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Hanoi (VNA) - The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) and the EU-Vietnam Investment Protection Agreement (EVIPA) are expected to create new momentum for the comprehensive cooperative partnership between the two sides, Vice Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Doan Khac Viet has said. At the ministry’s regular press conference on May 28, Viet responded to reporters’ questions about the National Assembly (NA) voting on the two agreements at the current ninth session. He noted that following active negotiations and close and effective coordination between Vietnam and the EU, the European Parliament ratified the two agreements on February 12. On March 30, the European Council approved the European Parliament’s ratification, finalising the EU’s internal legal procedures regarding ratification of the EVFTA. The EVIPA, meanwhile, still requires ratification by the parliaments of member nations. Viet said the two agreements are expected to generate … [Read more...] about Agreements give new boost to Vietnam-EU partnership: Vice Foreign Affairs Spokesman

In line with provisions of Article 5 of the 2013 Land Law which came into effect on July 1, 2014, foreign individuals are not entitled to obtain land use rights domestically. At present, the Land Law does not include any regulations regarding land allocation, land lease, or recognition of land use rights by foreign individuals, therefore there is no certification that can be granted with regard to land use rights for foreigners in the country. … [Read more...] about Foreigners yet to be granted land use rights in Vietnam

Though Vietnam's Covid-19 situation remains under control as the country has gone 36 days without any coronavirus cases caused by community transmission, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc late last week ordered to continue with tough measures to prevent infections from abroad. … [Read more...] about Vietnam eyes tourism revival with select openings for foreign visitors

Thousands more are to follow but the main opposition Progressive Party of Maldives (PPM) has described the facilities as prisons. Labourers are barely allowed out and their rooms do not even have fans in the peak summer heat, when temperatures climb above 30 degrees Celsius (86 Fahrenheit). … [Read more...] about Virus traps poor foreign workers in deserted Maldives

Phu Yen (VNA) - The Foreign Ministry, in collaboration with the People’s Committee of central Phu Yen province, organised a conference providing information on external affairs and the situation in the East Sea on May 27 in the provincial capital of Tuy Hoa. Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung, who is head of the National Border Committee, informed participants of the regional and global situation, recent achievements in external affairs, and the existing situation in the East Sea. In changing regional and global circumstances, he said, Vietnam maintains a peaceful environment to develop and build good relations with other countries, firmly safeguards its sovereignty and territorial integrity, and consolidates its international position. With recent complex developments in the East Sea, Vietnam remains determined to resolve disputes by peaceful means and in accordance with international law, he stated. He asked Phu Yen to thoroughly understand the importance of the East Sea … [Read more...] about Phu Yen conference presents information on external affairs, East Sea