- Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son underlined the potential ofVietnam-US cooperation in climate change response, energy transition, digitaltransformation and green growth during a reception in Hanoi on February 13 forUS Trade Representative Katherine Tai. Read full story
- Vietnam always values the development of extensive strategic partnership withJapan, in which bilateral defence cooperation has made solid progress, saidChief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA) and DeputyDefence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen Nguyen Tan Cuong on February 13.
Receiving Chief of the Ground Staff of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Gen.Yoshida Yoshihide in Hanoi, Cuong, who is also permanent member of theCentral Military Commission, said the Vietnamese Defence Ministry appreciatesJapan’s cooperation and support in education-training, the United Nationspeacekeeping mission, capacity improvement programme, and multilateral forums,especially in those led by ASEAN such as the ASEAN Regional Forum and the ASEANDefence Ministers’ Meeting Plus. Read full story
- Standing Vice Chairman of the National Assembly Tran Thanh Man on February 13called for France’s support in order to strengthen cooperation between Vietnamand the European Union (EU).
At a reception for Mayor of France’s Le Havre city Édouard Philippe in Hanoi,Vice Chairman Man expressed his hope that through the visit, the Frenchdelegation will gain a better understanding of the culture, history, and peopleof Vietnam, and explore cooperation potential and opportunities between the twosides, especially in logistics and seaport services. Read full story
- The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security’s search and rescue team racedwith time to save survivors from the rubble in Turkey on their third workingday following the devastating earthquake.
Col. Nguyen Minh Khuong, deputy head of the ministry’s Fire and Rescue PoliceDepartment and head of the team, said the team conducted search and rescue in anew location on February 13, with the support of mechanical equipment such asexcavator. Read full story
- The central province of Quang Tri shipped its first batch of 15 tonnes oforganic rice to the European Union (EU) on February 13, at a price of 1,800 USDper tonne.
This will be a motivation for businesses and farmers to focus on theirproduction to meet organic rice-related requirements, thereby conquering othermarkets around the world, said Phan Thi Diem Loc, director of the exporterQTOrganic. In the coming time, the company is preparing to ship between 30 and 50 tonnesof the food of this kind to the European market every month. Read full story
- Vietnam’s international Internet connections have been improved step by stepafter technical measures are taken and more data flows on land-based cables areopened up, according to the Vietnam Telecommunications Authority under theMinistry of Information and Communications.
However, the country’s Internet connections may be still slow during peak time,the agency said. Read full story./.
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