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During the talks, Dung, Campbell and Kritenbrink expressed their delight at the practical and effective development of the Vietnam-U.S. comprehensive partnership in all spheres, thereby bringing benefits to people of both nations and contributing to the maintenance of peace, stability, cooperation and development in the Indo-Pacific region and the world as well. Dung proposed that in order to further deepen the bilateral ties, the two sides should increase meetings and dialogues, especially at the high level, while promoting economic, trade and investment cooperation within the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA). Dung highly valued the U.S.’s commitments to continue increasing the budget for overcoming war consequences in Vietnam, to establish the Southeast Asian office of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Hanoi and U.S.-funded projects in Vietnam, including the Fulbright University Vietnam. Vietnam hoped that the U.S. will continue supporting … [Read more...] about Vietnam, U.S. should increase meetings, dialogues at high level: Deputy FM

Jakarta (VNA) – Indonesian Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno said the ministry is approaching the Japanese government to establish a travel bubble between the two countries destined for Bali. The travel bubble arrangement is open to fully-vaccinated and insured visitors and hoped to help boost tourism and other parts of the economy in the popular resort island, Sandiaga said on January 24. Japan has sent a delegation to Bali recently, the minister stated, adding that the Japan ese delegates, during their visit to Indonesia , observed the preparedness of airport management and tourist attractions in welcoming international visitors. Addressing a weekly press conference, he said the delegates have met with Bali authorities to discuss the travel bubble possibility. Japan is a strategic tourist market. Before COVID-19 broke out, Indonesia welcomed 500,000 Japanese tourists annually./. VNA … [Read more...] about Indonesia keen to start travel bubble with Japan

A Bamboo Airways flight (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Bamboo Airways’ tickets for flights in the direct routes between Vietnam and Germany , Australia and the UK have been on sale, the budget carrier announced on January 25. As scheduled, Bamboo Airways will operate two return flights per week in the Hanoi-London route from March 22, along with two round-trip flights per week in the Ho Chi Minh City-Melbourne route from February 19. Meanwhile, there will be two flights per week on the Hanoi-Frankfurt route from February 25. The flight frequency will increase depending on the demand, according to the airline. Bamboo Airways is also taking steps to launch regular flights on the HCM City-Frankfurt route as well as others connecting Vietnam and Munich and Berlin of Germany. The opening of regular direct flights between the country and Germany is part of Bamboo Airways' wider plan aimed at strengthening its international flight network from the beginning of the … [Read more...] about Bamboo Airways starts selling tickets for flights to Germany, Australia, UK

A view of Hai Phong Port in northern Vietnam (Photo: VNA) Singapore (VNA) - The ASEAN+3 region will remain resilient in 2022 in face of new challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and the global economy, according to the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO). In its quarterly update of the ASEAN+3 Regional Economic Outlook released on January 25, AMRO maintains a positive outlook on ASEAN+3 economies (comprised of the 10 ASEAN countries plus China, the Republic of Korea, and Japan) for this year, with regional GDP growth of 4.9 percent, lower than the projection of 5 percent in the October update. Meanwhile, inflation will be kept relatively low at 2.9 percent for 2022. The thinktank pointed out that the emergence of the Omicron variant towards the end of 2021 brought new uncertainties and set back the progress of economic reopening. Nevertheless, high vaccination coverage has mitigated the risk of nationwide lockdowns, as experienced during the early days of the … [Read more...] about Thinktank maintains positive outlook on ASEAN+3 economies

Hanoi, a bustling commercial and cultural hub, ensures social welfare for local people in special occasions like Tet holiday. Hanoi’s health sector is tasked with taking care of residents in the upcoming Tet holiday (the Lunar New Year) amid the rising number of Covid-19 infections. Deputy Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung at the meeting on Jan 25. Photos: Minh An/ Kinh Te Do Thi Health workers will be available around the clock during the 9-day holiday, which will fall in early February, according to a meeting chaired by Deputy Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Chu Xuan Dung. The deputy chairman made the request at the meeting on January 25 when local authorities discussed measures to bring the pandemic under control while maintaining activities during the biggest holiday. Hanoi has reported an average of 3,000 Covid-19 cases per day for the past month, making it the most affected area in Vietnam. However, the high … [Read more...] about Hanoi to ensure healthcare in Tet holiday