Participants listened to a Government report on the implementation of the State budget in 2019, and debated the State budget estimate and allocation for 2020, as well as a verification report on the work.

Tensions escalated this summer when Beijing dispatched a research ship Haiyang Dizhi 8 escorted by other vessels to Việt Nam’s exclusive economic zone for energy surveys.

The East Sea situation is witnessing complicated developments, and if it is not handled well, regional peace and stability will be affected, trust among countries eroded, and co-operation efforts in the region hampered, General Ngô Xuân Lịch, Minister of National Defence of Việt Nam.

Vietnamese Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh attended the inauguration of Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Vice President Ma’ruf Amin for the 2019-24 tenure in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sunday.

 At this session which runs from October 21 to November 27, the NA is scheduled to pass 12 laws, thee resolutions and give opinions on nine draft laws.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc will attend the coronation ceremony of Japanese Emperor Naruhito in Tokyo from October 22-23 at the invitation of Japanese Government.

The Youth Entrepreneurs and Leaders Speakers Series programme, part of an Australian public diplomacy programme, is being organised in Việt Nam from Oct 21 to 25 to enhance ties between ASEAN nations.

Sơn and Tuấn were indicted on charges of “violating regulations on the management and use of public capital causing serious consequences” under Article 220, Clause 3 of the 2015 Criminal Code.

As Việt Nam will take over the ASEAN Chairmanship from Thailand in early November 2019, Deputy Prime Minister, Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh asked the National ASEAN 2020 Committee, its sub-committees and Secretariat, ministries, agencies and localities to do their best to complete preparations for the event.