Việt Nam News

Việt Nam always give the top priority to the special solidarity with Laos, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc told Lao Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith in their meeting in Hà Nội yesterday.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is universal and unified, stated Ambassador Nguyễn Phương Nga, head of Việt Nam’s mission to the UN.

Nguyễn Minh Châu, a person with restricted growth, leads a project on the rights of people with disabilities via photography. 

Việt Nam appreciates New Zealand’s support for its stance on the East Sea dispute and would like it to continue, Việt Nam Fatherland Front President Trần Thanh Mẫn said on Tuesday.

The People’s Court in HCM City yesterday began the first hearing on the case of  property embezzlement involving officials from the Bến Thành branch of the Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development of Việt Nam (Agribank Bến Thành).

A new anti-corruption resolution targets greater control over the assets and income of officials, public employees and civil servants, and requires relevant agencies to perform their tasks in a transparent manner.

The Foreign Ministry and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) held a workshop in Hà Nội on Tuesday to mark the 60th anniversary of Việt Nam’s ratification of the Geneva Conventions of 1949 on international humanitarian law (IHL).

The Vietnamese Government always supports and creates favourable conditions for domestic and foreign investors, including those from the Republic of Korea (RoK), to expand business operations in the country, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ hosted a reception in Hà Nội yesterday for Jan Zahradil, Vice Chair of the Committee on International Trade under the European Parliament (EP) and Chairman of the Friends of Vietnam Group at the EP.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said the Fourth Industrial Revolution presents an opportunity for the country to realise its dream of prosperity as he addressed an international conference themed Smart Industry World 2017 in Hà Nội on Tuesday.

 National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân had a meeting with voters in Phong Điền Town of the Mekong city of Cần Thơ to brief them on the outcomes of the NA’s fourth session.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh highlighted improvements in Việt Nam-Kazakhstan trade ties while receiving Kazakh Deputy Foreign Minister Akylbek Kamaldinov yesterday.

The Asian-Europe Foundation (ASEF)’s 37th Board of Governors (BoG) Meeting has approved 13 projects related to major focuses including education, governance, sustainable development, economy and public heath for 2018. 

The HCM City Union of Friendship Organisations (HCMUFO) and the Việt Nam-Laos Friendship Association in the city on Thursday held a ceremony to mark the 42nd anniversary of Laos’ National Day (December 2).

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân has expressed her wish to further strengthen ties with Australia through bilateral co-operation as well as at regional and global forums.

Việt Nam consistently supports all efforts to promote dialogues and maintain peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, the Foreign Ministry’s Spokesperson Lê Thị Thu Hằng said on Thursday.

The Philippines President, Rodrigo Duterte, and the Việt Nam Embassy in the Philippines, on Wednesday, co-hosted a ceremony to send five Vietnamese fishermen back to the country.  

Many citizens in Hà Nội applauded improvements in the National Assembly (NA)’s recent activities, especially its fourth session, while meeting with Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng and other NA deputies of Hà Nội yesterday.