Việt Nam and Timor Leste will intensify their cooperation across politics, economy, investment, trade, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, energy, and communications.

The National Assembly (NA) elected the new Vice President, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court and Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy this morning.

As many as 458 lawmakers or 92.71 percent of the total consented to dismiss Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan from her post.

National Assembly deputies hope the newly-elected PM Phúc will continue taking the fight against corruption and wastefulness as one of his priorities.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has pledged to build a transparent, strong, united government that will take drastic, creative and effective actions, and do its best to serve the people.

 Việt Nam requested China to cancel its oil drilling plan and promptly remove its Haiyang Shiyou 981 drilling rig from the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin whose delineation is under negotiation, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lê Hải Bình.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng was released from his post, and Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc was nominated for the position.

The National Assembly elected Nguyễn Xuân Phúc as Prime Minister this morning with 446 approval votes, or 90.26 per cent of the total deputies in the legislature.

 The Foreign Ministry awarded the Friendship Order of the Vietnamese President to Singaporean Ambassador to Việt Nam Ng Tech Hean during a ceremony in Hà Nội yesterday.