Việt Nam News

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission yesterday decided to consider disciplinary action against Chairman of the Đà Nẵng People’s Council and Party Central Committee member Nguyễn Xuân Anh for his violations of Party and State regulations.

Three more top officials of the PetroVietnam Construction Co JSC (PVC) will be investigated for “property embezzlement” under Article 278 of the Penal Code, police said on Friday.

The 2017 APEC Women and the Economy Forum (WEF) issued yesterday a statement which looks to enhance women’s economic inclusion and empowerment in a changing world. 

The People’s Court of southern An Giang Province yesterday opened the first hearing into a case that involves 51 defendants, 34 of whom were customs officials in the province.

The Police Investigation Security Agency of the central province of Nghệ An’s Police on Wednesday arrested Nguyễn Việt Dũng for allegedly conducting propaganda against the State. 

Việt Nam is willing to serve as a bridge supporting Bulgaria and the EU in enhancing relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its member states.

Đà Nẵng has completed preparation for medical services at the upcoming Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation Summit to be hosted in the central city in early November, the municipal health department reported yesterday.

The Vietnam News Agency (VNA) and Thailand’s Public Relations Department (PRD) have agreed to intensify reporting on the two countries and increasing co-operation in various fields to develop the relations between the two government-level information agencies. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc met with foreign diplomats in Việt Nam at the Conference on Sustainable and Climate-Resilient Development of the Mekong Delta in Cần Thơ City yesterday, calling for more support from foreign countries for the delta.

President Trần Đại Quang has urged the APEC Business Advisory Council in Việt Nam (ABAC Việt Nam) to join hands with the relevant agencies and organisations to thoroughly prepare for the APEC Economic Leaders’ Week, slated to take place in November in the central city of Đà Nẵng. 

The German Embassy in Hà Nội on Wednesday officially refuted rumours that the European country temporarily stopped issuing visas for Vietnamese nationals.

The fifth foreign affairs and defence strategic dialogue at the deputy ministerial level between Việt Nam and Australia was organised in Canberra on Wednesday. 

Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng stressed the importance of the special solidarity between Việt Nam and Laos yesterday, saying it was vital for the stable development of both countries.

Unemployment, environmental protection, food safety and corruption were among major issues raised by voters yesterday as they met with National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân and Cần Thơ City deputies.

President Trần Đại Quang hosted separate receptions yesterday for the ambassadors of Israel, Bangladesh, Finland, Austria and Cuba, after the ambassadors presented their credentials before taking office in Việt Nam. 

The central city of Đà Nẵng and Sakai City in Japan will start an intership programme for civil servants from Đà Nẵng to work in the Japanese city, Deputy chairman of the central city’s People’s Committee, Hồ Kỳ Minh, told a meeting with Sakai City leadership last week.

As India's best naval design and shipbuilding companies, we will comply with the needs of the Vietnamese shipyard industry, said representatives of India’s shipbuilding enterprises at the Maritime Industry Business Meeting in Hải Phòng City on September 25.

Japanese doctor Nagato Natsume has been appointed as Honorary Consul of Việt Nam in Nagoya city of Aichi prefecture.