Việt Nam always attaches importance to bolstering the traditional friendship and multi-dimensional co-operation with friends in the Baltic region, including Latvia, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh.

Koreans and Americans living in and visiting Việt Nam watched with baited breath as one of the most important historic moments in international relations was broadcast to the world.

Deputy Minister of Public Security Nguyễn Văn Sơn called for investigation of and strict penalties for leaders of extremist groups who incited crowds to cause disorder at the headquarters of Bình Thuận Province’s People’s Committee and surrounding areas in the past two days.

The National Assembly on Tuesday morning passed the Law on Cybersecurity, with majority voting yes to the controversial bill.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has granted an interview to the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada on the occasion of his State visit to the country and attendance at the G7 Outreach Summit. The following is the full interview at the conclusion of the 44th G7 Summit held on June 8-9, in La Malbaie, Quebec, in which he vowed his support for international cooperation on ocean economy and ecology.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc will lead a Vietnamese delegation to the 8th Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy Summit (ACMECS 8) and the 9th Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Việt Nam Summit (CLMV 9) in Bangkok, Thailand from June 15-16.

Two years after the arbitration court ruling in favour of Philippines’ South China Sea case and rejecting China’s so-called nine-dash line, disputes continue to rage even as China and ASEAN formally enter negotiations towards a Code of Conduct framework.

Viet Nam has carried out 7 mass paroles during the last 10 years with over 87,000 convicts released early, of which 50,000 were reported to have successfully reinhabited in society and able to find employment, said a report presented to the National Assembly yesterday during a meeting in Hà Nội,

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau reached consensus on measures to step up bilateral ties across fields during their talks in Quebec, Canada, on June 10 (local time).