Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan receives int’l guest

Deputy PM Nguyễn Thiện Nhân on April 20 received Minister, head of the Chinese State General Administration of Sports (SGAS) Liu Peng who is on a working visit to Việt Nam.

Deputy PM Nguyễn Thiện Nhân (5th from L) takes photo with Chinese guests, Hà Nội, April 20, 2011 – Photo: VGP/Từ Lương

Deputy PM Nhân said that the working visit would contribute to deepening the friendly ties between Việt Nam and China.

He also spoke highly of the Chinese assistance for Vietnamese athletes and officials, particularly in learning new experience from China, one of the leading sports centers in the world.

The Deputy PM also hoped that China would continue grant support to Việt Nam on personal training, and to help the country in hosting of the 18th Asian Games in 2019.

Minister Liu Peng hailed Việt Nam for scoring great progresses in international sports events and pledged to send experts and coaches to help Việt Nam improve their results at regional and international competitions./.

By Khánh Phương

(Theo website Vũ Văn Ninh)

Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan: Education link with China to get a boost

Viet Nam and China will develop detailed programmes to boost educational co-operation in the near future, especially with Hunan Province.

The agreement was reached during Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan’s reception of Deputy Secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee Mei Kebao in Ha Noi yesterday.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan (R) and Deputy Secretary of the Hunan Provincial Party Committee Mei Kebao.

Nhan affirmed that the special friendship founded and fostered by President Ho Chi Minh and President Mao Zedong would be ceaselessly strengthened and developed by the two governments and peoples, including Hunan locals.

He said that about 15,000 Vietnamese students in Chinese localities would become an important bridge to promote bilateral co-operative ties.

Mei said that despite being distant from Viet Nam, Hunan Province always had deep sentiments for the Vietnamese people, evidenced by the twinning between Hunan and Nghe An provinces – the respective lands of Presidents Mao Zedong and Ho Chi Minh – affirming the traditional friendship between the two peoples in general and the two localities in particular.

He affirmed that Hunan Province would provide support to Viet Nam to develop human resources, adding that many Vietnamese students received scholarships from Hunan authorities to study tourism and trade in local universities and colleges.

The same day, five investment and trade projects worth US$36.7 million were signed by Hunan businesses at the Viet Nam-Hunan trade and investment co-operation forum.

Agreements were signed for projects in waste treatment, assembly of passenger car body work, machinery for mining minerals and oriental herbal medicine.

Mei said Hunan businesses chose Viet Nam as their first destination for investment and co-operation during the Hunan – Southeast Asia Week to be held this year to mark the 20th anniversary of the ASEAN-China dialogue relations.

Last year, two-way trade between Viet Nam and Hunan reached $250 million. At present, Viet Nam is Hunan’s largest partner in the Southeast Asia region.

PV

(Theo website Vũ Văn Ninh)