South African paper praises Vietnam’s comprehensive, modern diplomacy
South Africa’s Pretoria News on January 29 ran an article entitled “Historic milestone for Vietnam” by its Editor-in-Chief Valerie Boje, highlighting the success of the comprehensive and modern diplomacy of Vietnam with focus on the three pillars of Party diplomacy, State diplomacy and people-to-people diplomacy.
A screen capture of the article on Pretoria News (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – South Africa’s Pretoria News onJanuary 29 ran an article entitled “Historic milestone for Vietnam” by itsEditor-in-Chief Valerie Boje, highlighting the success of the comprehensive andmodern diplomacy of Vietnam with focus on the three pillars of Party diplomacy,State diplomacy and people-to-people diplomacy.
The article noted that Vietnam has diplomatic relations with189 members of the United Nations - including South Africa - and long-termcooperation frameworks with 30 strategic and comprehensive partners, includingall ASEAN countries and most of the G20.
As a key member of the Association of Southeast AsianNations (ASEAN), Vietnam has negotiated, ratified and signed key free tradeagreements, namely the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement forTrans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA),the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) and the UK-Vietnam FreeTrade Agreement (UKVFTA), promoting international economic integration andcreating new impetus for economic recovery, it said.
In 2020, as ASEAN Chair, Vietnam was particularly involvedin coordination with other nations in the region in responding to the pandemic,and outlining the post-pandemic economic recovery and development plan.
In November last year, South Africa along with Cuba andColombia, signed the documents of accession to ASEAN’s Treaty of Amity andCooperation (TAC), opening the way to greater trade in the region.
Vietnam is also a non-permanent member of the UN SecurityCouncil in the 2020-2021 tenure, and among its duties organised a meeting onstrengthening the implementation of the UN Charter, highlighted the issue ofcooperation between the UNSC and ASEAN, and participated in the UN peacekeepingforce, read the article.
The UN General Assembly also approved a resolution draftedby Vietnam to designate December 27 as the International Day of EpidemicPreparedness, it added.
It held that the 13th National Congress of the CommunistParty of Vietnam, which is being held in Hanoi from January 25 to February 2,will set out the country’s vision and proposed future development directions interms of its domestic and international policies./.
Foreign reporters who could not come to Vietnam to cover the 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) due to the COVID-19 pandemic have praised the country’s initiative to allow their online coverage.
International reporters have affirmed the great role of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) in leading Vietnam to successes during its 35-year Doi Moi (renewal) process.
The 13th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) has all elements to become an important political event in Vietnam’s history, opening a new era for the nation’s development, said Prof. Dr. Vladimir Nikolaevich Kolotov, Director of the Ho Chi Minh Institute under the Saint Petersburg State University.
The Vietnamese community and US scholars in New York have expressed belief that the 13th National Party Congress will work out targets and orientations for Vietnam’s development in the future.
In his article, Oscar Sanchez Serra highlighted President Ho Chi Minh’s founding of the Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper on June 21, 1925, which marked the birth of Vietnam's revolutionary press rooted in a bold and far-sighted vision.
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The article stressed that throughout his revolutionary career, the founder of modern Vietnam consistently regarded the revolutionary press as a vital part of the Vietnamese Party’s and nation’s revolutionary struggle.
Pichai said the trade talks with the US are important and need to move forward professionally, without regard for any political changes in Thailand, believing that Thailand has clear principles, guidelines and procedures in place.
The tax adjustment supports the Malaysian Government’s strategy to reduce reliance on foreign food supply chains and to assist domestic farmers, a finance official has said.
The proposed venue is located in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok, featuring eight public sites, including Krungthep Aphiwat Central Terminal and several nearby parks.
Connectivity is expected to improve further with the completion of the fifth Laos–Thailand Friendship Bridge by the end of 2025, facilitating logistics and agricultural exports to Vietnam, Thailand, and China.
Two naval gunboats intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 1.5 tonnes of methamphetamine hydrochloride off the coast of the main island of Luzon just before dawn, in a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
In the today context of socio-economic development and growth, the professionalism of Vietnam’s revolutionary journalists continues to rise, guided by exemplary mastery of new information technologies and the modernisation of their founding principles to preserve the enduring values of revolutionary journalism.
Thai Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Vuttikrai Leewiraphan Thailand's formal proposal will be substantial enough for the US to consider further detailed negotiations. He hoped for a tariff rate not exceeding 10% and suggested that the US might extend the negotiation period if an agreement is not reached by the July 8 deadline.
Organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Association of Thai Silk & Culture Promotions, the event honors Her Majesty the Queen on her 47th birthday anniversary and promotes Thai craftsmanship on an international stage.
Prensa Latina's recent article on Vietnam’s assurance of smooth and effective transition to a leaner structure highlighted Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh’s latest directions on implementing 28 resolutions regarding the decentralisation and delegation of authority.
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The key content of the document titled "Accelerating Innovative Strategies: Addressing the OOSCY Challenges" will be refined further in a seminar preceding the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October.
This follows Telegram’s serious failure to address the content that has been repeatedly reported to them, despite various efforts of negotiation and cooperation made by MCMC, it said.
A screen capture of the article on Pretoria News (Photo: VNA) 
