Việt Nam News

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. 

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.