Author: Le Minh Khanh

HO CHI MINH CITY: The Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre and the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Vietnam held a workshop on Tuesday to solicit US businesses’ feedback on difficulties in operating in Vietnam. Speaking at the event, the chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City’s People’s Committee, Phan Van Mai, said the city is committed to providing ideal conditions for the domestic and foreign business communities by developing infrastructure, institutional frameworks, human resources, and living environments. It is collecting opinions from local businesses, industry associations and economists on its foreign direct investment attraction efforts…

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The billionaire founder of Taiwan’s Foxconn and presidential hopeful Terry Gou said on Thursday (April 27) China does not want war with the island and would not attack if he become president as he would not declare independence. Tension between Taipei and Beijing has surged in the run-up to January’s presidential election in Taiwan, with China staging regular military exercises near the island to assert sovereignty claims that Taiwan’s democratically elected government rejects. “According to my understanding they don’t want war. But if you engage in independence, if there is independence then there must be war. They think Taiwan is…

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Korean Air has selected Vietnam as the first country in Southeast Asia where it will operate its new Airbus A321neo. Next Monday, May 1st, Korean Air is putting the A321neo to work on one of its most popular Southeast Asian routes from Seoul to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam. Korean Air operates three daily flights from Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN) to Ho Chi Minh City, KE469, KE475 and KE477. The Airbus A321neo will be used on KE469, which departs Seoul Incheon at 09:05 and arrives at Ho Chi Minh’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) at 12:40, with an average flight time of around five…

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Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Hojamyrat Geldimyradov took part in the 97th meeting of the Economic Council of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), trend reports with reference to the Turkmen media. According to the information, the event chaired by Kyrgyzstan took place on March 17 in Moscow, the capital of Russia. A meeting of delegations in a narrow format took place at the Moscow venue, and then an exchange of views took place on topical issues of economic cooperation between the CIS countries, as well as problems of business, trade and industry were discussed. The…

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China’s leader, Xi Jinping, has called a meeting of former-Soviet Central Asian countries, in an audacious power play in Russia’s backyard the week of his summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Xi invited the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan to the first China-Central Asia summit on Wednesday, the AFP news agency reported. It remains unclear whether Turkmenistan has been invited. The states are all former members of the Soviet Union, and Moscow has long regarded them as being in its sphere of influence after the Russian Empire conquered them in the 19th century. The move came as Xi was…

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A scientific seminar titled “Green solutions for circular economy and waste management: Nordic experiences and policy implications for Vietnam” was held in Hanoi. This is an annual event jointly organised by the Ho Chi Minh National Academy of Politics and the embassies of four Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden since 2018. Vice President of the academy Assoc. Prof., Dr. Duong Trung Y said that the seminar focused on how the Nordic region makes strong commitments to the environment and circularity, and is leading the world in green innovation. He emphasised the importance of efforts and the need for international cooperation in achieving the…

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anada-based Valeura Energy has concluded the acquisition of the upstream oil-producing portfolio offshore Thailand from Mubadala Petroleum’s subsidiary Busrakham Oil and Gas. The deal with Mubadala Petroleum (Thailand) Holdings was first announced in December 2022. According to the deal, Valeura’s wholly owned subsidiary Valeura Energy Asia has acquired the operating interest in three offshore licences in the Gulf of Thailand. The firm now owns a 100% stake in licence B5/27 containing the Jasmine and Ban Yen oil fields; a 90% operated interest in licence G11/48 comprising the Nong Yao oil field; and a 70% operated stake in licence G1/48 involving the Manora oil field. In December,…

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DUSHANBE – In 2022, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) received a US$357,000 contribution from the Government of Japan in support of the country’s School Feeding Programme. The contribution was used until February 2023 to purchase food commodities, including fortified wheat flour and vegetable oil and pulses, for 68,000 schoolchildren and their families in Tajikistan. Schools with Afghan refugee children and Tajik children from the host community who are at risk of food insecurity were prioritized. “The Government of Japan has been a significant partner to WFP Tajikistan over the years,” said WFP Representative and Country Director Adham Musallam.…

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The UN report said that groups such as ISIL-K, Al-Qaeda and Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan are enjoying greater freedom of movement in Afghanistan owing to the absence of an effective Taliban security strategy United Nations: Afghanistan remains the primary source of terrorist threat for Central and South Asia, with groups such as ISIL-K, Al-Qaeda and Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan enjoying greater freedom of movement in the country owing to the absence of an effective Taliban security strategy, a UN report has said. The 31st report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team (ISIL, Al-Qaida), was issued here on Tuesday. The report said that Afghanistan…

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EU Ambassador to Georgia Pawel Herczynski attended the annual regular meeting of the Organization’s Intergovernmental Commission’s 16th session in Tbilisi. “The European Union supports connectivity, and that is why we are happy to participate in the annual meeting of TRACECA, as it is an international organization that connects Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia,” Herczynski said. The EU Ambassador to Georgia said that for the international community, transport connections are one of the main challenges for the countries, and the organization wishes to contribute to the connection of the European Union, the South Caucasus and Central Asia with the global…

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