Ministry of Transport (MoT)’s Party Committee has approved, in principle, the dismissal of Trần Ngọc Thành from the position of chairman of Việt Nam Railway (VNR), effective from tomorrow.

Next year will be a landmark in the development of the ASEAN bloc as it celebrates its golden jubilee and 10th anniversary of the ASEAN Charter, Vietnamese officials said yesterday.

Negotiators from Việt Nam and Indonesia met in Hà Nội for the 9th technical meeting on the Delimitation of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) November 28-29, says a press release made public yesterday.

Việt Nam always considers Japan its top, long-time partner, Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng said yesterday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc received Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Chairman and CEO of the DP World Group from the United Arab Emirates, in Hà Nội yesterday, and affirmed that foreign investors play an important role in the Vietnamese economy. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc talked on the phone with US President-elect Donald Trump yesterday.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids, and Social Affairs (MoLISA) has submitted a proposal to the government on amending several labour code provisions, one of which would raise the retirement age, receiving widespread attention of the public.

NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân has suggested closer coordination between the legislative bodies of Việt Nam and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in implementing co-operation agreements between the two nations.

The Central Military Commission and the Defence Ministry held a major political-military conference in Hà Nội yesterday to review the armed forces’ performance in 2016 and to set tasks for 2017.