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VNA selects top ten world events in 2017
The Vietnam News Agency has selected the top ten world events for 2017 as follows:
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XIII National Congress of Communist Party of Vietnam
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EAS leaders focus discussions on Korean peninsula’s peace
Tension on the Korean peninsula was high on the agenda at the 12th East Asia Summit (EAS) which took place in Manila, the Philippines, on November 14.
World
ASEAN Defence Ministers urge DRPK to resume dialogue
Defence Ministers of the 10 ASEAN member nations on October 23 expressed their concern over the missiles and nuclear weapon programme of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK),
Business
Efforts to stabilise market in year’s end
The Departments of Industry and Trade have been urged to actively launch trade promotion and market stabilisation programmes and connect supply-demand in peak times.
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Party delegation visits US to reinforce bilateral relations
A delegation of the Communist Party of Vietnam led by Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations Hoang Binh Quan paid a working visit to the US from September 10 to 13.
World
China, Philippines Presidents talk on phone
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Philippine counterpart Rodrigo Duterte held a telephone talk on May 3 to discuss bilateral relations and regional issues of mutual concern.
ASEAN
ASEAN foreign ministers concerned about Korean Peninsula situation
ASEAN foreign ministers issued on April 28 a statement expressing grave concern over the escalation of tension in the Korean Peninsula.
World
External partners seek stronger cooperation with ASEAN
External partners put forth measures to strengthen cooperation with ASEAN in various fields during the ASEAN+1 Summits with the Republic of Korea (RoK), Australia and the UN, ASEAN+3 Summit, in Laos.
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AMM49 voices concern about recent complicated situation in East Sea
The 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 49) took place in Laos’s capital city of Vientiane on July 24 with the participation of 10 Foreign Ministers from ASEAN member countries.
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Prime Minister’s speech at Germany’s Koerber Foundation
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung addressed German statesmen and scholars
on the challenges to peace, security and development in the
Asia-Pacific and the Vietnam-Germany Strategic Partnership within the
Asia-Europe overall relations at the Koerber Foundation in Berlin on
October 15 before leaving for Milan, Italy to attend the 10th
Asia-Europe Summit.
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Vietnam prioritises peaceful, stable environment: PM
Vietnam’s top priority is to secure a peaceful and stable environment
for national development and better lives for people while playing a
responsible role in addressing the regional and global challenges,
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told German statesmen and scholars at the
Koerber Foundation in Berlin on October 15.
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DPRK, RoK vow to protect Vietnamese citizens
Representatives of the embassies of the DPRK and the RoK have vowed that their
countries will take necessary measures to protect the lives and
property of Vietnamese citizens living there.
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Vietnam calls for no use of force on East Sea
Vietnam requests that countries absolutely not to use force against
fishermen and others working at sea.
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ASEAN politics-security cooperation ensures regional peace
Ensuring regional peace, security and cooperation is the major goal of
politics-security cooperation among the ASEAN nations and between the
bloc and its partners.
World
China, US to ease Korean Peninsula tensions
Chinese State Councillor Dai Bingguo
said on November 28 that China and the United States should help to
ease the tension on the Korean Peninsula and facilitate dialogues.
Politics
AIPA, observers discuss wide-ranging issues
The legislators of ASEAN Inter-parliament Assembly (AIPA) members held
separate dialogues with their observers on a wide range of topics in
Hanoi on Sept. 22.
Two Koreas resume talks over joint venture park
The Republic of Korea (RoK) and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) resumed talks over a joint business park on June 19 amid escalated tension in the Korean peninsula, according to local media.
Focus
WHO Representative praises Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight
National flags, President Ho Chi Minh's portraits handed over to fishermen
Argentine expert attributes Vietnam’s successes to Party's sound leadership
Ninth Party Congress: Upholding national strength, speeding up industrialisation, modernisation
