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MANILA, Sep. 24 — Hon. Evan P. Garcia, Undersecretary for Policy of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), headed the Philippine delegation to meet with Viet Nam counterparts last September 14 for the Senior Officials’ Meetings (SOM) of the 8th Philippines-Viet Nam Joint Commission on Bilateral Relations (JCBC) and the 2nd Philippines-Viet Nam Joint Commission on Maritime and Ocean Concerns (JCMOC) held in the capital city of Hanoi, Viet Nam. The Viet Nam delegation was […]
LA TRINIDAD, Benguet, Aug. 1 (PIA) — The municipal government of La Trinidad will soon be signing sisterhood ties with the Vinh Long Province of Vietnam following the formal talks here last week. On Tuesday, Mayor Edna Tabanda and vice mayor Romeo Salda welcomed the Vietnamese delegates at the La Trinidad Municipal Hall for a week-long visit to the municipality and the province of Benguet. Tabanda said they have invited the Vietnamese delegates to discuss sisterhood […]
(Reuters) — Former U.S. President Bill Clinton visited Vietnam on Thursday (July 2) to commemorate the 20th anniversary of relations between the United States and Vietnam. Speaking as a guest of honor at the Marriott Hotel in Hanoi for an event hosted by the U.S. Embassy to celebrate American Independence Day, Clinton described the normalization of relations as “one of the most important achievements” during his terms. Vietnam is turning to their now reconciled former […]
JUNE 1 (Reuters) — Vietnam’s deputy defense minister said on Saturday (May 30) that reports China had placed mobile artillery weapons on a reclaimed island in the disputed South China Sea were, if true, were a very worrying development. “If it has actually happened it is a very bad sign for what is already a very complicated situation in the South China Sea,” General Nguyen Chi Vinh told Reuters in an interview on the sidelines […]
MAY 22 (Reuters) — United Nation General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon met with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang in Hanoi Friday (May 22) as part of his two-day visit to the South East Asia nation. The General Secretary discussed with Vietnamese leaders on UN-Vietnam cooperation, UN peacekeeping operations and other issues, including regional security and human rights. Vietnam became a UN member in 1977 and is a current member of the UN Human Rights Council for […]
ASEAN member countries face a big challenge in keeping a delicate balance between environmental sustainability and economic development, according to the secretary general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh told parliamentarians in the recent 132nd Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) assembly held in Hanoi, Vietnam that ASEAN member c ountries, as elsewhere in the world, face this challenge despite having an abundant natural and human resources. Luong Minh […]
After the Philippines, “Ruby”, who has an international name “Hagupit” is now headed towards Vietnam, with the said country preparing for the typhoon.
(Reuters) – The U.S. government on Tuesday welcomed Vietnam’s decision to release jailed blogger Nguyen Van Hai, who staged a hunger strike to protest treatment of political prisoners, and said he was set to travel to the United States. Hai, better known by the pen name Dieu Cay, was set to arrive in the United States on Tuesday, State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf told a daily briefing. “We welcome the decision by Vietnamese authorities to […]
(Reuters) – India extended a $100 million export credit to Vietnam for defense deals and tightened energy ties on Monday, signaling a more confident foreign policy ahead of a visit this week by China’s President Xi Jinping. India’s new accords with one of China’s rivals for influence in the South China Sea came as Xi visited the nearby islands of Sri Lanka and the Maldives, a reminder of the geostrategic jostling that is becoming an […]
In a three-day visit, the Japanese foreign minister met Vietnam’s deputy prime minister and foreign minister over maritime security.
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs announced Thursday (July 3) the successful and fruitful visit of Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario to Hanoi, Vietnam on July 2 where he and his Vietnamese counterpart discussed the urgent need to address peacefully the escalating challenges and tension in the South China Sea. Del Rosario expressed his appreciation to the Government of Vietnam for its warm hospitality. In his meetings with Deputy Prime Minister […]
The Japanese government is set to implement a substantial relaxation of visa requirements for Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines – an initiative that is a part of their visa-free policy that aims to promote Japan as a tourism-friendly country.
