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MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo R. Duterte is set to leave tomorrow for Hanoi, Vietnam, as part of his introductory visits to member-countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN. The president’s official visit to Hanoi was also aimed at strengthening maritime security, law enforcement and defense cooperation with Vietnam, according to DFA spokesperson Charles Jose.
(Eagle News)– Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Spokesperson Charles Jose announced on Monday (September 26) that President Rodrigo Duterte is set to fly to Vietnam on Wednesday for a two-day visit. Jose said Duterte will be in Hanoi on September 28 to 29 as part of his introductory visits to neighbor countries. “While in Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital, the President is scheduled to meet with the state President Trần Đại Quang and pay a courtesy call […]
by Jérôme CARTILLIER Jerome TAYLOR HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — President Barack Obama urged communist Vietnam on Tuesday to abandon authoritarianism, saying basic human rights would not jeopardise its stability, after Hanoi barred several dissidents from meeting the US leader. In a sweeping speech, which harked back to the bloody war that defined both nations but also looked to the future, Obama insisted that “upholding rights is not a threat to stability”. Vietnam ruthlessly cracks down […]
by Jérôme CARTILLIER HANOI , Vietnam (AFP) — US President Barack Obama landed in Vietnam late Sunday for a landmark visit capping two decades of rapprochement between the former wartime foes, as both countries look to push trade and check Beijing’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea. Air Force One touched down in Hanoi just after 9:30 pm (1430 GMT) for the beginning of a three-day trip in which Obama will meet Vietnam’s communist […]
HANOI, Vietnam (AFP) — Hundreds of people gathered Sunday in the Vietnamese capital to protest against a Taiwanese company suspected of involvement in a toxic leak that has hit the fishing industry along the central coast. Tonnes of dead clams were found last week in Ha Tinh province where fish began washing up on beaches earlier in April, sparking a public outcry. The area is home to a large steel mill run by a Taiwanese […]
Hanoi, Vietnam (AFP)—Vietnam’s new prime minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc was formally voted in and handed a five-year term by lawmakers Thursday to round off a leadership change among Communist top brass. Phuc was the only candidate nominated for the position by party officials earlier this year and won 90.26 percent of the votes in the rubber stamp parliament. “I will do my best to serve the country and people,” the 61-year-old, who was previously a deputy prime […]
In Vietnam, more than 10 people were killed when a military helicopter crashed on a residential area in Hanoi.
