Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung chaired a discussion with representatives
from 15Japanese groups in Tokyo on July 3, reiterating Vietnam’s commitment to providing optimal conditions for
foreign direct investments, including those from Japan.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam held a working session on June 24 with
representatives of foreign donors and organisations on ensuring food
safety and hygiene in Vietnam.
The Ministry of Science and Technology (MoST) held a conference on June
24 in the northern province of Quang Ninh to collect ideas on the
building of a network connecting overseas Vietnamese science and
technology experts.
State agencies of Ho Chi Minh City talked face to face with
representatives of locally-based foreign invested companies on June 19
with a view to address obstacles relating to new tax and customs
regulations.
The National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations on June 13
held a seminar on the ASEAN Politics-Security Community, one of the
three key pillars of the ASEAN Community that is expected to be formed
at the end of this year.
Politburo member and permanent member of the Party Central
Committee’s Secretariat Le Hong Anh held talks with head of the Standing
Board of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Central Committee Sai Chhum
in Phnom Penh on June 8.
Representatives of farmers, businesses, scientists and authorities in
the southwest provinces of Tien Giang, Ben Tre and Dong Thap will
gather at a forum on June 8 to seek effective agricultural production
methods.
Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh and his US
counterpart Ashton Carter agreed that defence cooperation during the past time has met the
requirement of the 2011 MoU between the two countries.
US Senator John McCain met with students from Ho Chi Minh City
University of Social Sciences and Humanities (HCMC USSH), part of the
Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City , on May 29.
The Department of Industry and Trade in southern Dong Nai province
had a working session with relevant departments and sectors to seek ways
to enhance the competitiveness of local businesses.
Vietnam and Malaysia have discussed employment issues of Vietnamese
guest workers in Malaysia as well as their legitimate rights and
interests but failed to narrow fully their differences.
Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh discussed major trends - including
the roles of the ASEAN Community and Vietnam - which are deeply
impacting the development of Asia in a speech at the 21 st
International Conference on The Future of Asia in Tokyo on May 21.
Vietnamese Defence Minister General Phung Quang Thanh held talks with
his Chinese counterpart Chang Wanquan in the northern Vietnamese border
province of Lao Cai on May 15.
Representatives of ministries, sectors, hospitals and international
organisations gathered at a workshop held in Hanoi on May 14 to seek
methods to prevent and control non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
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