Following high-level meetings in Bangkok, Thailand and Việt Nam have decided to lift their two-way trade to US$20 billion by 2020, almost doubling the current level of $13 billion.

Trần Văn Thêm, an 80-year-old man from Bắc Ninh Province who was wrongly convicted and sentenced to death in 1973, got a public apology from central judicial bodies today.

Japan’s Marubeni Corporation is seeking investment opportunities in coal exports, gas production, renewable energy and wastewater treatment in Việt Nam. 

Ministries and relevant agencies should greatly boost co-operation in developing tourism as a key industry with a target of contributing 10 to 12 per cent to the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2020, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said at the National Conference on Tourism development in the central city of Hội An yesterday.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy must continue to effectively implement the policies of the Party and State, enhance socialist legislation, ensure law enforcement and uphold the rule of law, President Trần Đại Quang said yesterday.

Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Lê Hoài Trung speaks to the press about the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in resolving the simmering East Sea (South China Sea) dispute.

The establishment of the strategic partnership between Việt Nam and Indonesia in 2013 was an important milestone in bilateral relations, allowing the two countries to develop their friendship to a new height.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday urged the northern province of Thái Bình to boost the application of scientific technology in agriculture and pay attention to social economic development ensuring environmental protection.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has urged the northern province of Hà Nam to promote hi-tech agriculture and accelerate the building of new-style rural areas.