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A patient is transferred to Chợ Rẫy Phnom Penh Hospital by helicopter. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Srey Phirum Khun, 45, used to spend 8 hours travelling from Cambodia’s Kampong Speu Province to HCM City in Việt Nam for health checkups and treatment. Today, she no longer faces the grueling journey thanks to the inauguration of the Chợ Rẫy Phnom Penh Hospital in January 2014. “I no longer have to travel abroad for treatment. It helps save my money and time,” she said with a smile. Khun was just one of many who have benefited from the joint cooperation between Việt Nam and Cambodia in the medical sector. According to So Thoeun, a 44-year-old Cambodian tour guide who has spent 11 years taking patients to Việt Nam, every day, hundreds of Cambodians travel from their home country to HCM City for health services and treatment. Chợ Rẫy Hospital was well-known and supported by the majority of Cambodian patients, he said, citing one of Thoeun’s old acquaintance as an … [Read more...] about Chợ Rẫy Phnom Penh Hospital: a symbol of friendship between Việt Nam and Cambodia

Việt Nam’s President Trần Đại Quang (left) and India’s President Ram Nath Kovind. — VNA/VNS Photo Nhan Sáng Viet Nam News NEW DELHI — Vi ệ t Nam and India issued a joint statement during the State visit to India from March 2-4 by President Tr ầ n Đ ạ i Quang and his spouse at the invitation of President Ram Nath Kovind. The following is the full text of the joint statement. JOINT STATEMENT BETWEEN THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA AND THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VI Ệ T NAM DURING THE VISIT TO INDIA OF THE PRESIDENT OF VIETNAM, H.E. MR. TR Ầ N Đ Ạ I QUANG (New Delhi, March 04, 2018) 1. At the invitation of H. E. Shri Ram Nath Kovind, President of the Republic of India, H.E. Mr. Tr ầ n Đ ạ i Quang, President of the Socialist Republic of Vi ệ t Nam, and Spouse paid a State Visit to the Republic of India from 02-04 March 2018. The President of Vi ệ t Nam was accompanied by a high-level official … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, India issue joint statement

Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Vi ệ t N am asks China, as a large nation in the region and the world, to perform its responsibilities in maintaining peace and stability in the East Sea, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson L ê Thị Thu H ằ ng yesterday . H ằ ng spoke in reply to reporters’ questions about news in foreign media that China has placed missiles at structures it illegally constructed on Vi ệ t Nam ’s Trườ ng Sa (Spratly) archipelago. "Vi ệ t N am is deeply concerned about the information," said H ằ ng, affirming that "all militarised activities, including the installation of missiles on the Tr ườ ng Sa archipelago, seriously violate the country’s sovereignty over the islands, violate the agreement on basic principles guiding the settlement o f sea-related issues … [Read more...] about Việt Nam asks China to maintain peace in East Sea

President Trần Đại Quang’s official visit to Russia is a crucial event and can facilitate the implementation of agreements reached by the two nations, a Russian expert has said. — VNA/VNS Photo Nhan Sáng MOSCOW — President Trần Đại Quang’s official visit to Russia is a crucial event and can facilitate the implementation of agreements reached by the two nations, a Russian expert has said. In an interview with a Moscow-based Vietnam News Agency correspondent, Assoc Prof Anna Kireeva from the Moscow State Institute of International Relations under the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressed the need for Russia to enhance economic ties with Vietnam in order to fully tap the potential of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. ệt N am, particularly in sectors of big potential such as power and agriculture. She added that Russia can import vegetable and aquatic products from Vi ệ t Nam while exporting meat and dairy products. It is time … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, Russia need to fully tap comprehensive strategic partnership: expert

Japanese doctor Nagato Natsume (left) in an operation for a Vietnamese patient. — VNA/VNS Photo Thu Hiền Viet Nam News TOKYO — Japanese doctor Nagato Natsume has been appointed as Honourary Consul of Vi ệ t Nam in Nagoya city of Aichi prefecture. Dr Natsume, director of the Japanese Cleft Palate Foundation, will hold the position for the 2017-20 term. At a ceremony on September 25, Charge d’affaires of the Vietnamese Embassy in Japan Nguy ễ n Tr ườ ng S ơ n said the appointment of Dr Natsume indicated the Vietnamese Government’s and people’s recognition of his tireless contributions to Vi ệ t Nam. Over the past 25 years, the doctor has assisted in conducting more than 4,000 surgical operations on Vietnamese children with cleft palate and providing loans for poor households with disabled children. Sơ n expressed his belief that Dr Natsume will foster links between Aichi prefecture and Việt Nam, and contribute … [Read more...] about Japanese doctor named Việt Nam’s honourary consul in Nagoya

