Việt Nam News

Việt Nam and the UK are looking forward to strengthening the bilateral strategic partnership and build a new vision for the relationship in the next 10 years, according to their top diplomats.

Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping agreed to step up result-oriented co-operation between the two countries during a phone call on Tuesday.

The Law on Trade Unions should be revised to overcome its shortcomings and ensure consistency with the country’s legal framework as well as meet the requirements of international integration, said Ngọ Duy Hiểu, vice chairman of the Việt Nam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL).

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân has praised the patriotism emulation movement in the northern province of Thái Nguyên, saying it has contributed significantly to local socio-economic development over the past five years.

As one of four countries, alongside Germany, Switzerland and the UK, with the best HIV/AIDS treatment in the world, Việt Nam has a rate of HIV-infected people receiving antiretroviral (ARV) treatment with a viral load below the inhibitory threshold reaching 96 per cent, contributing to reducing HIV infection in the community, a health official has said.

Mekong-South Korean cooperation plays an important role in the building of the ASEAN Community and regional efforts towards sustainable development.

The 11th Party Congress of the Việt Nam People’s Army (VPA) for the 2020-25 tenure opened in Hà Nội on Monday.

Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, head of the Vietnamese mission to the UN, has welcomed recent progress in Sudan and Darfur in particular, especially the peace agreement reached on August 31.

He will replace Nguyễn Đức Chung, who was suspended from duties on August 11 for 90 days pending an investigation into his suspected involvement in a number of criminal cases.

Việt Nam believes that good global governance should aim to deliver for all rather than a few, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh has stated.

Despite travel restrictions throughout the region, drug trafficking is still happening in border areas.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng on September 25 (Vietnam time) sent an important message to the High-level General Debate of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly. 

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân on Thursday asked Cần Thơ City to be well aware of its role and position in the Mekong Delta region, as well as its responsibility for boosting regional connectivity.

The relationship between Việt Nam and Germany has developed in both depth and breadth, and in an effective manner across all fields despite historical changes, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh has said.

September 23 marks 45 years of diplomatic ties between Việt Nam and the Federal Republic of Germany. During that time, the bilateral strategic partnership has been deepened in all fields among which economic, trade and investment co-operation are important pillars.

The past half-century has witnessed progress in the special cooperation between Việt Nam and Sri Lanka in both breadth and depth, said professor Đặng Nguyên Anh.

The HCM City People’s Court on Tuesday sentenced a man who masterminded the Tân Bình District police station bombing to 24 years in prison for “carrying out terrorist activities aimed at overthrowing the people’s administration” and “illegal manufacturing, possession and trading of explosives.”

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc sent a message to the United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting marking the 75th anniversary of the UN in New York on Monday (local time), as part of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly.