Vietnam and World
Vietnam’s exports to Belgium have sharply increased in recent years, hitting a record high of US$1.44 billion in 2012.
At the reception for the RoK’s Ambassador Jun Dae-joo, President Sang expressed belief that with experience of his 18 years living in Vietnam, Jun will have many initiatives to further the strategic partnership between the two countries. Ambassadors of the Republic of Korea presents credential.
Defence cooperation between Vietnam and Singapore should be reinforced in the coming time, in line with their bilateral socio-economic ties.
Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Mozambican Prime Minister Alberto Vaquina (Source: VNA)
Deputy Defence Minister Vinh paid a cordial visit to Japanese Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera
Vietnam and Cuba need to further strengthen cooperation in economics, trade and investment, PM Nguyen Tan Dung told outgoing Cuban ambassador Fredesman Turro Gonzalez.
They will encourage their business communities to invest in each other’s markets, sign an agreement on double tax avoidance, and early conclude negotiations of an agreement on mutual recognition in the areas of quality inspection and food safety for agro-forestry and fishery exports. The agreement was reached during talks in Hanoi on August 5 between President Truong Tan Sang and NZ Governor-General Jerry Mateparae who began a five-day visit to Vietnam on August 3.
