Denmark keen on expanding cooperation ties with Vietnam
Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan hosted a reception for incoming Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Charlotte Laursen in the southern city on September 29.
President Truong Tan Sang welcomes Charlotte Laursen, Danish Ambassador to Vietnam (Source: hanoimoi)
Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee Le Hoang Quan hosted a reception for incoming Danish Ambassador to Vietnam Charlotte Laursen in the southern city on September 29, according to the Sai Gon Giai Phong newspaper.
During the meeting, Quan urged the envoy to bolster bilateral ties between Ho Chi Minh City and Danish localities as well as Vietnam and Denmark at large.
The two sides lauded the all-around cooperation between the two countries, which has prospered through regular visits by high ranking delegations, particularly visits to Vietnam by Queen Margrethe II in 2009 and Prince Frederik in 2011, and State President Truong Tan Sang’s visit to Denmark in 2013.
For her part, the ambassador highlighted Denmark has continually strived to expand cooperative relations with Vietnam and vowed to speed up bilateral trade development during her tenure.
Trade turnover between the city and Denmark reached 200 million USD in 2014. So far, Denmark has invested in more than 40 projects in Ho Chi Minh City, valued at 60 million USD and ranking 24th among foreign investors in the city.
Since 1994, Denmark has offered 1.3 billion USD in official development assistance to Vietnam. Trade between the two nations has grown by 75 percent since 2009, with Vietnamese investment in Denmark doubling and Danish capital flows into Vietnam tripling.
Denmark is currently the third biggest EU exporter to Vietnam with over 130 companies doing business in the Southeast Asian country, primarily in wooden furniture, garments, clean energy, information and communications technology, electronics and software, maritime transport and logistics, and food.-VNA
Vietnam and Denmark have reached a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on energy conservation and renewable energy industries, spanning five priority fields across 10 cooperative forms.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hosted a reception for outgoing Danish Ambassador to Vietnam John Nielsen, during which he stated that Vietnam wishes to work with Denmark to expand bilateral ties for the interest of both peoples.
The Party and State of Vietnam always attach great importance to and give top priority to the development of Vietnam–China relations. Vietnam is ready to work with the Chinese Party and State to further deepen the Comprehensive Strategic Cooperative Partnership and promote the building of the Vietnam-China community with a shared future that carries strategic significance.
Under the leadership of President Ho Chi Minh and the CPV, President Cuong said, the press has been a steadfast force on the ideological and cultural front, rallying the masses to pursue national aspirations.
NA Chairman Tran Thanh Man stressed the need to accelerate the application of artificial intelligence and smart teaching equipment, innovate teaching and assessment methods, and further improve the quality of formal education.
He also pledged that the NA will promote its ongoing supervision, making sure that every promise must lead to results, and every commitment must bring about real changes.
Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien welcomed the proposals put forward by the US side and reiterated Vietnam’s request for consideration of key areas of interest, including reciprocal tariff policies and access for Vietnamese key export products to the US market.
Deputy PM Le Thanh Long proposed countries promote shared values, including building trust, sincerity, and solidarity among nations and peoples; fostering cooperation spirit and responsible behaviour as well as upholding international law and the UN Charter; and placing people at the centre and as the goal, the key player, and the driving force of all policies.
The show, together with a grand parade to be held silmutaneously at Ba Dinh Square in Hanoi, will celebrate the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution, the National Day, and the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA).
In particular, in April 2023, the two sides successfully carried out a joint operation that dismantled a major organised, transnational drug trafficking ring involving both Vietnamese and Cambodian suspects.
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The launch of Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper in 1925, even before the founding of the Communist Party of Vietnam, is considered a testament to President Ho Chi Minh’s strategic foresight and strong belief in the guiding power of the revolutionary media.
New Zealand is currently one of Vietnam’s most important partners in the region, marked by a high level of political trust, strong and reliable defence and security cooperation, and increasingly open economic, trade, and investment ties.
Party General Secretary To Lam stressed that the Central Public Security Party Committee must be fully aware of the extremely important role of the People's Public Security force in the country's new revolutionary phase, so as to guide each branch and level of the force as the nation undergoes transformation.
Addressing concerns over university education spending, Son explained that as public universities gain greater autonomy, the Ministry of Finance has scaled back recurrent state funding. “Over the past decade, as autonomy has increased, the State's support has steadily declined”, he noted
Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Thongsavanh Phomvihane affirmed that the presence of Vietnamese press offices in Laos vividly demonstrates the great friendship, special solidarity, and comprehensive cooperation between the two nations, as the press is not only a means of communication but also an important bridge for spreading consciousness about the history, values, and strategic depth of the Laos – Vietnam relationship to the people of both countries and the international community.
The country is willing to participate in collective efforts to promote cooperation and mobilise resources to advance the current priority issues of developing countries, such as trade, investment, infrastructure connectivity, making the most of scientific and technological advances for development, and people-to-people exchanges, Hang said.
During the negotiations, the US highly evaluated Vietnam’s goodwill and efforts, affirmed its appreciation for the bilateral relationship, acknowledged Vietnam’s proposals and concerns, and considered these an important basis for continuing discussions and moving towards a final agreement.
The Chairman stressed the need for stricter fiscal discipline, faster digital transformation, and more efficient management of State budget revenues and expenditures.
President Truong Tan Sang welcomes Charlotte Laursen, Danish Ambassador to Vietnam (Source: hanoimoi)
