Việt Nam News

The monthly base salary for civil servants, public employees and those working in the armed forces has been officially stipulated to go up by 5 per cent to VNĐ1.21 million (nearly US$54), following a newly-signed Government decree.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe discussed major orientations and specific measures to develop the Việt Nam-Japan extensive strategic partnership in a comprehensive, pragmatic and more effective manner in the time ahead during talks in Tokyo on Saturday.

Two out of four self-nominated candidates contesting elections to the HCM City People’s Council for the 2016-21 term have won.

Vice President Đặng Thị Ngọc Thịnh hosted a reception in Hà Nội yesterday for a delegation of the Sri Lanka-Việt Nam Solidarity Association led by Most Venerable Baddegama Samitha Thero, a member of the association’s executive board.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng called for co-ordination among ministries and sectors to reach a consensus on draft documents for the revised Investment and Enterprise laws.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng underscored the need to trust and take care of people, in order to raise the efficiency of mass mobilisation and civic duty work.

Việt Nam hopes that G7 countries and multilateral organisations will continue to assist the country and other Mekong nations in managing and protecting water resources, and improving their capacity to adapt to climate change, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

The Vietnamese government is determined to successfully carry out reforms to stabilise the macroeconomy and fuel economic growth, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc assured the Country Director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Việt Nam, Eric Sidgwick, during a reception in Hà Nội yesterday.

The ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) needs to promote unity and increase its role in addressing security challenges in an effective and prompt manner.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc today begins his three-day working visit to Japan.

With 95 per cent of the vote, Hà Nội People’s Committee Chairman Nguyễn Đức Chung has been elected member of the municipal People’s Council for the period 2016-21.

Việt Nam attaches importance to Pan-Tonkin Gulf economic cooperation and wants to enhance partnerships between ASEAN countries and China, Deputy Minister of Transport Nguyễn Hồng Trường has said at a forum in China’s Nanning City.

Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Vũ Hồng Nam paid a working visit to Myanmar on May 25-26 in an effort to strengthen cooperation between the countries, as well as between the two foreign ministries.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, who is also head of the Central Steering Committee for Anti-corruption (CSCA), has signed a decision establishing seven working groups in charge of inspecting the investigation and judgment of serious corruption and economic cases of public concern.

The 6th ASEAN-China Defense Ministers’ Informal Meeting took place in Vientiane, Laos, as part of the 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM).

Countries in the Asia-Pacific region should increase co-operation to ensure security and maintain peace, stability and prosperity, President Trần Đại Quang said during a recent interview with Russian news agency TASS.

President Trần Đại Quang lauded the contributions made by Australian Ambassador Hugh Borrowman to deepening the comprehensive partnership between Việt Nam and Australia, when he bid farewell to him in Hà Nội yesterday.