A partnership covering security, economy and innovation marks growing relations between Australia and Việt Nam, Australian Ambassador Craig Chittick said in an message marking Australia’s National Day.

State President Trần Đại Quang said that Việt Nam would continue to develop its strategic partnership with Singapore during a reception for Singapore’s Ambassador to Việt Nam Catherine Wong in Hà Nội yesterday.

The National Assembly Standing Committee has issued a resolution on disciplinary measures against Vũ Huy Hoàng, who served as Minister of Industry and Trade in the 2011-2016 tenure. 

Two legal officials responsible for Nguyễn Thanh Chấn’s notorious wrongful 10-year prison term would spend eight and 12 months behind bars for their negligence in the case.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng hosted a reception on Monday in Hà Nội for chief representatives of diplomatic delegations from nine ASEAN countries to Việt Nam on the occasion of Tết (Lunar New Year).

President Trần Đại Quang visited the Mekong Delta province of An Giang and Cần Thơ City on Saturday ahead of the approaching Lunar New Year (Tết), the country’s biggest national holiday. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday expressed gratitude for war martyrs and former leaders of localities, saying their contributions would keep the revolutionary flame alive.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh has hailed the press’s significant contributions to the country’s external affairs last year at a New Year meeting hosted by the Foreign Ministry yesterday. 

President of the Việt Nam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyễn Thiện Nhân has expressed wish that the overseas Vietnamese would popularise traditional culture to Vietnamese generations abroad and international friends.