Việt Nam News

According to reports, Điện Biên's GRDP in 2022 expanded by 10.19 per cent, higher than the national average of 8.02 per cent and the second biggest growth in the northern mountainous region.

Việt Nam always considers the US one of its important partners and wants to promote relations with the US on the basis of respecting each other’s independence, sovereignty and political institutions, for the interest of both countries and for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.   

Ambassador of the Netherlands to Việt Nam Kees van Baar grants an interview to Vietnam News Agency on the 50th anniversary of the Việt Nam-Netherlands diplomatic relationship.

Senator Merkley affirmed that the US Congress considers Việt Nam as one of the most important partners in the region.

NA Chairman Huệ stressed that Việt Nam wishes to develop a stable and long-term strategic partnership with the US in a substantive, trustworthy and extensive manner to set aside the past and look toward the future while respecting independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and the political regime of each other.

At the project's site to expand the Điện Biên airport, the government leader stressed the importance of the project to the province’s development. He called on contractors to keep to schedule and try to complete the project one month ahead of schedule.

Participants discussed the role of intellectuals 15 years after Resolution 27-NQ/TW was adopted on building a contingent of intellectuals in the period of accelerating industrialisation and the modernisation of the country.

Việt Nam does not take sides but chooses justice and righteous cases and strives to be friends with all countries for peace and development, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has told Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko on Thursday.

The State visit contributed to further strengthening the bilateral relations and the strategic trust between the two countries and is a prominent milestone in the year celebrating the two countries' diplomatic ties.

Deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Phạm Thu Hằng, during a press briefing in Hà Nội, stressed that in the immediate aftermath of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in March 2014, the Vietnamese authorities prepared a response plan, shared information, coordinating with Malaysia and other countries to conduct a wide-scale search and rescue, and supported foreign journalists on reporting on the incident.

Việt Nam wishes to reaffirm that our consistent position is that all activities in the South China Sea need to strictly adhere to international law, respect the sovereignty, sovereign rights, and jurisdiction towards our waters as established by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

The threat is further compounded by the negative impacts of climate change that are causing extreme weather events.

During the meeting, Major General Nagai Nobukazu, JCG Deputy Commander, spoke highly of the coordination between Japan and Việt Nam to ensure maritime security and safety, expressing the hope that the two forces will strengthen collaboration in areas of mutual interest.

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính held a working session with his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone in Vientiane on April 5 to review the implementation of the agreement between the two Politburos.

The fourth Mekong River Commission (MRC) Summit, themed “'Innovation and Cooperation for a Water Secure and Sustainable Mekong”, issued the Vientiane Declaration before it wrapped up in the Lao capital on April 5.

Vientiane Declaration Innovation and Cooperation for a Water Secure and Sustainable Mekong, 5 April 2023

The number of new draft laws to be submitted will be twice as high than the previous general meetings.

During the fourth MRC Summit in Vientiane, leaders of Mekong River countries and their partners discussed challenges and solutions to develop the river basin sustainably.