Việt Nam will welcome and create favourable conditions for Indian firms to join programmes and projects on information technology in Việt Nam, Minister of Information and Communications Trương Minh Tuấn said.

The Surpreme People’s Procuracy has made a request to amend the Penal Code to facilitate investigation and legal proceedings with child sex abuse suspects.

Việt Nam will host the ASEM (Asia-Europe Meeting) Conference on Innovative Education and Human Resource Building this week in Huế City, said Trần Ngọc An, head of the Foreign Ministry’s Multilateral Economic Deparment.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng underscored the importance of Việt Nam-Laos traditional friendship, special solidarity and comprehensive cooperation during his reception in Hà Nội yesterday for Secretary of the Party Committee and Governor of Laos’ Vientiane capital Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune. 

Today, the European Union will mark 60 years since the Rome Treaties were signed, the first step towards a united Europe. Since the birth of the European Communities in 1957, the citizens of our member states have enjoyed six decades of unprecedented peace, prosperity and security.

The majority of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee of the Petro Viet Nam (PVN) Group voted to cancel the reward decisions of Petro Viet Nam Construction Joint Stock Corporation and its former chairman, Trịnh Xuân Thanh.

The World Bank (WB) will earmark US$1.8 billion for Việt Nam in 2017 to support the nation’s poverty reduction, water resource management, agricultural development and urban improvement efforts.

President of the Council of States of Switzerland Ivo Bischofberger will make an official visit to Việt Nam between March 28 and 31 at the invitation of National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân. 

Việt Nam and Singapore will boost economic connectivity and set new, creative directions for co-operation to keep pace with the ongoing technological revolution, the Prime Ministers of both countries agreed yesterday.