Vietnam will do its utmost for growth of ASEAN banks
Vietnam will spare no effort for the
strong development of ASEAN Banks Association, affirmed Pham Huy
Hung, Chairman of Vietnam Bank Association.
Politics
State leader receives US ex-president Carter
State President Nguyen Minh Triet on
Nov. 18 received former US President Jimmy Carter and his wife who were
in Vietnam to launch a campaign in which volunteers build houses for
the poor.
Vietnamese, Cambodian news agencies boost ties
The Cambodian and Vietnamese news
agencies have agreed to implement a technical assistance project as
soon as it is approved by the Vietnam-Cambodia Inter-Governmental
Committee at its meeting in Preah Sihanouk early next month.
An Giang trains Cambodian officials in rice growing
The An Giang Plant Protection Joint Stock Company (AGPPC)
on August 18 opened a training course on high-yield rice growing
techniques for 16 officials from bordering Kandal and Takeo provinces
and Kompong Chhnang city of Cambodia.
VN, Cambodia encourage border provinces to enhance cooperation
Cambodian Consul General in HCM City
Luon Kim Khuon has reaffirmed the Vietnamese and Cambodian Governments’
pledge to create the most favourable conditions for bilateral
cooperation.
Veteran Vietnamese volunteers meet Cambodian officials
Vietnamese veterans who came to the aid
of Cambodia over two decades ago as experts and volunteer soldiers met
with representatives of the Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Association in
Hanoi on Nov. 4.
NA Vice Chairman receives Cambodian guests
The Vietnamese National Assembly will
do its utmost to build mechanisms and policies to create a more
favourable legal framework for developing Vietnam-Cambodia ties.
Politics
VN set to reinforce practical ties with Cambodia
Vietnam expects to join efforts with
Cambodia to develop bilateral relations in a bid to bring practical
benefits to both sides, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.
VN, Cambodia police step up anti-crime cooperation
Vietnamese and Cambodian policemen are
mulling over agreements on criminal justice support and extradition to
enable the creation of a full-fledged legal foundation for their joint
efforts to fight crime.
Business
Retailer AEON Malaysia eyes Vietnam
The AEON Co. ( Malaysia ) Bhd, a
subsidiary of Japan’s second largest retailer - AEON Co. Ltd – is
eyeing Vietnam as a potential retail market.
Culture - Sports
Markets add colour to photo show
Forty photographs depicting the exotic
hues of weekend markets in the mountainous northwestern region are on
display at an exhibition in HCM City.
PetroVietnam to deploy projects in Tay Ninh province
The Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group
(PetroVietnam) is expected to conduct a series of economic development
projects in Tay Ninh province and to support the local social security
programme.
Vietnam, Cambodia provinces boost friendship
Kien Giang province on August 29 gave
50 wheelchairs to the disabled in Cambodia’s Kep province and granted
scholarships worth 2,000 USD to the Cambodian students.
New school for Vietnamese pupils in Cambodia
A new primary school for overseas
Vietnamese children was officially opened in Cambodia’s capital city of
Phnom Penh on August 30, on the occasion of the 64 th anniversary of
Vietnam’s National Day (September 2) and the August Revolution.
Vietnam joins countries to cope with oil spills
The Prime Minister has ratified a plan
to implement a joint statement and a framework programme between
Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand on oil spill response in the Gulf of
Thailand for the 2009-2015 period.
Vietnam’s bond market association debuts
The Vietnam Bond Market Association
(VBMA) made its debut in Hanoi on August 14, setting the stage to
further spur the development of the bond market and other financial
tools in the country.
Associations talk over increasing Vietnam-Cambodia ties
The Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship
Association (VCFA) delegation has met with their counterparts over the
strengthening of friendship relations between the two countries during
its working visit to Cambodia from August 6-10.
China, ASEAN boost tertiary education cooperation
The second China-ASEAN education
cooperation week, under the theme of strengthening joint efforts on
practical education, kicked off in the Chinese city of Guiyang on
August 6.
Vietnam-Cambodia ties continuously grow
The Vietnam-Cambodia relationship over
recent years has been developing unceasingly both in depth and scope,
attaining higher efficiency.
Vietnam, Cambodia strengthen mutual understanding
Vietnam and Cambodia will hold cultural
exchanges for their young people in order to help them understand about
the lives, customs and cultural traditions of each other’s country as
well as strengthen solidarity and mutual assistance.
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