Việt Nam News

The PM welcomed the visit by the top UK diplomat which follows the successful visit by Prime Minister David Cameron in May 2015

Lawmakers yesterday approved the President’s proposal on the list of Vice Chairperson and members of the Council on National Defence and Security as part of the 13th National Assembly’s last meeting. 

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Binh held talks with Filipino Secretary of Foreign Affairs Jose Almendras in Hà Nội yesterday.

Nguyễn Văn Bình, the former governor of the State Bank of Việt Nam, has been appointed the Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Economic Affairs. 
Politburo member Bình replaces Vương Đình Huệ, who is now the Deputy Prime Minister. 

Expressing their view on the new posts on the sidelines of the NA meeting on Saturday, the three new Deputy Prime Ministers and 18 others ministers and cabinet members said their were honoured to be selected as cabinet members and vowed to do their best to fulfil their tasks in the new term.

Việt Nam was deeply saddened after receiving the news that an explosion occurred yesterday killing at least 100 and injuring many others in India’s Kerala state, said Foreign Minister spokesman Lê Hải Bình.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, who was sworn in on Thursday, made the remarks Saturday at a Hà Nội reception for Victoria Kwakwa, the World Bank Country Director in Việt Nam.

The National Assembly voted to approve the Prime Minister’s appointment of three Deputy Prime Ministers and 18 Ministers and Cabinet members this morning, during the ongoing 11th and the last session of the 13 th legislature in Hanoi. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday submitted proposals on removing 20 Deputy
Prime Ministers, ministers and Cabinet members to the 13th NA’s 11th meeting, while also
presented proposals on nominating new Deputy PMs, Ministers and other Cabinet members. NA
deputies will vote to approve the proposals today.

Leaders of the Vietnamese State and Party attended traditional rituals for the Laos Bun Pi May festival, which was organised by the Laotian Embassy in Việt Nam yesterday in Hà Nội.

Việt Nam and Timor Leste will intensify their cooperation across politics, economy, investment, trade, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, energy, and communications.

The National Assembly (NA) elected the new Vice President, Chief Justice of the Supreme People’s Court and Prosecutor General of the Supreme People’s Procuracy this morning.

As many as 458 lawmakers or 92.71 percent of the total consented to dismiss Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan from her post.

National Assembly deputies hope the newly-elected PM Phúc will continue taking the fight against corruption and wastefulness as one of his priorities.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has pledged to build a transparent, strong, united government that will take drastic, creative and effective actions, and do its best to serve the people.

 Việt Nam requested China to cancel its oil drilling plan and promptly remove its Haiyang Shiyou 981 drilling rig from the mouth of the Gulf of Tonkin whose delineation is under negotiation, said Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lê Hải Bình.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Tấn Dũng was released from his post, and Deputy Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc was nominated for the position.

The National Assembly elected Nguyễn Xuân Phúc as Prime Minister this morning with 446 approval votes, or 90.26 per cent of the total deputies in the legislature.