Việt Nam News

Ministry of Public Security’s Police Investigation Agency yesterday issued a decision launching criminal proceedings against five former officials of the Việt Nam Rubber Group (VRG) accused of deliberately violating State rules on economic management resulting in serious consequences.

The 11th National Congress of the Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth (HCYU) opened in Hà Nội yesterday, drawing 999 delegates representing millions of the union’s members nationwide.

The National Assembly Standing Committee opened the 19th session yesterday, presided by NA Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân.

Việt Nam is improving its business climate to attract foreign investors, including those from Japan, stated Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

The trial run of the capital city’s first metro system has been postponed for the third time to next September.

The Investigation Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security has decided to start legal proceedings against Đinh Mạnh Thắng, Director of the Petro Sông Đà Trading and Investment JSC for his alleged links to serious violations in PVC. 

Some 1,000 attendees, representing young people from throughout the country, participated in the 11th National Congress of the Hồ Chí Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) for the 2017-22 tenure, which opened in Hà Nội yesterday.

The 27th annual Việt Nam-Laos border meeting was held on Saturday in Hà Nội, aiming to seek orientations for border co-operation in 2018. 

The Ministry of Transport (MoT) on Thursday rejected the Hà Nội Taxi Association’s request to extend taxi licences for 12 months.

Việt Nam and Liberia have affirmed their determination to double or triple bilateral trade, currently at US$35.3 million annually.

Việt Nam is very concerned that US President Donald Trump’s move to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel will cause instability and adversely impact the peace process in the Middle East, said Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc met with a delegation of the Japan Business Federation (KEIDANREN) in Hà Nội on Friday.

 The Politburo yesterday held a meeting to review reports by its internal inspection bodies on the selection and appointment of cadres and manager-level officials looking towards 2020.

A former member of the Party Politburo and deputy head of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission has become the highest-ranked official yet to be snared by the anti-corruption drive initiated by Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng.

Japan will help Việt Nam improve the country’s investment climate, as well as promote Japan’s investment in the country and consolidate a comprehensive strategic partnership.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ has applauded contributions of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to Việt Nam’s socio-economic development as well as national management.

President Trần Đại Quang received outgoing South African Ambassador Kgomotso Ruth Magau, who came to bid farewell at the end of her tenure, in Hà Nội yesterday.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh yesterday received in Hà Nội President and CEO of the Samaritan’s Purse International Relief (SPIR) of the United States, Pastor Franklin Graham, who is on a working visit to Việt Nam.