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Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed the two countries’ comprehensive partnership during a meeting on the sidelines of the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits in Phnom Penh on Saturday. The two leaders affirmed they treasure and give high priority to the Vietnam - U.S. comprehensive partnership and agreed to increase dialogues at all levels via flexible forms. Both sides will prepare for the coming phone talks between General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Nguyen Phu Trong and President Biden, and work to arrange high-level mutual visits at suitable time. Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh shakes hands with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Phnom Penh, November 12, 2022. Photo: D.Giang / Tuoi Tre President Biden proposed that the two countries continue to promote strong cooperation, making effective use of opportunities in order to deepen the relationship between the two countries, especially in … [Read more...] about Vietnam premier, US president discuss bilateral cooperation in Phnom Penh

Vietnamese airlines, hotels, resorts, tour operators, and destinations won 16 prizes at the awards ceremony of the World Travel Awards 2022 in Oman last weekend. Vietnam was awarded World’s Leading Heritage Destination 2022 for the third time since 2019 while its capital of Hanoi was honored as World’s Leading City Break Destination 2022. The pedestrian zone at Hoan Kiem Lake in Hanoi, Vietnam. Photo: Nam Tran / Tuoi Tre Three of the country’s popular tourist destinations, including Phu Quoc Island off the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, Moc Chau District in the northern mountainous province of Son La, and Tam Dao Town in the northern province of Vinh Phuc, were recognized as World’s Leading Nature Island Destination 2022, World’s Leading Regional Nature Destination 2022, and World’s Leading Town Destination 2022, respectively. Visitors camp in the apricot valley in Moc Chau District, Son La Province, Vietnam. Photo: Vu Trung Kien / Tuoi Tre … [Read more...] about Vietnam scoops 16 int’l awards at World Travel Awards 2022

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern agreed to raise the two countries’ trade turnover to US$2 billion by 2024 during their talks in Hanoi on Monday. The two premiers joined talks in the Vietnamese capital on Monday afternoon, as part of PM Ardern’s official visit to Vietnam from Monday through Thursday. PM Chinh told reporters after the talks he had had a very successful meeting with PM Ardern, and the two sides agreed that the Vietnam - New Zealand strategic partnership is developing effectively. The two countries will recognize the trade of some fruits in each other's market in the near future. The two leaders also welcomed the signing of cooperation agreements on education and aviation. Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern during the welcome ceremony in Hanoi, November 14, 2022. Photo: Nguyen Khanh / Tuoi Tre The talks were an opportunity for Vietnam … [Read more...] about Vietnam, New Zealand to raise trade turnover to $2bn by 2024

Vietnam passed an amended law on Monday afternoon to make people who commit acts of domestic violence to perform community labor. Four hundred and sixty five out of 474 lawmakers of the National Assembly voted to ratify amendments to the Law on Domestic Violence Prevention and Control, equal to 98.1 percent of the total number of deputies. The revised law will take effect on July 1, 2023. One of the new changes from the 2007 version is the addition of measures to protect and support victims and handle cases of domestic violence. The added measures include forcing domestic abusers to perform community service, such as planting and taking care of trees in public areas, repairing and cleaning local roads and public buildings. The law also enhances the authority of the chairperson of the commune-level People’s Committee and the court to ban domestic abusers from contacting the victim when there is proof that the act of domestic violence threatens the victim’s life. It also … [Read more...] about Vietnam legislature adopts law to punish domestic abusers with community service

Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation left Hanoi on Wednesday morning for his official visit to Thailand and attendance at the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting. The trip is made at the invitation of Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha. Prominent among the Vietnamese delegation are Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son and Minister of Justice Le Thanh Long. Running from Wednesday to Saturday, the trip is an occasion for Vietnam to further strengthen and develop its strategic partnership with Thailand, as well as affirm its efforts to contribute to the important agenda of APEC and the international community. The Vietnam-Thailand relationship has continued to develop positively despite difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The two countries celebrated their 45 years of diplomatic relations in 2021 with many meaningful activities in the fields of politics, economy, and culture. … [Read more...] about Vietnam president heads to Thailand for official visit, APEC meeting

