Việt Nam News

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday sent a message of condolences to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi over the death of former Indian Prime Minister Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Thursday chaired the cabinet’s regular meeting on the development of institutions. The discussion focused on the revised Law on Public Investment which amends and supplements a number of articles of laws relating to the Planning Law.

The Central Steering Committee on Anti-Corruption held its 14th meeting in Hà Nội on Thursday to review its performance so far this year, as well as its general progress since its establishment five years ago. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked relevant ministries, sectors and localities to further promote marine potential and advantages, overcome shortcomings and adopt timely measures to turn Việt Nam into a rich and strong country based on its maritime economy.

Chairwoman of the National Assembly (NA) Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân stressed the important role of the legislature’s external relations during a plenary session within the 30th Diplomatic Conference in Hà Nội on Thursday. 

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân hosted a reception in Hà Nội on Wednesday for Kamal Malhotra, UN Resident Co-ordinator and UN Development Programme (UNDP)’s Resident Representative; and Youssouf Adbel-Jelil, the UN Children Fund’s (UNICEF)’s representative for Việt Nam.

Diplomacy should be centred around helping Vietnamese enterprises reach out to the world, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc at a plenary session of the 30th Diplomatic Conference on Wednesday, which discussed diplomacy to develop the economy amid global integration.

The 12th Việt Nam – Australia defence cooperation consultation, which will cover a wide range of issues, is expected to boost ties between the two defence ministries, said Deputy Defence Minister Nguyễn Chí Vịnh.

Overseas Vietnamese (OV) affairs have proved effective and contributed to the country’s socio-economic development.

47 construction projects running behind schedule will be discontinued and have their licences revoked, Chairman of Hà Nội People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung stressed.

Minister Tô Lâm said on August 13 that the Ministry of Public Security and the Central Public Security Party Committee are determined to strictly deal with any violations within the ministry, even those involving senior officers.

The National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee opened its question-and-answer session on Monday morning with Minister-Chairman of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Affairs Đỗ Văn Chiến, with a focus on the implementation of ethnic minority group policies.

Deputy Prime Minister cum Minister of Foreign Affairs Phạm Bình Minh confirmed that the diplomatic sector had completed the major tasks set by the 12th National Party Congress at the 30th Diplomatic Conference which opened in Hà Nội yesterday.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and heads of Vietnamese representative missions abroad are ready to work alongside domestic cities and provinces in comprehensively fostering external relations with other countries, said Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh.

The National Assembly's Standing Committee has asked for changes to a draft law that includes animal welfare, animal rights and humane treatment of livestock to be explained.

Việt Nam resolutely objects to China’s recent activities in the Hoàng Sa (Paracel) archipelago and reiterated Việt Nam’s sovereignty over the islands, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ spokeswoman Lê Thị Thu Hằng said yesterday.

Members of the National Assembly Standing Committee yesterday agreed that future Official Development Assistance loans are necessary for Việt Nam to meet its development potential, but they emphasised the need to spend these loans more effectively.

 President Trần Đại Quang on Thursday signed decisions on the demotion of two high-ranking police officers following their serious wrongdoings at work.