Campaign call on voters for Ha Long Bay
03.11.08 (2:55 pm) [edit]
A photo exhibition about Ha Long Bay, and other events advertising Ha Long will be held this year.
These activities are part of a campaign advertising and calling on votes for Ha Long Bay as a new world natural wonder launched by the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the South Korean Embassy in Vietnam.
The campaign was launched at a ceremony held last week in Hanoi, attendees included the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh and RoK Ambassador to Vietnam Im Hong Jae.
Along with the inauguration of a stall advertising Ha Long Bay, a photo exhibition of the bay opened was held in the Hall of the Hanoi-based Daewoo Hotel.
RoK’s Asiana Airlines will advertise Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay on its flights, while other activities promoting the image of Ha Long will be organized from now to December 31.
These activities are part of a campaign advertising and calling on votes for Ha Long Bay as a new world natural wonder launched by the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the South Korean Embassy in Vietnam.
The campaign was launched at a ceremony held last week in Hanoi, attendees included the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Tuan Anh and RoK Ambassador to Vietnam Im Hong Jae.
Along with the inauguration of a stall advertising Ha Long Bay, a photo exhibition of the bay opened was held in the Hall of the Hanoi-based Daewoo Hotel.
RoK’s Asiana Airlines will advertise Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay on its flights, while other activities promoting the image of Ha Long will be organized from now to December 31.
Vietnamese, Irish Prime Ministers hold talks
03.11.08 (2:46 pm) [edit]
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung held talks with Prime Minister Berti Ahern of Ireland on March 10 during his official visit to Ireland.
PM Dung thanked PM Berti Ahern for his warm welcome to the Vietnamese delegation and expressed his pleasure at the development of Vietnam-Ireland relations in various areas over the recent past, particularly Ireland’s aid of 120 million USD for development cooperation in the 2007-2010 period focusing on poverty alleviation and health care in Vietnam.
The Vietnamese PM informed his Irish counterpart of Vietnam’s socio-economic development and asked Ireland to continue providing official development assistance for Vietnam after 2010. He also requested that Ireland promote investment and trade, increase scholarships for Vietnamese students to study in Ireland and help Vietnam train teachers of English and improve the English teaching in Vietnam.
He mentioned the possibility for the signing of an agreement on cooperation in education and training, creating a legal framework for the two sides to promote bilateral cooperation in the area.
PM Dung also asked Ireland to assist Vietnam in promoting multifaceted cooperation with the European Union, especially in its negotiations with the EC for an early recognition as a market economy and not impose anti-dumping taxes on Vietnamese goods exported to the EU market.
PM Dung also took the occasion to thank the Irish government and people for selecting Vietnam as one among nine priority countries to receive Irish ODA, and for their support of Vietnam to be a UN Security Council non-permanent member for the 2008-09 term as well as their help to the country during the negotiations of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the EU.
Prime Minister Bertie Ahern spoke highly of Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements, particularly in hunger alleviation and poverty reduction which put Vietnam in the frontline in implementing the UN Millennium Development Goals.
The Irish PM affirmed that Ireland will continue to support Vietnam in hunger eradication and share experiences in economic development, especially in foreign investment attraction, banking and financial system development and high-quality human resource training.
The two PMs also exchanged views on measures to boost bilateral cooperation as well as regional and international matters of common concerns.
The two Prime Ministers were of the view that bilateral commercial and investment ties remained modest, failing to match their potential and expectations (two-way trade between the two countries reached 65 million USD and there are only four Irish-invested projects in Viet Nam with a total capital of 4.3 million USD). Accordingly, the two sides agreed to create favourable conditions for businesses of the two countries to enter each other’s market to seek investment opportunities, particularly for Irish businesses to invest in Vietnam.
PM Dung invited his Irish counterpart to make an official visit to Vietnam in the near future and the Irish PM accepted the invitation with pleasure.
At the end of the talks, the two PMs witnessed the signing of an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation and a Memorandum of Understanding on development cooperation between the two governments.
Later the same day, PM Dung, his wife and his entourage left Dublin for Vietnam, wrapping up their official visit to Ireland.
(Source: VNA)
PM Dung thanked PM Berti Ahern for his warm welcome to the Vietnamese delegation and expressed his pleasure at the development of Vietnam-Ireland relations in various areas over the recent past, particularly Ireland’s aid of 120 million USD for development cooperation in the 2007-2010 period focusing on poverty alleviation and health care in Vietnam.
The Vietnamese PM informed his Irish counterpart of Vietnam’s socio-economic development and asked Ireland to continue providing official development assistance for Vietnam after 2010. He also requested that Ireland promote investment and trade, increase scholarships for Vietnamese students to study in Ireland and help Vietnam train teachers of English and improve the English teaching in Vietnam.
