Society
Japan wants more Vietnamese nurses, orderlies
Vietnamese nurses and orderlies are in demand in Japan, with around 760 needed this year, but there are only 210 qualified candidates.
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Vietnam, China hold joint anti-terrorism exercise
Border guards of the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai and Honghe county in China’s Yunnan province organised an exercise on cross border terrorism prevention on September 20.
ASEAN
Malaysia, Thailand strengthen border security cooperation
Malaysia and Thailand have agreed to intensify cooperation to address several cross-border security issues in both nations during Malaysian Deputy PM Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s two-day visit to Thailand.
Society
Upgrade expected at int’l port cluster
Infrastructure around the Cai Mep-Thi Vai port cluster is expected to be upgraded so that it can become a major national and international port.
ASEAN
Joint Communiqué of the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting
The 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting issued a Joint communiqué in Vientiane on July 24.
Politics
Deputy PM meets Lao, Brunei foreign ministers
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh on July 23 met the Foreign Ministers of Laos and Brunei on the occasion of the ongoing 49 th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting (AMM-49).
ASEAN
Android Pay arrives in Singapore
Google’s mobile payment system, Android Pay was launched in Singapore on June 28, making the country the first in Asia to have the system.
Politics
Vietnam seeks to boost all-around links with Germany
Vietnam is looking for stronger cooperation with Germany across trade, environmental technology, ecology, processing technology and human resources training.
Society
Turkish news agency increases communication ties with Vietnam
Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Minh Hong hosted a reception in Hanoi on June 3 for Deputy General Director of Turkey’s Anadolu news agency Mustafa Ozkaya.
Society
180 nurses depart for Japan to work
As many as 180 nurses and orderlies left Vietnam for Japan on May 24 to work under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the two governments.
Business
PM visits Russia’s Zarubezhneft oil and gas group
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on May 17 called at Zarubezhneft – one of Russia’s leading oil and gas groups during his ongoing Russia visit from May 16-20.
ASEAN
Malaysia: Officials suspected of involvement in human trafficking
The Malaysian Ministry of Home Affairs said it does not rule out the possibility that some of its officials are involved in a human trafficking and passport forgery syndicate.
ASEAN
Singapore arrests four extremists for involvement in armed conflicts
Four Singaporean men, aged 23-53, have been arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for engaging in overseas armed conflicts, Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said.
Business
Highly-dynamic France-Vietnam cooperation sought
The Embassy of Vietnam in France held an exchange with members of the Association France – Asie in Paris on February 17 with a view to seeking a highly-dynamic cooperation for the two countries.
Business
Vietnam makes pacts with Russia, Belarus
Vietnam has completed negotiations on bilateral agreements on automobile manufacturing and assembling with Russia and Belarus, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
World
US, Singapore pledge stronger strategic partnership
Foreign affairs officials of Singapore and the US affirmed their strong bilateral ties and pledged to strengthen their strategic partnership, during talks in Singapore on January 22.
Politics
Vietnam-Malaysia joint statement on strategic partnership
The Vietnamese and Malaysian governments have issued a joint statement on framework for the bilateral strategic partnership.
Business
Vietnam eyes new Japanese investment inflow
Vietnam is likely to see a new wave of investment from Japan as its investors have shown continued interest in the Southeast Asian market, predicted experts.
Politics
Bir Seba project – a symbol of Vietnam-Algeria cooperation: PM
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on June 2 visited Sonatrach, the Algeria
state-owned oil and gas company, and attended a ceremony to inaugurate
the installation of the gathering system for Bir Seba oil field
development project.
Society
Japanese language course for Vietnam nurses launched
As many as 151 Vietnamese nurses and orderlies are joining the
two-month Japanese language training programme that opened on May 29 at
the Makuhari International Training Centre in Japan’s eastern
prefecture of Chiba.
