Việt Nam News

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ on Friday cabled messages of condolences to Chinese leaders over the death of former General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and former President of China Jiang Zemin.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Lê Thị Thu Hằng added that Việt Nam demands Taiwan not repeat the act in the future.

Addressing the event, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh said he is impressed with the RoK's socio-economic achievements over the past years.

Việt Nam calls for strengthening viewpoint coordination among members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the United Nations.

Presiden Nguyễn Xuân Phúc will pay a state visit to the Republic of Korea from December 4 to 6, 2022 at the invitation of President Yoon Suk-yeol. Ahead of the visit, the Việt Nam News Agency correspondent in Seoul spoke to RoK Foreign Minister Park Jin about the significance of the visit as well as the prospects for bilateral cooperation.

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission proposed disciplinary actions be taken against some leading officials and party organisations.

The two-day hybrid ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) workshop brought together about 200 representatives from 27 ARF member countries, regional and international organisations, diplomatic offices, research institutes, ministries and agencies.

Huệ appreciated that Minister Wong has selected Việt Nam as one of the first countries to visit after taking office.

The visit is made at the invitation of RoK President Yoon Suk Yeol.

The Vietnamese leader affirmed that the Government, ministries and sectors of Việt Nam will create optimal conditions for the Azerbaijani diplomat to work in Việt Nam and make contributions to the promotion of bilateral ties.

National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ had meetings with Australian Minister of Education Jason Clare, and leaders of the opposition in the House of Representatives and the Senate Peter Dutton and Simon Birmingham on Thursday, as part of the activities in his ongoing official visit to the nation.

The event focused on reviewing outcomes of the work in the past and drawing lessons to push up economic diplomacy in the new situation.

Nguyễn Văn Trịnh, assistant to a Deputy Prime Minister, was arrested for "abuse of power and position while on duty"

The ambassador underlined the need to create a favourable environment for negotiations and to avoid all actions complicating the situation, such as using forces, expanding Jewish settlements in the West Bank, destroying property and expelling Palestinians from their homes.

Deputy PM Đam said that the two ministries should share experience and support each other in policy making and the management of the labour and employment market, migrant workers, as well as other social security issues.

The relationship between the two countries are growing in all aspects, including national defence and security.

National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ and President of the Australian Senate Sue Lines and Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives Milton Dick agreed to support the two countries in raising the Viet Nam-Australia Strategic Partnership to the Vietnam-Australia Comprehensive Strategic Partnership at an appropriate time during talks held in Canberra yesterday.

Buddhism is a major religion in Việt Nam with more than 18,500 worship facilities, nearly 55,000 monks and nuns and over 14 million followers.