Việt Nam News

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc held phone talks with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday.

The two sides agreed to continually enhance the effectiveness of border management and protection, and to exchange information and deal with incidents in the spirit of cooperation and friendship.

The HCM City People’s Court on Tuesday sentenced former Minister of Transport Đinh La Thăng 10 years in prison for violating regulations on the management and use of State assets, causing waste and losses at the HCM City-Trung Lương Expressway project, a major toll road in southern Việt Nam.

Ambassador Phạm Hải Anh, Chargé d'Affaires of the Vietnamese mission to the United Nations, has voiced concern about the security situation in the Central African Republic before the upcoming general election, and condemned actions harming the Peace Agreement in the country.

The move is expected to expand bilateral cooperation in the field and pave the way for the launch of direct flights to boost trade and tourism between the two nations.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuân Phúc and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi discussed wide-ranging bilateral, regional and global issues and set forth the Joint Vision for Peace, Prosperity and People to guide the future development of Việt Nam - India Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, during a virtual summit on Monday. 

Việt Nam successfully fulfilled its commitments and responsibilities in the UN Security Council (UNSC) during the first year of its two-year term as a non-permanent member, Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, head of the Vietnamese mission to the UN, has said.

After a 10-week trial at the Old Bailey in London, Romanian ringleader Gheorghe Nica, 43, and lorry driver Eamonn Harrison, 24, from Northern Ireland, were found guilty on Monday of 39 counts of manslaughter.

The Hà Nội People's Court yesterday opened a first instance trial of  the Liên Kết Việt multi-level marketing scam case, the number of victims of which was more than 68,000 and the money involved was about VNĐ 1.12 trillion (US$50 million).

President of the European Council Charles Michel and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen have sent congratulations to Party General Secretary and State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng and Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on the 30th founding anniversary of Việt Nam-EU diplomatic ties.

The 12th-tenure Party Central Committee (PCC) has announced it reached high consensus on personnel work related to the 13th tenure Politburo and PCC Secretariat during the 14th Plenum, which concluded Friday morning after nearly five working days, two days ahead of schedule.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday hosted a high-level roundtable to look back on the ASEAN Chairmanship 2020 of Việt Nam, chaired by Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng.

VN ambassador told the story about Nguyễn Ái Quốc, who was later known as President Hồ Chí Minh, sending a document detailing the claims of the Annamite people to the Versailles conference in 1919, where colonialist powers discussed colonial issues, and writing a letter to the President of the first session of the UN General Assembly in 1946 to express Việt Nam’s wish to join the UN.

Việt Nam regrets the US’ decision to sanction a Vietnamese gas transportation firm for allegedly facilitating the export of petrochemical products from Iran in contravention of sanctions.

Việt Nam always supports and ensures the exercise of freedom of the press in the country, spokesperson for the foreign affairs ministry Lê Thị Thu Hằng said on Thursday during a media briefing in Hà Nội.

The People’s Procuracy of HCM City on Wednesday commenced legal proceedings against Tất Thành Cang, former permanent vice secretary of the municipal Party Committee, to investigate alleged “violations of regulations on management and use of State assets, causing losses”.

Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, head of Việt Nam’s permanent mission to the UN, has highlighted the importance of the international community’s assistance to Syria to speed up the political process and improve the humanitarian situation.

Maritime cooperation within ASEAN and ASEAN-led mechanisms have reaped significant outcomes across spheres despite COVID-19, heard the 10th ASEAN Maritime Forum (AMF) that was held both in online and in-person formats earlier this week.