Việt Nam News

The Central Military Commission and the Ministry of National Defence held a grand ceremony in Hà Nội on Saturday to celebrate the 30th All People’s Defence Festival and the 75th founding anniversary of the Việt Nam People’s Army (VPA) (December 22).

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Friday hosted military leaders from Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Russia, Singapore and Thailand at a ceremony marking the 75th anniversary of the Việt Nam People’s Army (VPA) and the 30th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival (December 22).

Defence Minister General Ngô Xuân Lịch on Friday held talks with his Cambodian counterpart Tea Banh, who is here for a working visit from December 19-22 and to attend the 30th All-People Defence Festival and 75th founding anniversary of the Việt Nam People’s Army.

Defence Minister General Ngô Xuân Lịch on Friday held talks with his Lao counterpart Chansamone Chanyalath, who is here for a working visit from December 19-23 and to attend the 30th All-People Defence Festival and 75th founding anniversary of the Việt Nam People’s Army.

Prosecutors on Friday proposed the death penalty for former communications minister Nguyễn Bắc Son for bribery, making him the first minister in Việt Nam to be placed on death row.

The Việt Nam People’s Army (VPA) has always served as the core force to, together with the Party and the people, achieve accomplishments in national liberation and construction and defence throughout its 75-year history, Party General Secretary and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng has said.

The two leaders agreed to promote the connecting role of the Vietnam-Japan Friendship Parliamentarians’ Group and the Japan-Vietnam Friendship Parliamentary Alliance.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc met Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence Tea Banh, and Lao Minister of National Defence Chansamone Channhalat in Hà Nội on Thursday.

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix has lauded Việt Nam’s contributions to the UN, especially via peacekeeping missions.

US Assistant Secretary of State David Stilwell reaffirmed the US’s policy of maintaining security, safety, maritime and aviation freedom, and unobstructed trade in the South China Sea.

The National Assembly Standing Committee has made remarkable efforts and successfully implemented programmes and plans set in 2019, NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said at the closing ceremony of the committee’s 40th session in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened its 40th session, the last of the year, in Hà Nội yesterday.

Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình received the Governor of Tochigi prefecture of Japan in Hà Nội on Tuesday, during which Bình asked the Japanese locality to encourage its businesses to invest in Việt Nam.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc met with Myanmar President U Win Myint in Nay Pyi Taw on Tuesday, during which the two leaders discussed bilateral co-operation in various spheres.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh had bilateral meetings with officials from the foreign ministries of Romania, Kazakhstan, Spain, Ireland and Bulgaria within the framework of the 14th ASEM Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (ASEM FMM14) in Madrid, Spain on December 16.

Foreign ministers of the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) countries convened a plenary session on sustainable connectivity between Asia and Europe on Monday (local time) as part of their 14th meeting in Madrid, Spain.

The revised Labour Code brings to the table many significant changes that aim to ensure Việt Nam’s labour standards are in line with international norms.

The visit aims to show Việt Nam’s appreciation for and commitment to its partnership with Myanmar, and its readiness to co-operate with Myanmar in diverse areas.