The International Development Finance Corporation (IDFC) – an independent agency under the US government – plans to invest 15 billion USD in Indonesia, according to the Southeast Asian country’s Coordating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.
A ceremony was held in Hanoi on November 8 to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in the Vietnamese capital city and the 25th anniversary of the normalisation of Vietnam-US economic relations.
Deputy Minister of Defence Nguyen Chi Vinh has asked for further coordination from the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to effectively carry out projects on settlement of post-war consequences in Vietnam.
Deputy Defence Minister Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Chi Vinh on October 9 received Assistant Secretary of Defence for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs in the US Government Randall Schriver, who is on a working visit to Vietnam.
The Ha Long-Cat Ba Alliance Initiative is one of several important projects helping the Management Board of Ha Long Bay manage the heritage better with a multidimensional and multi-sectoral approach, according to vice chairman of the board Pham Dinh Huynh
The Vietnamese Embassy in the US coordinated with the National Fisheries Institute (NFI) of the US to organise an exchange with NFI members in Washington DC on September 17.
The embassies of Vietnam in Egypt, the US and the UK recently held ceremonies to celebrate the 74th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2, 1945).
Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) on May 22 finalised a grant agreement on technical assistance for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and gas-to-power project in southern Vietnam.
A seminar to promote exchange and cooperation among sectors, enterprises, and organisations of Vietnam and the US was held in Hanoi on May 23 by the Vietnam-US Society under the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO).
The US government has begun returning to Malaysia some 200 million USD recovered from asset seizures linked to the latter’s state investment fund 1MDB, the two countries announced on May 7.
A ceremony to repatriate remains of US servicemen who died during the war in Vietnam was held at Da Nang International Airport in the central city of Da Nang on April 2.
The consumer price index (CPI) of January rose only 0.1 percent compared to the previous month and 2.56 percent year-on-year thanks to abundant supply of goods for Lunar New Year celebration.
Minister of Health Nguyen Thi Kim Tien and Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the US Robert Redfield signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in infection prevention and antibiotic resistance and infection surveillance related to medical care in Hanoi on December 12.
The Vietnam-US cooperation in gas power and infrastructure development in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) sector was the focus of a seminar in Ho Chi Minh City on December 6.
Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Ha Kim Ngoc, on behalf of the Government of Vietnam, paid last respects to former US President George H.W. Bush, in the Capitol Rotunda, on December 3 (local time).
Efforts to deal with consequences of Agent Orange (AO)/dioxin should focus on environmental improvement and long-term support for AO victims along with dioxin remediation activities, heard a seminar held at the European Parliament (EP)’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium on November 28.
A delegation from Germany’s Die Linke (The Left) party met with the Central Committee of Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin (VAVA) in Hanoi on November 20.
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