The Việt Nam-Singapore Cooperation Centre was officially launched in Hà Nội on Saturday.

Prison sentences ranging from 4-9 years have been proposed for two ex-leaders of the Vietnam-Russia oil and gas joint venture Vietsovpetro for “abusing position and power to appropriate assets.”

Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei will pay a State-level visit to Việt Nam from March 26-28 at the invitation of President Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked for measures to promote Việt Nam-Singapore ties, especially in the areas of national defence-security, economy, trade, investment, education-training and people-to-people exchange, as well as joint work in ASEAN and other multilateral forums.

The Secretaries of the Communist Party of Vietnam Committees of four Vietnamese northern border provinces – Lạng Sơn, Quảng Ninh, Cao Bằng and Hà Giang – and the Communist Party of China Committee of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region held talks in Lạng Sơn on Friday as part of their New Year Meeting 2019.

The Vietnamese National Assembly will closely cooperate with the National Assembly and Senate of Cambodia to further expand and improve the efficiency of collaboration between the two governments as well as the two legislatures at regional and international parliamentary forums, the top legislator has said.

The People’s Court of Hà Nội yesterday announced its verdict against two senior leaders of the Việt Nam-Russia oil venture Vietsovpetro as the first-instance trial looking into their charge of abusing power to misappropriate assets wrapped up.

The National Assembly (NA) of Việt Nam prioritises the relationship with its Cambodian counterpart, NA Vice Chairwoman Tòng Thị Phóng said during talks with Second Vice President of the National Assembly of Cambodia Khuon Sudary in Hà Nội on Friday.

Four northern Vietnamese border provinces of Lạng Sơn, Quảng Ninh, Hà Giang and Cao Bằng and China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region will bolster friendship exchanges and practical cooperation, contributing to the Việt Nam-China comprehensive strategic partnership.