Southern African Development Community Day celebrated in Hà Nội

Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries can learn from Việt Nam’s progress in economic development and poverty reduction, South African Ambassador and chairman of the SADC Mpetjane Lekgoro said at a ceremony on Friday evening in Hà Nội.

China asked to withdraw ships from Việt Nam’s territorial waters

Việt Nam has made contact with China to oppose its repeated serious violations and demand the country withdraw its survey vessel group Haiyang Dizhi 8 and escort ships out of Việt Nam’s territorial waters, the Foreign Ministry’s spokeswoman Lê Thị Thu Hằng said yesterday.

PM highlights press’s role in fighting corruption

Under the direction of the Party and State led by President and General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng, the fight has been accelerated drastically and achieved positive results, Prime Minister Phúc said.

Sympathy to Tanzania over fuel tanker explosion

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Thursday sent a message of sympathy to his Tanzanian counterpart Majaliwa Kassim Majaliwa over the fuel tanker explosion in Morogoro on August 10. 

Press honoured for anti-corruption work

Reporters from Tuổi trẻ Thành phố Hồ Chi Minh (HCM City Youth) newspaper, Lao Động (Labour) newspaper, the Voice of Vietnam and Vietnam Television have won the top prizes at a national press contest promoting the fight against corruption and wastefulness in the country.

NA Standing Committee clarifies planning law

Lawmakers at the ongoing meeting of National Assembly (NA) Standing Committee approved a resolution on Tuesday to clarify vague definitions mentioned in the Law on Planning.

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