The Party Chief visited Lao Cai province from November 29 to December 3 where he attended the province’s centenary anniversary, had a working session with the provincial authorities and met with ethnic minority groups in Bao Yen and Sa Pa districts. The Party leader said that even though Lao Cai posts the highest growth rate among northern mountainous provinces, it needs to work harder to catch up with other localities in terms of socio-economic development. Once being one of the poorest, agricultural provinces in the northern mountainous region, Lao Cai has seen positive development in the service and industrial sectors. Industry now accounts for 39.4 percent of the provincial economy and the service sector makes up29 percent. The average income of people living in Lao Cai has risen 8.5 times over the 1981 figure. However, 29.5 percent of Lao Cai’s population is still struggling against poverty. … [Read more...] about Party leader Nong Duc Manh visits Lao Cai
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NA chairman to visit Laos and Cambodia
The visits will be made at the invitation of Lao NA Chairman Thongsing Thamavong and Cambodian NA President Samdec Heng Samrin. The delegation will include the NA Chairman and his wife, members of the NA Standing Committee, leaders from the NA Commission for External Relations, the NA Office, the NA Council of Ethnic Nationalities, the NA Committee for National Defence and Security, the NA Committee for Economics and Budget and NA deputies from provinces which border Laos and Cambodia such as Kon Tum, An Giang and Binh Phuoc. The aim of Mr Trong’s visits is to affirm the State’s policy of attaching great importance to strengthening traditional co-operation with neighbouring countries. Mr Trong will visit Laos from Arpil 23-25 and Cambodia from April 25-28. … [Read more...] about NA chairman to visit Laos and Cambodia
Vietnam president to visit Laos next week
Vietnam's President Nguyen Minh Triet will pay an official visit to Laos from Feb. 5-7, the Foreign Ministry said Wednesday. According to a ministry communiqué, the visit is to be made at the invitation of General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and State President Chummaly Sayasone. Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung visited Laos in December 2006. The two countries signed a few cooperation agreements on occasion. … [Read more...] about Vietnam president to visit Laos next week
Deputy PM visits Laos, ups relations
Deputy PM visits Laos, ups relations (23-07-2008) HA NOI — Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Sinh Hung, chairman of Viet Nam's Committee for Viet Nam-Laos Co-operation, began his working visit to Laos on Monday in order to boost trade and investment between the two countries. At a meeting between Deputy PM Hung and his Lao counterpart Somsavat Lengsavat, the two sides listened to the report on the mid-term meeting of the Viet Nam-Laos Co-operation Committee. The mid-term meeting took place over the weekend, assessing the implementation of the bilateral co-operation agreement in the first six months of 2008, and presenting ways to foster the agreement in the second half. The two sides agreed to entrust the two Ministries of Industry and Trade to instruct and urge ministries, sectors, localities and businesses within the two countries to realise the approved plan with a view of gaining a two-way trade turnover of US$1 billion by 2010. The two Ministries of Planning and Investment were … [Read more...] about Deputy PM visits Laos, ups relations
PM visits Laos’ Houaphanh province
At a meeting with Houaphanh key leaders, Dung spoke highly of the friendship and co-operative ties between the province and Vietnamese localities, especially Son La, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An provinces, which border Houaphanh. Dung said he hoped the special ties, which cover various fields such as security, defence, economics, culture, education and health, will continue developing in the coming time. Vietnam will pay due attention to implementing an agreement inked by the two Governments on the 2020 Vietnam-Laos co-operation strategy in Houaphanh and Xieng Khouang, added Dung. Khamhung Huongvongsi, Houaphanh's Party Secretary and Governor, expressed his gratitude for the support and assistance the Party, Government and people of Vietnam have provided to the province. He briefed Dung on his province's potential and a number of important projects to be carried out in the coming time, and pledged to try his best to contribute to strengthening the special friendship between the two … [Read more...] about PM visits Laos’ Houaphanh province