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Laos, Japan discuss bilateral cooperation

Vientiane , November 17 (VNA) – Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong held talks on bilateral cooperation with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Vientiane on November 17.

Germany helps ASEAN countries train managers

Berlin, November 17 (VNA) – Seven young Vietnamese managers have been equipped with knowledge about climate change and green jobs after graduating from a ten-month training course organised by the German International Cooperation organisation (GIZ).

Over 3,000 southern farmers follow VietGAP rice field model

Tay Ninh, November 17 (VNA) – As many as 3,300 farming households in southern Tay Ninh province reaped great economic profits from this year’s crops by following the VietGAP large-scale model of cultivation.

Philippines plans to import rice from Vietnam or Thailand

Kuala Lumpur, October 1 (VNA) – The Philippines’ National Food Authority (NFA) is set to import 100,000 tonnes of rice from either Vietnam or Thailand in the coming months to stop the manipulation in the domestic rice market, according to The Daily Tribune on September 30.

Vietnam attracts 15 billion USD of FDI in nine months

Hanoi , October 1 (VNA) – Vietnam attracted more than 15 billion USD of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first nine months of this year, a surge of 36.1 percent year-on-year, according to the latest report by the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI).

Vietnam to make positive contribution to APEC 21

Hanoi, October 1 (VNA) – Vietnam, together with other ASEAN members, is collaborating with the host Indonesia to make the up-coming 21 st APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting a success, creating imprints and a long-term vision for cooperation over the next decades, said Deputy Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son.

Vietnamese, Thai Parties enhance cooperation

Hanoi, October 1 (VNA) – General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Nguyen Phu Trong has expressed his hope that Thailand’s ruling Pheu Thai Party (PTP) will continue to contribute to strengthening the two countries’ strategic partnership.