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Czech Republic pledges further support for Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge – The Czech Republic, which has taken over the EU presidency from France , has pledged to continue support Vietnam in priority sectors in line with the Vietnamese government’s development objectives. Czech’s Ambassador to Vietnam Michal Kral .(Photo: VNN)At a press briefing that announced the start of Czech’s as... Read more
ADB seeks more pledges for post-2012 carbon fund
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is seeking private sector commitments from its member countries to its new post-2012 carbon fund, which is planned to commence next month. So far the Manila -based bank’s founding public sector partners including Finland and Sweden have pledged over US$100 million, which is half of the Future Carbon Fund.Seminars are... Read more
PM pledges to build strategic partnership with Japan
VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will spare no efforts to develop a long-term strategic partnership with Japan , Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung told the former Japanese PM, Fukuda Yasuo, during their talks in Hanoi on Dec. 13. President Nguyen Minh Triet met with former Japanese PM Fukuda Yasuo in November 2007.VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam will spare no efforts to... Read more
Top prosecution agency pledges cooperation in Japanese graft case
Vietnamese prosecutors will fully cooperate with their Japanese counterpart in investigating bribery allegations in the East-West Highway project, an official has said. The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security on Tuesday announced a wide-ranging criminal investigation into allegations that Japanese businessmen of the Pacific Consultants International (PCI)... Read more
VFF pledges big bonus for national squad at AFF Cup
VietNamNet Bridge – The Chairman of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF,) Nguyen Trong Hy, disclosed that the bonus would be huge if the national football team takes the championship at the AFF Cup 2008. Vietnamese football players at the Royal Phuket Hotel.VietNamNet Bridge – The Chairman of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF,) Nguyen Trong Hy,... Read more
Government pledges $1 bln to spur investment, consumption
The government promised Wednesday to spend around US$1 billion to spur investment and consumption and said it wants to lower taxes to help businesses as it seeks to fend off an economic slowdown. The country battled runaway inflation and a widening trade deficit for much of the year by tightening monetary policy... Read more
UK pledges to donate 50 million pounds to Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - The British government has pledged to give non-refundable aid of 50 million British pounds (roughly 74.5 million USD) to Vietnam next year in spite of global financial crisis. Head of the UK’s Department for International Development in Vietnam Fiona Louise Lappin said on December 2 that the sum is part of a ten-year development partnership... Read more
Vietnam leader pledges ties with India during Patil’s Hanoi visit
Vietnam and India pledged to continue comprehensive cooperation at regional and international forums Thursday when Indian President Pratibha Devisingh Patil officially met with President Nguyen Minh Triet in Hanoi. The two presidents exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual concern, and agreed... Read more
Ireland pledges $38.9 mil. for poverty project
Ireland has pledged to grant 30 million (US$38.9 million) to a Vietnamese government’s program to foster development in disadvantaged, ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas in Vietnam. Ireland’s Ambassador to Vietnam Maeve Collins and Deputy Finance Minister Pham Sy Danh signed an agreement regarding the nonrefundable aid in Hanoi... Read more
Ireland pledges 30 million Euros to poverty reduction project
VietNamNet Bridge – Ireland has pledged to grant 30 million Euros to Programme 135, which aims to foster socio-economic development in disadvantaged, ethnic minority-inhabited and mountainous areas in Vietnam. “Irish Aid believes that, with strong commitment by the Government of Vietnam to poverty reduction, strong support by the development partners... Read more