Việt Nam News

The Obama Foundation has confirmed that actress Julia Roberts will be joining Michelle Obama in Việt Nam on December 9 on behalf of the Obama Foundation’s Girls Opportunity Alliance to meet with local girls’ education organisations.

Trade turnover is set to reach a record US$500 billion this year with surplus hitting $9.1 billion.

A conference was held in Hà Nội yesterday by the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs to prepare for Việt Nam’s ASEAN Chair Year 2020.

The army must always be prepared to ensure the safety of the country’s sea-based economy and safeguard its sovereignty, Party General Secretary and President Nguyễn Phú Trọng said.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and the National Assembly deputy delegation of Hải Phòng City met with voters in Cát Hải District on Saturday on the outcomes of the NA’s freshly-concluded 8th session.  

National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân has lauded the efforts of the border guard force of An Giang in managing the national border and ensuring political security as well as social order and safety in border areas over the years.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on Friday chaired a cabinet meeting with representatives of various ministries to discuss key tasks and measures to realise the country's socio-economic development plan and State budget projections for 2020 (known as draft Resolution 01).

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng met Speaker of New Zealand House of Representatives Trevor Mallard on Friday as part of his visit to New Zealand from November 27-29.

According to the indictment, Tâm and Nga, opened multiple Facebook accounts to post anti-State information.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Hoài Trung, head of the Vietnamese government delegation to Việt Nam-China territorial border negotiations and his Chinese counterpart Luo Zhaohui held a meeting in Beijing from November 26-28 to discuss Việt Nam-China ties, their territorial border issues and regional and international matters of mutual concern.

Minister of Public Security General Tô Lâm led the Vietnamese delegation to the 10th ASEAN Plus Three Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC+3) Consultation which took place in Bangkok, Thailand on Thursday.

Vietnamese Minister of National Defence Gen. Ngô Xuân Lịch and his Mongolian counterpart Nyamaagiin Enkhbold discussed measures to promote defence ties during their talks in Hà Nội on Thursday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has affirmed that Việt Nam attaches importance to cooperation with the Republic of Korea (RoK), and stands ready to serve as a bridge to further promote ASEAN – RoK and Mekong – RoK cooperation frameworks.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng has spoken highly of Victoria state’s cooperation with Vietnamese localities, notably Hà Nội and HCM City, during his working visit to Australia.

NA deputies also looked into draft laws on public-private-partnership investment and the amended Law on Investment and Law on Enterprises, among others.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc held talks with President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in in Seoul on Wednesday as part of his official visit to the country, during which the two leaders discussed orientations and measures to enhance relations between Việt Nam and the RoK.

Minister of Public Security General Tô Lâm led a Vietnamese delegation to the 13th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime (AMMTC-13) and relevant meetings, which kicked off in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc attended the first Mekong – Republic of Korea (RoK) Summit in the RoK city of Busan on Wednesday.