Vietnam and Australia hold the sixth deputy ministerial-level strategic dialogue on foreign affairs and defence in Hanoi on October 10. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The sixth deputy ministerial-level strategic dialogue on foreign affairs and defence between Vietnam and Australia took place in Hanoi on October 10, chalking out plans to boost the bilateral strategic partnership. The Vietnamese delegation was led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung and the Australian side was headed by Deputy Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade Richard Maude and Acting Deputy Secretary for Strategic Policy and Intelligence Tom Hamilton. The event was also attended by Major General Dang Quang Minh, Director of the Institute for Strategic Studies under the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defence. At the dialogue, both sides noted with pleasure the strong development of bilateral relations after the two countries lifted the ties to the level of strategic partnership in March … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Australia hold strategic dialogue on foreign affairs and defence

The three-day event was held by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Security. The workshop attracted more than 50 participants from corruption prevention agencies, law enforcement agencies, and investigating bodies of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The training workshop will cover a wide range of investigative skills for corruption cases, ranging from the gathering of evidence and documentation to witness interviews, electronic surveillance and the use of scouts. It will also introduce indirect methods to demonstrate the origin of corrupt behaviour and good practices in investigating corruption. An important objective of the workshop is to strengthen the capacity of law enforcement agencies to file and submit requests for judicial assistance to the central offices of other countries to gather evidence. Speaking at the workshop, senior lieutenant-colonel Le Duc Tuyen, deputy director of the Foreign Affairs … [Read more...] about Training course on corruption, regional cooperation launched

Lieutenant General Bui Van Tam addressing the opening ceremony  During the course, the participants will study national defense strategies of some foreign countries relating to Vietnam’s defense-security, strategy on national building and protection in the new period, the Vietnamese Party’s standpoints on building whole people defense and people’s warfare  (ensuring national security, political, cultural and ideological security), the leadership of the Party and the management of the State over defense-security, socio-economic development in line with bolstering defense-security, external defense affairs in the new context, prevention against “peaceful evolution”, riots and overthrow by hostile forces, some issues on military regions’ defensive warfare and on building defensive areas in provinces and cities, management and protection of national sovereignty over seas and islands and national border sovereignty, as well as shifting to … [Read more...] about National Defense Academy opens defense-security knowledge course

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh (R) and Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia Michael Gunner (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh on November 7 hosted a reception for Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia Michael Gunner who is on a visit to Vietnam from November 6-9. At the meeting, both sides expressed their delight over the achievements in the Vietnam-Australia strategic partnership in recent times, especially in the realms of politics, defence, trade, education, and agriculture. By the end of this year’s third quarter, two-way trade had reached 5.72 billion USD, up 20 percent from the same period in 2017. In addition, the two countries had made concerned efforts to promote relations between their localities, they said, particularly ties between the Northern Territory and Ho Chi Minh City, Hai Phong, Khanh Hoa, and Ba Ria-Vung Tau as … [Read more...] about Deputy PM receives Chief Minister of Australia’s Northern Territory

Memories of the Dien Bien Phu Victory over French colonial rule are returning as the country celebrates its 65th anniversary on May 7,1954-2019. National museum displays Dien Bien Phu artworks Dien Bien Phu victory, an everlasting epic To victory: Vietnamese soldiers cross Muong Thanh Bridge to attack the Dien Bien Phu stronghold on the afternoon of May 7, 1954. VNA/VNS File Photo Among various activities to mark the celebration, hundreds of documents, maps and objects related to the event are on display at the Dien Bien Phu Victory Museum in the north-western province of Dien Bien. The exhibition, titled Điện Biên Phủ - Một Thiên Sử Vàng (Dien Bien Phu - A Golden Epic) aims to provide authentic and objective sources of history, helping researchers and the public assess the victory and educate people on the traditions of patriotism. It is organised by the National Archives of Viet Nam in co-ordination with the General Department of … [Read more...] about Dien Bien Phu Victory celebrated 65 years on