Việt Nam News

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission has reached conclusions on violations committed by incumbent and former officials of central Khánh Hòa Province and decided on disciplinary measures for others from the southern province of Đồng Nai's Department of Public Security.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and his spouse will pay an official visit to Việt Nam from August 26 to 28.

Party General Secretary, President Nguyễn Phú Trọng chaired a meeting of the sub-committee in charge of the personnel affairs for the 13th National Party Congress in Hà Nội yesterday.

On Friday, National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said the Vietnamese legislature supports the strong development of ties with Australia, a partner with increasingly important stature in the Asia-Pacific region and the world.

The agreement was reached during talks in Hà Nội between Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison, who is paying an official visit to Việt Nam from August 22-24. 

 Việt Nam has demanded China to immediately stop violations, withdraw all vessels from Việt Nam’s exclusive economic zone and not raise tensions. They have also warned China not to complicate the situation nor threaten peace, stability and security in the East Sea and the region, the Foreign Ministry’s Spokeswoman Lê Thị Thu Hằng has said.

Việt Nam and South Africa agreed to maintain the defence policy dialogue which they consider as a strategic mechanism to promote the bilateral defence partnership and the two countries’ friendship and cooperation.

According to the PM, the Ministry of Planning and Investment has yet to submit allocation plans for a total 35.148 trillion VND (1.51 billion USD), or 9.3 per cent of the State budget’s investment plan for 2019.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân yesterday visited Quảng Ninh province’s mountainous commune of Đông Sơn where over 98 per cent of the local population are Dao ethnic minority people. 

National Assembly Vice Chairwoman Tòng Thị Phóng hosted a reception in Hà Nội on Wednesday for a visiting delegation from the US Senate led by Senator Tammy Duckworth.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng highly evaluated proposals of co-operation in exploring and exploiting oil and gas made by President and CEO of the JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corp (JX NOEX) Hiroshi Hosoi during their meeting in Hà Nội on Wednesday.

Viet Nam and Cambodia signed a cooperation agreement covering specific collaboration programmes in 28 areas following the 17th meeting of their Joint Committee on Cooperation in Economy, Culture, Science and Technology. 

The Prime Minister's working group on Wednesday said that ministries had drastically cut business conditions and administrative procedures in order to facilitate businesses’ activities, but more still needs to be done.

The visit will be made at the invitation of Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand Chuan Leekpai, who is also AIPA 40 chairman.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he would focus on strengthening economic, security and people to people co-operation between Australia and Việt Nam during his visit to Việt Nam from August 22-24 during an interview with the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and the Voice of Vietnam (VOV) ahead of his visit.

Politburo member of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Trương Thị Mai has been visiting the Middle East, meeting Qataris officials to discuss measures to boost bilateral relations.

The study of President Hồ Chí Minh’s ideology, morality and lifestyle has become a regular activity for officials, Party members and people nationwide, contributing to the country’s development in many aspects, said head of the Party Central Committee’s Information and Education Commission Võ Văn Thưởng.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân hosted a reception for Vice President of the Lao National Assembly Bounpone Bouttanavong in Hà Nội yesterday.