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Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan held talks with Chairman of the Mazhilis (lower house) of the Parliament of Kazakhstan Nurlan Nigmatulin on November 14. Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) and Chairman of the Mazhilis (lower house) of the Parliament of Kazakhstan Nurlan Nigmatulin at the welcome ceremony on November 14 The Vietnamese top legislator described Nigmatulin’s official visit as a milestone in the traditional friendship and multi-faceted cooperation between the two countries. Nigmatulin highlighted the fruitful bilateral relationship, especially the active development of legislative ties, with regular visits and meetings, including bilateral ones on the sidelines of regional and international parliamentary forums. Host and guest shared the views that apart from the growing political and diplomatic relations, economic and trade links between Vietnam and Kazakhstan have been stepped up. Since 2016, the free trade … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Kazakhstani top legislators hold talks in Hanoi

  The Royal Family of Belgium. The vast majority of Belgians are very attached to their Royal Family, symbols of unity in the country. — Photo courtesy of the embassy On the occasion of King’s Day, Ambassador of Belgium to Việt Nam Paul Jansen sends a message to Việt Nam News readers to celebrate. Since 1866, the day of Saint Leopold, November 15, has been chosen to celebrate the Belgian Kings, from Leopold the First who ascended the throne on July 21, 1831, until King Philippe who has been reigning since July 21, 2013. The vast majority of Belgians are very attached to their Kings and the Royal Family, symbols of unity in our country, and of our identity. But Belgium wants also to be an active and responsible player in the global world of today. It is a little known fact that Belgium was at the origin of the European integration process by being co-founder of the Belgium-Luxemburg Economic Union in 1921 and of … [Read more...] about Ambassador shows optimism for Việt Nam, Belgium’s ties

Local enterprises and farmers needed more information about the origin of export products because importers and retailers overseas had higher demands for traceability of agricultural products, according to experts. According to Cao Thị Kim Lan, director of Bình Định Seafood Joint Stock Company, regulations under the EU illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing act, 100 per cent of her company’s shipments must be kept at port for their origin to be established. Due to the requirement, the company faced many difficulties purchasing raw material for export processing because many did not meet the origin requirements of overseas markets, reported Người lao động (The Labourer) newspaper.  Local enterprises and farmers needed more information about the origin of export products because importers and retailers overseas had higher demands for traceability of agricultural products, according to experts.–Photo baocongthuong.vn In … [Read more...] about Local firms and farmers must meet tracebility requirements in foreign markets

The prices of about 1,900 different services offered at public hospitals have increased, according to the Ministry of Health. Patients register for health check-ups at Hà Nội Heart Hopsital The current healthcare prices were calculated on the basis of the basic salary of 1.390 million VND (60 USD). Once the basic salary has been revised up to 1.490 million VND (64 USD), effective from July 1, the medical pricing needs to be adjusted. Accordingly, the price of health check-ups and bed charges rose by 4.4 percent while technical service fees increased by 1.1 percent from August 20. The cost of a health check at first-grade hospitals – those under the direct management of the health ministry or the centrally-run cities or provinces people's committees – for example, is 38,700 VND instead of 37,000 VND. Bed charge per day at the special class hospitals goes up from the current 753,000 VND to 782,000 VND. Patients who are receiving treatment at the medical … [Read more...] about Prices of over 1,900 medical services increase slightly

VNA Deputy General Director Dinh Dang Quang and PL President Luis Enrique Gonzalez Acosta sign a cooperation agreement under the witness of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba’s Central Committee and President of the Councils of State and Ministers Raul Castro Ruz (Photo: VNA) Havana (VNA) – The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Cuba’s Prensa Latina News Agency (PL) renewed their cooperation agreement in Havana on March 29. VNA Deputy General Director Dinh Dang Quang and PL President Luis Enrique Gonzalez Acosta signed the pact, which looks to strengthen information exchanges and the sides’ traditional collaboration. The signing ceremony took place after the talks between visiting General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba’s Central Committee … [Read more...] about Vietnam News Agency steps up partnership with Prensa Latina, ACN