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The two-way trade in the first quarter this year rose 103.68% on-year despite Covid-19. Vietnam and Cambodia have discussed measures to improve customs clearance in order to smooth the trans-border supply chain in the face of Covid-19. Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien hands over part of Covid-19 relief to Cambodia’s Ambassador to Vietnam Chay Navuth in Hanoi on May 6. Photo: Bnews/VNA The two countries will both facilitate the import-export procedures at border gates and in waterways mostly for essential commodities like medical equipment and food, reported at a meeting in Hanoi on May 6 between Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien and Cambodia’s Ambassador to Vietnam Chay Navuth. In details, businesses of the two sides will be supported in trade promotion, building brands and distribution networks. At the governmental level, the two countries will speed up the joint comprehensive implementation of the … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Cambodia talk for smooth trade amid Covid-19

The fund-raising campaigns will last until the afternoon of May 14. Organisations and individuals can send cash to the two associations’ headquarters or their respective bank accounts. Earlier on April 28, the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association launched a fund-raising campaign to support those affected by the epidemic in Cambodia. The association will continue receiving aid until the afternoon of May 7. * On May 6, at the Cau Treo international border gate, Huong Son district, Ha Tinh province, the Ha Tinh provincial Border Guard High Command handed over medical supplies worth VND200 million to the police and military forces of Borikhamxay and Khammuane provinces in Laos. At the same ceremony, the leaders of the Ha Tinh provincial Border Guard High Command and the police and military forces of the two provinces of Borikhamxay and Khammuane also highly lauded the results of the COVID-19 epidemic prevention work, and agreed to continue to exchanging information on the … [Read more...] about Vietnam supports Laos, Cambodia and India in COVID-19 fight

Strong winds and heavy rain destroy houses in Tboung Khmum province. (Source: Khmer Times) Phnom Penh (VNA) - Strong winds and heavy downpours destroyed almost 400 houses, leaving more than 2,000 people homeless in Cambodia 's seven provinces on May 6. Provinces that incurred extensive damage to houses and properties were Kratie and Banteay Meanchey, Khmer Times reported. According to Kratie province’s Snuol district governor Sarm Nal, at least 200 houses in the district were either partly or completely destroyed due to strong winds and heavy rain. However, no one got injured or died in the incident, he said, adding that locals in affected areas have moved to a safe site. Meanwhile, some 73 houses and the Mongkul Market in Poipet city were also destroyed. Another 34 houses in Chantrea and Kampong Ro districts in Svay Rieng province either collapsed or were partly damaged with no human or animal casualties. At the same time, dozens of houses in Tboung Khmum, Kadal … [Read more...] about Strong winds destroy hundreds of houses in Cambodia

Geetesh Sharma (Photo: thedailystar.net) Hanoi (VNA) - The India-Vietnam Solidarity Committee (IVSC) and the Dialogue Society on May 7 held an online ceremony to pay tribute to Geetesh Sharma , President of the IVSC in West Bengal. Sharma, an India n journalist and a close friend of Vietnam, passed away on May 2 due to COVID-19, leaving behind a deep regret in the heart of Vietnamese friends. Born in 1932, Sharma was a veteran journalist and the author of 23 books in Hindi and English, of which many were about Vietnam. As President of the IVSC in West Bengal, he was conferred Vietnam ’s Order of Friendship – the noble award of the State and the Government of Vietnam – in 2015, in recognition of his significant contributions to fostering the two people’s solidarity and friendship. Sharma was an important witness to the history of the relationship between Vietnam and India. Talking to Vietnam News Agency correspondents in India in January 2021 ahead of the 13th … [Read more...] about Ceremony held online to pay homage to Geetesh Sharma – Indian friend of Vietnam

At the event, General Chanyalat congratulated General Giang on being appointed Defense Minister and thanked the Vietnamese defense ministry for providing timely support for the Lao defense ministry in COVID-19 prevention and control by sending experts and medical supplies to Laos. For his part, General Giang congratulated General Chanyalath on his appointments as Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic. He expressed his sympathy towards the Lao people over the difficulties they are currently facing due to COVID-19, and lauded the efforts of the Lao Government, army and people in overcoming these difficult times to quickly stabilize people’s lives. The Party, State, and military of Vietnam attach special importance to the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation with Laos, with defense and military partnership being a top priority, he stressed. At the talk, the two defense ministers briefed each other on the … [Read more...] about Vietnam and Laos to enhance defense cooperation