The Special Senior Officials Meeting of the 40th Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (Special SOM-AMAF) opened in Vietnam’s central province of Thua Thien-Hue on August 5.
Opportunities to enhance trade and investment ties between the southern province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Europe offered by the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) were discussed at a seminar on August 2.
Vietnam sent 66,983 labourers to work abroad during January-June, accounting for 55.82 percent of the yearly plan, according to statistics from the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA)’ Department of Overseas Labour.
Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 21 for a visiting delegation from the French Communist Party led by its National Secretary Fabien Roussel.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on July 17 expressed his hope for comprehensive cooperation activities between Vietnam and Germany, covering economy, politics, culture, national defence, security and personnel training.
Vietnam’s defence relations with other countries have been intensified and obtained substantive outcomes thanks to cooperation activities implemented in line with the Party and State’s international integration guidelines.
Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh hosted a reception for Chief Judge of the Lao Supreme People's Court Khampha Sengdara in Hanoi on July 15, during which he spoke highly of cooperation between the two countries’ supreme and provincial courts.
Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and head of the Committee’s Mass Mobilisation Commission Truong Thi Mai hosted a reception in Hanoi on July 11 for a delegation from the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) led by Rodbexa Poleo, first secretary of the PSUV’s Youth Organisation.
German enterprises are very interested in cooperating with Hanoi, especially in terms of water supply and drainage and transport, outgoing German Ambassador to Vietnam Christian Berger has said.
Hanoi has been emerging as a top destination for both domestic and foreign travellers in recent years, and it is still working to establish itself as a true tourist hub.
The EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) is expected to put pressure on Vietnamese enterprises to increase their competitiveness in order to make inroads into the European market.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc met with leaders of the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Associations of the Kansai region and Sakai city on June 29 as part of his trip to Osaka of Japan to attend the 14th G20 Summit.
A conference to promote Vietnamese tourism was held in Seoul in June 26 as an opening activity for the Vietnam Tourism-Culture Festival in the Republic of Korea (RoK).
The Vietnam-Czech Republic Friendship Association on June 23 selected a 59-strong Executive Board for the 2019-2024 tenure with Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Thang Hai elected its President.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and other ASEAN ministers attended the 19th ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC-19) Council Meeting and the 23rd Meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC-23) on June 22 in Bangkok as part of the 34th ASEAN Summit.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s presence at the upcoming 34th ASEAN Summit will contribute to tightening ASEAN solidarity, promoting the central role of the bloc, expanding and deepening relations with its partners, and facilitating sustainable development of each member state.
The Moroccan Government wants to enhance cooperation with Vietnam in various spheres and will make every effort to promote relations between the two governments, Moroccan Prime Minister Saad Eddine El Othmani has said.
Vienam and the Republic of Korea have sign memorandum of understanding on technical standards and regulations for management of the electric power system.
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XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