He mentioned the possibility for the signing of an agreement on cooperation in education and training, creating a legal framework for the two sides to promote bilateral cooperation in the area.
PM Dung also asked Ireland to assist Vietnam in promoting multifaceted cooperation with the European Union, especially in its negotiations with the EC for an early recognition as a market economy and not impose anti-dumping taxes on Vietnamese goods exported to the EU market.
PM Dung also took the occasion to thank the Irish government and people for selecting Vietnam as one among nine priority countries to receive Irish ODA, and for their support of Vietnam to be a UN Security Council non-permanent member for the 2008-09 term as well as their help to the country during the negotiations of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the EU.
Prime Minister Bertie Ahern spoke highly of Vietnam’s socio-economic achievements, particularly in hunger alleviation and poverty reduction which put Vietnam in the frontline in implementing the UN Millennium Development Goals.
The Irish PM affirmed that Ireland will continue to support Vietnam in hunger eradication and share experiences in economic development, especially in foreign investment attraction, banking and financial system development and high-quality human resource training.
The two PMs also exchanged views on measures to boost bilateral cooperation as well as regional and international matters of common concerns.
The two Prime Ministers were of the view that bilateral commercial and investment ties remained modest, failing to match their potential and expectations (two-way trade between the two countries reached 65 million USD and there are only four Irish-invested projects in Viet Nam with a total capital of 4.3 million USD). Accordingly, the two sides agreed to create favourable conditions for businesses of the two countries to enter each other’s market to seek investment opportunities, particularly for Irish businesses to invest in Vietnam.
PM Dung invited his Irish counterpart to make an official visit to Vietnam in the near future and the Irish PM accepted the invitation with pleasure.
At the end of the talks, the two PMs witnessed the signing of an agreement on the avoidance of double taxation and a Memorandum of Understanding on development cooperation between the two governments.
Later the same day, PM Dung, his wife and his entourage left Dublin for Vietnam, wrapping up their official visit to Ireland.
(Source: VNA)
Vietnam, Croatia agree to speed up trade ties
03.11.08 (2:41 pm) [edit]
Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet and Croatian President Stjepan Mesic have pledged to step up trade between the two countries.
At their talks held after an official welcome ceremony for the Croatian President in Hanoi on March 10, President Triet assured his guest that Vietnam attaches importance to its traditional friendship and cooperation with Croatia on the basis of equality and mutual understanding, in line with its foreign policy of independence, diversification and multilateralisation and proactive integration.
The State leaders agreed that there is a great potential for Vietnam and Croatia to expand their cooperation, and the signing of an economic cooperation agreement expected in this visit will facilitate cooperation in the oil and gas, infrastructure construction, tourism and food industries.
During the meeting, the leaders also discussed international and regional issues of common concern and pledged to coordinate more closely as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
Croatian President Mesic invited President Triet to pay an official visit to Croatia.
After the talks, President Triet and President Mesic witnessed the signing of a Vietnam-Croatia economic cooperation agreement and an agreement to provide visa exemptions for diplomatic passport and business passport holders.
Meeting with the press, both leaders said they believed the visit was an important event bringing the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Viet Nam and Croatia to a new height, with more practical and fruitful results.
They said they have agreed upon fields the two countries will boost their cooperation in, including economics, trade, investment, education, science and technology, and tourism.
The Croatian President arrived in Vietnam on March 9 and will visit the country for three days.
(Source: VNA)
At their talks held after an official welcome ceremony for the Croatian President in Hanoi on March 10, President Triet assured his guest that Vietnam attaches importance to its traditional friendship and cooperation with Croatia on the basis of equality and mutual understanding, in line with its foreign policy of independence, diversification and multilateralisation and proactive integration.
The State leaders agreed that there is a great potential for Vietnam and Croatia to expand their cooperation, and the signing of an economic cooperation agreement expected in this visit will facilitate cooperation in the oil and gas, infrastructure construction, tourism and food industries.
During the meeting, the leaders also discussed international and regional issues of common concern and pledged to coordinate more closely as non-permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
Croatian President Mesic invited President Triet to pay an official visit to Croatia.
After the talks, President Triet and President Mesic witnessed the signing of a Vietnam-Croatia economic cooperation agreement and an agreement to provide visa exemptions for diplomatic passport and business passport holders.
Meeting with the press, both leaders said they believed the visit was an important event bringing the traditional friendship and multifaceted cooperation between Viet Nam and Croatia to a new height, with more practical and fruitful results.
They said they have agreed upon fields the two countries will boost their cooperation in, including economics, trade, investment, education, science and technology, and tourism.
The Croatian President arrived in Vietnam on March 9 and will visit the country for three days.
(Source: VNA)