Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has affirmed Vietnam's readiness to further enhance ties with Germany’s Hamburg state in of science-technology, logistics and shipping-seaports.
Meeting with First Mayor of Hamburg Olaf Scholz on July 7 as
part of his activities during the German tour, the PM asked
Hamburg to step up cooperation in seaport management,
planning and development with port cities of
Vietnam,
including Danang, Hai Phong and
Ho Chi
Minh City.
He suggested the state encourages its businesses to invest in
Vietnam,
especially in areas of their strength such as shipbuilding, petrochemistry,
aviation-aerospace, electronics, precision mechanics, chemicals and optical
equipment.
Mayor Scholz for his part, expressed his delight at progress in
the strategic partnership between the two countries in broad range of
fields, particularly in trade and investment.
Hamburg is home to the second
largest system of seaports in
Europe and the
third largest in the world, where around 145 million tonnes of cargo are
transited each year.
The state is also a major gateway for Vietnamese goods to enter
Germany and Europe, Scholz said, adding that the
number of containers from and to
Vietnamthrough the
Hamburgport has grown 50% over recent years.
The Mayor hailed contributions by the Vietnamese community in
Hamburg to foster friendship and trade-investment ties
between
Hamburg and
Vietnam.
He also praised PM
Phuc's proposals on stronger collaboration between the two sides aiming to
realize initiatives in the time to come.
Source: VOV
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The Hoa Binh Elderly Association and the provincial Department of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs on May 7 held a working session with a visiting delegation from the Japanese Embassy and sponsors of a local project on reducing senior citizens’ income and health vulnerabilities in Vietnam (VIE071).
Seventy years have passed, but the memories of the Dien Bien Phu campaign in 1954 have never faded in the mind of veteran Ly Van Ngoan from Dong Tien hamlet, Phu Thanh commune, Lac Thuy district.
Over recent times, in Mai Chau district, there have been many typical examples of studying and following President Ho Chi Minh's ideology, ethics, and lifestyle in all aspects of the social life, contributing to successfully implementing the tasks of socio-economic development, and ensuring social welfare and defence and security in the locality.
Officials of Hoa Binh province led by Bui Van Khanh, Vice Secretary of the provincial Party Committee and Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee, along with others from the provinces also taking part in a programme on promoting Vietnamese localities in the US and Canada, visited and had a working session with the Consulate General of Vietnam in Houston on April 24 (local time). The delegation was welcomed by Hoang Thuy Duong, Consul General of Vietnam in the city, and staff members of the consulate.
Officials of Hoa Binh province joining in a programme on promoting Vietnamese localities in the US and Canada began working sessions in New York on April 22. Other provinces participating in this programme, held by the Department for Local Diplomacy Facilitation under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, include Yen Bai, Ha Nam, Ha Tinh, Thua Thien - Hue, and Gia Lai.
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