National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân yesterday praised the UN and UNDP for promoting sustainable development in Việt Nam.

A high-ranking delegation from the Lao National Assembly (NA) led by Chairwoman Pany Yathotou will pay a six-day official visit to Việt Nam starting tomorrow.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng hosted a reception yesterday for Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, who are on a week-long State visit to Việt Nam.

An agreement to enhance trade linkages and foster sustainable, inclusive and innovative growth marked a positive wrap-up to the first Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM 1) and other related APEC meetings yesterday.

The Government will direct authorities to investigate the controversial gifting of luxury cars by private companies to officials in the southern province of Cà Mau and the coastal city of Đà Nẵng. This was promised by Mai Tiến Dũng, head of the Government Office, at the monthly cabinet meeting held recently.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc met on Thursday with visiting Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, hailing the friendship between the two countries and their people.

Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, who are on an official visit to Việt Nam, met with Vietnamese alumni of Việt Nam’s first university in Hà Nội, Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám (Temple of Literature), who studied in Japan.

The first Senior Officials’ Meeting of APEC 2017 officially opens in central coastal Khánh Hòa Province’s Nha Trang City on Thursday morning with attendees from 21 member economies.

President Trần Đại Quang and his spouse chaired a welcome ceremony in Hà Nội yesterday for Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko who arrived in Việt Nam on February 28 for their six-day State visit.