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New Zealand’s Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth Damien O’Connor prepares a kiwi cheesecake at the Fonterra innovation and test kitchen in HCM City. — VNS Photo Thu Hằng Viet Nam News HCM CITY — HCM City’s Party Committee Secretary Nguyễn Thiện Nhân on Tuesday met with Damien O’Connor, New Zealand’s Minister of State for Trade and Export Growth, to discuss the development of bilateral relations in trade, investment, education and high-tech agriculture. HCM City is shifting to urban farming with a priority in high-tech agriculture, according to Nhân. He said that HCM City and New Zealand had opportunities to improve co-operation and share experiences as well as technology transfer to develop clean agriculture, and improve productivity and the value of products. Nhân said that he hoped New Zealand would create favorable conditions for Vietnamese products to access the New Zealand market. O’Connor said that Việt Nam, particularly HCM City, has huge … [Read more...] about HCM City seeks high-tech agriculture cooperation with New Zealand

Prime Minister optimistic at conclusion of New York visit (01-10-2007) NEW YORK — Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung left New York on the evening of September 28 (local time), after attending the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly. Earlier, PM Dung called at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), met with Croatian President Stjepan Mesic, worked with the Viet Nam-US Senior Advisory Council on Enhancement of Viet Nam’s Competitiveness, and received leaders from US leading groups. At the NYSE, the government leader witnessed the signing of a co-operation agreement between the NYSE and the Ha Noi Securities Trading Centre in the fields of personnel training, managerial experience exchange and building of trading systems. Dung said he hoped that the NYSE would become a strategic partner of Viet Nam’s stock exchanges, thus helping to develop the Vietnamese financial market and beef up Viet Nam-US economic ties. The Vietnamese PM rang the bell to start the … [Read more...] about Prime Minister optimistic at conclusion of New York visit

President Truong Tan Sang (second left) arrived in the Jose Marti Habana Airport in Cuba's capital on Monday night beginning his two-day official visit to the Caribbean country after his trip to New York. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyen Khang HA NOI (VNS) — President Truong Tan Sang attended the United Nations Peacekeeping Summit held in New York on Monday as part of the ongoing 70th session of the UN General Assembly. In his remarks at the event - attended by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, US President Barack Obama and the leaders of nearly 50 countries - President Sang affirmed Viet Nam's role as one of the contributors to UN peacekeeping operations (UNPKOs) since 2014. He said Viet Nam would soon dispatch level-two field hospital and military engineer units and continue sending liaison officers and staff officers to UNPKOs. "The 21st century poses even more challenging tasks," the President said, suggesting some points for UNPKOs to be more successful and effective in the … [Read more...] about President attends UN Peace- keeping Summit in New York

Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyễn Thành Phong on May 25 met with Governor – General of Australia Peter Cosgrove. — Photo courtesy of Australian Embassy Viet Nam News HCM CITY —  Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyễn Thành Phong yesterday met with Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove to discuss the development of bilateral relations in trade, investment, education, high-tech agriculture, defence and development aid. This year marks the 45 th anniversary of diplomatic relations and 20 years of defence cooperation between the two countries. As of April, Australia had invested in 182 projects in HCM City, with a total capital of US$188 million. Bilateral trade between HCM City and Australia last year reached US$915 million, while HCM City last year welcomed 273,000 Australian visitors, according to Phong. Jetstar Airlines last year launched two direct flight routes from HCM City to Melbourne and from HCM City to Sydney, and Vietjet … [Read more...] about HCM City, Australia foster bilateral relations

Business leaders share views at WEF ASEAN Successful WEF on ASEAN concludes Deputy PM calls on young Vietnamese people to be less obedient Suu Kyi pleased with Myanmar’s progress PM meets with multinational corporations A view of Hà Đông District in the southwest of Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đạt Viet Nam News Trọng Kiên HÀ NỘI — Ranking among the world’s largest capitals and with a population of around 7.6 million, Hà Nội seems to be almost bursting at the seams with unceasing traffic and chaotic hubbub. The 1000-year-old capital of Việt Nam is a lot of things — its cultural quirks, historical richness and economic vitality might be fascinating; but most wouldn’t consider it an ‘organised’ city, in the sense of modern urban centres that have come to characterise much of the developed, post-industrial economies. At least, not yet. Authorities in Hà Nội are attempting to rectify this ungainly mess with an ambitious ‘smart city’ … [Read more...] about Hà Nội City makes the case for a smart transformation

