HCM CITY — The Russian consulate general in HCM City yesterday expressed the desire to deepen the comprehensive strategic partnership with Việt Nam. According to the report that discusses the growth of ties this year, the political relationship between the two countries has developed in recent years with high-level visits by President Trần Đại Quang and chairwoman of the National Assembly, Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân, to Russia and President Vladimir Putin to Việt Nam. This year saw a rise in economic, trade, technology, military and literature exchanges between the two countries, with trade increasing by 36 per cent to US$4 billion by October. The figure is expected to grow to US$10 billion by 2020 due to both sides’ efforts to remove non-tariff barriers in accordance with free trade agreements between Việt Nam and the Eurasian Economic Union, he said. Russia’s primary exports included machinery and … [Read more...] about VN, Russia seek to strengthen partnership
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Vietnam-Russia relations grow vibrantly in 2017: diplomat
NDO – 2017 has marked an important milestone in the development of the cooperation between Vietnam and Russia, across the fields of politics, economy, technology, military and humanity, Aleksey Popov, Russian Consul General to Ho Chi Minh City, said at a press conference announcing the outcomes of Vietnam-Russia cooperation in 2017, on December 22.The diplomat affirmed that Russia always considers Vietnam as its reliable partner and a long-standing friend, and is determined to expand its comprehensive strategic partnership with the Southeast Asian country. The bilateral political ties continued to grow vibrantly in 2017, manifested through the active exchange of high-level delegations between the two sides’ leaders.Vietnam-Russia economic and trade relations have registered strong progress, with two-way trade hitting nearly US$4 billion in the first ten months of 2017, up 36% over the same period last year. Russia has invested US$2 billion in Vietnam so far this year, while … [Read more...] about Vietnam-Russia relations grow vibrantly in 2017: diplomat
Diplomat: Russia-Vietnam relations develop fruitfully in 2017
Speaking at a press conference to announce outcomes of cooperation between the two countries in HCM City on December 22, Popov said Russia always regards Vietnam as a trust-worthy partner and a long-standing friend, and is determined to expand the comprehensive strategic partnership with Vietnam.The diplomat noted that the bilateral political ties have also developed dynamically in 2017, as reflected through all-level meetings between the two countries. Economic and trade cooperation has also made remarkable strides with two-way trade reaching nearly US$4 billion in the first ten months of this year, up 36 percent year-on-year. The flow of Russian investments into Vietnam totaled US$2 billion while Vietnam’s investments in Russia hit US$2.9 billion. Progresses have been made in security and national defence cooperation through the regular exchange of delegations and effective operation of the Inter-Governmental Committee for Technological and Defence … [Read more...] about Diplomat: Russia-Vietnam relations develop fruitfully in 2017
Vietnam, Russia to cooperate in healthcare
Vietnam, Russia to cooperate in healthcare Hoang Nhung By Hoang Nhung - The Saigon Times Daily HCMC – Nguyen Tat Thanh University in HCMC on November 9 signed a deal with Russia’s Saint-Petersburg Electrotechnical University to implement a healthcare worker training program and set up a lab to teach Vietnamese students and workers to use medical equipment. Demand for medical devices in HCMC and the country as a whole is huge, but healthcare workers lack skills and technology is obsolete compared to other regional countries. Nguyen Tat Thanh annually trains 40-50 technicians at college level for hospitals and health centers. The city government has allocated land at Saigon Hi-Tech Park (SHTP) in District 9 for the university to implement hi-tech health projects, paving the way for it to join hands the Russian educational institution to develop a workforce for the domestic healthcare sector. Truong Xuan Lieu, former director of the HCMC Department of Health and … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Russia to cooperate in healthcare
Conference boosts Vietnam-Russia tourism cooperation and development
(Cinet)- On September 12, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in association with the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee held a Vietnam-Russia tourism cooperation and development conference. The event aimed to realise the cooperation plan on tourism development in the 2013-2015 period between Russia and Vietnam. Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ho Anh Tuan asked for closer cooperation between the tourism managing organisations, local authorities, diplomatic representatives, businesses as well as the people of the two countries. Both sides need to create favourable conditions for travel agencies to cooperate and design more attractive tourism programmes, he said, pledging better preferential treatment for the travel agencies to operate effectively. The conference also introduced the tourism market in Russia, promotion plans and policies as well as approach methods to lure more visitors from Russia. Participants also analysed and evaluated strong and weak … [Read more...] about Conference boosts Vietnam-Russia tourism cooperation and development