Vietnam’s Quang Ninh welcomed a group of 650 tourists from Malaysia on Tuesday thanks to the northern province’s efforts to promote tourism in the international market, including organizing the 17th General Assembly of the East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum (EATOF) last month. The tourists came from the Malaysian province of Sarawak, one of the 12 province members of EATOF, which is the only international tourism association in East Asia, led by local governments. They will spend four days in Vietnam, including two days in Quang Ninh’s famed Ha Long City, which is home to the UNESCO-recognized Ha Long Bay. It is expected that around 1,000 tourists from Malaysia will visit the Vietnamese province in the coming weeks. Authorities in Quang Ninh organized the 17th General Assembly of EATOF and the 20th anniversary of the association from October 25 to 27, when discussion sessions and meetings offered delegates chances to promote tourism development between the member … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay welcomes 650 tourists from Malaysia

Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-cha discussed measures to deepen the two nations’ bilateral cooperation during their talks in Bangkok on Wednesday. The meeting took place following a welcome ceremony for President Phuc as part of his trip to Thailand for an official visit and attendance at the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting. This is the first official visit to Thailand by a Vietnamese state president in 24 years, and it is expected to set another important milestone in the increasingly closer relationship between the two countries, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the talks, President Phuc and PM Chan-o-cha expressed their satisfaction at the growing relationship between the two countries. Economic cooperation is a bright spot in the relationship between the two countries despite current geopolitical conflicts in the region and the world. In 2021, Thailand was … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Thailand to deepen bilateral ties

The Vietnam National Museum of History announced on Wednesday that it will hold a ceremony for the reception of ten artifacts to be returned to Vietnam by the U.S. on Friday, according to the Vietnam News Agency . The returned items will include a vase, one stone axe, three stone statues, and five bronze pieces, all of which were rediscovered during an operation from 2013 to 2014, in which the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)’s cultural and art crime investigation team discovered and seized an extensive collection of more than 7,000 cultural artifacts illegally held by Donald Miller, an American citizen. The ceramic vase and three bronze axes belong to Dong Son culture (1,000 BC - 1st century AD), the stone ax dates back to the Late Neolithic period (6,400 - 3,500 BC), the three stone crocodile statues were made in the 1st - 2nd centuries AD, and the two bronze pipes in the 17th - 18th centuries. Before his death, Miller expressed his wish to return the artifacts to … [Read more...] about Vietnam national museum to receive artifacts returned by US

Police in the northern Vietnamese province of Bac Ninh launched legal proceedings against six people on Wednesday for their alleged involvement in a football betting racket whose transactions accumulated more than VND1 trillion (US$40.33 million). Officers under the Bac Ninh Department of Public Security coordinated with the Department of Cybersecurity and Hi-Tech Crime Prevention from the Ministry of Public Security to arrest Nguyen Duy Tung, 31, Tran Thi Thom, 52, Chu Van Ha, 32, Pham Van Manh, 44, Nguyen Van Anh, 53, and Nguyen Xuan Quynh, 40, on November 13. They levied prosecution against the six suspects for their involvement in an online football betting ring that operated via the website manga88.com and generated transactions totaling over VND1 trillion. An initial police investigation into the ring identified that Nguyen Duy Tung began running the gambling racket at the beginning of this year, using a chief account himself and allocating subordinate accounts to several … [Read more...] about Vietnam police uncover $40mn football betting ring

Vietnam and Thailand have pledged to further promote their strategic partnership through the ‘Three Connects’ strategy, as stated in the joint statement issued on Wednesday during the visit to Thailand by Vietnamese State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc. The statement was released after the talks between Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his Vietnamese guest, who arrived earlier the same day for a four-day trip including an official visit to Thailand and attendance at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting. The visit of State President Phuc, who was accompanied by his spouse and an entourage, marked the first official one to Thailand by a Vietnamese president after 24 years, setting a historic milestone in the ever-closer relations between the two countries, according to the statement. The document also highlighted the celebration of the tenth anniversary of Vietnam - Thailand Strategic Partnership with the message of “Opening a new chapter of … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Thailand to boost strategic partnership with ‘Three Connects’ strategy