Chol Young Joo, Chairman of the Korea-Vietnam Friendship Association (KOVIFA), and Lee Jae Hyon, Senior Fellow, Ph D. Director of the Centre for ASEAN and Oceania Studies, the Asian Institute for Policy Studies, talk about relations between RoK-VN. Chol Young Joo, Chairman of the Korea-Vietnam Friendship Association (KOVIFA) Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will visit the Republic of Korea (RoK) at the end of this month. What’s the significance of the event in promoting the two countries’ friendship, especially with Vietnam and the RoK celebrating the 10th anniversary of upgrading bilateral ties to the Strategic Cooperation Partnership level? First of all, we welcome Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 25-26 for the ASEAN-Korea Special Summit. The ASEAN-Korea summit, held in Busan on November 25-26, recognises ASEAN as one of South Korea's important partner partners in the New Southern Policy. 'People, Peace and Prosperity' are the … [Read more...] about South Korea-Vietnam relations going from strength to strength
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Vietnam Airlines adds wide-body planes to Singaporean and Thai routes
Vietnam Airlines will use wide-body Airbus and Boeing aircraft on its Singapore and Thailand routes Specifically, Vietnam Airlines will use Airbus A350-900 for the route between Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore, and Boeing 787-9 for the Ho Chi Minh City-Bangkok route, together with the Airbus A321 currently in use. With the optimal two-aisle design, Airbus A350-900 and Boeing 787-9 aircraft can accommodate up to 300 passengers, with more spacious seating space. Business class seats can lean back 180 degrees to help customers fully relax. Outstanding facilities, such as extra-large luggage compartments, larger windows, and in-built USB charging ports in the seats, as well as modern personal entertainment system featuring movies and games, will create maximum convenience for passengers. A business class seat in the wide-body airplane Especially, Vietnam Airlines will offer attractive round-trip rates, with Ho Chi Minh City-Singapore tickets going from VND816,000 ($34.48), … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines adds wide-body planes to Singaporean and Thai routes
Delta farmers grow new flower varieties for Tết
Farmers in Đồng Tháp Province’s Sa Đéc City grow daisies for the busy Tết holiday period. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Văn Trí HCM CITY — Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are growing more new flower varieties for the Tết (Lunar New Year) festival, which falls on January 25. In Đồng Tháp Province’s Sa Đéc City, one of the delta’s largest flower growing areas, hundreds of new flower varieties, including various types of new foreign roses and daisies, have been planted for Tết. Farmer Nguyễn Phước Lộc in Sa Đéc’s Tân Khánh Đông Commune is growing dozens of thousands of rose pots with more than 130 varieties, many of which are new. Nguyễn Văn Tiếp, chairman of Tôi Yêu Màu Tím Clubhouse in Sa Đéc, said the … [Read more...] about Delta farmers grow new flower varieties for Tết
Operation Babylift: 44 years later, American ‘orphan’ meets Vietnamese mother
It showed a young woman holding a baby with golden hair, brown eyes, and chubby face. The baby was Small and the young beautiful woman was the skinny old woman pointing to the photograph. That skinny old woman was her mother and the photograph was taken 44 years ago. Her mother’s name was Nguyen Thi Dep, a name Small would struggle to get her tongue around, having spoken no Vietnamese. Dep (L) and Small when visiting the Mekong Delta together. Photo courtesy of Small. In fact, Small would struggle to pronounce her own name, Nguyen Thi Phuong Mai – one she’d not used until that day in September, when her life was shaken up for the second time. The first instance of her life turning topsy turvy is something she has no memory of. She was just three years old then. But memories, guilt, fear and hope were all that her mother Dep had clung to 44 long, torturous years. "It was a bewildering moment. I had never seen or had any … [Read more...] about Operation Babylift: 44 years later, American ‘orphan’ meets Vietnamese mother
National Assembly protests Gov’s proposal to reduce its power
National Assembly (NA) deputies on Thursday were dismayed at a Government proposal to take away parliament’s role in collecting opinions and reviewing draft laws before it is up for vote. Hanoi deputy Vu Thi Luu Mai talks at the National Assembly on Thursday. VNA/VNS Photo The initial drafter of the laws – most often a ministry – would be handed such power instead. The power transfer was one of biggest changes proposed in the draft Law on Amendments and Supplements to the Law on Promulgation of Legal Documents. An Giang Province Deputy Phan Thi My Dung said she was against the proposal and asked to keep the process unchanged. Currently, a committee of the NA is in charge of reviewing, collecting opinions and making final changes to a draft law after it is sent over by law writers. It is then submitted to the NA for approval. “If it is the Government who proposes, make changes, finalises and implements a law, it will be against the principle as the … [Read more...] about National Assembly protests Gov’s proposal to reduce its power
