Vietnam always treasures the role of the Philippines in ASEAN, and as the respective strategic partner, both countries should step up all-faceted relations, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (R) received Foreign Minister of the Philippines Teodoro Lopez Locsin in Hanoi on July 8 Vietnamese, Philippine foreign ministers hold talks Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (R) and Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Lopez Locsin Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh welcomed the first official visit to Vietnam by Philippine Foreign Secretary Teodoro Lopez Locsin during their talks in Hanoi on July 8, believing that the visit will help strengthen bilateral strategic partnership. Minh said the visit will also promote ties between the two foreign ministries following the ninth meeting of the Vietnam-Philippines Joint Commission for Bilateral Cooperation last March. Locsin, who is in Vietnam … [Read more...] about Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hosts Philippine Foreign Minister
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Defense leader hosts Japanese guest
At the reception At the reception, General Giang spoke highly of the cooperation between Vietnam and Japan, stressing that the bilateral defense relationship has witnessed comprehensive development, the bilateral naval cooperation. He suggested the two sides foster collaboration in underwater medicine training, maritime search and rescue missions, bomb and mine clearance, and war-left consequence relief. In turn, Admiral Yamamura Hiroshi thanked General Giang for the cordial reception and reaffirmed that the defense relations between the two countries have been expanded over the past time. The guest also expressed his hope that the two navies will improve their collaboration in the time to come, particularly in delegation exchange, staff training, search and rescue, disasters relief, and so on. Translated by Trung Thanh … [Read more...] about Defense leader hosts Japanese guest
Six out of six for Bayern as they outclass Tottenham
International Six out of six for Bayern as they outclass Tottenham The Saigon Times Daily Thursday, Dec 12, 2019,14:18 (GMT+7) Six out of six for Bayern as they outclass TottenhamThe Saigon Times Daily Bayern Munich's Thomas Muller in action with Tottenham Hotspur's Toby Alderweireld at Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany December 11, 2019 – PHOTO: REUTERS MUNICH (REUTERS) - Bayern Munich made it a perfect six victories from six games in Champions League Group B as goals by Kingsley Coman, Thomas Mueller and Philippe Coutinho earned them a 3-1 home win over Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday. Five-time European champions Bayern had already qualified for the last 16 as group winners and with Tottenham also through as runners-up, there was little at stake, but the hosts turned on the style. They became the first German team, and only the seventh in all, to win all six group games in the Champions League. The first side to … [Read more...] about Six out of six for Bayern as they outclass Tottenham
Vietnam, Belarus and Russia to strengthen their partnership
The visits were made at the invitations of the State Committee for Military Industry of Belarus and the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation of Russia. Senior Lieutenant General Be Xuan Truong During their stays in Belarus and Russia, the Vietnamese delegation had talks with leaders of the two host agencies to review outcomes of their military and technical cooperation over the past time and map out cooperation directions for the following years. Particularly, the Vietnamese delegates attended the opening ceremony and took part in sideline activities of the International Exhibition of Arms and Military Machinery 2019 (MILEX-2019) in Minsk, Belarus, and toured several defense industry facilities in Kazan, Russia. The successful visits to Belarus and Russia by General Truong and other Vietnamese senior officers have contributed to expanding their bilateral defense cooperation in accordance with the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership and the … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Belarus and Russia to strengthen their partnership
Engineers hone skills for UN peacekeeping missions
Major General Phung Ngoc Son, Commander of the Engineer Corps, and representatives from the corps and the Ministry of National Defense’s affiliated units attended the opening ceremony. Practicing UXO clearance The course aimed at evaluating their coordination as well as capability in handling any problems to fulfill missions of the engineer company. Lessons learnt from the course will be used for next courses for the engineers so that they could prepare for other exercises, hosted by the UN, to evaluate their competence before deployment to UN peacekeeping missions. The one-day long course included various categories, such as erecting field barracks, UXO clearance, constructing facilities of an airport, repairing houses and roads for local people, and conducting logistic and technical services. Besides, the engineers joined training sessions according to assumed close-to-reality scenarios at UN peacekeeping missions. On implementing Decision No.1338 of the … [Read more...] about Engineers hone skills for UN peacekeeping missions