Việt Nam is concerned about the current situation in Syria and protests the use of force which threatens the normal life of innocent civilians and peace and stability in the region, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng said yesterday.

The National Assembly’s Standing Committee gathered Friday to review the draft Law on Crop Production which  came under the spotlight over Government’s responsibility should planning fail and farmers become out of pocket.

President Trần Đại Quang yesterday cabled a message of condolences to his Algerian counterpart Abdelaziz Bouteflika over a recent military plane crash which claimed many lives.

Speaker of the Parliament of Iran Ali Ardeshir Larijani will pay an official visit to Việt Nam from April 15-18.

The National Assembly (NA)’s Standing Committee mulled over a Government report on thrift practice and combatting wastfullness in the workplace during its 23rd session on April 12.

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) has decided to give a warning as a disciplinary measure against Trần Quốc Cường, member of the CPV Central Committee and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of Đắk Lắk Province.

The People’s Court in the central province of Hà Tĩnh on April 12 handed down a jail term of 9 years, which will be followed by another five-year probation, for attempts to overthrow the people’s administration.

Chairwoman of the Vietnamese National Assembly, Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân, has been awarded the Solidarity Order of the Cuban State Council.

The third Việt Nam-Sri Lanka political consultation took place in Colombo on Wednesday, during which the two sides agreed to roll out measures to improve bilateral ties. Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Đặng Đình Quý and his Sri Lankan counterpart Sumith Nakandala co-chaired the event.