PM demands special mechanisms for Noth-South high-speed railway project

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on October 5 order specific and special mechanisms be devised for the North-South high-speed railway project so that procedures are streamlined and construction duration shortened. He made the request while chairing a meeting between permanent Government members and ministries, sectors to discuss investment in the North-South high-speed railway project and … Read more

Vietnam, France bolster transport cooperation

Vietnam and France will promote collaboration in railway, sea and inland waterway transport under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) recently signed between Minister of Transport Nguyen Van Thang and Director of the French Development Agency (AFD) Phillipe Orliange. The MoU was inked in the framework of the trip to France by General Secretary of the … Read more

Late Belgian professor honoured with Vietnam’s Friendship Order

Late Professor Jean Salmon, former Honorary President of the Centre of International Law under the Free University of Brussels, and former member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), has been awarded the Friendship Order of the Vietnamese State in recognition of his great contributions to the Vietnam-Belgium cooperation, especially in international law. A hand-over … Read more

Top leader treasures Vietnam-Laos relations

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam had a meeting with General Secretary of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith in Paris on October 5, during which he said he appreciates the Vietnam-Laos ties, an invaluable asset of … Read more

Top Vietnamese leader meets with IOF Secretary General in Paris

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and State President To Lam had a meeting with Secretary General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie (IOF) Louise Mushikiwabo on October 5 (local time) as part of his trip to France for attendance at the 19th Francophonie Summit and an official visit. Source: … Read more