Việt Nam News

Vietnamese President Trần Đại Quang and his spouse will pay a state visit to Japan from May 29 to June 2 at the invitation of the State of Japan. 

Việt Nam respects the selection of the Venezuelan people in the recent presidential elections, Spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry Lê Thị Thu Hằng has said.

 A Vietnamese military delegation led by Defence Minister Ngô Xuân Lịch will attend the 17th Asia Security Summit or Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore from May 31 to June 3. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said Việt Nam treasures its cooperation with the European Union (EU) and expressed his hope that the EU-Việt Nam Free Trade Agreement (EVFTA) will be signed soon.

Việt Nam attaches great importance to the comprehensive partnership with the US and always considers US as an important partner in its foreign diplomacy, affirmed President Trần Đại Quang.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh and Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop co-chaired the first Việt Nam-Australia Foreign Ministers Meeting during which, both sides expressed their elation at the strong development of Việt Nam-Australia bilateral relations.

Many state-owned enterprises are not using their resources to the best of their abilities, according to a report discussed at the National Assembly Monday.

The strategic partnership between Việt Nam and Japan is expected to enter a new period of development, especially in the fields of trade, economy, defence-security, health, high technology, locality-to-locality co-operation, and people-to-people exchanges.

The Australian Government considers Việt Nam one of its key partners in the Asia-Pacific region, Minister of Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop has said.

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân, on behalf of the Party and State leaders, visited and extended congratulations to some Buddhist establishments in HCM City on May 27 ahead of Lord Buddha’s 2,562nd birthday.

Việt Nam was selected as the only candidate of the Asia-Pacific region for a non-permanent seat at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for 2020-2021 tenure at a monthly meeting of the Asia-Pacific Group at the UN on May 25.

Minister of Finance Đinh Tiến Dũng said the ministry would not raise VAT tax to 11-12 per cent, adjust environmental tax, and assured the public that the “proposed property tax is meant to prevent corruption, State budget collection is important but not the primary purpose [of the proposal.]”

The Government will strive for gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 6.8 percent in 2019, according to a direction signed by Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc this week.

National Assembly (NA) deputies on Friday noted that the country had recorded impressive socio-economic growth, but the government should continue to take measures to address long-existing shortcomings.

 Reforming social insurance policies is aimed at ensuring social insurance is truly a key pillar in the social security system and to gradually expand its coverage for all people, according to a resolution of the Party Central Committee.

Chairman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyễn Thành Phong on May 25 met with Governor-General of Australia Peter Cosgrove to discuss the development of bilateral relations in trade, investment, education, high-tech agriculture, defense and development aid.

A keel laying ceremony was held on Thursday in the northeastern port city Hải Phòng to mark the building of Việt Nam’s first submarine search and rescue ship.

The Kiên Giang University in Việt Nam’s southern province of Kiên Giang and Cambodia’s Chea Sim Kamchaymear University inked a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the Cambodian capital city of Phnom Penh on May 24.