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HANOI: Vietnam’s newly elected leader To Lam says relations with China are a priority but that the two nations need to respect each other’s maritime rights and interests.
Fifteen years since its founding on 16 June 2009, what started as a loose and informal grouping has been expanding gradually into a collective platform and networking, placing the BRICS+ bloc comprising 10 countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates or UAE – as an economic and political force.
Vietnam’s newly-elected State President, To Lam, took the oath of office on May 22, promising to be loyal to the Fatherland, the people and the Constitution and to do his best to complete tasks assigned by the Party, State and people.
South Korea, China, Japan and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) will hold a meeting of vice finance ministers and senior central bank officials in Laos this week for talks on their multilateral currency swap deal and ways to boost financial cooperation.
Pope Francis’s appointment of Archbishop Marek Zalewski as the first Resident Papal Representative in Vietnam marks a historic moment in the diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the Vatican, said Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang.
TOKYO: Deputies of the Asean+3 group of nations agreed on Thursday (Dec 7) to set up a new regional lending facility to respond to emergencies in the region amid rising uncertainty over a global economic slowdown and elevated US interest rates.
THE Federal Reserve’s (Fed) aggressive stance on inflation fighting and recent extraordinary steps to stem contagion in regional banks turmoil through increasing the amount of US dollar in its banking system as well as increase the use of US dollar swap lines among central banks to boost the flow of dollars within global financial markets, will likely buttress the dollar’s dominant position.
BRUSSELS (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính attended a Vietnam-Belgium Business Forum in Brussels on Dec 15 (local time), within the framework of his official visit to the European country.
The writer VIJAY ESWARAN says the benefit of having a common currency will help deepen regional economic integration.
WASHINGTON DC (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): Cooperation activities between Việt Nam and the US continue to develop strongly in all fields, particularly in investment and finance, with businesses of the two countries playing a very important role, said Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính.
NEW YORK (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính on May 15 (US time) held meetings with American friends who have stood by Vietnam and its people as part of his working visit to the US.
Maritime and aviation security and safety in the South China Sea is extremely important for countries in the region and the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean), said Vietnamese Deputy Defence Minister Sen Lieut Gen Hoang Xuan Chien.
HANOI (Vietnam News/Asia News Network): Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has approved a plan for Vietnam to proactively prepare for and take part in the building of a global agreement on ocean plastic pollution.
Japan's and Thailand's central banks have renewed an existing bilateral currency swap arrangement, allowing both authorities to swap their local currencies for the dollar during times of crisis, Japan's finance ministry has announced.
HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): Vietnam will continue to create favourable conditions for businesses from South Korea to expand investment in Vietnam, Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng said while holding phone talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday (July 15).
Vietnamese President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on Sunday (Nov 28) held several meetings with heads of WTO, FIFA, UN Office in Geneva, Geneva's local leaders, and the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the UN.
SINGAPORE (Vietnam News/ANN): Asean and some of the bloc's closest trading partners have been forecast to enjoy an economic expansion of 6.7 per cent this year and 4.9 per cent in 2022.
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Singapore and Japan renewed an agreement on Friday (May 21) that allows the two countries to swap their own currencies in exchange for United States dollars in times of need.
HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): Minister of National Defence Sen Lt Gen Phan Văn Giang had phone talks with his Canadian counterpart Harjit Singh Sajjan on Thursday (May 6).
TOKYO: Finance ministers and central bank governors from China, Japan and South Korea have vowed “targeted” measures for those countries most affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, and committed to foster fiscal and financial stability.
