Việt Nam News

Việt Nam moved up one spot to rank 12th out of 26 countries and territories in the 2020 Asia Power Index conducted by the Lowy Institute, a think tank in Australia.

The Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) backs major cooperation orientations between Việt Nam and Japan in order to deepen the extensive strategic partnership between the two countries, NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said on Monday.

The year-end meeting of the National Assembly opened this morning in Hà Nội.

The tenth sitting of the 14th-tenure National Assembly will be held starting Tuesday, with the first working week being online and a two-week long plenary session held in mid-November in Hà Nội.

Party chief Trọng said the fact that Japanese PM selects Việt Nam as the destination for his first overseas trip after being elected the leader of Japan has been a testament to how much Japan values Việt Nam and the bilateral ties.

Việt Nam is an important partner of Japan and plays a key role in realising the Free and Open Indo-Pacific strategy, said Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga.

he Việt Nam-Japan relationship has become “a model of friendship and win-win partnerships”, creating a foundation for co-operation in ensuring stability and peace in Southeast Asia and beyond, Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Vũ Hồng Nam has said.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Saturday urged the central province of Nghệ An to form a complex of scientific research and transfer that meets national standards in the next five years, as part of measures to realise the goal of becoming a development hub of the north central region.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on October 17 sent a congratulatory message to his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern over the victory of the New Zealand Labour Party and PM Ardern herself in the general election held on the same day.

At the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his spouse, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga and his spouse will have an official visit to Việt Nam on October 18-20, 2020.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh hosted a reception on Friday for Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjártó who is paying a two-day official visit to Việt Nam on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic ties.

The longstanding principles of multilateralism were being challenged by unilateralism, conflicts, climate change, and growing inequality, said Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Marie Eriksen Søreide.

Việt Nam’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday protested Chinese businesses operating illegally in Việt Nam’s Trường Sa (Spratly) and Hoàng Sa (Paracel) islands.

The 49th meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee wrapped up in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Newly-elected Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga will pay an official visit to Việt Nam, his first overseas trip since assuming office in September, the Vietnamese foreign ministry confirmed on Thursday.

President and Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng met with voters of Hà Nội’s inner district on Wednesday ahead of the upcoming National Assembly meeting slated for late October.

High-ranking officials from ASEAN member countries spoke highly of Japan’s role in regional co-operation, making contributions to common peace, stability and prosperity at the 35th ASEAN-Japan Forum on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Wednesday applauded Hải Phòng City for its achievements in the last five years which affirmed the city’s position as an international port city, a leading industrial hub of Việt Nam and the main gate to the sea for other northern provinces.