The fourth Industrial Revolution has created great opportunities for promoting the integration of Mekong countries, with the rising important role of soft and digital connectivity in economic connectivity, stated Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc.
Japan has pledged to help enhance infrastructure connectivity among five Mekong sub-regional countries, namely Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh attended the 11th Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) Ministerial Meeting in Singapore on August 3.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) will implement its New Southern Policy with a determination to promote cooperation with the Mekong region, said RoK Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha.
Farmers in Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta provinces are struggling to fight floodwaters caused by heavy rains, rising tides and water released in the wake of a dam breach in Laos.
Vietnam and other countries located near Southeast Asia’s notorious ’Golden Triangle’ are facing numerous challenges in the fight against drug trafficking.
The Mekong Beauty Show 2018, the second of its kind, returned to Ho Chi Minh City on June 14, attracting over 200 exhibitors from countries and territories with more than 250 booths.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has written an article entitled “Mekong – the River of cooperation and development” ahead of the sixth Greater Mekong Sub-Region Summit (GMS-6) and the 10th Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Summit (CLV-10) scheduled for March 29-31 in Hanoi.
Trade volume between five countries along the Lancang - Mekong river and China’s Yunnan province surge 13.4 percent year-on-year to 81 billion yuan (12 billion USD) in 2017, according to customs of Kunming, capital of Yunnan.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the second Mekong-Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on January 10, at the invitation of his Cambodian counterpart Hun Sen.
The third Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on Mekong – Lancang Cooperation (MLC) took place in Dali, the southwest China’s Yunnan province on December 15.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc led a Vietnamese delegation to the 9th Mekong-Japan Summit and the 9th ASEAN-UN Summit that took place in Manila, the Philippines, on November 13.
Vietnam and the US issued a Joint Statement, affirming to continue stepping up the bilateral comprehensive partnership.
Several Vietnamese businesses have been successful and stretched their reach globally, and many of them are run by very talented women.
Countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) should enhance their economic and infrastructure connectivity to promote economic development in the sub-region, Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment Dang Huy Dong said at a forum on September 19.
The 13th International Travel Expo HCM City (ITE HCMC), entitled “Your gateway to tourism in Asia”, opened at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC) on September 7.
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Ha Kim Ngoc has affirmed that Vietnam attaches importance to cooperation between Mekong countries and the Republic of Korea (RoK).
Vietnam and Myanmar issued a joint statement on their comprehensive cooperative partnership on the occasion of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong’s State visit to Myanmar from August 24 to 26.
