Việt Nam News

The draft Law on Urban Development was a focus of the National Assembly's meeting on Saturday.

The official visit to Việt Nam by President of the National Assembly of Côte d'Ivoire Patrick Achi from August 23-26 is expected to strengthen parliamentary cooperation and promote economic and trade ties, contributing to more substantive and sustainable development of bilateral friendship.

Deputy Foreign Minister Lê Thị Thu Hằng and her Russian counterpart Andrey Rudenko agreed on measures to deepen the Việt Nam – Russia comprehensive strategic partnership in the new period while co-chairing a deputy foreign ministerial-level political consultation in Moscow on August 21, held as part of the cooperation plan between the two foreign ministries.

The 16th National Assembly (NA) will hold plenary debate on August 22 on proposed amendments to the Law on Real Estate Business, and mechanisms and policies for sea-encroachment urban projects under the draft Law on Urban Development, as part of its extraordinary session in Hà Nội.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Hoài Trung urged ministries and agencies to tighten implementation discipline and hold agency heads accountable, adopting results-based management with clear roles, responsibility, timelines and results.

Politburo member and NA Permanent Vice President Đỗ Văn Chiến has been appointed Chairperson of the Vietnam Friendship Parliamentarians' Organisation for the 16th-tenure NA.

The archival footage presented on this occasion captures part of President Hồ Chí Minh’s official visit to Hungary from August 1-5, 1957, as part of a series of historic visits by the leader and a high-ranking delegation of the Democratic Republic of Việt Nam (now the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam) to nine socialist countries in Eastern Europe and Asia following the Điện Biên Phủ Victory and the 1954 Geneva Accords.

Vietnamese Ambassador Phạm Thanh Bình said the diplomatic and public security sectors have made remarkable contributions to the Vietnamese Party and nation’s achievements over the past 81 years.

Their violations caused very serious consequences, provoked public concern and severely affected the reputation of Party organisations, localities and agencies where they worked.

Speaking to the press ahead of the visit of Politburo member and Permanent Member of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee’s Secretariat Trần Cẩm Tú to Singapore, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyễn Mạnh Cường said the visit marks several first milestones, as it will be the first official visit to Singapore by a Permanent Member of the CPV Central Committee’s Secretariat.

Music and dance performances featuring the distinct cultures of the Kingdom of Thailand and Việt Nam marked the opening ceremony of the 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between the two Southeast Asian nations, held on August 21 in HCM City.

After the military transport aircraft arrived at Gia Lâm Airport, the Air Defence-Air Force Service handed over the samples for road transport to the Việt Nam Academy of Science and Technology, where DNA testing will be conducted to identify the remains.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Brazil Bùi Văn Nghị led a delegation on a working visit to Porto Alegre, capital of Rio Grande do Sul state, from August 17-19, seeking to advance the Việt Nam-Brazil Strategic Partnership, expand cooperation between localities, and promote links among agencies, universities, research institutes and businesses of the two countries.

Under the leadership of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV), headed by General Secretary of the CPV Central Committee and President Tô Lâm, Việt Nam will achieve its two major long-term development goals set for 2030 and 2045, according to Cambodia's First Deputy Prime Minister Neth Savoeun.

The National Assembly convened a plenary session on August 21 to discuss policy orientations for amendments to the 2024 Land Law and the 2023 Housing Law as part of the agenda of its first extraordinary sitting.

Protection of intellectual property (IP) rights should not be seen merely as punishment for violations, but a pillar of development, according to Dr Bùi Hoài Sơn, member of the National Assembly's Committee on Culture and Social Affairs.

The two sides agree to strengthen collaboration in combating high-tech crimes, human trafficking and drug-related offences.

Party General Secretary and President Tô Lâm has a working session with key leaders of the Hồ Chí Minh National Academy of Politics in Hà Nội.