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With permission from the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat, the Ministry of Home Affairs signed a decision to establish the association on August 1.

Following collaborative efforts between the Ministry of Public Security and U.S. law enforcement entities to arrest two high-profile U.S. fugitives, representatives of the U.S. Marshals Service visited Vietnam from July 11-16, 2023 to identify ways to build on recent success and expand law enforcement collaboration.

The Hà Nội delegation had working sessions with Kimberly Bassett, Secretary of the District of Columbia, and Ben de Guzman, Director of the Mayor's Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs in Washington D.C., and various agencies in the city.

“Việt Nam’s consistent position on this matter is that all activities is the Paracel Islands conducted without Vietnamese permission are violations of Việt Nam’s sovereignty,” spokesperson for the foreign ministry Phạm Thu Hằng said.

Kim thanked the Ministry of National Defence of Việt Nam for its attention and support for developing defence cooperation between the two countries.

The event took place under the chair of the Vietnamese Ministry of Science and Technology Huỳnh Thành Đạt and Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat.

Following the direction of the Party Central Committee, authorities have taken stringent action to determine the political responsibility of leaders in letting corruption happen under their management.

Việt Nam always attaches importance to Việt Nam-Israel relations, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính told visiting Israeli Minister of Economy and Industry Nir Barkat, who is also head of the Israel subcommittee of the Vietnam-Israel Intergovernmental Committee, in Hà Nội on August 16.

Deputy PM Quang said that the Vietnamese government attaches great importance to the development of economic, trade, industrial, and investment cooperation with China.

At the meeting, the two leaders expressed appreciation for the recent growth and achievements in Việt Nam-China ties.

The leader asserted that the Party and State always pay attention to and create all conditions for religions to operate equally and respect the freedom of religion

To tackle those non-traditional security challenges, the minister called for unity, collaboration, and contributions from countries not only inside the region but worldwide.

NA deputies pointed out that during this tenure, the justice ministry has made more careful preparations for the law and ordinance building programme. However, slow issuance of legal documents was still reported. Many issues have been raised but have not been concretalised into laws.

In the first months of this year, the Mausoleum Management Board has performed its function of advising the Party, State, Prime Minister and Party Central Military Commission, and Ministry of National Defence on the long-term preservation and protection of the body of President Hồ Chí Minh.

Deputy Prime Minister Trần Lưu Quang on August 15 received Secretary of the provincial Party Committee of China’s Yunnan province Wang Ning on the occasion of the Vietnamese leader’s trip to Yunnan to attend the opening ceremony of the 7th China-South Asia Expo and the 27th Kunming Import and Export Fair.

President Võ Văn Thưởng on Tuesday suggested Việt Nam and Bangladesh step up all-level delegation exchanges, thus strengthening their comprehensive cooperation.

All of its 184 members have been honoured with the “For the UN peacekeeping cause” medal of the UN and commended by the UNISFA Force Commander and the Mayor of Abyei for their dedication and contributions to the local lives over the past more than one year.

Shawn Steil, Canadian Ambassador to Việt Nam, speaks to Việt Nam News about Canada’s development assistance for Vietnamese social impact businesses.