Political News 25/8 Tribute service paid to Vo Thi Thang  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and Ho Chi Minh City Party Organization Secretary Le Thanh Hai on August 23 led a high-level delegation to pay tribute to Vo Thi Thang who rendered great service to the nation at a funeral service in Vo Thi Thang was born in 1945 in southern Long An province. She was an iconic patriotic student in Gia Long school in Sai Gon. She was arrested during the 1968 uprising and sentenced by Though she upheld an optimistic spirit in the fight for national independence and freedom. Her glorious smile was photographed by a foreign journalist and became a source of pride for Vo Thi Thang was a former member of the Party Central Committee, deputy to the National Assembly, Chief of the Vietnam Tourism Administration, chairwoman of Vietnam Cuba Friendship Association and Deputy Chairwoman of Vietnam Women’s She died on August 22 in ASEAN enhance maritime security Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh will lead a delegation to attend the 5th ASEAN Maritime Forum (AMF-5) and the 3rd expanded ASEAN Maritime Forum (AMF-3) scheduled to take place from August 26-28 in the central city of Danang. The expanded forum will include 10 ASEAN member states and 8 partner countries in East Asia, including The events will highlight the key role played by ASEAN in maritime cooperation, safety and security in the region. This is a dialogue aiming to foster trust building and intensify maritime security and safety in the East Sea based on international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the East Sea (DOC) towards formulating a Code of Conducts in the East Sea (COC). Delegates will evaluate the implementation of existing initiatives and orientations for future cooperation. Deputy PM welcomes new Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh has vowed all possible support for At a reception in The Meeting marks Independence Days of Vietnam, Uzbekistan The Vietnam-Uzbekistan Friendship Association held a get-together on August 24 in Addressing the function, Vice President and General Secretary of the association Nguyen Xuan Hien reiterated Particularly, Both countries are witnessing growing bilateral ties with many cooperation opportunities, he stated, noting that the two sides have agreed on a number of measures to boost trade and set up partnerships among banks, allowing businesses of both sides to strengthen their affiliation. Meanwhile, Honourary Consul General of The two countries have supported each other at international and regional forums, as well as in many global issues, he said. However, Nghia stressed that the economic partnership between the two countries has yet to match their potentials, adding that more efforts should be made to further boost bilateral cooperation in various fields, especially trade and tourism. According to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, trade between Independence Day of A ceremony was held in Addressing the function, Le Ton Thanh, chairman of the branch, noted that traditional relations between Tri Surya, acting consul general of He said Indonesia mainly imports rice, mobile phones, steel, crude oil, coffee, automobile spare parts, and garments from Vietnam. It exports paper, vegetable oil, machinery, equipment, computers, chemicals, electronics and spare parts to its neighbour. Vietnam values ties with Sri Lanka Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh made the statement while receiving the visiting Sri Lankan Minister of Industry and Commerce, Rishad Badiutheen in Minh told his guest that The Sri Lankan Minister, in turn, affirmed his nation’s desire to boost the ties of friendship and cooperation with The two ministers exchanged views on orientations and measures to enhance bilateral cooperation relations by promoting high-level exchange visits at all levels, improving the efficiency of bilateral cooperation mechanisms through the two countries’ Intergovernmental Committee and accelerating the effective implementation of signed agreements. They also underlined the need to increase cooperation in the areas of the two nations’s strength such as agriculture, tea processing and production, garments and textiles and work together at regional international forums. FM Minh welcomed the results obtained during the working session between the Sri Lankan Minister of Industry and Commerce and Minister of Industry and Trade Vu Huy Hoang and Vietnamese partners, including the early establishment of a joint trade subcommittee between the two countries aiming to reach US$1 billion in trade turnover. Vietnamese and Lao armies boost cooperation The Vietnamese and Lao armies will bolster their cooperation, especially in personnel training and Party building, said Lao Lieut. Col. Sombat Bunkhamkong while working with the Military High Command of the central Sombat Bunkhamkong who led a delegation from the Organisation and Personnel Divisions of the Lao People’s Army’s General Department of Politics to visit At the meeting, local officers informed the guests about their Party and political works as well as personnel training. Conference looks at fisheries sector The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development recently decided that 2,079 new off-shore fishing ships and 205 logistics ships will be built under a new decree on offshore fishing. However, representatives of many localities told a conference held yesterday to implement a new decree on fishing that the number still did not meet the demand of fishermen. Participants also said more attention should be paid to the development of infrastructure for fisheries, including