Việt Nam News

The Government on Tuesday presented in front of the National Assembly (NA) a proposed resolution, which would give Hà Nội more autonomy in terms of finance and budget to pursue its development goals during a pilot period.

He attributed the achievements to concerted efforts by the public and sound direction from authorities since the first infection was identified.

The Politburo stressed the need to use the domestic market to the maximum and cope with outside uncertainties to maintain macroeconomic and social stability

Lawmakers will continue with the nine session of the 14th National Assembly with plenary meetings at the NA building in Hà Nội from June 8-18.   

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission held its 45th session in Hà Nội from June 1 to 4, during which it proposed the Politburo discipline Secretary of the Quảng Ngãi Provincial Party Committee Lê Viết Chữ.

In Việt Nam, the number of calls to the Việt Nam Women’s Union hotline from women experiencing domestic violence during the period of social distancing surged by 50 per cent, and that of victims rescued or taken to the union’s Peace House was up 80 per cent year-on-year.

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC)’s Informal Working Group on International Tribunals convened for its first meeting in 2020 on June 3 under the chair of Ambassador Đặng Đình Quý, head of the Vietnamese Mission to the UN and chairman of the group.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc chaired a conference in Hà Nội on Wednesday reviewing the construction and development of the national defence-security industry.

Chairman of the Hà Nội People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung shared COVID-19 prevention and control experience with mayors of other cities in the world during an online mayoral meeting within the framework of the Cities Against COVID-19 (CAC) Global Summit on Tuesday

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Monday agreed to conduct a discussion with the Vietnamese Government on considering the resumption of travel between the two countries.

Minister of Finance Đinh Tiến Dũng presented a report on piloting some financial and budget mechanisms and policies, affirming the need to develop a resolution suitable to the city.

Mão died at 1:39am on Saturday after a long battle with illness at his residence in Hà Nội

Recent cases of fraud to misappropriate people’s property have caused public concern in sectors including finance, banking, real estate, multi-level trading and e-commerce, with cyber fraud in particular on the rise.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have agreed to intensify bilateral cooperation and coordination at the United Nations Security Council.