Cooperation

  HCM City (VNA) – Politburo member and Minister of Public Security To Lam held talks with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Samdech Krolahom Sar Kheng in Ho Chi Minh City on January 18. The talks aimed to review the cooperation between the two ministries in 2029 and signed a new cooperation plan for 2020. During the talks, the two ministers affirmed that the cooperation in 2019 reached positive outcomes, importantly contributing to ensuring security and order between the two nations in general and in each country in particular. They reviewed cooperation and efforts of the two sides in ensuring security and combating transnational crimes, especially drug and human trafficking, and hi-tech crimes, for peace and cooperation in the region. The ministers pledged to forge closer cooperation at international bilateral and multilateral forums, and join hands to defeat all plots of hostile forces against the relations between the two countries. Sar … [Read more...] about Vietnamese, Cambodian security ministries boost cooperation

Reports at the event underlined that last year, the two sides actively and proactively expanded their relationship through hosting joint meetings and exchanges, visiting each other on the occasion of major events, and sharing experiences in conducting assigned tasks. … [Read more...] about Vietnamese and Cambodian units expand cooperation

New Delhi (VNA) – Nearly 40 Vietnamese enterprises in electricity and electronics as well as trade promotion organisations joined showcases at Elecrama 2018 at the India Expo Mart in Uttar Pradesh State of India from March 10-14. The biennial event covered 80,000 square meters and attracted 1,500 enterprises and organisations who brought various products, including machines, technology equipment and solutions for electricity production, transmission, distribution as well as electronics, renewable energy, automobile electricity, power storage and railway electricity. Along with showcase activities, Elecrama also included seminars, high-level meetings and thematic conferences on electricity and electronics, including the World Unity Summit Conference that allowed participants to meet policymakers, advisors, researchers and partners in their area. The ChangeXchange 2018 was a venue for producers and providers of power and electronic equipment, technology solutions and … [Read more...] about Vietnam attends electricity exhibition Elecrama 2018 in India

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese communities all over the world held separate gatherings on January 18 to celebrate the Tet (Lunar New Year), which falls on January 25. In Russia, the Consulate General of Vietnam in Ekaterinburg hosted a get-together in Ufa, the capital city of the Republic of Bashkortostan during which Consul General Ngo Phuong Nghi said he was happy to celebrate the traditional New Year with Vietnamese people living here. He briefed his guests on Vietnam’s outstanding political and economic achievements last year and lauded the strong development of the Vietnamese community in Ufa. In Berlin, Germany, Vietnamese Ambassador Nguyen Minh Vu spoke highly of the bilateral relations between the two countries, saying this year, the two sides will mark the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties and 10th years of the Strategic Partnership. He hoped that Vietnam and Germany will together foster cooperation in various areas, from economy, politics, education, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese people abroad gather for Tet

Jakarta (VNA) - Taiwanese state-owned oil refiner CPC Corp. has pledged to invest 22 billion USD in the development of the Balongan petrochemical refinery, said Coordinating Minister for Maritime and Investment Affairs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan. In 2018, the company and Indonesia’s oil and gas holding PT Pertamina signed a 6.49 billion USD framework agreement for the project. Under the deal, the two sides will cooperate in building an oil refinery with an annual capacity of at least 1 million tonnes of ethylene and a downstream unit that will produce other refined derivative products to meet the needs of the world industry, especially in Indonesia. Several components of the project will start this year, including completing a pre-feasibility study (FS), starting a bankable feasibility study (BFS), environmental impact assessment (EIA) and land reclamation. The refinery is expected to start operating in 2026, Pandjaitan said. Currently, Pertamina‘s … [Read more...] about Taiwan invests 22 billion USD in building oil refinery in Indonesia