Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh offered warm wishes to the General Confederation of the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) and its head Pastor Thái Phước Trương ahead of the Christmas holiday during her visit to HCM City on December 20.

The reforms of the administrative system must be done with “professionalism and resolution” to eliminate "vested interest" and corrupt elements, Minister, Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tiến Dũng said.

Vietnamese products can only be worthy of the ‘national brand’ honour must secure “a standing” in the global value chain, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân has urged the Union Solidarity and Development Party (USDP) of Myanmar and its Chairman U Than Htay to uphold their roles in strengthening ties between the two legislatures, especially in inspecting the implementation of signed agreements between the two governments.

Three BT (Build-Transfer) infrastructure projects in Hà Nội were found to have claimed much higher investment estimates than the actual expenditures they required, the State Audit of Việt Nam (SAV) said in a recent report.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has highlighted the fruitful development of the Việt Nam-Italy strategic partnership, adding the two sides boast many opportunities and potential to enhance the bilateral relations in the future.

Việt Nam has and always strived towards protecting the integrity of its maritime sovereignty in tandem with maintaining friendly relations with all countries, enabling a peaceful environment for the national economy to take off.