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In his opening remarks, Deputy Prime Minister Le Minh Khai, on behalf of the Vietnamese Party and State leaders and people, extended his greetings to the Cambodian Party, State and people on the meaningful day of the two nations. The geographical proximity along with similarities in culture and history are a solid foundation for Vietnam and Cambodia to cultivate and develop one of the long-lasting traditional relationships in Southeast Asia, he stressed. According to the Deputy PM, with the motto of "Good neighbourliness, traditional friendship, comprehensive cooperation, long-term sustainability," over the past years, Vietnam-Cambodia relations have been continuously consolidated and developed in all fields, bringing practical benefits to the two peoples, and making positive contributions to peace, stability and cooperation in the region and the world. Regarding the current bilateral relations, Khai said that political ties continue to develop well. The two sides have maintained … [Read more...] about 55 years of Vietnam-Cambodia diplomatic ties marked

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng meets Vice President of the Cambodian People's Party Men Sam An in Hà Nội on Friday. —VNA/VNS Photo HÀ NỘI — Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng received Vice President of the Cambodian People's Party who is also Deputy Prime Minister of Cambodia Men Sam An in Hà Nội on Friday. She expressed delight to visit Việt Nam and attended the ceremony held to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between the two countries. She congratulated the Vietnamese people on the great achievements gained and expressed her belief that under the leadership of the Vietnamese Communist Party, led by Party General Secretary Trọng, the Vietnamese people would continue harvesting greater achievements. She stressed that over the past 55 years, the Party and people of the two countries had always stood side by side. She thanked the Party, State, Army and people of Việt Nam for their support and assistance for Cambodia during its national … [Read more...] about Vietnamese leaders welcome Cambodian Deputy PM

The depot was formed from the merger of Depots K80 and 82, which were established in the late 1970s and 1980s. Its tasks were to maintain and deliver weapons and equipment to engineering units in the whole military. Since its establishment, the depot’s troops and employees have increasingly done their utmost to reinforce and build their unit to meet the task requirements. The depot has been upgraded through periods of time while its personnel have been trained to significantly improve both skills and knowledge. Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Commander of the Engineering Corps Major General Nguyen Xuan Tung congratulated the unit for its achievements over the past time. He asked the unit to continue embracing higher levels’ instructions, paying more attention to political and ideological education for troops, improving its personnel’s professionalism expertise, and actively researching and applying new technologies to the management and maintenance of weapons and equipment. … [Read more...] about Depot K820 receives noble order

Hanoi, (VNA) - The following is a list of selected news summaries last night by Vietnam News Agency. In their messages, the Vietnamese leaders noted with satisfaction that despite numerous challenges, ups and downs in history, the Vietnamese and Cambodian peoples have always stood side by side and supported each other in the struggles for national liberation in the past as well as in each country’s national development at present, which is a priceless asset that the two countries’ leaders and peoples need to continue nurturing. Read full story Read full story Explaining the drug and medical supply shortages in some localities and central-level hospitals, the Ministry of Health (MoH) pointed to the COVID-19 pandemic, whose serious impacts in 2020 and 2021 led to the scarcity of materials for production and surged prices and subsequently made it more difficult to purchase medicine and medical supplies. Read full story Read full story Spokeswoman of the Ministry of Foreign … [Read more...] about ☀️ Morning digest on June 24

Many fishing boats stay ashore because of increase in petroleum and oil In this official dispatch, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development said that in the past time, the fishing industry has played an important role in the development of our country's agriculture, the fishing output in 2021 will reach 3.92 million tons and seafood export turnover reached US$3.435 billion. The fishing industry has offered employment for more than 600,000 fishermen directly and nearly 4 million workers in coastal fisheries services. Additionally, fishing vessels at sea also play an important role in protecting the country's sovereignty over the sea and islands. However, from December 2021 up to now, gasoline and oil prices have continuously increased and are expected to continue to have complicated developments in the near future, strongly affecting production, business, and daily life and social security of the people, including the coastal fishing community and the fishing … [Read more...] about Ministry proposes support for fishermen

