Both sides agreed that the comprehensive strategic cooperation partnership between Vietnam and China have continued to grow steadily with a positive trend since the previous meeting held in April 2017. The regular meetings by the two countries’ senior Party and State leaders, and frequent cooperation exchanges by ministries, sectors and localities across multiple fields have achieved encouraging progress, they noted. However, they revealed shortcomings in bilateral ties, including Vietnam’s trade deficit of Vietnam with China, slow-paced progress of Chinese-constructed projects in Vietnam, and slow disbursement of Chinese non-refundable aid for Vietnam. Priorities in the implementation of their leaders’ common perceptions for healthy and sustainable growth of relations were defined during the meeting. The two sides pledged their best efforts to prepare for the forthcoming visits and meetings of Vietnamese and Chinese leaders and enhance the coordinating role of the … [Read more...] about Vietnam, China holds 11th meeting of Bilateral Cooperation Committee
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Committee for Vietnam – China Bilateral Cooperation holds 11th meeting
Both sides agreed that the comprehensive strategic cooperation partnership between Vietnam and China have continued to grow steadily with a positive trend since the previous meeting held in April 2017. The maintained regular meetings by the two countries’ senior Party and State leaders, and frequent cooperation exchanges by ministries, sectors and localities across multiple fields have achieved encouraging progress, they noted. However, they pointed out shortcomings in bilateral ties, including Vietnam’s trade deficit o Vietnam with China, slow-paced progress of Chinese-constructed projects in Vietnam, and slow disbursement of Chinese non-refundable aid for Vietnam. Priorities in the implementation of their leaders’ common perceptions for healthy and sustainable growth of relations were defined during the meeting. The two sides pledged their best efforts to prepare for forthcoming visits and meetings of Vietnamese and Chinese leaders and enhance the coordinating role … [Read more...] about Committee for Vietnam – China Bilateral Cooperation holds 11th meeting
Committee for Vietnam – China cooperation convenes 11th meeting
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh (R) and State Councillor and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi (Photo: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – The 11th meeting of the Steering Committee for Vietnam – China Bilateral Cooperation convened in Ho Chi Minh City on September 16 under the chair of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and State Councillor and Foreign Minister of China Wang Yi. The sides agreed that the two countries’ comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership has grown positively since the last meeting in April 2017, with their high-ranking Party and State leaders exchanging frequent meetings and contacts, and cooperation between their public ministries, sectors and localities as well as people-to-people exchange boosted across fields. They also pointed to shortcomings in bilateral ties, including trade deficit of Vietnam with China, slow progress of Chinese-constructed projects in Vietnam, and slow disbursement of Chinese … [Read more...] about Committee for Vietnam – China cooperation convenes 11th meeting
Scientists, local authorities disagree on irrigation project
The Cái Lớn – Cái Bé irrigation project, which will connect the Cái Lớn River to Cái Bé River in the Mekong Delta region, faces opposition from scientists.—Photo vtv.vn HCM CITY — The Cái Lớn – Cái Bé irrigation project, which will connect the Cái Lớn River to Cái Bé River in the Mekong Delta region, faces opposition from scientists. The project aims to control salinity, adapt to climate change, increase flood drainage, improve acid soil and develop waterway transport. It is expected to cost around VNĐ3.3 trillion (US$145 million). However, an independent Mekong Delta scientist group warned that it would cause “negative environmental consequences for a large region west of the Hậu River, and is not necessary to build.” Speaking at a conference held on September 7, Professor Lê Anh Tuấn from Cần Thơ University, a member of the … [Read more...] about Scientists, local authorities disagree on irrigation project
HCMC sets up team to inspect massive antiflooding project
HCMC sets up team to inspect massive antiflooding projectThe Saigon Times Daily Residents in HCMC still suffer from flooding. The HCMC government has formed an inspection team to review a VND10-trillion flood-control project that has come to a dead halt for months - PHOTO: ANH QUAN HCMC - The HCMC government has formed an inspection team to review a VND10-trillion flood-control project that has been on hold since April. The inspection team, led by Deputy Director of the HCMC Department of Planning and Investment Nguyen Thi Thu Hoa, has 14 members, according to the local media. HCMC Vice Chairman Tran Vinh Tuyen has asked project investor Trung Nam Group to provide the necessary documents to the inspection team to aid the project’s assessment and adjustment. The HCMC government had earlier proposed Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hold a meeting with the relevant ministries and agencies to remove obstacles in the execution of the big-ticket project. In April, Trung Nam … [Read more...] about HCMC sets up team to inspect massive antiflooding project