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Germany’s Schweriner Volkszeitung newspaper has praised Vietnam’s economic achievements and highlighted investment and trading opportunities for German entrepreneurs in the Southeast Asian country.
The paper ran an article when President of the German Federal Council Harald Ringstorff kicked off a week-long official friendship visit to Vietnam on September 2.
The paper said that Vietnam has maintained an economic growth rate of over 8 percent for a decade. Since the beginning of 2007, the country has attracted 814 foreign projects with the total investment capital of close to 7.1 billion USD.
Ringstorff’s Vietnam visit is aimed at opening more rooms for German businessmen to penetrate into one of the most dynamic economies in Asia.
The visit also aims to boost scientific and technological cooperation, namely the building of a research programme in natural sciences with assistance from Germany’s universities and institutes, the paper reported.
The paper also highlighted prospects for German companies to join hands with Vietnamese partners in the pharmaceutical industry and the environmental protection in the Red River and Mekong deltas.
Cuba’s central TV has aired a report on Vietnam’s dynamism to celebrate the 62nd anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day (September 2).
The report, featured an interview with Vietnamese Chargé d’affaires in Cuba Nguyen Ngoc Huong, and highlighted the Southeast Asian country’s socio-economic development during its renewal (Doi Moi) process, saying that Vietnam is the most dynamic economy in the region.
On the occasion, the TV broadcast a documentary, called “79 Springs” by late famed Cuban director Santiago Alvarez on the life of late Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh.
Leaders of the Party, State, Government and National Assembly of Vietnam have received congratulatory messages from their Lao counterparts on the occasion of the country’s National Day (September 2).
In their messages sent to Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh, President Nguyen Minh Triet, Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, and National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong, the Lao leaders affirmed that the country and people of Laos highly valued the achievements made by the Vietnamese people over the past 62 years under the sound leadership of the Vietnamese Communist Party, which was established by President Ho Chi Minh.
The messages, which were signed by Lao Party General Secretary and President Choummaly Sayasonne, Prime Minister Bouasone Buphavanh and NA Chairman Thongsinh Thammavong, also said Vietnam has made crucial contributions to maintaining peace, stability and cooperation within the region and the world at large.
The Party, State and people of Laos always bear in their mind the great and effective assistance that Vietnam has given to Laos, and the special solidarity, friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two Parties and people will continue to develop, they said.
Also on the occasion of Vietnam’s National Day, the Vietnamese Embassy in Libya has held a gathering with the participation of more than 200 representatives from the government, ministries and agencies of Libya as well as Vietnamese working and studying in Libya.
(Source: VNA) | 
