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Con Co Reserve – basis for marine resources

Quang Tri, June 30 (VNA) – The establishment of Con Co Island Marine Reserve is a basis for central Quang Tri province to manage its marine resources and environment in a collective, unified and effective way.

Dialogue partners pledge to support ASEAN Community

Bandar Seri Begawan, July 1 (VNA) – ASEAN dialogue partners pledged to continue supporting the association’s building of a community by 2015 and its central role at ASEAN+1 Ministerial Meetings in Brunei on July 1.

Norway signs amity treaty with ASEAN

Hanoi, July 1 (VNA) – Norway on July 1 signed an amity and cooperation treaty with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Brunei, vowing to further develop ties with the 10-member regional bloc.

Vietnam, Laos boost labour cooperation

Thua Thien-Hue, July 1 (VNA) – Vietnam and Laos should improve the quality of and diversify modes of cooperation in labour and social welfare to further contribute to the socio-economic development of the two countries, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

Vietnam values cooperation with Japan

Hanoi, July 1 (VNA) – Vietnam attaches special importance to cooperation with Japan and wishes to promote ties with the country in politics, economics, science-technology, education and labour.

ADB assists Cambodia in rice commercialisation development

Phnom Penh, July 1 (VNA) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved loans of 55 million USD to help Cambodia transform the predominantly subsistence rice sector into a commercially oriented industry, while taking care of land and water resources.