Việt Nam News

The 9th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) Plus opened in Siem Reap City in the Cambodian province of Siem Reap on Wednesday.

Việt Nam and Uganda have yet to open their embassies in each other's capital. However, bilateral relations have been developing well, from politics to economy, trade, investment and agriculture.

PM Chính said that with a long frontier on sea and land, Việt Nam has become a place for drug criminals to work and is at risk of becoming an international drug transit site.

Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly, Trần Thanh Mẫn, warmly welcomed international delegates attending the 22nd Assembly of the World Peace Council. This is the first time Việt Nam has been chosen to host the conference.

Vice President Xuân also met French President Emmanuel Macron, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, President of Gabon Ali Bongo Ondimba, Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Bouden, Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel, Secretary General of the International Organisation of la Francophonie (OIF) Louise Mushikiwabo, and Quebec Premier Francois Legault.

At the event, 150 voters from 14 wards in the district presented suggestions to the president.

The new initiative promotes socially-conscious business behaviour, known as Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) standards.

The PM expressed his hope that the PCA office in Hà Nội will employ many Vietnamese people, and help improve the international legal qualifications of Vietnamese experts.

The visit demonstrates the importance Việt Nam attaches to the new leadership of the Philippines and the countries’ strategic partnership after they celebrated the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations last year.

Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vương Đình Huệ on November 21 met Speaker of the Singaporean Parliament Tan Chuan-jin, Speaker of the Azerbaijani National Assembly Sahiba Gafarova, and Deputy Chairman of the Representatives Chambers of the Belarusian NA Valeriy Vatslavovich Mitskevich in Phnom Penh.

The Deputy Minister suggested that in the future, the two sides promote and improve the efficiency of cooperation activities within the framework of the agreement.

Quang and four defendants, who are former officers of the ministry, were charged for "lack of responsibility, causing serious consequences."

The President of the Republic of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, will pay an official visit to Việt Nam from November 23-25.

In a message to the session, the King of Cambodia Norodom Shihamoni said that for ASEAN, the spirit of "advancing together" had always been key to the region’s joint efforts to preserve peace over the past two decades.

The 22nd Assembly of the World Peace Council (WPC) will focus on calling for international solidarity and joint efforts for peace, cooperation and sustainable development, stated Uông Chu Lưu, Chairman of the Việt Nam Peace Committee (VPC), in an interview granted to the Vietnam News Agency on the occasion of Việt Nam's hosting of the event from November 21-26 in Quảng Ninh Province.

Việt Nam has reaffirmed its consistent policy of supporting all three major pillars of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), including ensuring nuclear safety and security, and inspection and application of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

This is the first visit to Thailand by Phúc in his capacity as the President of Việt Nam, and also the first by a high-ranking Vietnamese leader to Thailand after the 13th National Party Congress and the COVID-19 outbreak.

National Assembly (NA) Chairman Vương Đình Huệ attended a meeting of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA)’s Executive Committee within the framework of the 43rd AIPA General Assembly in Phnom Penh on November 20 evening.