Việt Nam News

The Most Venerable Thích Thiện Nhơn, chairman of the Việt Nam Buddhist Sangha’s Executive Council, led a group of Buddhist monks who voted at election unit No. 60 on Trần Quốc Thảo Street yesterday morning.

 HCM City voters took part in the election for the 14^th Việt Nam National Assembly this morning, which saw cooler temperatures after an overnight rain.

The nation’s voter turnout reached more than 70 per cent by 11am this morning, according to the National Election Council.

 US President Barack Obama today departed for a week-long tour of Asia as part of his efforts to boost economic and security cooperation with the region. The President is expected to arrive in Việt Nam late tonight for an official visit from May 23-25.

Together with voters nationwide, more than 5.2 million voters in HCM City on Sunday took part in Election Day, exercising their rights and duties in voting for candidates for the 14^th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels.

Nearly 1,500 voters in Mân Thái ward in Sơn Trà District cast their votes for deputies to the 14th National Assembly and all-level People’s Councils this morning.

President Trần Đại Quang today attended a ceremony to celebrate the 2560th birthday of Lord Buddha at Quan Su Pagoda in Hà Nội.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc met with his counterparts from Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand in the Russian city of Sochi on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit.

The Việt Nam Fisheries Trade Union (VFTU) objects to China’s fishing ban in the East Sea which began on May 16 and will last until August 1, it announced yesterday. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc will pay a working visit to Japan from May 26-28, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday.

Nearly 70 million Vietnamese are eligible to go voting in the upcoming big Sunday, according to the National Election Council (NEC) yesterday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc delivered a speech at the Commemorative Summit marking the 20th anniversary of the ASEAN-Russia dialogue partnership in Sochi, Russia yesterday, affirming Vieät Nam’s stance on reinforcing the ASEAN-Russia ties in a practical and effective manner.

Việt Nam's party, state and government continue to regard Russia as a significant strategic priority in its diplomatic policy of multilateralisation and international integration, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said.

 President Trần Đại Quang called on the World Bank (WB) to fulfill its coordination role and to mobilise more financial support to help Việt Nam deal with challenges hindering its integration and socioeconomic development, especially climate change response, renewable energy development, health care, and education. 

The Chief Representative of the Japan International Co-operation Agency (JICA), Yasuo Fujita, has proposed measures to help the Vietnamese Government use official development assistance for public-private partnership (PPP) projects.

President Trần Đại Quang visited the Việt Nam Academy of Social Sciences and Việt Nam Academy of Science and Technology yesterday.

 Việt Nam will create favourable conditions for Brunei enterprises that wish to invest in the country, President Trần Đại Quang has said.

Preparations for the national election slated for this Sunday are nearly complete, said Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Trần Anh Tuấn.