Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday sent a message of condolence and sympathy to his British counterpart Theresa May over losses in lives to a terror attack in London on Wednesday.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân yesterday received Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Việt Nam Vitezslav Grepl, who considered parliamentary ties critical to the two countries’ friendship and co-operation. 

The Vietnamese State will ensure the best possible conditions for the system of intellectual property to grow and contribute to socio-economic development, affirmed President Trần Đại Quang.

The Government should tighten its grip on overfishing as the seafood capacity in the Vietnamese sea is nearing exhaustion, a top military official said on Tuesday.

The main reason for the rapid rise of Việt Nam’s public debt is failure to achieve the targeted economic growth rate and the resulting tax collection shortfall, Finance Minister Đinh Tiến Dũng said yesterday.

Việt Nam attaches importance to the friendship and multifaceted co-operation with Israel in the cause of peace and development, Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng said yesterday.

Việt Nam is ready to work with the Republic of Korea (RoK) to effectively implement the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA), boosting their trade to US$70 billion, perhaps even $100 billion, by 2020.

Việt Nam hopes for the establishment of a Palestinian state co-existing peacefully alongside the State of Israel, President Trần Đại Quang told his visiting Israeli counterpart, Reuven Rivlin, in Hà Nội yesterday.

President Trần Đại Quang yesterday commended the military special forces unit for its efforts and achievements.