Sweden’s Foreign Trade Minister Johan Forssell has underscored the need to resume talks between the Philippines and the European Union (EU) for a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) to facilitate a freer flow of goods between the two parties. The Phi…
Merchandise exports can continue to grow this year but at a slower pace compared to the recorded 5.6 percent growth last year, an economist said Sunday. Exports will likely grow by 5 percent this year amid risk of recession in the United States, which…
American fighter Will Chope stakes his Universal Reality Combat Championship (URCC) interim welterweight championship against Filipino Brian Paule in the main event of “URCC 85: Underdog” at DD Night Club in Quezon City on June 2. For Chope, it is mor…
On May 19, remains of a Vietnamese volunteer soldier who laid down his life in Laos during the war were handed over for repatriation to Vietnam.Present at the ceremony included Brig. Gen. Siphone Chansomvong, Head of Vientiane Special Operation Team, …
Vietnam’s permanent representative to the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Pham Viet Anh had affirmed the country’s commitment to fully and responsibly implement the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) while attending the Fift…
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh received executives of several major Japanese economic corporations in Hiroshima city, Japan, on May 20 on the occasion of his attendance at the expanded Summit of the Group of Seven (G7).At a reception for Yoshida Akio,…
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has suggested the International Monetary Fund (IMF) continue with policy counselling for the Vietnamese Government regarding economic management and improvement of tools and policies related to fiscal, monetary and finan…
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had separate meetings with his Canadian and Indian counterparts Justin Trudeau and Narendra Modi, and President of the Union of Comoros Azali Assoumani on May 20 in Hiroshima, Japan, as part of his trip to attend the exp…
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 20 said that nine persons carrying Vietnamese identification papers are among 11 victims killed during a severe road accident in Jingxi city, China’s Guangxi , at 6:30 am on May 19, citing reports from the Consul…
The Vietnam-Russia Traditions and Friendship Foundation and Herzen University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support the operation of the Russian open education centres opened by the university in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.Addressing the…
Cambodia’s economy is on a recovery path, with growth predicted to accelerate to 5.5% this year, according to a World Bank (WB) report.In 2022, growth reached 5.2%, returning to pre-pandemic levels, mainly due to a rebound in services, especially trad…
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on May 20 stressed that promoting a more substantive and effective global partnership, international solidarity, and multilateral cooperation is key to solving today’s complex challenges. In his remarks at the first plen…
