PM Dung to visit China

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung will attend the ASEAN-China Exhibition and the ninth ASEAN-China Business and Investment Summit in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, from September 20-21.

His visit is being made at the invitation of the Chinese Government and administration of the region.

Sang urges military academy to study modern warfare

President Truong Tan Sang asked the National Defence Academy to study deeply the global military science, especially modern and hi-tech warfare issues to advise the Party, State and the army and serve its training.

He made the request when speaking at a ceremony to start the new academic year at the Academy in Hanoi on September 17.

While congratulating the academy’s staff and soldier and officer students on their new school year, President Sang also praised the academy for helping thousands of senior officials of the Party and State further improve their knowledge of defence and security matters.

The President underscored that successfully building and defending the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is the task and strategic goal of the country and the people.

Though peace, cooperation and development are the major trends in the world, there are still many complex changes, he noted, citing Southeast Asia as an example.

As a dynamically developing region, Southeast Asia is encountering factors that cause instability, especially sovereignty disputes in the East Sea between several regional countries, said the President.

He mentioned the hostile forces’ acceleration of the “peaceful evolution” strategy, riots, “self-evolution”, “self-transformation” and their making use of the issues of democracy, human rights, nation and religion to sabotage national independence and socialism in Vietnam .

Actions that violate the country’s sovereignty, islands, and territorial integrity are also developing complicatedly, he emphasised.

The State leader said that as the country’s and the army’s leading defence training and military science research centre, the Academy needs to further improve the quality of education and scientific research to produce regular, proficient and sharp-thinking officers for the country.

Sang also said he believes that the academy will continue to make more contributions to the national defence and construction in the future.

Vietnam wishes to further ties with Australia

Vietnam wants to promote cooperation with Australia to further deepen the relations between the two countries.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung stated this at a meeting with the new Australian Ambassador to Vietnam, Hugh Borrowman, in Hanoi on Sept. 17.

Dung highlighted the positive development in multifaceted cooperation between Vietnam and Australia, saying that he believes the relations will be developed to a higher level in the future.

He also expressed his hope that the ambassador will work closely with Vietnamese authorities to implement effectively agreements signed by the two countries’ senior leaders.

The Prime Minister also called on the Australia Government to support the building of a strong ASEAN community in the future as well as ASEAN members’ common stance on the East Sea issues.

For his part, Borrowman affirmed he will make every effort to promote cooperation between the two countries, especially in the fields of investment, trade, agriculture, education and defence.

NA Vice Chairwoman receives Danish parliamentary delegation

National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan hosted a reception in Hanoi on September 17 for a visiting delegation from the Danish Parliament.

Ngan highly valued the delegation’s working visit as a contribution to strengthening exchanges and cooperation between the two countries and the two legislative bodies.

She thanked the Danish Parliament, Government and people for their valuable support to Vietnam’s struggle for national liberation, construction and development, especially in the fields of public administration, administrative reform, education and training, poverty reduction and environmental protection.

Ngan suggested that both sides further exchange high-ranking delegations, promote mutual understanding and experience sharing in law making and enforcement and parliament-voter relationship building.

Delegation head Eyvind Vesselbo highlighted Vietnam’s achievements in the cause of national construction and development, particularly in poverty reduction, adding that the two sides need to boost cooperation in trade, investment, education and training.

He affirmed he will do his utmost to contribute to further consolidating the two countries’ friendship.

Deputy PM welcomes German politician

Vietnam will always create favourable conditions for businesses from Germany in general and the State of Hesse in particular to invest in the country.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan affirmed this at a reception for former Governor of the Hessen state Roland Koch in Hanoi on September 17.

Nhan spoke highly of Koch’s contributions to making Germany become Vietnam’s largest trade partner in the European Union, and expressed his hope that the former governor will further boost the Vietnam-Germany partnership.

He said he believes that Hessen authorities will continue supporting Vietnam in the fields of education and vocational training.

Koch affirmed that the Hessen authorities always do their best to contribute to developing the two countries’ strategic partnership.

Vietnamese, Thai armies share experience

The Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, Lieut. Gen. Vo Van Tuan received visiting head of the Thai Royal Development Projects and Security Coordination Centre, Lieut. Gen. Dhanayod Pringthongfoo in Hanoi on September 17.

At the reception, both sides exchanged experience in helping the people reduce poverty and in building a stable border.

Tuan spoke highly of coordinated efforts to exchange high-level delegations between the two armies with a view to promoting socio-economic development and political security in border areas, he said.

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