

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee on Wednesday discussed which agencies should be given authority to sign international agreements.
Six officials along with the director of Hà Nội’s Centre for Disease Control have been detained over alleged wrongdoings in purchasing COVID-19 diagnostic equipment, Hà Nội Police announced Wednesday afternoon.
Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, head of the Vietnamese Permanent Mission to the United Nations, on April 21 called on the UN Security Council (UNSC) and other UN agencies to make greater efforts to handle the vicious cycle of conflict and food insecurity, especially amidst higher risks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
A delegation from the Party, State, and Việt Nam Fatherland Front yesterday laid wreaths at the statue of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin in Hà Nội’s Ba Đình District, on the occasion of his 150th birthday anniversary (April 22, 1870).
The adjustments increased the number of draft laws to be discussed in the rest of 2020 to 24.
Trương Dương admitted his guilt at the court in Bình Dương and asked for reduced punishment.
The Parties, States and armies of Việt Nam and Cuba have been closely cooperating and supporting each other in effectively containing the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic amid its complicated developments and severe impact on all aspects of society.
Party General Secretary and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng has expressed his wish that members of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) and journalists nationwide will make greater efforts to deserve their role as soldiers on the ideology and culture front.
The 44th session of the National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee will open in Hà Nội on Monday.
“Việt Nam has repeatedly and strongly reaffirmed the fact that Việt Nam has sufficient historical and legal evidence to assert its sovereignty over the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) and Trường Sa (Spratly) islands,” Hằng said.
The Vietnamese Embassy in Canada has warned Vietnamese citizens against booking unauthorised flights home.
A specially arranged Vietnam Airlines (VNA) flight landed at Đà Nẵng International Airport on Saturday morning bringing home Vietnamese people stranded in Italy.