Việt Nam News

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng urged internet platforms like YouTube to respect Vietnamese laws and block ad revenues to channels that contain “toxic” and anti-State contents.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his spouse leads a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation in a visit to Japan from today to July 1, during which he will attend G20 Summit.

The HCM City’s People’s Committee announced at a meeting on June 25 that it will use an e-Cabinet paperless meeting system and a smart reminder application to save administrative time and costs.

Deputy Minister of Defence, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyễn Chí Vịnh and Secretary General of the Indonesian Ministry of Defence Vice Admiral Agus Setiadji co-chaired the first Việt Nam - Indonesia Defence Policy Dialogue in Hà Nội yesterday.

The northern economic region held advantages over other parts of the country to develop, especially in terms of infrastructure and human resources, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc said at a conference held in the northern province of Hưng Yên on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has lauded outgoing Australian Ambassador Craig Chittick for contributions during his three-year tenure in Việt Nam with two-way trade up by nearly 17 per cent each year. 

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has expressed his belief that under the sound leadership of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP), the Lao people would successfully realise the goals set by the Resolution of the 10th National Party Congress and the 2016-20 socio-economic development plan. 

 The People’s Court of Hồ Chí Minh City sentenced a Vietnamese-American and two Vietnamese citizens to a total of 30 years in prison yesterday for engaging in activities to overthrow the people’s administration, in accordance with Article 109 of the 2015 Criminal Code.  

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng and his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone have promised to do their best to continue promoting bilateral co-operation.

An information system to manage the meetings and paperwork of the Government was put into operation yesterday.

A set of remains thought to belong to a US soldier missing in action (MIA) in Việt Nam was repatriated at a ceremony at Đà Nẵng International Airport, the central city of Đà Nẵng, yesterday.

The Ministries of Planning and Investment of Việt Nam and Laos signed an agreement on bilateral co-operation for the 2019-2021 period during talks between the two ministers in Vientiane on June 22.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and other ASEAN leaders attended the opening ceremony of the 34th ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday.

More than ever, the mainstream press must strive to observe its basic tenets of accuracy, verification and speed in this era of thriving social media and rampant toxic information.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc’s presence at the upcoming 34th ASEAN Summit will contribute to tightening ASEAN solidarity, promoting the central role of the bloc, expanding and deepening relations with its partners and facilitating the development of each member state.

Visiting Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ and host Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Lee Nak-yeon yesterday agreed to try to lift two-way trade to US$100 billion by 2020 from $65 billion in 2018, together with reducing Việt Nam’s trade deficit.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his spouse will lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to attend the G20 Summit and pay a visit to Japan from June 27 to July 1.

A delegation led by Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyễn Quốc Dũng, head of the Việt Nam ASEAN SOM, attended the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) in Bangkok on June 21.