The Czech Republic hopes to accelerate bilateral investment ties between Vietnamese and Czech businesses in environmental protection, mining technology, construction technology, chemicals, telecommunications, chemicals, industrial machinery and hi-tech farming. Czech Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Vladimir Bartl made the statement at a business forum held in Ha Noi on Wednesday. Viet Nam has become an attractive destination for foreign investors including those from the Czech Republic, the deputy minister said. As of March, the Czech Republic had 36 projects, worth more than US$90 million, in Viet Nam, 48th among 126 countries and territories investing in the country, according to the Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Foreign Investment Agency. In his speech at the event, Ta Hoang Linh, head of the European-American Markets Department under the Ministry of Industry and Trade highlighted the fast growth and integration into the global and … [Read more...] about Czech Republic wants to foster trade ties with VN
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Seminar features Vietnam Czech Republic relations
A seminar featuring Vietnam’s achievements and the Vietnam - Czech Republic ties was held in Prague on March 19 by the Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia (KSCM). At the seminar - Photo: VNA In his speech, Vietnamese Counsellor in the Czech Republic Tran Vinh Bac briefed those present on Vietnam’s achievements during more than 30 years of Doi Moi (renewal), especially in terms of socio-economic development and international cooperation in 2017. He highlighted the thriving bilateral relations, saying that the two countries have maintained their traditional political ties through many mutual high-ranking visits. Economic-trade and investment cooperation has been expanded, with two-way trade hitting US$1 billion for the first time in 2017. The diplomat voiced his hope that the two nations would foster their bilateral cooperation in the future, especially in tourism, labour, education and university training. For his part, Josek Skala, Vice President of the KSCM, … [Read more...] about Seminar features Vietnam Czech Republic relations
Requiem for Gac Ma fallen soldiers held in Czech Republic
Speaking at the event, head of the organising board Nguyen Dinh Hoi, who is a war veteran, emotionally recalled history of the Gac Ma battle. He spoke highly of the soldiers’ fighting spirit and sacrifice to safeguard Vietnam’s sovereignty over seas and islands. At the requiem The requiem showed the Vietnamese community’s deep gratitude to the fallen combatants, Hoi noted. Buddhist followers in the Czech Republic carried out the requiem with prayer and candle lighting rituals in tribute to the soldiers. On the sidelines of the event, a music show was organised along with a fund-raising programme to collect money for the construction of houses for the soldiers’ families. Participants also took part in a film screening and map exhibition on Vietnam’s sovereignty over its seas and islands. They signed their names on a letter of petition sent to the European Parliament and a letter of protest to the Chinese Embassy in the Czech … [Read more...] about Requiem for Gac Ma fallen soldiers held in Czech Republic
Vietnamese in Czech Republic seek ways to preserve Vasiljev’s heritage
Dr. Ivo Vasiljev is known for his dedication to and love for Vietnam who left the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic a very meaningful heritage – the Czech-Vietnamese dictionary, co-authored with Vietnamese engineer Nguyen Quyet Tien to help Czech-born Vietnamese learn their mother language. It is not only a dictionary but a bilingual encyclopedia providing knowledge on many areas, ranging from society, culture, history to geography and biology. Vietnamese Ambassador Truong Manh Son pays tribute to Dr. Ivo Vasiljev Vasiljev died in October 23, 2016 at the age of 81 when he just started to write the fifth out of six volumes of the dictionary. In May 2016, the encyclopedia won the second prize of the Dictionary of the Year award by the Union of Interpreters and Translators of the Czech Republic despite only three volumes were released. Vasiljev interpreted for President Ho Chi Minh when a Czechoslovakian delegation visited Vietnam in 1966. He was the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese in Czech Republic seek ways to preserve Vasiljev’s heritage
Support comes to market-fire victims in Czech Republic
Vietnamese Ambassador to the Czech Republic Ho Minh Tuan presents gifts to the victims of a market fire in Cheb city last year(Photo: VNA) The blaze broke out at the Asia Dragon Shopping Centre in Cheb city in November 2017, burning to the ground 40 stalls run by 12 Vietnamese families. Damage was calculated to reach CZK40 million (USD1.76 million). The 20-year-old shopping centre hosts 300 stalls operated by 200 businesses, of whom 98 percent are Vietnamese expatriates. Ambassador Tuan met with the 12 families and inquired their lives after the fire. He requested the Asia Dragon board of directors and head of the association of Vietnamese people in Cheb to support the victims, helping them to have a warm Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration and soon repair the burned section of the centre. Doan Thach Cuong, Deputy Head of the Association of Vietnamese people in Cheb and deputy general director of Asia Dragon, said the centre will not hold a grand Tet celebration as usual this year … [Read more...] about Support comes to market-fire victims in Czech Republic