After successful talk with his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung discussed Vietnam-China border issues with President Hu Jintao in Beijing Wednesday. President Jintao, who is also the Secretary General of China's Communist Party, praised PM Dung's visit as an important symbol of the strategic partnership between Vietnam and China. … [Read more...] about Border demarcation will be a landmark, Vietnam and China say
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Boosting Vietnam-Laos comprehensive cooperation
(VOVworld)- Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang and his wife began an official visit to Laos on Monday at the invitation of the Lao Party leader and President Choumaly Sayasone. The visit will strengthen the special friendship between the two countries. To mark the occasion, VOV reviews the development of the Vietnam-Laos comprehensive cooperation. This is President Truong Tan Sang’s third visit to Laos. He previously visited Laos in February, 2012, and November 2013. This visit demonstrates the traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries and will further bilateral cooperation in politics, security, national defense, trade, investment, culture, education, and training. Close friendship Vietnam and Laos established diplomatic ties on September 5, 1962. Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh and Lao President Cayson Phomvihan laid the foundation for the special bilateral relationship which has been treasured by generations of … [Read more...] about Boosting Vietnam-Laos comprehensive cooperation
Message of friendship and co-operation
Nhan Dan - Nhan Dan correspondent Ha Thanh Giang, who followed Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung during his visit to Cambodia from January 12-14, reports on the warm sentiment of the Cambodians towards the PM and his entourage. Pochentong International Airport in Phnom Penh, the capital of beautiful Cambodia, was bathed in bright sunlight and full of flowers and flags on the day it welcomed Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and the Vietnamese delegation. The event took place at a special time, when just a few weeks earlier Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen had paid an official visit to Vietnam. It also occurred as Vietnam and Cambodia marked the 35th anniversary of the victory of the southwest border war and overthrow of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime. On this occasion, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen attended the inaugural ceremony of the Cho Ray - Phnom Penh Hospital, a joint project of Ho Chi Minh City and Phnom Penh with a total investment of … [Read more...] about Message of friendship and co-operation
Vietnam PM’s keynote address at 12th Shangri-La Dialogue
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung delivered a keynote address entitled "Building Strategic Trust for Peace, Cooperation and Prosperity in the Asia-Pacific Region" at the opening ceremony of the 12th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on May 31. Following is the full text of the speech: Excellency Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Dr. John Chipman, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear friends, At the outset, I would like to express my sincere thanks to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong of the Singaporean host, Dr. John Chipman and the organisers of the 12 th Shangri-La Dialogue for your kind invitation to me to attend and address this important forum. Since its inception 12 years ago, the Shangri-La Dialogue has truly become one of the most substantive and meaningful security dialogues in the region. I do believe that the full presence of government officials, military leaders, prestigious scholars and all distinguished delegates at this forum reflects the interest and the efforts to jointly … [Read more...] about Vietnam PM’s keynote address at 12th Shangri-La Dialogue
Vietnam effectively uses Korean ODA
(VEN) - "Since it began to receive Official Development Assistance (ODA) from the Republic of Korea (RoK), Vietnam has been continuously appreciated for its effective use of this source of capital. The RoK has committed itself to providing Vietnam with further ODA to contribute to the country's socioeconomic development in the coming period," said Song Si-jin, First Secretary at the Embassy of the RoK in Vietnam, in an interview with Vietnam Economic News' Hoa Le. How does Vietnam stand among those countries that receive ODA from the RoK? … [Read more...] about Vietnam effectively uses Korean ODA