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New Delhi (VNA) – Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang’s three-day state visit to Bangladesh looks to intensify trade and investment promotion, and create favourable conditions for businesses between the two countries to achieve a two-way trade goal of 1 billion USD, according to the newspaper "Daily Star". The Bangladeshi newspaper quoted a high official at the foreign ministry as saying that the bilateral trade volume between Bangladesh and Vietnam was increasing. On its article published on February 28 ahead of President Tran Dai Quang’s visit, which will start on March 4, the paper said “Bangladesh and Vietnam are enjoying economic cooperation, with trade reaching 609 million USD in 2016 from only 93 million USD in 2009. Bangladesh exports pharmaceuticals, raw materials for garments and machinery to Vietnam, while Vietnam's major exports to Bangladesh include iron, steel, fibre, textiles, plastics, rubber and electronics.” It went on that … [Read more...] about President Tran Dai Quang’s Bangladesh visit aims for 1 billion USD trade

Hanoi (VNA) – President Tran Dai Quang and his spouse will pay a State visit to Bangladesh from March 4-6 at the invitation of his counterpart Mohammad Abdul Hamid to mark the 45th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic ties (February 11). The visit affirms Vietnam’s consistent external policy of independence, self-reliance, multilateralisation and diversification of international ties, including attaching importance to strengthening relations with Bangladesh. In recent years, the two sides have exchanged delegations, including the Vietnamese National Assembly delegation’s trip to Dhaka to attend the 136th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentarian Union in April 2017, Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy’s visit to co-chair the first political consultation between the two foreign ministries in August 2017 and the Vietnam visit by Speaker of the Bangladesh Parliament Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in July 2017. Bangladesh recently sent high-level delegations to … [Read more...] about President to pay first State visit to Bangladesh

General Tia Banh’s official friendship visit to Vietnam takes place when Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has paid an official visit to Vietnam. Moreover, Vietnam and Cambodia are to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations (June 24, 1967). The visit is an opportunity for the two sides to discuss measures to boost Vietnam – Cambodia defense cooperation. … [Read more...] about Cambodia defense minister pays official visit to Vietnam

General Ngo Xuan Lich (R) extends Tet greetings to former Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh. In turn, former Party General Secretary Manh expressed his delight at the achievements of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) over the past year. He believed that under the leadership of the Party, especially the Central Military Commission and the Defense Ministry, the military will further develop and successfully complete all assigned tasks to meet the requirements of the national construction and defense cause in the current context. … [Read more...] about Defense Minister visits former Party General Secretary and families of former defense leaders

Politburo member and permanent member of the Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong visits Duc Long Border Post. At Duc Long Border Post, Vuong asked them to promote solidarity to firmly manage and safeguard national border security and sovereignty and implement the new-style rural area building program. … [Read more...] about Meaningful support for policy beneficiaries ahead of Tet