Việt Nam News

Việt Nam and South Korea are enjoying robust growth of their strategic co-operative partnership, high-level officials affirmed yesterday.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh met Norway’s Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide and Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Ireland Ciaran Cannon yesterday on the sidelines of the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar.

An expanded version of the draft Law on Preventing and Controlling Corruption created some controversy when it was discussed by National Assembly deputies on Tuesday.

A vital need for new and stronger partnerships to address challenges affecting both continents, such as security, climate change, sustainable development goals, and connectivity was highlighted on the opening day of the 13th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held on November 20-21 in Myanmar.

The Political Bureau (Politburo) of the Party Central Committee of Việt Nam gave the greenlight to the pilot of urban administration model in Hà Nội’s districts.

Deputies told the National Assembly on Monday that HCM City should have more autonomy in urban planning, building infrastructure, investment and the management of revenue for public servants’ payroll. They said this was the key for the southern city to continue to grow in the future.

Deputies raised questions about measures to improve the quality of judicial work and the settlement of economic corruption cases at the Q&A session of the ongoing fourth sitting of the 14th National Assembly in Hà Nội on November 18.

Socio-economic development, growth quality and the handling of high-profile corruption cases continue to remain atop the National Assembly deputies and voters’ list of concerns in a NA hearing session earlier last week, as Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc took the floor.

The Ministry of Transport says it is not feasible to remove toll booths on national roads because the Government would have to shell out significant sums of money to compensate private investors.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân and her deputy Tòng Thị Phóng launched the official website of the 26th Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF-26) at a ceremony held in Hà Nội yesterday.

The Vietnamese government is intent on creating conditions for the internet to flourish in the country, however, it will be under management, taking into account rule of law, international agreements, and global trends.

A working group between the Vietnamese Government and the World Economic Forum (WEF) will be established to help the country solve its issues regarding infrastructure development in the long-term, especially in terms of private public partnership in infrastructure.

The National Assembly (NA) on Thursday morning began its hearings on cabinet members, with the finance minister in the hot seat first.

Hà Nội Customs has confiscated more than 47 kilos of ivory tusk products and nearly eight kilos of synthetic drug illegally transported into Việt Nam in two separate cases through express postal services.

The northern port city of Hải Phòng needs to look ahead to the next 10-20 years in order to tap its full growth potential, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Nguyễn Phú Trọng urged local authorities.

 The fourteenth National Assembly (NA) ratified a draft law on forestry on Wednesday as part of its fourth session in Hà Nội. Approved by 87.78 per cent of deputies, the law consists of 12 chapters with 108 articles stipulating management, protection, development and use of forests, along with processing and trade of forest products. 

Twenty-three law enforcement officers from Australia and countries in Asia and Europe are in Hà Nội for the next three weeks for the 44th Asia Region Law Enforcement Management Programme (ARLEMP).

NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân said yesterday that she disagreed with some aspects of a Government proposal to grant HCM City greater autonomy, especially in collecting and spending “all kinds of taxes”.