Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, China from April 25 to 27. The trip will be made at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press release on Monday. The Vietnamese premier will attend the forum’s opening on April 26 before joining President Xi and his spouse in a dinner on the evening of the same day. On April 27, PM Phuc is scheduled to speak at a roundtable summit attended by leaders of 36 other nations and China. The Vietnamese head of government is also expected to hold bilateral talks with top Chinese leaders during his China trip. China has invested over US$80 billion in projects related to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) since it was first proposed by President Xi in 2013, according to the National Development and Reform Commission of China. By April 15, 2019, 126 nations and 29 international organizations had … [Read more...] about Vietnamese PM to attend second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing
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Vietnam, China enhance border ties
Vietnam and China share a long border with the busiest border gates serving trade connections. Vietnam’s top leaders including General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong and Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh today [March 28] met Wang Ning, party secretary of Yunnan Province, China as part of gestures to strengthen the ties between border areas. General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong (R) and Wang Ning, party secretary of Yunnan Province, China, at the meeting in Hanoi on Mar 28. Photo: VNA Wang Ning is in Vietnam to co-chair a meeting between party secretaries of Vietnam’s Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Lai Chau, and Dien Bien provinces. The meeting is the third of its kind to set goals for cooperation between the localities. At the meeting in Hanoi on March 28, Trong highly appreciated the cooperation and expected Yunnan and Vietnamese border localities to be role models in implementing the consensus … [Read more...] about Vietnam, China enhance border ties
Vietnam wants to strengthen multifaceted cooperation with Poland: Prime Minister
The Prime Minister thanked the government and people of Poland for their donation of nearly 1.4 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine and 8 tons of medical equipment to help Vietnam overcome the pandemic and boost economic recovery, stressed that the move reflected sincere affection and deep attachment between the people of the two countries. For his part, Rau said he was impressed with Vietnam’s socio-economic development achievements and stated that Poland wants to fortify its collaboration with the nation, the most important partner of Poland in Southeast Asia. Regarding the Vietnam - Poland relationship, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh expressed his pleasure to see its positive progress over the past time and suggested the two sides increase the exchange of delegations, especially high-level ones and between sectors and localities, to boost political trust and mutual understanding, forming a basis for their bilateral cooperation expansion across all fields. Poland has been … [Read more...] about Vietnam wants to strengthen multifaceted cooperation with Poland: Prime Minister
Tourism breakthrough within reach
Stakeholders have much to say about the current state of the tourism industry, and what must be done Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh chaired a tourism recovery conference on March 15 and talked to management agencies and tourism businesses about removing obstacles for the industry to thrive once again. Despite being one of the first Southeast Asian countries to fully reopen to international tourism after the pandemic, Vietnam’s tourism industry still trails other countries in the region. The PM raised a series of questions about tourism promotion, competitive advantages, products, and visa policies – all factors that are considered to be subjective causes for Vietnam’s tourism to fail its foreign tourism targets thus far. “Tourism cannot develop alone, and tourism cannot develop if culture and the entertainment industry do not develop,” PM Chinh said. He directed the tourism industry to build green and sustainable tourism products, finance tourism activities, and develop … [Read more...] about Tourism breakthrough within reach
☀️ Morning digest March 20
Hanoi (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency. - The Vietnamese Government commits to creating all possible conditions for businesses to growth further, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed at the Vietnam Business Forum 2023 (VBF 2023) in Hanoi on March 19. Reviewing the country’s socio-economic recovery and development achievements in 2022, the PM said the macro economy remained stable, major economic balances were ensured, and notably the domestic investment and business environment was improved significantly. Read full story - State-run groups and corporations must operate effectively to contribute to building an independent and self-reliant economy, Prime Minister Minister Pham Minh Chinh requested on March 18 at a conference on solutions to innovate the operation of the Committee for Management of State Capital at Enterprises (CMSC) and effectively promote investment resources of State groups and corporations. … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest March 20
Vietnam wants Cambodian ‘action’ on forced labor problem
Son told a meeting with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn on Tuesday that he hoped Cambodia would help Vietnamese people in the country stabilize their lives and integrate into the local community, according to a statement from Vietnam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sokhonn is on an official visit to Vietnam. He is co-chairing the 20th meeting of the Vietnam - Cambodia Joint Committee on Economic, Cultural, Scientific and Technical Cooperation Tuesday and Wednesday. Son asked Cambodia to resolve a number of cases in which Vietnamese citizens have been scammed and forced to work illegally at entertainment business establishments in Cambodia. Vietnamese and Cambodian authorities cooperated last year to rescue more than 1,000 Vietnamese citizens illegally conned by brokers to work in Cambodia. Cambodian police have also launched a campaign to crack down on criminal organizations that detain and coerce illegal … [Read more...] about Vietnam wants Cambodian ‘action’ on forced labor problem