The Central Highland province Lam Dong’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, cooperating with a US NGO on agricultural development assistance ACDI/VOCA held a conference on cacao development on December 10.

Vietnam considers Italy an important European Union partner and wants to boost friendship and all-round cooperation with Italy, says president Nguyen Minh Triet.

Vietnam considers people an important factor behind national development, therefore, the Party and State have gradually finalised the legal system and developed many programmes to promote the citizens’ fundamental human rights.

A delegation from the National Assembly’s Committee for External Relations led by its Chairman Nguyen Van Son visited the European Union (EU), the European Parliament (EP) in Belgium and the UK Parliament from Nov. 29 to Dec. 4.

Senior diplomats of Vietnam and Cuba pointed to a large range of industries in which the two countries can boost cooperation for mutual development at a meeting in Hanoi on December 5.  

Vietnam, as a responsible member of the family of southern countries, is always willing to join hands with the international community to improve the quality of South-South cooperation.

Vietnam and France signed 18 cooperation deals worth a total of US$9.5 billion at a joint business forum in Hanoi on November 13 in the presence of Deputy PM Nguyen Sinh Hung and French PM Francois Fillon.

Vietnam and France have agreed to promote cooperation in economics, trade and investment to match their fine political ties and potential.

Vietnam will continue to improve its business environment to attract more foreign investors, including those from Japan, says Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

For the second time in its 2008-09 term Vietnam has taken over the rotating presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC). It has not only coordinated UNSC activities, but also put forward initiatives to increase the operational efficiency of this powerful organisation.