Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang meets Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (Source: VNA)
Visiting Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang held a number of talks with Australian ministers on September 15.
In talks with Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop, Quang thanked the Australian government for personnel training support through law enforcement and border management training programmes and a project to build a regional anti-cyber crime training centre in Vietnam.
Bishop, for her part, reiterated that the Australian government continually treasures the comprehensive partnership with Vietnam.
Talking with Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton, Quang thanked Australia for opening a training course for ASEAN border control officers in Vietnam and providing all necessary equipment for Vietnam to better manage immigration activities.
Both sides agreed to further strengthen friendly cooperation in immigration and residence management, ensuring security and safety for the two people, step up negotiations for the signing of a memorandum of understanding on welcoming back Vietnamese who illegally entered Australia by sea.
They will improve the quality of cooperation channels and maintain biennial visits by senior officials and annual visits by officers while increasing coordination in immigration management training.
Commonwealth Minister for Justice Michael Keenan and the Vietnamese minister also committed to urging the two governments to complete internal legal procedures approving an agreement on judicial assistance on criminal matters.
The two sides are to continue fine-tuning legal regulations involving criminal judicial cooperation, initially eyeing to enforce an extradition treaty.
In another talks with Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police Andrew Colvin, Quang requested closer joint work between the two law enforcement agencies, including the Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security and the Australian Federal Police, amid the emergence of new crimes, especially terrorism, human trafficking, money laundering and cyber crime.
They vowed to extend a memorandum of understanding on combating trans-national crime and promoting police cooperation, develop mechanisms to realise an extradition treaty, improve the operation of a trans-national crime combat centre in Ho Chi Minh City, share information and professional experience, and foster mutual support at multilateral forums and seminars.
The same day, Quang visited a training facility of the Australian Federal Police and National Museum of Australia.-VNA
Nearly 270 Australian undergraduates will enter short-term courses and internship programmes in Vietnam in 2016 as part of the New Colombo Plan Scholarship Programme.
The Australian University of Technology in Sydney (UTS) and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) signed an agreement on cooperation in masters of science and doctors training.
The Vietnamese Embassy advises the Vietnamese community living, studying, and working in Israel to strictly comply with directions from the Home Front Command and local authorities.
Lawmakers are set to vote on revisions and amendments to a broad spectrum of legal frameworks and impactful resolutions during the final week of the 15th NA's 9th session.
The State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs (SCOVA) has served as a bridge connecting and uniting the community with the homeland, becoming a trusted source of support for Vietnamese expats in times of hardship.
The programme to eliminate temporary and dilapidated houses has achieved notable results, with nearly 263,000 housing units addressed to date, including 225,000 houses inaugurated and 38,000 under construction. Thirty-eight provinces and cities across the nation have already fulfilled their targets.
Stronger efforts and determination are required to achieve and surpass the set targets, especially in the eradication of makeshift and dilapidated houses nationwide, the acceleration of public investment disbursement, and the implementation of nationally important transport projects, PM Pham Minh Chinh noted.
The trip will be made at the invitations of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF President and CEO Børge Brende, according to an announcement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Reality is the ultimate benchmark for success, he said, urging drafting agencies to work out policies that foster development, reduce bureaucratic hurdles, and respect practical conditions.
Under the official dispatch signed on June 20, ministers, heads of ministerial-level agencies, and chairpersons of provincial and municipal People’s Committees are requested to concentrate efforts on implementing core measures to ensure the smooth operations of the new administrative framework.
The Party chief underscored the need for the press to innovate relentlessly, evolve to keep pace with the country's development, transform into a truly professional, humanistic, and modern sector that serves the cause of the Party, the State, and the people on the path to national construction and development.
The UN Secretary-General praised Vietnam’s remarkable achievements in socio-economic development and international integration in recent years, noting that the country has emerged as a model in implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), promoting international peace and security, and engaging in key UN processes.
Nghia affirmed that this is a milestone of special significance, affirming and honouring the the Vietnamese revolutionary press’s glorious tradition of 100 years of serving the revolutionary cause of the Party, serving the Fatherland, and serving the people.
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.
Minister of Public Security Tran Dai Quang meets Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (Source: VNA)
