Nearly 70 million Vietnamese are eligible to go voting in the upcoming big Sunday, according to the National Election Council (NEC) yesterday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc delivered a speech at the Commemorative Summit marking the 20th anniversary of the ASEAN-Russia dialogue partnership in Sochi, Russia yesterday, affirming Vieät Nam’s stance on reinforcing the ASEAN-Russia ties in a practical and effective manner.

Việt Nam's party, state and government continue to regard Russia as a significant strategic priority in its diplomatic policy of multilateralisation and international integration, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said.

 President Trần Đại Quang called on the World Bank (WB) to fulfill its coordination role and to mobilise more financial support to help Việt Nam deal with challenges hindering its integration and socioeconomic development, especially climate change response, renewable energy development, health care, and education. 

The Chief Representative of the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA), Yasuo Fujita, has proposed measures to help the Vietnamese Government use official development assistance for public-private partnership (PPP) projects.

President Trần Đại Quang visited the Việt Nam Academy of Social Sciences and Việt Nam Academy of Science and Technology yesterday.

 Việt Nam will create favourable conditions for Brunei enterprises that wish to invest in the country, President Trần Đại Quang has said.

Preparations for the national election slated for this Sunday are nearly complete, said Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Trần Anh Tuấn. 

Representatives from the Party Central Committee, the president, members of the National Assembly, Government employees and Việt Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee members visited the Mausoleum of Hồ Chí Minh in Hà Nội yesterday in commemoration of the President’s 126th birth anniversary (May 19, 1890-2016).