Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Hồ Thị Kim Thoa has submitted a letter of resignation to the ministry leaders.

Yesterday in HCM City, the National Assembly’s Judicial Affairs Committee opened its 6^th plenary session (lasting 2 days) to discuss reports and proposals from directors of Supreme People’s Procuracies, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court, and amendments to the Judicial Records Act.

With its goodwill, endeavours, enthusiasm and responsibility, Việt Nam has significantly contributed to the achievements of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh wrote in an article marking the group’s 50th founding anniversary.

China’s construction and opening of a cinema on Phú Lâm island in Việt Nam’s Hoàng Sa (Paracel) archipelago violates Việt Nam’s sovereignty over the archipelago, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng yesterday suggested Việt Nam and Laos intensify co-operation to tackle urgent renewal issues in either country, especially regarding building of the Party and political system, socio-economic development and international integration.

Mozambique’s Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario yesterday urged Vietnamese firms to engage more with his country in the fields of oil and gas, marine transport, and farm produce and seafood process in order to meet the trade targets set by the two countries’ leaders.

Politburo member Trần Quốc Vượng began serving as a permanent member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee (CPVCC) yesterday.

The police are stepping up their investigation into the Phạm Công Danh case, announcing yesterday that they were prosecuting a woman for her alleged involvement in the biggest economic case in Việt Nam’s history.

Mozambican Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario began a four-day official visit to Việt Nam yesterday at the invitation of Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.