Tanee was accompanied by representatives from the Thai Foreign Ministry’s International Cooperation Agency (TICA), the Thai Ministry of Interior’s Community Development Department, the Chaipattana Foundation, and Maejo University.

Farmers harvest tea buds in Thai Nguyen.

At a working session with the provincial authorities, a TICA representative introduced a sustainable community development project based on “sufficient economy philosophy” (SEP) by late King Rama IX.

Initiated in 1927, SEP aims to improve the lives of the poor across Thailand, which has been successfully applied in over 20 countries worldwide, including Laos, Cambodia, East Timor, Sri Lanka, among others.

SEP is due to be launched in Yen Lac commune in Thai Nguyen province’s Phu Luong district, as it is home to many craft villages.

Earlier, the delegation paid courtesy calls on provincial leaders and was briefed about the province’s socio-economic development as well as its development potential in the coming time.

The ambassador pledged to do his best to tighten both Vietnam-Thailand relations and Thailand–Thai Nguyen ties in particular.

On January 9, the delegation will take a fact-finding trip to Yen Lac commune before launching the project.

Supreme courts of Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia bolster cooperation

The supreme courts of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia have agreed to strengthen bonds in the combat against criminals and the settlement of trans-border civil cases.

 

Vietnam, Cambodia enhance cooperation in border management

Vietnam’s Border Guard High Command and the General Immigration Department under Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior held a conference on cooperation in immigration and anti-transnational criminals in Phnom Penh on December 14.

 

Vietnam, Russia step up cooperation in e-government building

Vietnam and Russia have agreed to work together in building up e-government and cybersecurity.

 

Vietnam, Italia seek effective economic cooperation

The fifth meeting of a joint committee on economic cooperation between the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and the Italian Ministry of Economic Development took place in Rome on December 4.  

 

Hanoi, Minsk work to sign cooperation pact for 2019 – 2020

Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Dapkiunas asked Hanoi and Belarusian capital Minsk to step up discussions for their cooperation agreement for 2019 – 2020.

 

Source: VNA