Việt Nam News

The meeting was the second day of the 22nd session of the 15th NA Standing Committee under the chair of NA Chairman Vương Đình Huệ.

Secretary of Hà Nội Party Committee Đinh Tiến Dũng received Chinese Ambassador to Việt Nam Xiong Bo on Tuesday, during which the host proposed multi-faceted cooperation between the capital city and Chinese localities.

The former Lao leaders showed their delight at the fine development of the two countries' relations in all fields and thanked them for the valuable support and assistance from the Việt Nam.

The visit, from April 14-16, is made at the invitation of Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bùi Thanh Sơn.

PM Chính commented while chairing the Government’s meeting on collecting public opinions on the revised draft Land Law to submit to the National Assembly (NA) and the absorption of the NA Standing Committee’s ideas on the revised draft Housing Law (revised) on Monday.

President Võ Văn Thưởng expressed his delight at the growing special solidarity between Vietnam and Laos during a reception in Vientiane on Monday for President of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Central Committee Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune.

Trần Quí Thanh, the Chairman of Việt Nam's largest private beverage company Tân Hiệp Phát, along with one of his daughter Trần Uyên Phương, have been arrested in the southern province of Bình Dương on Monday.

PM Sonexay Siphandone highly valued his guest’s selection of Laos as the first destination to visit as President of Việt Nam.

Lao leader Thongloun expressed his appreciation that Laos was chosen as the first country that President Thưởng visited since becoming President.

State President Võ Văn Thưởng met with Chairman of the Lao National Assembly Saysomphone Phomvihane on Monday afternoon as part of his ongoing official visit to the neighbouring country.

In Việt Nam, there are currently no specific legal documents regulating gender identity and gender transition.

Việt said that amid the complicated developments in the region and the world, the visit also demonstrates Việt Nam’s strong and comprehensive support for socio-economic renewal, recovery and development, and global integration of Laos.

According to reports, Điện Biên's GRDP in 2022 expanded by 10.19 per cent, higher than the national average of 8.02 per cent and the second biggest growth in the northern mountainous region.

Việt Nam always considers the US one of its important partners and wants to promote relations with the US on the basis of respecting each other’s independence, sovereignty and political institutions, for the interest of both countries and for peace, stability, cooperation and development in the region and the world.   

Ambassador of the Netherlands to Việt Nam Kees van Baar grants an interview to Vietnam News Agency on the 50th anniversary of the Việt Nam-Netherlands diplomatic relationship.

Senator Merkley affirmed that the US Congress considers Việt Nam as one of the most important partners in the region.

NA Chairman Huệ stressed that Việt Nam wishes to develop a stable and long-term strategic partnership with the US in a substantive, trustworthy and extensive manner to set aside the past and look toward the future while respecting independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity and the political regime of each other.

At the project's site to expand the Điện Biên airport, the government leader stressed the importance of the project to the province’s development. He called on contractors to keep to schedule and try to complete the project one month ahead of schedule.