Vietnam and World
Russia is the world’s ninth largest economy, achieving a GDP growth rate of 4.2 percent in 2011 and 3.4 percent in 2012. It greatly relies on the exploitation and processing of natural resources, mainly oil and gas, metallurgy, and chemical and machinery manufacturing.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hosted a reception in Hanoi on May 8 for newly-accredited Timor-Leste Ambassador to Vietnam Jorge Trindade Neves de Camoes.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung meets WB East Asia and Pacific Regional Vice President Axel van Trotsenburg in Hanoi on May 7.
General Phung Quang Thanh
At the annual meeting at deputy foreign ministerial lelvel, ASEAN member countries and the US praised the positive and important progresses in the two sides’ relations. They said many cooperative activities are being conducted effectively in the fields of politics-security, economics, trade, investment, culture, education, and science and technology through the 2011-2015 ASEAN-US Plan of Action, the 2012 ASE AN- US Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) and several other programmes. Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addresses the meeting
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Phuong Nga on May 4 held the second political consultation with Kurunatilaka Amunugama, Secretary of Sri Lanka’s Ministry of External Affairs.
The US will prioritise stepping up its cooperation with the Lower Mekong basin region in the coming time, committing to continued efforts to push the Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI).
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung sent a message of congratulations on May 2 to Enrico Letta on his assumption of Italy’s Prime Minister.
