The Vietnamese Government and people always attach great importance to relations with Japan, President Trần Đại Quang said during a meeting with Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko in Tokyo on May 30.

The Party’s local level anti-corruption watchdogs were given more power, including ability to order travel bans and request for the ability to freeze assets, to better curb corruption and malfeasances committed by Party members.

National Assembly (NA) deputies have raised concerns that the draft law on internet security will prevent Vietnamese citizens and companies from accessing information on the web.

President Trần Đại Quang kicked off his State visit to Japan on Tuesday afternoon with a visit to Gunma prefecture, where about 7,000 Vietnamese people are living.  

National Assembly (NA) deputies on Tuesday morning raised concerns over the risk of an information access barrier to Vietnamese citizens and companies posed by the draft law on internet security.

Vietnamese President Trần Đại Quang and his spouse will pay a state visit to Japan from May 29 to June 2 at the invitation of the State of Japan. 

Việt Nam respects the selection of the Venezuelan people in the recent presidential elections, Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Lê Thị Thu Hằng has said.

 A Vietnamese military delegation led by Defence Minister Ngô Xuân Lịch will attend the 17th Asia Security Summit or Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore from May 31 to June 3. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said Việt Nam treasures its cooperation with the European Union (EU) and expressed his hope that the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will be signed soon.