Vietnam-Russia foster their comprehensive strategic partnership During the visit to Russia to attend the 70th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, State President Truong Tan Sang had talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. During their talks, the leaders discussed many issues on bilateral cooperation and came to a consensus on measures to further foster the Vietnam-Russian Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in the new period. In terms of economics, the two sides agreed that the free trade agreement between Vietnam and the Eurasian Economic Union to be signed by the end of this year would be a breakthrough to cement the target of increasing the two-way trade turnover to 10 billion dollars in 2020. They appreciated the effective operations of the two countries’ oil and gas companies and joint-ventures which are operating on the continental shelf of Vietnam and Russian territories and asserted that they would create all favourable conditions for … [Read more...] about Vietnam Strengthens Cooperation with Russia, the Czech Republic and Azerbaijan
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New development in the relationships with Russia, the Czech Republic and Poland
On Sep.15, Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai gave an interview to a reporter about the outcomes of the Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's visit to Russia, the Czech Republic and Poland. Would you like to tell our readers about the outstanding outcomes of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung's visit to Russia, the Czech Republic and Poland? At the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation paid official working visits to the three countries from Sep. 9-15. The visits were to implement the open foreign policies of the Vietnamese Party and State, and increase the exchanges of high-ranking Vietnamese delegations to other countries. Through the visits, the delegation told our friends about Vietnam's development situation to help them access more information about Vietnam. Also to consolidate mutual … [Read more...] about New development in the relationships with Russia, the Czech Republic and Poland
Promoting multifaceted cooperation with the Czech Republic and Poland
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung began an official visit to the Czech Republic on September 12 at the invitation of Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek. Later he will visit Poland at the invitation of Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski. The visits take place at a time when the political situation in the Czech Republic has been stabilised and the economy in Poland has developed well. Both European countries have fostered the traditional ties of friendship with Vietnam and praised its role and prestige in the international arena. After joining the European Union (EU) in 2004, the Czech Republic and Poland have expanded ties with Vietnam through the exchange of high-level visits. In 2006, Czech President Vaclav Klaus and the Speaker of the Lower House Miroslav Vlcek, visited Vietnam while Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka made an official visit to the Southeast Asian country in January 2005. Economic and trade cooperation between Vietnam and the two EU member countries has grown and flourished … [Read more...] about Promoting multifaceted cooperation with the Czech Republic and Poland
Vietnam, the Czech Republic intensify economic ties
(VEN) - The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and the Czech Republic Embassy in Hanoi recently co-organized the Czech-Vietnamese Business Forum, which acted as a bridge to promote trade relations between the two countries. Addressing the forum, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Nam Hai said the economic ties between the two sides has seen good development and the Czech Republic is one of Vietnam's largest partners in Eastern Europe. According to statistics, two-way trade reached US$242.1 billion in 2012, up 10 percent from 2011 and was the highest level recorded up to this time, in which Vietnam's exports to the Czech Republic reached about US$180.05 million, approximately equal to 2011's figures and Vietnam's imports from the European country surged 70 percent from 2011 to US$62.02 million. By December, 2012, Czech businesses had invested in 27 projects in Vietnam with a total registered capital of US$65.5 million, ranked 48th out of 98 countries … [Read more...] about Vietnam, the Czech Republic intensify economic ties
The literary scandal that rocked the Czech Republic
“White Horse, Gold Dragon” is a trenchant account of discrimination endured by Vietnamese who live in the Czech Republic. But it was not, as originally claimed, written by ‘Pham Thi Lan.’ So who did write it? The book "White Horse, Gold Dragon". The story began when a 19-year-old Vietnamese girl who is living in the Czech Republic won a prestigious literary prize for her novel, “White Horse, Gold Dragon”, which was still in manuscript. That was electrifying news for the community of Vietnamese in Europe, and was widely reported in Vietnam and elsewhere. Sadly, Pham Thi Lan is not the author of that book. Czech journalists had doubted that she was the author of the above book and they made great efforts to find out the truth. The first to express doubts was a reporter for the Pravo newspaper, Zdenko Pavelka. Pavelka argued this book couldn’t possibly be written by a 19-year-old girl. Since then … [Read more...] about The literary scandal that rocked the Czech Republic