Vietnam requests WTO panel on US shrimp duties

(VNA) Vietnam has requested that the World Trade Organisation’s Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) establish a panel on the US ’ anti-dumping measures on certain shrimp from Vietnam.

Addressing the DSB meeting on April 20, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations Office, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva, Ambassador Vu Dung said that this the first time Vietnam has made the request for a panel since it joined the WTO and that it has taken this action only after careful deliberation and consultations with the US.

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.

US-Vietnam relationship strong, Gen. James Jones says

(VNA) United States National Security Advisor James Logan Jones Jr. affirmed that the US - Vietnam relationship is very good and it will continue to grow.

In an interview granted to US-based correspondents of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA), Radio the Voice of Vietnam and Vietnam Television on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the US (July 12), General Jones said: “I am really very proud of the fact that the relationship is very good one and we have every reason to expect that we continue to improve it better.”

US firms to develop relations with Vietnamese partners

(VNA) Washington Laboratories, Ltd., and others want to develop partnerships and form long-term relationships that can both benefit Vietnam and create sustainable business relations with Vietnamese partners, said the company’s president.

Michael F. Violette told a Washington DC-based VNA correspondent on May 5 that those companies will join an environmental trade mission to Vietnam this May to attend the Vietnam Environmental Forum.

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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