Vietnam enhances cooperation with asean countries

The nine-day trip to ASEAN member countries by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung is expected to improve Vietnam's external policy of attaching great importance to developing its relations with other ASEAN countries. The August 8-16 journey was the first trip abroad by Prime Minister Dung since he retook the office, and aimed to boost cooperation in economics, trade, and investment as well as coordination in regional issues of common concern. During the visits, Vietnam signed seven governmental-level agreements including the 2007-2010 Action Plan with the Philippines, memoranda of understanding (Molls) on cultural cooperation with Indonesia and the Philippines, another MoU with Indonesia on cooperation in Vietnam Into Cooperation With ASEAN anticorruption, an agreement on cooperation in trade promotion with the Philippines, and a double tax avoidance agreement and a MolJ on sports cooperation with Brunei. Besides, Vietnamese firms accompanying the Prime Minister also inked a series of deals with foreign partners on cooperation in oil and gas, credit, tourism, construction, and urban development. The Vietnamese leader also met with leading enterprises of Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Myanmar and Brunei and witnessed many contracts worth up to billions of US dollars in total. According to Prime Minister Dung, Vietnam and Indonesia will continue with the implementation of the Joint Statement on the Framework of Friendship and Comprehensive Cooperation for the 21st Century. Vietnam and the Philippines will focus on fully implementing the Action Plan signed for the new period to boost cooperation in politics, security, defense, economics, trade, forestry and aquaculture, tourism, healthcare, culture and education, and science and technology. Vietnam and Singapore will continue carrying out their Joint Statement on the Comprehensive Cooperation Framework for the 21st Century as well as a framework agreement on linking the two economies. They will also shortly set up a joint steering committee to accelerate the implementation of Singaporean-invested projects in Vietnam. Vietnam and Myanmar agreed to enhance cooperation in economics, trade, agriculture, forestry & fishery, oil & gas exploitation, healthcare, and telecom. They vowed to increase the two-way trade to US$100 million in 2008 from US$72 million in 2006. Meanwhile, the cooperation focus between Vietnam and Brunei in the coming time is trade, investment, oil and gas, sport, education, and labor.

Задание 7. Определите, являются ли утверждения:

а) ложными

b) истинными

1. Vietnam signed six governmental-level agreements.

2. Vietnamese firms inked a series of deals with foreign partners on cooperation in oil and gas, credit, tourism, construction, and urban development.

3. Vietnam and Indonesia won’t continue with the implementation of the Joint Statement on the Framework of Friendship and Comprehensive Cooperation for the 21st Century.

4. Vietnam and Myanmar agreed to enhance cooperation in economics, trade, agriculture, forestry & fishery.

5. The cooperation focus between Vietnam and Thailand in the coming time is trade, investment, oil and gas, sport, education, and labor.

Задание 8. Сформулируйте главную мысль каждого абзаца. Дайте свое название тексту.

Задание 9. Объясните выделенные в тексте слова. Составьте с ними предложения.

Задание 10. Подберите по смыслу словосочетания из представленных слов. Составьте с ними предложения.

policy, boost, external, cooperation, agreements, urban, trade, promotion, governmental-level, development.

Задание 11. Прочитайте письмо.

From: Campbell WATSON

To: Elena Penzina

Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 5:59 PM

Subject: travel to lake Baikal

1. Dear Irkutsk Baikal Travel/ Elena, 2 years ago I was enquiring about travel in the Lake Baikal region (see e-mail below) but, unfortunately, I had to cancel my plans due to a family matter. Now I am trying to plan a trip again. 2. Could you give me some accommodation options that you are able to book through your agency (and thus provide a letter of invitation) for:

•  Irkutsk (probably 2 nights, one arriving and one departing), and

•  Olkhon Island (2 nights).

The likely dates would be from the 14th to 17th of September. Also, do you have a price for

•  rail and boat tickets to Olkhon island return.

3. Basically, I am used to independent travel and prefer some flexibility, if possible (do I need to be tied in to exact dates in order to receive a letter of invitation and then visa?). I would be travelling alone. I am quiet satisfied with adequate/moderately comfortable accommodation and transport, rather than anything particularly luxurious. Please let me know. 4. Regards, Campbell Watson

Задание 12. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. Who wrote the letter?

2. Why has he written it?

3. Who will read it?

4. How does it begin/end?

5. Is the letter formal or informal?

Задание 13. Сопоставьте абзацы (1-4) с заголовками:

closing remarks ● questions ● opening remarks/reason for writing ● itinerary

Задание 14. Объясните выделенные в тексте слова. Составьте с ними предложения.

Задание 15. Напишите письмо - запрос в туристическое агентство. Используйте письмо (зад.1) как модель.

Вариант 5

Задание 1. Прочитайте текст.