Vietnam Airlines cooperates with Delta Air Lines By Le Anh Le Hong Ha, deputy general director of Vietnam Airlines, and Perry Cantarutti, senior vice president for Alliances at Delta Air Lines, sign a cooperation agreement in Atlanta in the United States – PHOTO: VIETNAM AIRLINES HCMC – National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and the United States’ Delta Air Lines have signed an agreement to expand their round-trip flight networks, starting this October. The two carriers will conduct checks on operating systems in September. If Vietnam Airlines’ systems meet international standards, Delta Air Lines will sell air tickets for flights operated by Vietnam Airlines from Hanoi City to Tokyo in October to serve passengers in need of connecting flights to the United States. This is the first step for the local carrier to research the U.S. market and introduce passengers to Vietnam Airlines when travelling to the United States. Earlier in 2010, Vietnam Airlines signed a … [Read more...] about Vietnam Airlines cooperates with Delta Air Lines

Modern agricultural cooperatives which have good consumption linkages with enterprises and markets have showed their advantages in improving the lives of farmers, but some old ones are also poorly performing. — Photo thanhnien.vn Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) asked provinces and cities on Thursday to dissolve ineffective agricultural cooperatives by the end of 2018. The ministry’s data shows that in 2017, Việt Nam had nearly 11,700 agricultural cooperatives and 30 cooperative coalitions. Some 3,900 agricultural cooperatives had been newly established, while 6,650 others were re-registered under the 2012 agricultural cooperative law. The average income of an agricultural cooperative is VNĐ980 million (US$43,000) per year and that of a cooperative coalition is VNĐ1.5 billion ($66,000) per year. Some cooperatives working in several provinces and cities earn hundreds of billions of đồng every year, such as Hoa Anh Đào in the … [Read more...] about Inefficient cooperatives to be dissolved by year end

BCIU explores ICT cooperation opportunities in Vietnam By Van Ly The BCIU delegation speaks with representatives from the Ministry of Information and Communications at a meeting on April 3 - PHOTO: HUONG GIANG HANOI - The Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) on April 3 met with the Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications to discuss cooperation opportunities in the field of information and communications technology (ICT) in Vietnam. BCIU is headquartered in the United States and mainly bolsters international trade and commerce. Addressing the meeting, Jeffrey Donald, vice president of BCIU, said that the BCIU delegation came to Vietnam to seek cooperation opportunities in the country following a roundtable discussion between Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and BCIU’s member companies on September 27 last year, on the occasion of the PM’s visit to New York to attend a high-level meeting of the United Nations General … [Read more...] about BCIU explores ICT cooperation opportunities in Vietnam

Representatives of poor and near-poor households and families facing difficulties received new motorbikes to help escape from poverty. — VNS Photo Ngọc Diệp Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The Việt Nam Fatherland Front Committee in HCM City and five political - social organisations and associations have signed a cooperation agreement on a sustainable poverty reduction programme. The city’s Labour Union, Farmers Association, Women’s Union, War Veteran Association and Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union all signed the agreement. Speaking at the signing ceremony on September 8, vice chairwoman of the city’s Việt Nam Fatherland Front Committee, Triệu Lệ Khánh, said the two sides would implement a coordinated plan and disseminate information about the State’s policies and guidelines on its sustainable poverty reduction programme in the 2016-20 period to departments, agencies and sectors … [Read more...] about Cooperation agreement signed on sustainable poverty reduction

UN Peacekeeping reforms debate held virtually. — VNA/VNS Photo NEW YORK  — Việt Nam is committed to fostering cooperation between ASEAN and the United Nations (UN) in peacekeeping operations, Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, Permanent Representative of Việt Nam to the UN, told an annual open debate virtually held by the UN Security Council on Monday (local time). The video teleconference (VTC) was briefed by Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operation Jean-Pierre Lacroix on “reform of the UN peacekeeping.” Speaking at the event, Quý said peacekeeping is critical for the UN to maintain global peace and security. He welcomed contributions made by UN peacekeeping forces and efforts to reform peacekeeping missions, particularly the adoption of the Secretary-General’s Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) initiative. He condemned attacks targeting UN peacekeepers while urging concerned parties to respect peacekeeping operations. The ambassador also cited the fact that over half of UN … [Read more...] about Việt Nam vows to foster UN-ASEAN cooperation in peacekeeping