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National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (R) meets with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on December 11 (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan had a meeting with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow on December 11 as part of her official visit to the country. The visiting leader highly valued the sound development of Vietnam-Russia relations in all fields, affirming that the Vietnamese NA always supports the enhancement of comprehensive cooperation between the two countries, and will work with the Vietnamese Government to remove difficulties in bilateral cooperation in a timely manner, thereby helping to intensify their connections. In the recent past, many major investment projects of the countries have been carried out, she said, noting there remains huge potential for investment partnership in such fields as developing urban infrastructure, transport infrastructure, the digital economy, and … [Read more...] about Vietnamese NA leader, Russian PM discuss multifaceted relations

Reporter Vo Manh Hung (VietnamPlus e-newspaper) receives A prize (Photo: Vietnam+) Hanoi (VNA) - A total 106 excellent works of journalists nationwide were honoured at the 13th National Press Awards 2018 at a ceremony in Ha Noi on June 21, on the occasion of the 94th anniversary of the Viet Nam Revolutionary Journalism Day.The event saw the participation of Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, former Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, former of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung; Politburo member, standing member of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee’s Secretariat Tran Quoc Vuong; Politburo member, member of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee’s Secretariat,  head of the Party Central Committee’s Organisation Commission Pham Minh Chinh; and Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee, head of the Party Central Committee Commission for Popularisation and Education Vo Van Thuong, among … [Read more...] about VietnamPlus wins big at National Press Awards 2018

  Vietnamese movie star and music producer Ngô Thanh Vân, known as Veronica Ngo, performs in Da 5 Bloods, a war drama by Oscar-winning director Spike Lee and writer Kevin Willmott. The film stars Chadwick Boseman, who is popular for his role as the Black Panther in Marvel Cinematic Universe films. — Photo from the director’s instagram HCM CITY — Vietnamese movie star and music producer Ngô Thanh Vân, known as Veronica Ngo, plays a Vietnamese woman named Hanoi Hannah in a US film directed by Oscar winner Spike Lee. The film, Da 5 Bloods, stars Chadwick Boseman, who is popular for playing the Black Panther in Marvel Cinematic Universe films, and Delroy Lindo and Clarke Peters. Shooting began in March. Vân will film her first scenes in Việt Nam this month. She met Lee in HCM City last week. On his Instagram, director Lee wrote: “Ms. Veronica Ngo as Hanoi Hannah and General Lee.” He also posted a photo of Vân in a … [Read more...] about Vietnamese actress performs in Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods

An overview of the meeting (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – Vietnam is a reliable partner of Russia, affirmed Chairman of the Russian State Duma Vycheslav Volodin while co-chairing the first meeting of the Vietnam-Russia Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Committeetogether with Vietnamese National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan in Moscow on December 11. Speaking at the event, Vycheslav Volodin noted that Russia and Vietnam shared a traditional friendship as well as a trustworthy and close partnership. Noting that leaders from both sides have maintained regular meetings, he held that along with government channel, other cooperation models are available to boost bilateral collaboration. He underlined the need to promote their economic partnership as the two sides have yet to reach the goal of 10 billion USD in two-way trade. In 2018, the figure was 6 billion USD, and is likely to be lower in 2019. He suggested that participants at the meeting seek ways to remove obstacles to … [Read more...] about Vietnam a reliable partner of Russia: State Duma Chairman

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan (left) and Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Vyacheslav V. Volodin on December 11 co-chair the first meeting of the inter-parliamentary cooperation committee. (Photo: VNA) Moscow (VNA) – National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan and Chairman of the State Duma of Russia Vyacheslav V. Volodin on December 11 co-chaired the first meeting of the inter-parliamentary cooperation committee between the two legislatory bodies. Both sides said they are determined to play a part in fostering the Vietnam-Russia comprehensive strategic partnership and agreed on the importance of common measures to develop more practical cooperation in potential areas. They agreed that bilateral ties have grown strongly in recent years in the fields of politics, economy, trade, investment, defence and security, science and technology, culture and tourism, and emphasised that promoting multi-faceted relations is in the interests of the two … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Russia hold first inter-parliamentary committee meeting