Participants at a seminar held last week expressed their concerns about the draft Law of Associations, arguing that it was "a step backward" from existing law and some of its articles were illogical or unclear. They urged authorities to delay passage of the proposed bill, which is set to be submitted to the National Assembly for consideration tomorrow.

UN peacekeeping operations play an important role in preserving international peace and security, and helping create stable environment for development, the head of the Việt Nam mission to the United Nations said last week at a debate on peacekeeping operations as part of the 71st session of the UN Special Political and Decolonisation Committee.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc visited the National Convention Centre in Hà Nội yesterday to scrutinise preparations for three regional summits that will convene today. 

Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith vowed that his Government would create the most favourable conditions for Vietnamese investors, during his first-ever dialogue with the Vietnamese business community in Laos. 

Top lawmakers meeting Saturday urged stricter financial discipline and better public debt management consistent with international standards.

President Trần Đại Quang expressed his joy at the outcomes of talks between the Vietnamese Minister of Public Security Tô Lâm and Chairman of Belarus’s State Security Committee Valery Pavlovich Vakulchik in Hà Nội yesterday.

Myanmar President Htin Kyaw and his wife will pay a State visit to Việt Nam from October 26-28 at the invitation of President Trần Đại Quang.

Most farmers in the country will enjoy either full exemption or a 50-percent reduction in annual agricultural land use tax from 2017, according to a draft proposal on amending the Resolution 55/2010/QH12 on agriculture land use tax.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said he welcomes Uruguay’s proposal for a free trade agreement (FTA) with Việt Nam during his meeting with visiting Foreign Minister of Uruguay Rodolfo Nin Novoa in Hà Nội yesterday.