The visit took place on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the establishment of the Vietnam-Cambodia diplomatic ties (June 24, 1967 - 2022). On behalf of leaders of the Vietnamese Ministry of National Defense and the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army, Lieutenant General Nguyen Van Nghia sent his best wishes to Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Chay Navuth, the Cambodian military attaché and staff of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Cambodia in Hanoi. He affirmed that Vietnam always treasures the support and cooperation of Cambodia during the national struggle for liberation and reunification previously and the national construction and defense cause currently. He believed that under the leadership of Prime Minister Hun Sen, the Cambodian Government and Royal Armed Forces will continuously gain more remarkable achievements, complete targets of the ASEAN 2022 Chair, and successfully organize relevant military-defense activities, contributing to heightening the country’s … [Read more...] about Defense cooperation is important pillar of Vietnam-Cambodia ties

Leaders of C.P. Group and C.P. Vietnam cutting ribbons at the opening ceremony of the public blood donation facility at the Agricultural General Hospital On June 23, leaders of C.P. Group and its subsidiaries C.P. Foods and C.P. Vietnam, led by chairman Soopakij Chearavannont, attended the opening ceremony of a blood donation facility at the Agricultural General Hospital in Hanoi’s Thanh Tri district. The ceremony was also attended by dozens of senior leaders of both C.P. Group and the Vietnamese arm. Chearavannont said that C.P. Vietnam will continue the humanistic tradition of accompanying the National Blood Donation Steering Committee, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), and the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) through nationwide events. “Humanitarian blood donation is a meaningful and noble activity, and has been a traditional part of C.P. Group for decades in Thailand,” he emphasised. … [Read more...] about C.P. Group compassionately leading by example

Customers at Vietcombank (VCB) branch in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The banking industry may have a hard time reaching its 2022 profit growth targets, but share valuations have dropped significantly to attractive prices. In the past three months, banking shares witnessed sharp declines and were among the most negatively impacted on the stock market. Most banking stocks decreased by over 30% and there was no single bank seeing positive growth. The decline was attributed to stricter control of credit flows, increasing bad debts mainly caused by real estate businesses, corporate bond inspection at banks and inflationary pressure which have affected investor sentiment. However, after a series of deep declines, many banking stocks are rebounding strongly in recent sessions. This brings hope to many investors in this industry group. In a newly released report, FiinGroup said that the total operating income of 27 listed banks … [Read more...] about Banking shares plummet to attractive prices

National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ. —VNA/VNS Photo Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyễn Thị Bích Thảo talks to Vietnam News Agency about the official visit to Hungary by National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ, which is scheduled for June 26-28. Could you talk about the meaning and purposes of the official visit to Hungary by NA Chairman Vương Đình Huệ? This is an important visit by a Vietnamese high-ranking leader to deepen the comprehensive partnership and the parliamentarian relations between Việt Nam and Hungary, amid the context the two countries are in a period of economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. Việt Nam and Hungary have a history of 72 years of friendship and cooperation in many fields, such as education and training, law and justice, culture, sports and people-to-people exchanges. Hungary considers Việt Nam an important partner in the Southeast Asian region. The two countries established the comprehensive partnership in September 2018, … [Read more...] about Top legislator’s visit to Hungary expected to deepen bilateral ties

Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Thi Bich Thao (Photo: VNA) Budapest (VNA) – The upcoming Hungary visit by National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue aims to further deepen the comprehensive partnership between the two countries as well as the two parliaments in the context of post-pandemic economic recovery and development in both countries, Vietnamese Ambassador to Hungary Nguyen Thi Bich Thao told Vietnam News Agency. She said that Vietnam and Hungary have shared a 72-year partnership and traditional cooperation in all fields including education-training, law and justice, culture, sports, and people-to-people exchanges. The diplomat noted that Hungary considers Vietnam an important partner in Southeast Asia, and the two countries lifted their ties to a comprehensive partnership in September 2018. The  parliaments of the two countries have also kept a good relationship with regular meetings and exchanges at all levels, while showing close and effective … [Read more...] about NA Chairman’s visit to deepen ties with Hungary in post-pandemic period: Ambassador