

An inspection team from the European Commission (EC) will visit Việt Nam next month to assess the country’s efforts in implementing the recommendations on fighting illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing.
Director General of the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) Nguyễn Đức Lợi, a member of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee, had a working session with Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Central Committee and head of the PCC’s Thought Commission Victor Gaute Lopez in Hà Nội on Wednesday.
Vietnamese Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Tòng Thi Phóng proposed measures to promote respect for international law while addressing a plenum of the 141st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU-141) on Tuesday.
Party General Secretary and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng on Wednesday received newly-accredited ambassadors from Sweden, France, Ireland, Sri Lanka, Bahrain, Angola, Laos, Uzbekistan, the Republic of Korea and Tanzania, and head of the European Union (EU) delegation to Việt Nam.
Vice Chairwoman of the National Assembly Tòng Thị Phóng had separate meetings with President of the International Parliamentary Union Gabriela Cuevas Barron and Vice President of the Cuban National Assembly Ana Maria Mari Machado on Tuesday.
Deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education and Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng hosted a reception in Hanoi on Tuesday for Vice President of China’s Xinhua News Agency Zhang Sutang.
Vietnamese Minister of National Defence General Ngô Xuân Lịch is leading a high-ranking military delegation to visit the European Union (EU) from October 14-19.
Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam has been appointed to run the Ministry of Health's Party activities, replacing the former Secretary Nguyễn Thị Kim Tiến.
The High-level People’s Court in Hà Nội on Monday increased the penalty imposed on one of the four defendants charged with “abusing position and power to appropriate assets” at the State-run Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Group (Vinashin).