President Trần Đại Quang told President of the Swiss Council of States Ivo Bischofberger that Việt Nam always attaches great importance to reinforcing and promoting the sound relationship with Switzerland during their meeting in Hà Nội yesterday.

Leaders of six provinces on Tuesday sat down with relevant ministers to talk about the construction of a coastal highway route, the detailed plan for which was approved back in 2010.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân has expected Switzerland to continue encouraging its businessmen to invest in Việt Nam especially in the fields of finance, banking, insurance, high technology, manufacturing, pharmaceutical industry, agricultural production, tourism, hotel and hospitality.

President Trần Đại Quang yesterday asked the Hyundai group to support its Vietnamese partner in personnel training and technology transfer, and increase the localisation rate of its products made in Việt Nam.

The Supreme People’s Court yesterday looked into issues relating to the draft law revising the 2015 Penal Code, including the scope of criminal responsibility by those aged 14 to 16 and the criminal liability of adults in commerce.

President of the Council of States of Switzerland Ivo Bischofberger arrived in Hà Nội yesterday to begin his official visit till March 31 at the invitation of Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân. 

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.