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Vietnames navy conducts patrol on sea (Source: VNA)
Welcoming the delegation, the Party leader said the visit is a good chance for the two sides to exchange experiences and learn from each side’s reality. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong receives First Vice President of the Council of State of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel
National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan made the suggestion while receiving Secretary General of the Senate of Thailand Norarut Pimsen in Hanoi on June 20.
The two Presidents reviewed the bilateral ties over the past years in all fields, and exchanged opinions in depth on directions and major measures to further develop the neighbourly friendship and the comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership between the two countries.
Ho Chi Minh City hopes to cooperate with France’s Brest city in urban and port development, said Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan on June 17.
Welcoming the two sides’ preparations for the second round of negotiations for a bilateral free trade agreement, Sang proposed the Russian side devises concrete incentives for Vietnamese businesses and workers in the Far East. President Truong Tan Sang meets Russian Minister for Far East Development V. I. Ishaev.
Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh paid a visit to the Lao province of Luang Prabang from June 14-16, during which he held talks with Lao Deputy Prime Minister cum Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith to seek ways to increase cooperation at the two countries’ border areas. Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Lao Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith
Speaking at the event, Ms. Hoang Thi Quynh Luu, spouse of the Vietnamese Ambassador to Malaysia, said the exchange aims to introduce the beauty of the land and people of Vietnam, the richness and diversity of Vietnamese culture, as well as the unique traditional products of the nation such as handicraft and cuisine.
President Truong Tan Sang will pay a State-level visit to China from June 19-21. The visit will be made at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Le Thai Hoa, Deputy Head of the MoIT’s African, West and South Asian Markets Department, said that annual GDP growth of 5 percent, large reserves of oil and gas and strong demand for importing Vietnamese food, seafood and consumer goods across Africa and the Middle East make these areas a high potential market for Vietnamese businesses.
Three years have gone as Quach Thi Diem has been working as reporter and sub-editor for RTBF radio and television station.