Defendants in the record fuel smuggling case listen to the verdict at the Bình Thuận People’s Court on December 21. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News BÌNH THU Ậ N — The People’s Court of the south-central province of Bình Thu ậ n yesterday handed out prison sentences to 12 defendants, including two customs officials, involved in a US$85.8 million fuel smuggling case. Six of the defendants previously worked for D ươ ng Đông Hoà Phú Co Ltd in Hoà Phú Commune, Tuy Phong District, which imported large reserves of fuel without declaring the correct amount to customs. Nguy ễ n Đ ứ c M ạ nh, chairman and director-general of the company, and Nguy ễ n Thanh S ơ n, its former deputy director-general, received the longest sentences of 10 years and 8 years respectively on smuggling and bribery charges. Vũ Văn B ằ ng, Nguy ễ n Đăng Duy and Nguy ễ n Đ ứ c Quang from the company’s business department each received five, four and a half, and four years … [Read more...] about Verdict anounced in biggest case of fuel smuggling in Việt Nam

Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman L ê Thị Thu Hằng. –  VNA/VNS Photo Văn Điệp H À NỘI – Vi ệt N am hopes all parties involved in the diplomatic tensions between Qatar and some Persian Gulf states will set up a dialogue soon to seek measures to ensure interests of all sides, contributing to peace and stability in the region. Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman L ê Thị Thu Hằng said this at a press briefing yesterday. She said Vi ệt N am shares sound relations with Middle Eastern countries and members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in particular. She also said that Vi ệt N am strongly condemned the twin t errorist attacks in Iran on Wednesday. All terrorist actions in any form must be strictly punished, she said. “We offer our condolences to the State, Government and people of Iran as well as families of the victims,” Hằng said. … [Read more...] about Việt Nam hopes Qatar, Gulf states will hold peace talks

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (first left) and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc (second left) in their talks in Hà Nội. Việt Nam and India issued a Joint Statement on the official visit to Việt Nam by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. – VNA/VNS Photo Thống Nhất Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI – Việt Nam and India issued a Joint Statement on the official visit to Việt Nam on September 2-3 by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The following is the full text of the Joint Statement. At the invitation of H. E. Mr. Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam, the Prime Minister of the Republic of India H.E. Mr. Narendra Modi paid an Official Visit to the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam from September 02 - 03 2016. On September 3, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a ceremonial reception. This was followed by bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc. Thereafter, the two … [Read more...] about Việt Nam, India issue Joint Statement

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân (left) is welcomed by Moroccan Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani. —VNA/VNS Photo Trọng Đức Viet Nam News RABAT — Việt Nam always attached importance to developing its friendship and multi-faceted co-operation with Africa, and Morocco was the country’s priority partner in North Africa, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said on Thursday. The top legislator made the statement during a meeting with Morocco’s Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani in Rabat as part of her official visit to the African country. Highlighting the close ties between Việt Nam and Morocco during their past struggles for national liberation, Ngân said the two countries had a responsibility to pass down that friendship to future generations. Ngân briefed her host on Việt Nam’s socio-economic development in 2018, with economic growth of 7.08 per cent and a stable macro economy. Việt Nam had also integrated intensively and extensively into the … [Read more...] about Morocco – Việt Nam’s priority partner in North Africa: top legislator

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam, President Nguyễn Phú Trọng. — VNA/VNS Photo Viet Nam News HÀ NỘI — Leaders of Cambodia, Singapore, Ukraine, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Iran, Panama, Morocco and foreign parties have sent congratulations to General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyễn Phú Trọng on his election as President of Việt Nam. In his congratulatory letter, Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni expressed his belief that under the sound leadership of President Nguyễn Phú Trọng, Việt Nam will reap greater successes and further prosper in the future as well as continue maintaining its important role in the region and the world. He hoped that Cambodia and Việt Nam will continue to see thriving solidarity, friendship and co-operation at present and the future. Meanwhile, Singaporean President Halima Yacob and Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stressed that Việt Nam and Singapore enjoy a fine … [Read more...] about Foreign friends send delighted congratulations to Việt Nam’s excellent new President