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An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA)   Ho Chi Minh City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh city will create favourable conditions for Japanese firm to make long-term investment and business in the southern economic hub, on the basis of the special relations between the two countries, a municipal official affirmed on December 6. During a reception for a Japanese business delegation led by Yoshiki Onoi, Vice chairman of the People’s Diplomacy Promotion Association of Japan, in the city, Vice Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Vo Van Hoan said during its development, HCM city is facing challenges in urban infrastructure, human resources and environment, expressing his hope for Japanese firms’ contribution to the solution of the issues. He pointed to the fields the city hopes Japanese firms to invest in, including energy saving, green energy development, metro projects, human resources, supporting industry, trade, real estate and logistics. For his part, the … [Read more...] about HCM City hopes to intensify cooperation with Japanese firms: official

PANO - The Truong Hai Automobile Joint-Stock Company (Thaco) on August 5th unveiled an international container shipping route between Chu Lai, Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK). The unveiling ceremony To mark the event, the Chu Lai - Truong Hai port received a ship of SITC, one of the largest South Korean container shipping companies. The ship was 162m in length, with a capacity of over 1,100 TEUs, traveling from Incheon port, South Korea. The same day, Thaco Company also started the expansion of the Chu Lai - Truong Hai port (pier No.1, Tam Hiep, Ky Ha), at a cost of VND 200 billion. The project, which is scheduled to be completed in February next year, aims to lengthen the pier to 500m from 300m and dredge the seabed to allow vessels with a capacity of up to 30,000 tons to dock at the port by 2018. Translated by Hong Anh … [Read more...] about Int’l container shipping route to Chu Lai inaugurated

During her stay, the Igor Belousov also took part in a joint Russian-Vietnamese exercise on searching and rescuing submarines in distress. In addition, the Russian crewmembers are scheduled to tour several landscape and historical sites in the province’s Nha Trang city. Rescue ship Igor Belousov Over the past time, Vietnam and Russia have witnessed development in defense cooperation between the two militaries. The visit is taking place under the framework of the Vietnam-Russia Cross Year 2019-2020, contributing to expanding the traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership between Hanoi and Moscow in general and the bilateral defense ties, including naval cooperation, in particular. Translated by Van Hieu … [Read more...] about Russian naval ship makes port call to Vietnam

The vessel’s visit to Japan aimed to strengthen solidarity, mutual understanding, and cooperation between the two countries’ coast guard forces in the spirit of their memorandum of understanding on bilateral cooperation signed in 2015. Ship CSB 8002 During a week-long stay, the Vietnamese coast guards carried out a number of external defense affairs programs such as visiting the JCG’s units, holding a joint search and rescue exercise, and sharing law enforcement experiences. In the time to come, the two forces will continue to organize experience sharing, delegation exchanges, bilateral conferences, and personnel training courses. The success of the CSB 8002’s visit to Japan will make contributions to heightening the bilateral friendship for peace, stability, security, safety and freedom of navigation, and the interests of each country. Translated by Van Hieu … [Read more...] about Vietnamese coast guard ship finishes Japan visit

California's Pacific Gas and Electric will pay $13.5 billion to settle lawsuits over its role in a series of wildfires that killed scores of people and destroyed thousands of homes, the utility giant said Friday. Faulty PG&E powerlines were blamed for sparking last year's so-called Camp Fire in northern California -- the deadliest in the state's history -- that left 86 people dead Faulty PG&E powerlines were blamed for sparking last year's so-called Camp Fire in northern California -- the deadliest in the state's history -- that left 86 people dead. Outdated facilities including vulnerable wooden poles and failure to deforest land surrounding high-voltage transmission lines were blamed for the inferno, prompting accusations the San Francisco-based firm had put profit before safety. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in January, saying it faced more than $30 billion in claims over the blaze. It was also sued over three other fires dating back to 2015, including … [Read more...] about PG&E agrees to $13.5 billion payout for deadly California fires