US business circle shows interest in Viet Nam

Many US businesses wish to access Viet Nam's emerging market in a stronger and faster manner, Californian politicians, investors and businessmen said while meeting with Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem and his entourage during their second day in the US.

The hosts included California State Senator Leland Yee, Congressman Fabien Nunez, Speaker of the California State Assembly, the leadership of the Oakland port, the Executive Boards of Bantry Bay Ventures LLC, Bamney Investment, the East West Bank, and others.

Vietnam DPM and FM and US Secretary of State Discuss Bilateral Ties

Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem has held talks with his US counterpart Condoleezza Rice, focusing on bilateral issues and preparations for the upcoming US visit by the Vietnamese President.PGK_Rice.jpg

The talks took place on Mar. 15 at the US State Department headquarters in Washington D.C. , one of the scheduled destinations on the agenda for the official visit by Khiem, who is also Deputy Prime Minister.

Deputy PM begins eight-day US visit

Washington — Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem arrived in San Francisco, California on Saturday, the first stop in an eight-day official visit to the United States.

On his first day, the deputy PM held working sessions with heads of several universities and colleges in California, the mayor of Berkeley and the managing director of the Bay Area World Trade Centre.

He also met with Thomas Wu, CEO of United Commercial Bank, overseas Vietnamese living in the state and staff from the General Consulate of Viet Nam in San Francisco.

Vatican Dignitaries Conclude Vietnam Visit

T2, 03/12/2007 - 15:39

A Vatican delegation led by Monsignor Pietro Parolin, the Vatican Under-Secretary of State for Relations with States, paid a working visit to Vietnam from Mar. 5 to Mar. 11. Pietro_Parolin_071_07.jpg

Vatican Dignitaries Visit Vietnam

T5, 03/08/2007 - 06:56

A Vatican delegation led by Monsignor Pietro Parolin, who is the Vatican Under-Secretary of State for Relations with States, has been in Viet Nam for a working visit since Mar. 5.

The Vatican representatives made the visit after getting the approval from Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung.

On Mar. 6, they had working sessions with a Vietnamese delegation headed by Nguyen The Doanh, Vice Head of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs. The Vietnamese delegation also included officials from the Foreign Ministry.

Vietnam agency becomes US quality certifier’s partner

T4, 03/07/2007 - 12:58

Vinacert has become the Vietnamese representative for the US’s ABS Quality Evaluations and will certify Vietnamese exports to the US.

Following its agreement with ABS the Vietnamese quality certification agency will provide certification for four kinds of management systems: ISO 9000 for management quality; HACCP/ISO22000:2005 for food safety; ISO14000:2400 for environmental quality; and OSHAS1800 for health and occupational diseases.

Vinacert will assist ABS QE in creating a local team of evaluation experts this year.

UN hails Vietnam efforts against women’s discrimination

T4, 03/07/2007 - 12:55

The United Nations has praised the Vietnamese government for putting in place legal safeguards against discrimination against women.

Speaking at a discussion on gender equality and the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in Hanoi Monday, Vu Ngoc Binh, coordinator of the United Nations Development Fund for Women, placed on record the UN’s appreciation.

Vietnam had passed a number of laws for the elimination of discrimination against women and promotion of gender equality, he said.

Vietnam considering visa exemption for diaspora

T3, 02/13/2007 - 18:05

Vietnam would decide on visa exemption for Vietnamese holding foreign passports as soon as possible, President Nguyen Minh Triet said Friday.

Speaking to over 1,000 Vietnamese expatriates at a meeting in Hanoi, he said the government appreciated their contributions to the homeland.

The Vietnamese diaspora worldwide had played a major role in the country’s achievements in the past few decades.

US Court to Hear Appeal by Vietnam Dioxin Victims

T2, 02/12/2007 - 11:37

The US Court of Appeals will soon hear Vietnamese Agent Orange (AO) victims who are appealing a verdict by the Federal Court in June 2005.

The plaintiffs' lawyer, Constantine Kokkoris, said, however, the schedule for the hearing had not been fixed and expected lawyers on both sides to work it out soon.

In 2005 the Fed­eral Court rejected a law­suit by the victims against US chemi­cal companies saying the case did not have legal grounds.

In related news, the US pledged $400,000 for Vietnam last week for cleaning up dioxin residues at a wartime US air base.

President Meets Returnees for Tet Reunion

T6, 02/09/2007 - 13:53

President Nguyen Minh Triet affirmed that the overseas Vietnamese community has played a decisive factor in the country's successes in the past decades at a get-together held in Ha Noi on Feb. 9 for over 1,000 Vietnamese expats who have returned home for family reunions during the traditional new year festival (Tet).0209TRIET.jpg

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