Việt Nam News

Việt Nam is one of the few countries that have successfully fulfilled the dual goals of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuring the smooth operation of the economy, Moroccan Ambassador to Việt Nam Jamale Chouaibi has said.

The Hà Nội People’s Court on Monday sentenced Vũ Huy Hoàng, 69, former Minister of Industry and Trade, to 10 years in prison for “violating regulations on the management and use of State assets, causing losses and wastefulness”.

Nguyễn Quốc Anh, former director of the Bạch Mai Hospital has been jailed for five years for abusing his power and position while performing official duties. 

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has praised Việt Nam's performance on the UN Security Council (UNSC) while underlining the need to further promote multilateral diplomacy on the values of sincerity, trust and respect as tools towards sustainable national development. 

Winners of the Búa Liềm Vàng (Golden Hammer and Sickle) Award 2021, the sixth National Press Award on Party Building, were announced at a ceremony at the Hà Nội Opera House on Friday night.

Vice President Võ Thị Ánh Xuân said there was much room for Việt Nam and Hungary to develop their relations when the two-way trade turnover reached just around US$1 billion in 2021 while receiving First Officer of the Hungarian NA Márta Mátrai in Hà Nội on Friday.

The High People’s Court of Hà Nội decided on Friday to commence the appeal trial of Vũ Huy Hoàng, despite the absence of the former Minister of Industry and Trade. Hoàng is contesting a charge of State land mismanagement with losses of VNĐ2.7 trillion (US$119.36 million).

The People’s Court of the central province of Phú Yên on Friday sentenced a man to six and a half years for distributing anti-State materials and illegally storing explosives.

Việt Á Technologies JSC, the company which has been prosecuted for overcharging COVID-19 tests, had imported 3 million quick test kits from China at less than US$1 per kit

National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ on Thursday hosted a reception for First Officer of the Hungarian National Assembly Márta Mátrai who is on a working visit to Việt Nam.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn on Thursday held talks with his Cambodian counterpart Prak Sakhonn.

The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat, originally scheduled for January 18-19 in Siem Reap, Cambodia, was suspended mostly due to concerns over the risks posed by the Omicron variant and the fact that a number of ASEAN foreign ministers were unable to attend.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng chaired the 21st meeting of the Central Committee for Anti-Corruption, reviewing the efforts in 2021, and urged for breakthroughs in asset recovery in 2022

Việt Nam is seeking to recognise vaccine passports and certificate from more countries and will work harder to repatriate Vietnamese citizens from overseas for the Tết holiday, announced Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng during a press briefing in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Việt Nam 'completely refutes' the claim that it deployed maritime militia on fishing vessels in the East Sea, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lê Thị Thu Hằng announced during a regular press briefing on Thursday in Hà Nội.

Standing Vice-chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Trần Thanh Mẫn and First Officer of the Hungarian NA Márta Mátrai discussed measures to develop the cooperation between the two legislative bodies more practically and effectively during their talks held in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, foreign arrivals in Việt Nam dropped by 76.7 per cent in 2020 and 95.9 per cent in 2021,

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Phạm Bình Minh has given in-principle approval on entry procedures for foreigners, as well as overseas Vietnamese and their relatives.