The talks were attended by Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, Chairman of the Presidential Office Dao Viet Trung, Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Chi Dung, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Xuan Cuong, Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh, Vietnamese Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh, and other senior officials. Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi The Indian representatives include Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, Minister of State for Defence Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Nripendra Misra, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, and Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Parvathaneni Harish. President Quang expressed his pleasure to visit India and congratulated the Indian State and people on their remarkable achievements gained over the past time, especially high and stable economic growth as well as major … [Read more...] about President Tran Dai Quang holds talks with Indian PM Narendra Modi
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VN Prime Minister meets Indian leaders, CEOs
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi have expressed their delight at the strong development of bilateral ties since the establishment of comprehensive strategic partnership during Modi’s Vietnam visit in September 2016. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (L) and his Indian counterpart Narendra ModiThey engaged in talks in New Delhi on January 24 during PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s trip to attend the ASEAN – India Commemorative Summit and a ceremony celebrating the 69th anniversary of Republic Day of India. Both said that activities during the Friendship Year 2017 contributed to promoting the two countries’ all-around ties, especially in culture, tourism and people-to-people exchange. They agreed to regularly maintain all-level visits via the Party, government, National Assembly and local channels and people-to-people exchange, and soon hold the next meeting of the ministerial-level Inter-Governmental Committee in the first … [Read more...] about VN Prime Minister meets Indian leaders, CEOs
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India supports renewable energy projects
(CPV) - ADB and the Government of India have signed a USD200 million loan agreement to support lending by Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) to eligible renewable energy subprojects in India. The loan is the first tranche of a USD500 million multitranche financing facility (MFF) to IREDA for the Clean Energy Finance Investment Program. The Program aims to leverage public sector resources to catalyze private sector investments in renewable energy subprojects including wind, biomass, hydropower, solar, and cogeneration technologies. "ADB’s loan will help the government scale-up renewable energy infrastructure by facilitating investments in projects that will balance the objectives of growth, climate change, and energy security," said M. Teresa Kho, Country Director for ADB in India, who signed the loan agreement on behalf of ADB. "ADB funds can be used to finance up to 50% of the subproject cost, and the first tranche loan will help IREDA debt finance around 10 … [Read more...] about India supports renewable energy projects
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Torrential rains claim two lives in Thai Nguyen Many main streets in Thai Nguyen city were inundated 35-70cm under water. Lightning also hit a chicken farm in the city's Cao Ngan commune, leaving about 8,000 chickens dead. On the evening of July 1, a rockslide at a quarry in Phu Nghiem commune, Quan Hoa district, the central province of Thanh Hoa, killed one person and injured another, who were said to use mines to destroy rocks. The body of the dead was found on the morning of July 2. Lang Son cracks down on drug crime Police in the northern province of Lang Son discovered 145 drug cases in the first six months of 2016. The police arrested 232 suspects and collected 15kg of heroin and over 72kg of synthetic drug. Notably is the case of Hua Van Khen residing in Dak Lak province. On June 20, Lang Son police busted Khen who was smuggling 30 cakes of heroin from the Central Highlands to Lang Son. All of the heroin cakes will be trafficked to China for sales. Ngo Tien Dung, a policeman … [Read more...] about Social News 4/7