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Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and presented gifts to residents in An Phu commune, Tuy Hoa city, the central province of Phu Yen, which was hard hit by storm Damrey. (Source: VNA) Phu Yen (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited and presented gifts to residents in An Phu commune, Tuy Hoa city, the central province of Phu Yen, which was hard hit by storm Damrey, during his working visit to the province on January 18. He said he hoped the residents help one another in surmounting the storm consequences to quickly resume production and stabilize their lives. He instructed the local authorities to take measures to ensure all residents in the locality enjoy a cosy Tet with sufficient essentials and food as it is a policy of the Party, State and the Vietnam Fatherland Front. The PM visited and presented gifts to Heroic Mother Ngo Thi Muoi, 97, who has three sons -- all war martyrs, in An Phu. Earlier, he visited engineers, technicians, and workers working at the Ca … [Read more...] about PM visits Damrey-hit residents, Ca Pass tunnel in Phu Yen

An apparel factory of the Far Eastern New Apparel Vietnam company in Bac Dong Phu Industrial Park of Binh Phuoc province (Photo: VNA) Paris (VNA) – President of the France-Vietnam Friendship Group at the French National Assembly Stephanie Do said the group strongly backs the signing and ratification of the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA), which she described as a gateway for EU and Vietnam to access each other’s market more easily. In an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency’s correspondent in Paris ahead of an official visit to France by Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan, the MP said the EVFTA plays an important role in promoting economic and commercial exchange, benefiting both the EU and Vietnam. She noted that France is the 16th biggest foreign investor in Vietnam, but accounts for less than 1 percent of the Vietnamese market. France wants to develop strongly bilateral relations in all aspects, so as to … [Read more...] about French parliamentarian backs EU-Vietnam free trade agreement

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong speaks at the conference in Tam Ky city, Quang Nam province, on September 7 (Photo: VNA) Quang Nam (VNA) – A conference was held in Tam Ky city, Quang Nam province, on September 7 to review the 10-year implementation of the national target programme on new-style rural area building in the south-central coastal and the Central Highlands regions. The two regions comprise 13 provincial-level localities with more than 15 million people, accounting for 16 percent of Vietnam’s population, and over 40 ethnic minority groups. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong said building new-style rural areas is the most successful among all the national target programmes, and the Party and State have funded trillions of VND every year for each locality to carry out this work. According to a report at the event, after nearly 10 years of implementing the national target programme, the … [Read more...] about Minister urges stronger rural development in central regions

A United States aircraft carrier is expected to pay a visit to Vietnam as soon as next year, according to an announcement following a recent meeting between military leaders from the two nations. Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense Ngo Xuan Lich joined talks with U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis in Washington D.C. on Tuesday, as part of his visit to the North American country from August 7 to 10, the Vietnam News Agency reported. During their conversation, the two officials reached consensus that a U.S. aircraft carrier would visit the Southeast Asian nation at the beginning of next year. It will be the first visit by a U.S. carrier to Vietnam since 1975. The trip was planned to build on the mutual trust between the two nations’ peoples and militaries while contributing to the advancement of friendship and bilateral defense and security cooperation. At the meeting, Lich stated that Vietnam considers the U.S. one of its most important partners and seeks to … [Read more...] about ​​US aircraft carrier to visit Vietnam next year

Korean scholar says states should not resort to forceChina asked to withdraw ships from Việt Nam’s territorial watersViệt Nam voices concern over developments in East Sea at AMM-52Việt Nam consistently exercises, safeguards sovereignty by peaceful measuresVN consistently protects sovereignty in East Sea: spokeswoman Approaching An Bang (Amboyna Cay) Island in Việt Nam's Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelago. — VNA/VNS Photo Quý Trung HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam rejects all contents of the statement made by the Chinese spokesperson on sovereignty over Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelago on November 8. Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng made the statement in response to reporters’ question on Wednesday. The Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang last week during a regular press briefing said that Việt Nam and other countries in the region … [Read more...] about Việt Nam rejects China’s statement on sovereignty over Trường Sa islands