More than two third of the total 63 localities nationwide have announced the results of elections to the people’s councils at provincial levels for the 2016-21 term just a week after the five-yearly general election last Sunday.

The monthly base salary for civil servants, public employees and those working in the armed forces has been officially stipulated to go up by 5 per cent to VNĐ1.21 million (nearly US$54), following a newly-signed Government decree.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe discussed major orientations and specific measures to develop the Việt Nam-Japan extensive strategic partnership in a comprehensive, pragmatic and more effective manner in the time ahead during talks in Tokyo on Saturday.

Two out of four self-nominated candidates contesting elections to the HCM City People’s Council for the 2016-21 term have won.

Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh hosted a reception in Hà Nội yesterday for a delegation of the Sri Lanka-Việt Nam Solidarity Association led by Most Venerable Baddegama Samitha Thero, a member of the association’s executive board.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng called for co-ordination among ministries and sectors to reach a consensus on draft documents for the revised Investment and Enterprise laws.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng underscored the need to trust and take care of people, in order to raise the efficiency of mass mobilisation and civic duty work.

Việt Nam hopes that G7 countries and multilateral organisations will continue to assist the country and other Mekong nations in managing and protecting water resources, and improving their capacity to adapt to climate change, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

The Vietnamese government is determined to successfully carry out reforms to stabilise the macroeconomy and fuel economic growth, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc assured the Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Việt Nam, Eric Sidgwick, during a reception in Hà Nội yesterday.