Việt Nam News

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh offered condolences to Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali over the heavy loss of life in a terror attack in the capital city Dhaka.

On Saturday Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ asked the finance sector to adopt drastic measures to ensure a balanced State budget and to meet State budget collection targets set by the National Assembly (NA) for 2016.

Việt Nam hopes the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) will issue a fair and objective decision on a petition filed by the Philippines contesting China’s claims to disputed areas in the East Sea (South China Sea), creating a foundation to peacefully handle disputes in that region.

The National Assembly has issued a resolution to delay the implementation of the Penal Code 2015 and several other laws until the Law on the amendments and supplements to a number of articles in the code becomes effective, announced the President’s Office during a press conference in Hà Nội yesterday.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, speaking at a farewell reception in Hà Nội yesterday for the World Bank’s Country Director for Việt Nam praised Victoria Kwakwa’s attainments during her seven-year term.

President Trần Đại Quang has cabled a message of condolence to his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the recent terrorist attack at Ataturk Airport in Istanbul city.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, speaking at the start of a two-day Cabinet meeting yesterday, urged officials to ensure the speedy formulation of high quality legal documents, after presentation of a Ministry of Justice report on the implementation of the Government’s law and ordinance programme.

Việt Nam vehemently condemns the suicide bombing and gun attack at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport on Tuesday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lê Hải Bình said today.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday held separate meetings with the Ambassadors of Sweden and Myanmar, Camilla Mellander and Win HLaing, who came to say goodbye at the end of their tenures in Việt Nam.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked the People’s Public Security force to focus on enhancing capacity in controlling, analysing and forecasting security situations to give timely advice to the Party and State on policies and measures to protect social security and socio-economic development.

National Assembly (NA) members are voting to delay the implementation date of the newly amended Penal Code after several legal loopholes in the code were detected.

Việt Nam and Liberia signed a joint communiqué establishing bilateral diplomatic ties during a ceremony in Hà Nội yesterday.

President Trần Đại Quang hopes that Japanese businesses will increase investment in Việt Nam, especially in developing high-quality infrastructure and support industries.

Việt Nam and China agreed to enhance political trust, maintain high-level visits and strive for new progress in their result-oriented co-operation at the ninth meeting of the steering committee for bilateral co-operation in Hà Nội today. 

Việt Nam wishes to foster all-out ties with Australia, including politics, trade, investment, culture and education, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc extended a message of condolences to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang yesterday over the severe human and material losses caused by a tornado and hailstorm in Yancheng City, Jiangsu Province, China a day earlier.

China’s illegal activities in the East Sea cannot change Việt Nam’s sovereignty over the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) and Trường Sa (Spratly) archipelagos, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lê Hải Bình said yesterday.

The Hà Nội municipal People’s Committee has announced a detailed master plan for the Nhật Tân-Nội Bài route, also known as Võ Nguyên Giáp Road, with an aim of driving development in localities surrounding the Red River north of Ha Noi.