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Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich attended a meeting between the US Secretary of Defence and ASEAN defence ministers on the sidelines of Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on May 31. Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich (L) and RoK counterpart Jeong Kyeong-doo Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich attended a meeting between the US Secretary of Defence and ASEAN defence ministers on the sidelines of Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on May 31.  VN Defence Minister Ngo Xuan Lich to attend 18th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore Defence Minister Gen. Ngo Xuan Lich and a high-ranking Vietnamese military delegation left Hanoi on May 30 for Singapore to attend the 18th Shangri-La Dialogue slated for May 31-June 2.   Vietnamese, Chinese defence ministers hold talks in Hanoi Vietnam and China have recorded progress in their defence cooperation, which deserves to be an important pillar in the countries’ all-round relations, leaders of the two defence ministries said at their talks in Hanoi … [Read more...] about Vietnamese Defence Minister active in Shangri-La Dialogue

Minister of Education and Training Phung Xuan Nha admitted that he was really sad to hear about the case of a local teacher in Quang Binh ordering pupils to slap a classmate 231 times. Nha on Wednesday had a meeting with locals in Binh Dinh Province. On this occasion, Nha answered many questions related to the education sector, including the National Assembly’s approval of the revised Law on Higher Education.  Minister Phung Xuan Nha attends a meeting with locals in Binh Dinh Province on November 28 Regarding people’s concerns about increasing school violence, particularly the most recent case in Quang Binh Province, Nha said that such behaviour violated the teaching code of ethics. Teacher Nguyen Thi Phuong Thuy from Duy Ninh Secondary School demanded 23 pupils of Class 6.2 to slap their classmate who was claimed to use foul language in class. Doctors said the boy wasn't seriously injured but the incident had traumatised him. “I’m myself extremely sad … [Read more...] about Education Minister vows to tackle school violence

The Vietnamese government gives priority to the Vietnam – Japan strategic partnership.  Overview of the meeting. Source: VGP.  A delegation of 1,000 Japanese state officials and enterprises led by Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Chairman of the Japan – Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance Nikai Toshihiro would visit Vietnam in January 2020. They are scheduled to meet Vietnamese state agencies, the National Assembly and the business community in Da Nang, presenting an opportunity for the two countries to tighten relation, said Takebe Tsutomu, special advisor to the Japan – Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance in a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue on November 18. Japan’s ODA to Vietnam has been increasing strongly following meetings between Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe in Japan and Thailand recently, said Tsutomu. Tsutomu expected support from the … [Read more...] about 1,000 Japanese officials, enterprises to visit Vietnam early 2020

A plan to build an airport with an estimated cost of over US$260 million in the south-central resort city of Phan Thiet has won in-principle approval from Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung. The Phan Thiet airport will be located in Thien Nghiep Commune in Phan Thiet, the capital city of Binh Thuan Province. The terminal, which will be used for both civil and military purposes, will be constructed under the BOT (build-operate-transfer) scheme, economic newswire VnEconomy said in an article last month. The Prime Minister has assigned the administration of Binh Thuan Province to cooperate with relevant agencies to develop feasibility studies on the project, according to the Vietnamese-language website. The airport is expected to span 360.33 hectares in its initial phase, ending by 2020, and will be expanded to 543 hectares by 2030. In its first phase, the terminal is projected to serve 500,000 passengers and handle 10,000 metric tons of goods a year. It is hoped that it will receive one … [Read more...] about Vietnam PM OK’s plan to build $263mn airport in Phan Thiet

Investing in the Vietnamese LNG market shows a diversified investment portfolio and part of efforts to balance the two-way trade.   US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross and Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc in Hanoi on November 8. Photo: The US Embassy in Hanoi Investing in the Vietnamese LNG market shows a diversified investment portfolio and part of efforts to balance the two-way trade. A number of American companies are investing in the Vietnamese LNG market as a strategy to catch up with Vietnam’s energy transition and a way to help balance trade between the two countries. Virginia-based AES signed an MOU with the Ministry of Industry and Trade to solidify cooperation on the Son My 2 Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) Power Plant which costs an investment of US$1.7 billion. The power plant is expected to begin commercial operations in 2024. Together with the US$1.4 billion Son My LNG import terminal, AES’s investment in complex project reaches … [Read more...] about US firms are pouring money into Vietnam LNG market