Việt Nam News

Deputy Foreign Minister Phạm Quang Hiệu spoke to Thế giới & Việt Nam (The World and Việt Nam Report) online newspaper about Việt Nam’s active participation in the field of international law and the strategy of raising the country's voice in this field, contributing to improving national prestige and position.

Many important achievements in external affairs last year affirmed the clear-sighted foreign policy of the Party and State, the support and consensus of the entire political system and people, and the close coordination among all-level authorities and sectors.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng offered incense in tribute to the late kings and talented persons who had made contributions to the nation at Kính Thiên Palace in the Thăng Long Imperial Citadel in Hà Nội on Friday, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.

The Centre for Vietnam and ASEAN Studies under the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Far Eastern Studies has published a book on the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) on the occasion of the 92nd founding anniversary of the Party (February 3, 1930).

The Central Committees of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) and the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) have sent their greetings to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) on its 92nd founding anniversary (February 3, 1930).

Politburo member and State President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc led a delegation to visit Đà Nẵng on February 1, the first day of the Lunar New Year, to extend New Year greetings to agencies and armed force units in the central city.

President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has sent the best New Year greetings to all Vietnamese people throughout the nation and abroad on the eve of traditional Lunar New Year (Tết) festival.

General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith and other senior leaders of Laos sent their congratulatory messages to their Vietnamese counterparts on the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival.

The Investigation Security Agency under the Ministry of Public Security has prosecuted a bribery case at the Consular Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs while licensing the firms that conducted repatriation flights for Vietnamese people.

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng on Friday morning offered incense to commemorate the late general secretaries of the Party, for the upcoming Lunar New Year and the 92nd anniversary of the Party’s foundation on February 3.

The People’s Court of Cần Thơ City on Thursday upheld the prison sentences for Trương Châu Hữu Danh and other members of the so-called “Báo Sạch” (clean journalism) group.

National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ on Thursday told the Mobile Police High Command to focus on building a more elite and modern mobile police force to meet future requirements.

Việt Nam remains an attractive destination for foreign investors, including those from Singapore, thanks to the Government’s concerted efforts and measures to improve business climate and the expansion of free trade agreements. They are the views of Singaporean Ambassador to Việt Nam Jaya Ratnam who spoke to the Vietnam News Agency on the threshold of the Lunar New Year.

Ahead of the Lunar New Year, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and National Assembly Chairman Vương Đình Huệ visited and extended Tết greetings to residents. 

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.