Việt Nam and Australia yesterday inked the Declaration on Joint Visions for Enhancing Defence Cooperation.

China’s recent move to put into use observatories, that were built on structures it illegally constructed and renovated in the Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelago, seriously violates Việt Nam’s sovereignty over the islands, said spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng.

Those convicted of crimes like treason, espionage or terrorism will not be granted clemency, according to the draft amended Law on Amnesty.

New forms of violations including illegal advertisements and use of unliensed digital content, raising quesions for authorities.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh on Wednesday hosted a reception for Chief Minister of the Northern Territory of Australia Michael Gunner who is visiting Việt Nam this week.

The Vietnamese Party and State always prioritised consolidating its traditional friendship and comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia.

Việt Nam treasures the support given by Sudan in the past towards its national liberation, as well as the latter’s current support of the Asian nation’s process of development, said Politburo member Trần Quốc Vượng, who is also a permanent member of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat. 

Politburo member and National Assembly (NA) Vice Chairwoman Tòng Thị Phóng hosted a reception for a delegation of the former parliamentarians association of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan (LDP), led by Saito Toshitsugu, in Hà Nội yesterday.

University autonomy is a global trend and Việt Nam can’t ignore it, National Assembly deputies agreed yesterday.