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The central Da Nang city’s Investment and Development Fund has agreed to provide a 7.9 million USD loan to the Da Nang Port joint-stock company to upgrade and expand the Tien Sa Port.

Payment and site clearance delay are major barriers to official development assistance (ODA)-funded projects in Vietnam, chief representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) said.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has approved the investment plan of a project to carry out policies and programmes to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, domestic violence and handle the issue of prostitution, using evidence and a human right-based approach.

President Tran Dai Quang has called on Vietnam and Hungary to continue their close coordination to soon select projects to use Hungary’s preferential loans effectively and pragmatically, for the sake of the two countries’ people. ​

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has called on Vietnam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) to increase the exchange of high-ranking visits and meetings in order to enhance political trust, expand cooperation and deepen their bilateral ties.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc calls on the WB to intensify its coordination and mobilisation of capital from int'l donors in order to develop suitable projects that meet Vietnam's demand.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc assured visiting Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hirosighe Seko that the Vietnamese government offers all possible support to Japanese investors.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said the upcoming visit to Vietnam by Hungarian PM Orban Vicktor is an important event that will open up many cooperation opportunities for the two countries with a range of agreements due to be signed. ​

A delegation of lawmakers will supervise the implementation of laws and policies on the management and use of foreign loans.

The Vietnamese Government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency on August 31st signed an Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan deal worth 24.7 billion yen (224.5 million USD) for a draining and waste water treatment system in Bien Hoa city, the southern province of Dong Nai.

Japan will continue working closely with Vietnam to effectively conduct projects funded by Japan’s official development assistance (ODA), said Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

State President Tran Dai Quang hailed Austria’s outgoing Ambassador to Vietnam Thomas Loidl for his efforts to step up bilateral ties and introduce many Austrian businesses to Vietnam during his reception for the diplomat in Hanoi on August 29.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently approved a project on enhancing equality in sexual and reproductive health, family planning and medical response in Vietnam.

Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh has suggested Governor of Japan’s Fukushima prefecture Masao Uchibori encourage local firms to invest in Vietnam, especially in fields of their strength.

Japan and the Republic of Korea (RoK) expressed their commitments to supporting Vietnam’s initiatives in addressing regional security challenges on the sidelines of the ongoing 50th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 50) on August 8.

Vietnam’s central province of Quang Nam and Laos’ southeastern province of Sekong agreed to enhance comprehensive cooperation during a high-level meeting in Tam Ky city, Quang Nam, on August 7.

Head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh has appreciated cooperation of the RoK government and the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in particular.

President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Kitaoka Shinichi discussed cooperation plans between JICA and ASEAN countries in a recent interview with reporters from the bloc.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed to advance Official Development Assistance (ODA) capital for the Metro Line No 1 Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien to meet the project’s schedule.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said Vietnam wants to boost ties with Australia during a reception in Hanoi on June 27 for Frances Adamson, Special Envoy of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.