Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh (Source: VNA) New Delhi (VNA) – The 11th Vietnam-India defence policy dialogue, which took place in New Delhi, India on August 1, demonstrated India’s high political trust and wish to enhance defence ties with Vietnam, said Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh. The official, who co-chaired the dialogue, told the Vietnam News Agency that he is pleased with results of the event, which, he said, is to concretise commitments reached by high-ranking leaders of the two countries, especially those between the two defence ministries aiming to intensify defence cooperation, mutual political trust and national defence of both countries. According to the deputy minister, Vietnam and India have agreed to organise high-level visits and delegation exchanges, and cooperate in training, defence industry and high-technology as well as between armed services. To that end, it requires … [Read more...] about VN-India defence policy dialogue concretises joint commitments
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Can Tho invites investors to investment promotion conferenceThe Mekong Delta city of Can Tho will hold an investment promotion conference on August 10, inviting investors for 54 projects worth nearly 124 trillion VND (5.44 billion USD). At a press conference on the conference on August 1, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Thanh Thong said investors have already expressed interest in 44 out of the 54 projects on offer, and some are ready to start work immediately on 22 projects. He added that some projects attracted two or more investors, so the city will set criteria to select the best among them. Among the 54 projects, 21 are in real estate, 9 in culture-sports and tourism, 9 in agricultural and industrial infrastructure, 8 in transport, 4 in logistics and power, 2 in cultural-sport and health care infrastructure and 1 in information technology. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc is expected to deliver a keynote speech and chair the conference, … [Read more...] about BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF 2/8
Vietnam steps up ties with Singapore, India
Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Standing Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son paid working visits to Singapore and India from June 21-22 to step up cooperative ties with the two countries. In Singapore, the Vietnamese official met with Senior Minister of State for the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mohamad Bin Osman. They applauded strong development of the strategic partnership, saying Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visit to the country in April helped increase mutual trust and create a new impetus for the bilateral ties. They agreed to enhance coordination to organise activities to mark the 45th anniversary of the diplomatic relations, step up security and defence cooperation, and further cooperation in regional issues and at multilateral forums. The officials stressed the need to accelerate the ASEAN Community building in 2018 when Singapore takes on the ASEAN … [Read more...] about Vietnam steps up ties with Singapore, India
Int’l ICT, broadcasting, electronics expos open in HCM City
A smart parking app introduced at the exhibition (Source: http://dailo.vn) HCM City (VNA) – More than 300 exhibitors from 20 countries and territories around the world are attending the international exhibitions on telecommunication, IT & communication, broadcasting, and electronics (Vietnam ICTCOMM 2018 - Broadcast Vietnam 2018- Electronics Vietnam 2018) that opened in Ho Chi Minh City on June 7. Along with enterprises from Asian leaders in technology, such as Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong (China), Thailand and India, the exhibitions also drew major domestic firms including Mobifone, LeLong, Zioncom, Du Hung, Bizentro Vietnam, TCx Technology Vietnam, and Tung Viet communications. According to Tran Van Tung, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology, the exhibitions give a chance for investors, businesses and customers to meet and seek partnership in telecommunications and information technology. The events also aim to help local firms to update the … [Read more...] about Int’l ICT, broadcasting, electronics expos open in HCM City
Vietnam, India hold 10th political consultation, 7th strategic dialogue
Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy (R) and Secretary of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Preeti Saran (Source: VNA) New Delhi (VNA) – The 10th political consultation and 7th strategic dialogue at the deputy foreign ministerial level between Vietnam and India took place in New Delhi on April 9-10. Under the co-chair of Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Dinh Quy and Secretary of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs Preeti Saran, the event reviewed the bilateral cooperation between the two countries. They highlighted the fruitful development of the Vietnam-India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in many fields, especially politics, defence-security, and economy-trade. The two sides agreed to continue regularly maintaining all-level delegation exchanges via the channels of the Party, Government, State and legislature, as well as promoting people-to-people exchange. The visits by Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang … [Read more...] about Vietnam, India hold 10th political consultation, 7th strategic dialogue