North Korea's leading newspaper seeks to boost ties

Dinh The Huynh, Politburo member, Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam Central Committee and Head of its Commission for Popularisation and Education received North Korea's Rodong Shimbun newspaper delegation led by deputy editor-in-chief Kim Won Sok at a meeting in the capital yesterday, July 19.

During the meeting, Huynh welcomed the delegation, saying the visit had marked a new development step in relations between the Parties' organs, the Rodong Shimbun newspaper and the Viet Nam's Nhan Dan (People) newspaper.

The two newspapers should continue developing their traditional relationship and implementing practical co-operation activities to boost traditional friendship between the two sides.

Kim Won Sok said the Rodong Shimbun newspaper wanted to deepen co-operation and expand exchanges with Nhan Dan (People) newspaper, contributing to strengthening friendship and mutual understanding between two peoples.

Deputy PM receives Order of Merit from German President

German Ambassador Rolf Schulze presented Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan with medal on behalf of German President Christian Wulff for his contributions to the growth of German-Vietnamese relations.

Schulze said Wulff highly appreciated Nhan's role in boosting co-operation in education including giving the green light to such important projects as the Germany-Viet Nam University in HCM City in 2008, the establishment of German schools, and the ‘German House' project.

"This Grand Cross of the Order of Merit, the highest order of Germany awarded to people who have made great contributions to the community, is also a symbol celebrating our two countries' great ties. And you have made a great effort to make those ties become closer," Schulze told Nhan.

Nhan, who studied in Germany in the 1970s, said he was very proud to receive the honour, one of the highest in Germany.

"I highly appreciated the fruitful relations between Viet Nam and Germany," he said. "My son now is also studying in your country," he added.

Nhan said he would try his best to boost the two countries' ties to strategic relations, adding that he hoped more Vietnamese students would be able to study in Germany, becoming the next generation's bridge connecting Viet Nam and Germany.

Leader receives Australian friendship group

Vietnam and Australia will broaden cooperative activities to support Agent Orange/dioxin (AO) victims, disadvantaged families and needy children in Vietnam. 

Vice State President Nguyen Thi Doan made the suggestion in Hanoi on July 19 while receiving with a delegation from the Australia-Vietnam Friendship Association (AVNFA) led by its President Paul Noak.
The two countries will continue to cooperate in other fields such as trade, investment and science and technology, aiming to contribute to promote their common development, the State leader said.
Doan thanked the Australian people for their enthusiastic assistance to Vietnamese people during the anti-American resistance war.
She said that Vietnam-Australia relations have been brought to a new height with effective cooperation in economics, politics, culture, education and other fields.
On his part, Paul Noak affirmed that he will do all he can to promote friendly relations between the two countries’ people, and organise more activities to raise funds for Vietnamese AO victims.
He said that AVNFA will soon hold its Congress and continue to strengthen the Association’s operational structure.

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