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National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan  (L) and President of the Republic of Tartastan, Russia, Rustam Minnikhanov (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – Continuing her official visit to Russia, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan on December 9 met with President of the Republic of Tartastan, Russia, Rustam Minnikhanov. President Minnikhanov affirmed that his republic attaches importance to relations with Vietnam, and thanked Vietnamese leaders for their support to the acceleration of relations and cooperation between the two countries’ localities. He held that bilateral economic relations and trade have not matched up with the potential, and the two sides should further boost relations to increase trade. The president briefed his guest on his republic’s potential and pointed to the fields the two sides can cooperate in such as education, science and tourism. NA Chairwoman Ngan affirmed that Vietnam always attaches importance to the comprehensive … [Read more...] about Top legislator meets President of Russia’s Tatarstan

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan  (L) and President of the Republic of Tartastan, Russia, Rustam Minnikhanov President Minnikhanov told his guest that his republic places importance on relations with Vietnam, and thanked Vietnamese leaders for their support to the enhancement of relations and cooperation between the two countries’ localities. Bilateral economic relations and trade have yet to match with the potential, and both sides need to further foster relations in order to increase trade, he noted. The president briefed the Vietnamese NA leader on his republic’s potential and pointed to the fields the two sides are able to cooperate in such as education, science and tourism. In reply, Ngan affirmed Vietnam’s recognition of great importance to the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia, regarding this as one of the top priorities in its foreign policy. The Vietnamese people will forever bear in mind the support and assistance … [Read more...] about Vietnamese NA leader meets with President of Russia’s Tatarstan

Speaking at the opening of the 10th plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee on Thursday, he said, "The private economy is developing well." There should be no discrimination against private companies, and they should be treated equitably, he said. Trong called for appreciating, rewarding and even honoring private companies if they perform well and contribute significantly to the economy. But he also called for maintaining a balance between state-owned and private firms. "It is a fact that state-owned firms have made mistakes and caused losses in the past, but that does not mean we should disregard this sector and totally switch to the private economy." If either make mistakes, authorities in charge need to take action, getting them to fix their mistake, he said. Referring to foreign investment, he said it is good that Vietnam is attractive to foreign investors but proper institutions are needed to manage the foreign-invested sector and the economy should not depend largely on … [Read more...] about Vietnam party chief, president calls for giving private sector its due

Once she learnt that balloons are made of plastic that is not biodegradable and is harmful to wildlife, Nguyen Nguyet Linh, who will enter the six grade in the upcoming academic year, was worried about the back-to-school-balloon-release-ceremomy held by many schools. So she emailed her principal at Marie Curie School in Hanoi, saying: "I just want to send a message that balloon releases lift dreams of students but sinks the dreams of many wild birds and turtles. " After reading her letter Thusday, school principal Nguyen Xuan Khang replied back within that night, saying he agrees with her and the school will not hold the balloon-releasing ceremony for the 2019-2020 school year. The principal praised Linh, saying many schools have this ceremony, but unlike her, did not think about its negative impacts. He decided to name the opening ceremony of the 2019-2020 school year after Linh to make the day more meaningful, and hoped "more schools will follow this meaningful action." Le … [Read more...] about Fifth grader convinces principal to stop back-to-school balloon release

The Criminal Investigation Agency under the Ministry of National Defence, in cooperation with military prosecutors, issued the decision on Tuesday, the Vietnam News Agency reported. Hien is now under house arrest. The investigation is part of a fraud and land management case that saw former colonel Dinh Ngoc He sentenced to 12 years in jail in July last year. Hien, 65, was retroactively dismissed as the Commander of Vietnam People's Navy per a decision by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc last month for making "very serious" violations when he was the naval commander between 2004 and 2015. For his wrongdoing, he had already been dismissed from all party positions in June. The Communist Party of Vietnam has four modes of punishment against members: reprimand, warning, demotion and expulsion. Hien, along with Vice Admiral Nguyen Van Tinh and Rear Admiral Le Van Dao, were responsible for several land management violations, said the Central Inspection Committee, the party's top … [Read more...] about Vietnam probes former top naval officer for negligence