Việt Nam News

The chief legislator called on trade union members and labourers to contribute more opinions on policy building and enforcement

Thưởng’s three-day State visit took place in the context that the two countries are celebrating the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties and the 10th anniversary of strategic partnership.

President Võ Văn Thưởng and his spouse, together with the high-level delegation from Việt Nam, met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin on Thursday (local time) during his visit to the Vatican.

Pope Francis emphasised that the visit of President Thưởng provided an opportunity for both sides to exchange views on the situation of Catholicism in Việt Nam and Việt Nam-Vatican relations.

President Võ Văn Thưởng affirmed that Việt Nam consistently implemented policies that respected and ensured freedom of belief and religion and continuously improved the legal framework to facilitate religious activities, including Catholicism.

Visiting Florence, capital of Italy’s Tuscany region on Friday (local time), President Võ Văn Thưởng held separate working sessions with President of Tuscany Eugenio Giani and Mayor of Florence Dario Nardella.

A total of 21 defendants were convicted of taking bribes, 23 convicted of giving bribes, four of abusing positions while discharging their duties, two of frauds and misappropriation of assets and four with bribery brokerage.

Investigations from the Central Inspection Committee found that the local committees had violated the principles of democratic centralism, the Party’s regulations and the State laws in investment and planning.

Việt Nam’s engagement in ASEAN activities has helped not only attract external resources to be combined with the internal strength to serve national development and safeguarding, but also substantially contribute to the protection and promotion of peace, stability, cooperation, and development of the bloc.

Representatives of two capital cities of Hà Nội and Cairo on July 27 signed a friendship and cooperation agreement in the witness of Deputy Prime Minister Trần Lưu Quang, on his official visit to Egypt.

The JBIC Chairman said that Japan, the US and Australia will work together to support Việt Nam in mitigating climate change impacts, adding Japan has set up a framework to assist Việt Nam in this field.

President Võ Văn Thưởng on Thursday (local time) held separate meetings with General Secretary of the Italian Communist Party Mauro Alboresi, Vice President of the Italian Democratic Party Chiara Gribaudo, and General Secretary of the Italian Communist Refoundation Party Maurizio Acerbo, as part of his State-level visit to the European nation.

Within the framework of his State visit to Italy, President Võ Văn Thưởng and his spouse attended a state banquet hosted by Italian President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter on July 27 evening (local time).

Italian Minister of Defence Guido Crosetto welcomed President Thưởng  and his spouse at the base of the Altare della Patria.

“The Party and State chose July 27 as the country’s War Invalids and Martyrs Day so that the whole country and people can remember, honour and repay those who have made sacrifices for the Fatherland and the people,” Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính said.

Deputy Prime Minister Trần Lưu Quang and Prime Minister of Egypt Mostafa Madbouly have agreed to continue cultivating bilateral traditional friendship and fine cooperation via further increasing the exchange of delegations, especially those at high level.

Hà said he hoped that Japanese and Vietnamese energy enterprises will closely cooperate in the implementation of clean and renewable energy projects in line with the National Power Development Plan VIII in the spirit of "transferring technology for mutual development and profit sharing".

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính inspected the construction progress of the East-West road project in the northern province of Ninh Bình on Thursday.