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A Khmer pagoda decorated to celebrate the Chol Chnam Thmay festival (Source: baochinhphu.vn) Hanoi (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has sent a letter offering greetings to Khmer ethnic people on the occasion of their traditional Chol Chnam Thmay festival 2023. Highlighting the special importance of the New Year festival Chol Chnam Thmay, PM Chinh attributed Vietnam’s significant achievements last year partly to support and joint efforts by the people, including substantial contributions by the Khmer community. He said ethnic minority affairs and the implementation of policies on ethnic groups have improved considerably, with a focus on accelerating the three national target programmes, especially the one on socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas and the action plan for implementing the strategy for ethnic minority affairs in the 2021 - 2030 period, with a vision to 2045. As a result, the socio-economic situation in ethnic minority and … [Read more...] about PM extends greetings to Khmer people on Chol Chnam Thmay festival

Vietnamese Ambassador to the UK Nguyen Hoang Long presents gifts to the three speakers at the event. (Photo: VNA) London (VNA) – Speakers from the British Museum and Library have introduced documents on Vietnam’s culture and its long-standing ties with the UK, at a discovering-Vietnam event held at the D-Contemporary in central London. The March 30 event was organsied by the Vietnamese Embassy as part of its Vietnamese Days in the UK programme lasting from March 28 to April 27. One of the speakers, Sud Chonchirdsin, the curator for the Vietnamese collection at the British Library from 2005-2019, showed visitors to historical documents proving that the Vietnam-UK trade relationship was formed 350 years before the two countries officially established diplomatic relations in 1973. Among the items were two letters, one by Lord Trinh Tac sent in 1673 to William Gyfford, head of a delegation from the British Government’s British East India Company when the group came to … [Read more...] about British national museum, library introduce items on Vietnam

Bangkok (VNA) – Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Kao Kim Hourn has pledged to support efforts to combat transboundary haze pollution in the region. Hazardous haze affecting several ASEAN member countries was one of the issues discussed by the ASEAN leader and Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha during their meeting in Bangkok on March 30 as part of the former’s ongoing visit to Thailand from March 29 to April 1. The Thai PM underlined that transboundary haze crisis has posed a serious regional challenge that needs an urgent solution The problem has caused a health hazard and disruption to tourism not only in Thailand but also in neighbouring countries, he said, asking for the ASEAN leader’s coordinate efforts to tackle the problem and hold an urgent meeting with member countries to discuss a solution, particularly measures to reduce hotspots in the region. ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn agreed that the issue needs to be … [Read more...] about ASEAN leader vows to support efforts against regional haze pollution

UK Minister of State for Defense Baroness Goldie visited Vietnam on Wednesday and Thursday to continue efforts to strengthen the two countries’ bilateral defense partnership. During the visit, Goldie met with Senior Lieutenant General Hoang Xuan Chien, Vietnam’s Deputy Minister of National Defense, and co-chaired the UK and Vietnam’s Fourth Defense Policy Dialogue – an annual bilateral meeting between the two nations which focuses on the future of joint defense cooperation. The minister also visited the Vietnam Department for Peacekeeping Operations as the UK reaffirms its support for Vietnam in developing as a UN Troop Contributing Nation. The UK has already supported Vietnam’s deployments, including to South Sudan and Abyei, by training medical and engineering personnel. She also shared that the UK is eager to assist with future initiatives. UK Minister of State for Defense Baroness Goldie visits the Vietnam Department for Peacekeeping Operations in Hanoi in a … [Read more...] about UK defense minister visits Vietnam, bolsters bilateral defense partnership

A Chinese director of a company in Binh Duong Province, southern Vietnam has been arrested on suspicion of killing a Vietnamese accountant, who was eight weeks pregnant, at his firm, a local police source said on Thursday. Yang Zhong Wu, 47, of Chinese nationality, was detained on Thursday evening while he was holed up in Pleiku City of the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, about 460 kilometers from Binh Duong, according to the source. The victim was L.T.M., 30, an accountant of Vinh Nhuan Co. Ltd., located in Binh Duong’s Tan Uyen Town, where Yang is the director. Yang’s arrest came one day after Binh Duong police issued a notice to hunt for him after they examined the scene of the killing at Vinh Nhuan. The examination was made as soon as police received a report from the company's staff who found M.'s corpse in the restroom. M. was seen dead with multiple injuries, including a cut on her neck, on the floor of the toilet at around 5:00 pm on Wednesday. A knife … [Read more...] about Chinese director arrested for allegedly killing pregnant Vietnamese accountant

NEW YORK/LONDON -- Global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity shrank to its lowest level in more than a decade in the first quarter of 2023, as rising interest rates, high inflation and fears of a recession soured the appetite of companies for dealmaking. M&A volumes during the first quarter slumped 48% to $575.1 billion as of March 30, compared to $1.1 trillion during the same period last year, according to data from Dealogic. A banking crisis that started in the United States this month with Silicon Valley Bank and spread to Europe with the Swiss government-orchestrated sale of Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.S) to UBS Group AG (UBSG.S) roiled markets and stopped many deals in their tracks, investment bankers and lawyers said. "The first quarter had extraordinary levels of volatility and uncertainty - more than expected going into the year. And that has the impact of postponing some announcements," said Anu Aiyengar, global head of M&A at JPMorgan Chase & … [Read more...] about Global dealmaking sinks to lowest level in over a decade

PM Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Liu Ning, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region , at the meeting in Hanoi on March 31. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received Liu Ning , Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of China ’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, in Hanoi on March 31. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasised that in Vietnam’s overall foreign policy, the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between Vietnam and China always holds an important position. The two sides need to continue to thoroughly grasp and concretise the common perceptions reached by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and Party General Secretary and President of China Xi Jinping on bringing Vietnam-China relations into a new stage of development, he said. Congratulating Guangxi on its … [Read more...] about Prime Minister hosts China’s Guangxi leader