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Thai Nguyen province should take various measures to promote socio-economic development in addition to the steel industry, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet during a visit to the province on March 2-3.
Mr Triet said Thai Nguyen has great potential for development so the upcoming Party Congress should take measures to accelerate rapid and sustainable growth in the region. He praised Thai Nguyen for achieving its economic growth rate of 9.1 percent in 2009, despite the impact of the global economic downturn.
However, in addition to fostering industrial development, the province should also pay more attention to agriculture and rural development and improve the living standard of citizens, he said, adding that the province should focus investment on specific field, instead of mass industrial investment.
As the country’s first metallurgy industry centre, the province should work with ministries and relevant agencies to devise a strategy for development of the steel and mechanical manufacturing industries. The province should mobilize both domestic and foreign capital to develop the metallurgy industry into the key sector of not only Thai Nguyen but also the whole country, Mr Triet said.
In terms of juridical reform, Mr Triet highly praised the province’s effort to improving the quality of investigation, prosecution, judgment and human resources training.
During the two-day visit, Mr Triet visited the Thai Nguyen Steel Rolling Factory and attended the inauguration ceremony of the Da Phuc Port Complex. He expressed his hope that the Da Phuc Port Complex will help Thai Nguyen to attract investment, reduce traffic jams in Hai Phong Port and lessen road transport congestion.
At a working session with the High Command of Military Zone 1, Mr Triet asked the armed forces of Military Zone 1 to bravely fight against acts of sabotage, smuggling and trading fake products, maintain the border line of peace and friendship, and improve living conditions for ethnic minority and mountain people.
ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting concludes
After three days’ hard work, the ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) concluded in Ho Chi Minh City on March 3.
The event included the ASEAN Senior Economics Officials Meeting (SEOM), the meeting of the Senior Officials Committee for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (SOCA), and the Joint Preparatory Meeting (JPM), focusing on preparations for the 16th ASEAN Summit to be held in Hanoi on April 8-9.
ASEAN officials reached agreement on the summit agenda, programmes and lists of documents to be submitted to leaders and ministers for approval.
At the 16th ASEAN summit, leaders will discuss measures to accelerate development of communities and implementation of ASEAN charter, strengthen co-operation inside the bloc, improve regional capacity for responding to rising challenges, and expand co-operation with partners.
Pham Quang Vinh, assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and head of the SOM Vietnam said that as an ASEAN presidency, and host of the 16th ASEAN summit, Vietnam will actively work with member countries to complete preparations for the summit by April. Vietnam is ready to host the summit in Hanoi and has agreed with other countries to organise other sideline activities in Vietnam, he said.
Mr Vinh said that Vietnam plans to submit leaders initiatives to cope with challenges, such as climate change, economic restoration and sustainable development.
Bulgaria’s National Day marks in Hanoi
The Vietnam-Bulgaria Friendship Association hosted a get-together in Hanoi on March 3 to mark Bulgaria’s 132nd National Day (March 3) and 60 years of diplomatic ties between the two nations (February 8).
The event drew President of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations Vu Xuan Hong and Bulgarian Ambassador to Vietnam Georgi Vassilev as well as a large number of Vietnamese alumnae in Bulgaria and Bulgarian people who are working and studying in Vietnam .
Vice President of the Vietnam-Bulgaria Friendship Association Nguyen Van Tuan congratulated the Bulgarian people on their achievements in politics, culture, science, technology and education. He noted with pleasure that friendly and cooperative relations between the two nations have been strengthened and expanded in various fields in recent years, adding that their senior leaders have regularly exchanged visits.
Ambassador Georgi Vassilev said he hoped that with the concerted efforts of the governments and people of the two countries, bilateral relations would continue to develop for mutual benefit.
New Vietnam-Cambodia bordergate opens
The People’s Committee of Binh Phuoc province on March 3 inaugurated the Hoang Dieu-Lapakhe Bordergate in Bu Dop district, which is contiguous to Cambodia’s Mundulkiri province.
The upgrade of the bordergate to the national-level one will create the conditions for the two provinces in particular and the two countries in general to strengthen friendship and expand cooperation, said Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee Truong Tan Thieu.
The import and export of goods, especially agro-forestry and industrial products such as rubber, wheat and ore through the bordergate will become easier, contributing to economic development in border areas, he added.
In the coming time, the two sides will continue upgrading infrastructure around the bordergate, including roads, and ground-sand warehouses, in order to better serve cross-border commercial activities.
Promoting coordination activities with overseas Vietnamese
A coordination programme was signed in Hanoi on March 3 between the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee.
Under the programme, the two sides will closely work together to expand activities run by the VFF in countries with high numbers of overseas Vietnamese with the aim of promoting the image of Vietnam to the Vietnamese community living abroad.
At a future date, they will consider legal documents related to overseas Vietnamese, including the establishment of liaison or overseas Vietnamese’s relatives associations.
The VFF and the State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese will inform each other of their activities concerning overseas Vietnamese every six months to one year.
In his speech at the signing, Deputy Foreign Minister and Director of the Committee, Nguyen Thanh Son, said that this coordination program aims to effectively implement the Party’s Political Bureau Resolution No 36 on Overseas Vietnamese affairs and encourage them to make more contributions to the homeland.
The nearly 4 million Vietnamese nationals living abroad are an indispensable part of the nation and serve as a bridge for cooperation of Vietnam with other countries in the world, noted Mr Son.
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