Việt Nam News

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Tuesday agreed on the content of a draft decree on the policy of promulgating the national multidimensional poverty line in the 2021-25 period as part of the monthly Government meeting.

Việt Nam has performed well its missions while serving as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in the first year of the 2020-2021 tenure, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Hoài Trung has said.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh talks to local media on the major diplomatic achievements Việt Nam has achieved in a complicated 2020 and the priorities set out for next year.

Lieutenant General Nguyễn Chí Vịnh, Deputy Minister of Defence, spoke to Vietnam News Agency about Việt Nam’s defence diplomacy in 2020 and directions for the years ahead as strategic competition intensifies.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh on Thursday stated his appreciation for the results in international integration in politics, security, and defence in 2020.

Vietnamese and Chinese coast guards on Tuesday and Wednesday successfully conducted a joint patrol in the Gulf of Tonkin, contributing to building the waters of peace, stability and mutually beneficial cooperation.

The 41st AIPA General Assembly was held online for the first time in the history of the AIPA.

The 14th Plenum of the 12th Party Central Committee which concluded last week decided that the 13th National Party Congress will be held between January 25 and February 2, 2021 in Hà Nội.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc held phone talks with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

The two sides agreed to continually enhance the effectiveness of border management and protection, and to exchange information and deal with incidents in the spirit of cooperation and friendship.

The HCM City People’s Court on Tuesday sentenced former Minister of Transport Đinh La Thăng 10 years in prison for violating regulations on the management and use of State assets, causing waste and losses at the HCM City-Trung Lương Expressway project, a major toll road in southern Việt Nam.

Ambassador Phạm Hải Anh, Chargé d'Affaires of the Vietnamese mission to the United Nations, has voiced concern about the security situation in the Central African Republic before the upcoming general election, and condemned actions harming the Peace Agreement in the country.

The move is expected to expand bilateral cooperation in the field and pave the way for the launch of direct flights to boost trade and tourism between the two nations.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuân Phúc and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi discussed wide-ranging bilateral, regional and global issues and set forth the Joint Vision for Peace, Prosperity and People to guide the future development of Việt Nam - India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, during a virtual summit on Monday. 

Việt Nam successfully fulfilled its commitments and responsibilities in the UN Security Council (UNSC) during the first year of its two-year term as a non-permanent member, Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, head of the Vietnamese mission to the UN, has said.

After a 10-week trial at the Old Bailey in London, Romanian ringleader Gheorghe Nica, 43, and lorry driver Eamonn Harrison, 24, from Northern Ireland, were found guilty on Monday of 39 counts of manslaughter.

The Hà Nội People's Court yesterday opened a first instance trial of  the Liên Kết Việt multi-level marketing scam case, the number of victims of which was more than 68,000 and the money involved was about VNĐ 1.12 trillion (US$50 million).

President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen have sent congratulations to Party General Secretary and State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng and Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on the 30th founding anniversary of Việt Nam-EU diplomatic ties.