The 15th People’s Council of Hà Nội conducted a vote of confidence on Thursday on officials holding positions elected by the council during its ongoing seventh session.

Việt Nam has reported its achievements in guaranteeing human rights in its third-cycle Universal Periodic Review (UPR), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng has said.

The Government of Việt Nam always supports and creates favourable conditions for Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs and Việt Nam’s Ministry of Public Security to enhance cooperation in relevant fields, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc affirmed at a reception for Minister Shanmugam in Hà Nội on Thursday.

After years of debates, the revision of the anti-corruption law was adopted last month with near-complete approval from the National Assembly, extending the fight against rampant corruption in the country to the private sector.

Việt Nam and the Republic of Korea (RoK) need to strengthen collaboration in the spheres of diplomacy, security and defence, thus deepening their strategic co-operative partnership, said National Assembly (NA) chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân while meeting with RoK President Moon Jae-in in Seoul on Thursday.

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam Central Committee and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng on Wednesday sent a message of condolences to US President Donald Trump over the passing of former President George H W Bush.

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen starts an official visit to Việt Nam today.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has disciplined two former Government officials for their involvement in violations in the purchase of 95 per cent of shares at the AVG Audiovisual JSC by the MobiFone Telecommunications Corporation.

Maritime law enforcement agencies should help uphold order, not become the tools of governments to “project power and change the order” in the East Sea, said Dr Phạm Lan Dung, vice president of the Diplomatic Academy of Việt Nam.