US attitude is softer on Agent Orange problem

Thu, 07/15/2010 - 11:39

(VNA) The Vietnam Association of Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) General Secretary has recognised a slight shift in the US attitude towards solving the AO/Dioxin dilemma in Vietnam.

Tran Xuan Thu, who is also VAVA Vice President, revealed the recognition at an exclusive interview with VNA on the threshold of the third hearing on the problem to be held by the US House of Representatives on July 15.

Vietnam joins world trade week in US Kansas State

Tue, 05/25/2010 - 16:31

(VNA) Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Le Cong Phung joined diplomats from six ASEAN embassies in the US for the 34 th Annual World Trade Week in Wichita city of US Kansas State from May 19-21.

The World Trade Council of Wichita and the Wichita State University jointly organised the week with the aim of increasing mutual understanding between Wichita and the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) member countries.

The Business Association of Overseas Vietnamese (BAOOV) has set up its branch in the USA.

Mon, 05/10/2010 - 10:37

(VNA) Present at the launching ceremony in Washington DC on April 12 together with many overseas Vietnamese business people were Minister, Chairman of the Government Office Nguyen Xuan Phuc and CEOs of a number of top Vietnamese business groups who are accompanying Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung in his trip to the US to attend the Nuclear Security Summit on April 12-13.

BAOOV President Pham Nhat Vuong said that the association decided to form a branch in the US to promote business opportunities in Vietnam to the Americans as well as the Vietnamese American business community.

ASEAN trade officials seek stronger ties with US

Mon, 05/10/2010 - 10:31

(VNA) Senior trade officials from eight member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, known as ASEAN, began a visit to the US on May 2 with the aim of enhancing the bloc’s trade relations with the world’s largest economy.

The participants include Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Cam Tu, trade ministers from Indonesia , Cambodia , Laos , Malaysia and Thailand , trade deputy ministers from Brunei and the Philippines , and ASEAN General Secretary Surin Pitsuwan.

PM Dung meets world leaders outside nuke summit

Thu, 04/22/2010 - 18:01

(VNA) Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung held separate meetings with world leaders on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, US on April 13, local time.

During his meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, PM Dung expressed delights at the fine progresses in bilateral relations between Vietnam and Canada . The two leaders agreed to take concrete measures to further promote the bilateral ties in the future.

Int’l consensus needed on nuclear security: PM

Thu, 04/22/2010 - 18:00

(VNA) International partners must reach a consensus to ensure nuclear security, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at the close of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on April 13, local time.

In his opinion, cooperation needs to take into account socio-economic conditions and the level of the application of nuclear energy in each country, especially developing ones.

Vietnam supports nuclear disarmament goals

Thu, 04/22/2010 - 17:59

(VNA) Vietnam strongly supports nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation of nuclear weapons to reach a nuclear weapon-free world, said Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

PM Dung made the remarks while meeting with US Vice President Joseph Biden and other heads of delegations on April 12 on the sideline of the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington from April 12-15.

PM Dung along with the participants discussed priority issues of international community regarding nuclear security over the past years.

Vietnam makes safety top priority in nuclear energy

Thu, 04/22/2010 - 17:58

(VNA) Vietnam gives top priority to safety and security in developing the application of nuclear energy, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung said at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on April 13.
Consequently, Vietnam has actively built and completed a legal basis and a management agency system on control, safety and security in using nuclear materials and radioactive substances, he added.

PM meets with foreign leaders at nuclear summit

Thu, 04/22/2010 - 17:55

(VNA) Vietnam’s Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on April 12 held separate meetings with leaders of Japan , New Zealand, Morocco and the European Union (EU) on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit in the US.
Meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Yukio Hatoyama, PM Dung thanked and spoke highly of the practical assistance Japan has extended to Vietnam ’s national construction and development.

He also urged the Japanese Government to increase its official development assistance (ODA) to and help Vietnam carry out major infrastructure projects.

Vietnam condemns all forms of terrorist acts

Thu, 04/22/2010 - 17:54

(VNA) Vietnam condemns terrorist acts in any form and strongly supports the international community’s efforts to combat terrorism based on international law and the UN Charter, said the government leader.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung delivered this message at the ongoing Nuclear Security Summit in the US, which brought together the heads of 47 nations, the UN, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the European Union (EU).

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