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Long An (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia Men Sam An extended her New Year greetings to authorities and people of Long An during a visit to the Mekong Delta province on January 21. The Cambodian Deputy PM wished the Vietnamese province new achievements in the Year of the Rat and asked the province to continue to promote solidarity, friendship and cooperation with Cambodia’s localities. She underlined that the Cambodian people will always bear in mind the support and sacrifice of Vietnamese voluntary soldiers, including those from Long An province. She took the occasion to thank Long An’s administration and people for their assistance in education, health care and technology transfer in agriculture for two Cambodian provinces of Svay Rieng and Prey Veng. In reply, Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the People’s Council Pham Van Ranh wished for stronger cooperation between the province and the two Cambodian localities in the … [Read more...] about Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister pays Tet visit to Long An

Davos (VNA) – Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh led a Vietnamese delegation to participate in many activities within the framework of the 50th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on January 21. The Deputy PM was a keynote speaker at the plenary session on strategic prospects for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), attended other important sessions of the meeting and met with leaders from many countries, international organisations and global leading groups. He also met with President of the WEF Borge Brende and attended a ceremony to announce the conclusion of the Vietnam-WEF cooperation agreement.  Binh told the WEF president that Vietnam highly appreciated the WEF’s coordination with Vietnam to implement successfully the bilateral cooperation agreement.  He emphasised that the implementation of the deal since its signing on the occasion of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s attendance at … [Read more...] about Deputy PM active at 50th meeting of WEF in Davos

Hanoi (VNA) – Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has said Vietnam pays special attention to its relations with Middle East and African countries, which have progressed in various areas over the past years. Vietnam established diplomatic ties with South Sudan in February 2019, raising the total number of regional countries that have diplomatic ties with Vietnam to 69 out of 70. Two-way trade neared 19 billion USD in 2019, tripling that in 2008. Vietnam exported farm produce, pharmaceuticals, consumer goods, telecommunications, and finance-banking services to the region. The country not only received over 7 billion USD in foreign direct investment from the region but also invested more than 2.6 billion USD there, mostly via Viettel’s telecom projects in several African nations. Cooperation in agriculture, energy, transportation, labour and exchange of experts also improved. With active, proactive and responsible contributions to dealing with … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Middle East-African nations boost relations

Bangkok (VNA) – Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan has admitted that the Islamic State (IS) may be trying to establish a cell in the country. He said like in other countries, IS might try to set up a cell in Thailand but his country can prevent that and defend itself. His statement came after Malaysia reported that four IS members, suspected of planning attacks on non-Muslim places of worships, had fled to the south of Thailand. Three of them are Malaysians and the other is a Thai national. Malaysian police described the four suspected IS-linked terrorists as “dangerous” and capable of launching attacks that could pose a threat to national security.-VNA … [Read more...] about Thailand admits IS cell may be in country

Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc inspected combat readiness of the mobile police force under the Ministry of Public Security in Hanoi on January 21, ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. PM Phuc lauded the mobile police force for its efforts to build a strong security posture, promptly discover and defeat all sabotage plans by hostile forces, ensuring absolute safety for major celebrations held in the country. Under any circumstance, the PM called on them to demonstrate a strong political will and absolute loyalty to the Party, Fatherland and people, as well as heighten the spirit of revolutionary vigilance. According to the government leader, the mobile public force has mobilised collective power of the entire political system to fulfill tasks assigned by the Party, State and people. Many of them even laid down their lives to protect national security and social safety and order. He asked the force to improve professional expertise and stay … [Read more...] about PM inspects combat readiness of mobile police force