aquacultural areas at sea and breeding facilities, as well as fishery logistic services and storm shelters. Deputy Prime Minister Vu Van Ninh yesterday chaired the conference in the coastal More than 300 delegates from sectors, 28 coastal localities, fishing communities and the ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development and Finance presented draft circulars guiding the implementation of Decree 76/2014/ND-CP. The circulars consist of regulations on various issues, including technical requirements on fishing vessels as well as preferential tax and insurance policies for fishermen. According to the State Bank of Viet Nam, five commercial banks have pledged about VND14 trillion (US$658 million) in loans for organisations and individuals wishing to build new vessels or upgrade existing craft under Decree 97, which will become effective on August 25. Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Cao Duc Phat said that the number of fishing vessels was decided based on surveys of marine reserves and the capacity of the nation's fishing fleets. According to Deputy Prime Minister Ninh, the decree provides a set of basic policies to encourage fishermen to build high-capacity, steel ships capable of fishing offshore. This can produce better incomes and also help protect the country's territorial waters. The decree also gives priority to the building of fishery logistics vessels for the effective operation of offshore catching fleets. The deputy PM said Decree 76 had been built carefully based on fishermen's opinions, field surveys, and lessons drawn from the implementation of previous decrees. He added that the Government would review the implementation of the decree in late 2016 to draw experience for the next years. Police outline threat of sophisticated crime Millions of dollars were illegally exchanged through online gambling rings in Based on that figure, Vietnamese likely gambled billions of dollars every year, deputy general director of the Public Security Ministry's General Department on Combating Crimes Lieutenant General Tran Trong Luong said at a conference in Ha Noi yesterday. Moreover, high-tech crimes caused losses of about US$400 billion a year, which was higher than drug trafficking crimes, according to an Interpol report. "These crimes have seriously affected national security and social order and threaten the nation's economic development," Luong said. While the ministry had busted many gambling rings and organisations and discovered thousands of websites and Internet protocol (IP) addresses dedicated to illegal gambling, ringleaders had merely switched tactics to evade authorities. During the World Cup, the police discovered more than 1,450 websites and IP addresses hosting gambling and football betting. They also supervised and followed the log-ins of over 2,520,000 accesses into gambling sites. The police cracked down on the biggest online football-betting ring through the website M88.com, which involved thousands of gamblers throughout the country. The syndicate where the gamblers placed their bets was caught holding more than VND1.5 trillion ($70 million). "Those efforts not only helped reduce the number of illegal gamblers but also sent a warning to those intending to gamble online," Luong said. Speaking at the conference yesterday, Deputy Minister of Public Security Senior Lieutenant General Le Quy Vuong, stressed that the fight against such crimes had become more focused and urged relevant agents and units to continue research on criminal tactics. He also asked for improvements from key sectors, especially the Internet administration and banking sectors. "Supervision of transactions from Vuong said that all sectors of the Ministry of Public Security should work closely with the Ministry of Information and Communications and the State Bank of Russian locality willing to further tie-ups with Da Nang Vice Governor of Russia’s Yaroslavl province Dmitry Sekretarev has suggested supplying hi-tech and inorganic chemical products to Vietnam as they are a source of local strength. He told visiting Deputy Secretary of central Chien, who was on a working visit to After a discussion with Vice Mayor in charge of social policy Elena Volkava and Vice Mayor in charge of economic affairs Boris Tamarov, Chien told the media that The Vietnamese delegation later visited the provincial Chamber of Commerce and Industry to learn about the province’s strength and seek networking opportunities. It introduced top firms working in producing gas turbines, security systems, power generators and diesel-powered equipment. In a meeting with Duma Chairman of Later, Borovitskii and Deputy Chairman of the Da Nang People’s Council Huynh Nghia signed a judicial cooperation agreement. Earlier on August 19, the delegation met with First Vice Chairman of the Russian Duma State Ivan Melnikov. On August 18, the delegation joined a tourism promotion campaign co-hosted by The traditional relationship between Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City chapter of the Vietnam-Indonesia Friendship Organisation (VIFO) Le Ton Thanh stated this during a ceremony held in the city on August 22 to mark the 69th anniversary of Indonesia’s Proclamation of Independence (August 17). He added that two-way trade between According Tri Surya, Acting Indonesian Consul General, his country and Bilateral trade value increased 10 times during the period, reaching 4.8 billion USD in 2012. Tri Surya voiced that the two countries will work closely to realise their target of bringing their two-way trade to 5 billion USD by 2015 and 10 billion USD by 2018.-\ Source: VNA/VOV/VNS |
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