President Trần Đại Quang received the heads of delegations to the 14th Assembly of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI 14) in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

 Environmental auditing—the fair and objective vetting of environmental regulation compliance—is becoming more and more important as countries aim to achieve a fine balance between economic development and environmental protection.

The Investigation Police Agency under the Ministry of Public Security has begun criminal proceedings against the case of violating provisions on the management and use of State assets that causes losses and wastefulness, as well as a number of organisations and individuals in Hồ Chí Minh City related to Phan Văn Anh Vũ (alias Vũ Nhôm).

The Government Inspectorate of Việt Nam has found a series of violations by the Ministry of Transport and the Quy Nhơn provincial administration during the period of 2010-15 in regards to the equitisation process of the Quy Nhơn Port.

Vietnamese Defence Minister Ngô Xuân Lịch and his French counterpart Florence Parly signed a joint vision statement on defence cooperation for 2018-2028 at their talks in Paris on September 17 as part of the former’s ongoing visit to France.

Lao leaders have hailed the cooperation between the armies of Việt Nam and Laos during their meetings yesterday in Vientiane with a high-ranking delegation from the Việt Nam People’s Army (VPA) led by Director of the VPA’s General Department of Politics Sen. Lieut. Gen Lương Cường.

The 52nd meeting of the Governing Board of the Asian Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (ASOSAI) took place in Hà Nội yesterday under the co-chair of ASOSAI Chairperson Madinah Binti Mohamad and Secretary General Choe Jeahyeong.

Ship 015-Trần Hưng Đạo of the Vietnam Navy will participate in an ASEAN-China Maritime Drill at China’s Zhanjiang naval base from October 21-28, the People’s Army newspaper reported.

The national poverty rate would fall to less than an estimated six per cent by the end of this year, which would mark a 1.0-1.3 per cent decrease compared to last year, a Government report has said.