Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh thanked China for responding to Việt Nam’s call to release water from Jinghong hydropower plant in Yunnan province, to provide water for emergency use by countries downstream on the Mekong river, amid the ongoing severe drought during his meeting with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.

National Assembly (NA) deputies yesterday were divided again when discussing a major change in the draft revision to the Law on Child Care, Education and Protection as the definition of a child as a person under 18, instead of 16 as in the current law.

Top State, Government and National Assembly (NA) leaders presented reports reviewing their performances from 2011 to 2016 during the second day of the legislature’s last meeting yesterday.

The collapse of the Ghềnh Railway Bridge in Đồng Nai Province after a barge collided with it on Sunday has virtually cut off the main rail link between the south and north of the country.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng has appreciated the visit to Việt Nam by Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev saying it has helped boost ministerial co-operation and made a practical contribution to promoting ties between the two countries across many fields.

Việt Nam’s economic growth rate is expected to range from 6.5-7 per cent in the next five years: Deputy PM

The effective co-operation between Vietnamese and Chinese Ministries of Public Security has helped maintain order and security in their respective countries, senior officials said during talks in Hà Nội yesterday.

The 13th National Assembly (NA) convened its 11th and last meeting in Hà Nội today.

Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has suggested Việt Nam and Japan focus on addressing difficulties and boosting trade promotion to increase Vietnamese agricultural and aquatic exports to Japan.