Ministry of finance

The five-day visit aligns with an agreement between the two countries during U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Vietnam in 2017 A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier will dock in Vietnam’s central city of Da Nang next week for a goodwill visit aimed at boosting the two countries’ ties, the spokesperson of the Vietnamese foreign ministry said Thursday. The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, accompanied by guided missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain and destroyer USS USS Wayne E.Meyer, will be in Da Nang from March 5 to 9, spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang told reporters in Hanoi. Hang said a number of activities are scheduled for the visit, including a welcome ceremony, a press conference, courtesy visits, technical exchanges, sports matches, and various community activities. The port call aligns with an agreement announced by the two countries in the joint statement issued during U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Vietnam in November 2017, she … [Read more...] about ​​Aircraft carrier visit to boost Vietnam-US ties: foreign ministry spokesperson

The five-year, $21.7 million USAID Trade Facilitation Program aims to support the Government of Vietnam to adopt and implement a risk management approach to customs and specialized inspection agencies, which will strengthen the implementation of the World Trade Organization's Trade Facilitation Agreement of which both Vietnam and the United States are members. Vietnam’s Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue and U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink at the launching ceremony The USAID Trade Facilitation Program will work with the General Department of Vietnam Customs (GDVC), under the Ministry of Finance to strengthen the role and capacity of Vietnam's National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC) and their associated working groups to improve the efficiency of specialized inspections and customs-to-business partnerships. The USAID Trade Facilitation Program will be implemented until 2023 and will support the standardization of policies and procedures for … [Read more...] about The United States supports Vietnam in improving customs procedures

Support students at the event The event saw the participation of 20 members from relevant services of the Ministry of Education and Training, Military Enrollment Board (Ministry of National Defense), Department of Training (Ministry of Public Security) and representatives from universities.   During the event, students and their families  were provided with necessary information relating to the national high school graduation examination this year. Accordingly, there were three advisory teams at the event offering their advice to students. In addition, representatives from over 80 universities, colleges and vocational schools also took part in this program to provide students with all useful and necessary information for their coming national high school graduation examination. Translated by Chung Anh … [Read more...] about Enrollment orientation day held in Hanoi

The figure was unveiled at a meeting of permanent Cabinet members in Hanoi on December 7 under the chair of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The two-way trade is projected to hit 1.1-1.2 billion USD in 2019, up 12.6 percent year-on-year, surpassing the targets of 1 billion USD and 10 percent set by the Government. Vietnam has become the third biggest investor in Laos with 413 projects valued at 4.22 billion USD, with the most outstanding a joint venture of Viettel Military Industry and Telecoms Group (Viettel), projects of Vietnam Rubber Group, Muong Thanh Hotel, Crow Plaza, LaoViet Bank, and Xekaman 1 hydropower plant. PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc speaking at the meeting Besides, Vietnam has committed to providing 3.25 trillion VND (139.8 million USD) in non-refundable aid for Laos during the 2016-2020 period, including 707 billion VND in the 2019 fiscal year, up 18.4 percent against the previous year, aiming to help the neighboring country implement projects on … [Read more...] about Vietnam – Laos trade hits 940 million USD in ten months

The tour aimed to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the foundation day of the Vietnam People’s Army and the 30th anniversary of the whole people’s defense festive day. The mission offered incense to the Eldest Brother of the Vietnam People’s Army General Vo Nguyen Giap and fallen soldiers of the Vietnam Armed Propaganda and Liberation Team (the predecessor of the Vietnam People's Army) at the Special National Relic Site of Tran Hung Dao Forest.  They also attended a ceremony to inaugurate the Ministry of National Defense-invested project on upgrading the Special National Relic Site of Tran Hung Dao Forest. Over the past 75 years, this historical location, where the Vietnam Armed Propaganda and Liberation Team was founded with 34 members, has been carefully preserved by the Cao Bang people. The relic site has contributed to educating patriotic and revolutionary tradition for young generations. During the tour to the revolutionary land, the mission also … [Read more...] about CMC and MND mission takes the “Returning to the Roots” tour to Cao Bang