Việt Nam News

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, his wife and a high-level Vietnamese delegation arrived in Seoul on Wednesday, beginning an official visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) at the invitation of President Moon Jae-in.

Investing in ethnic minority and mountainous areas would promote sustainable development an use the regions' potential, said National Assembly (NA) Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân.

Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Trương Hòa Bình has asked Governor of Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture Oikawa Kazuhiko and its authorities to further boost cooperation with Vietnamese localities, especially in high-tech agriculture, manufacturing and processing, and precision engineering.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc along with President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Moon Jae-in and leaders of ASEAN members attended the ASEAN-RoK Start-up Summit in the Korean city of Busan on Tuesday. 

An appeals court hearing opened in Sơn La yesterday to look into violations committed by local officials regarding the payment of land clearance compensation for the Sơn La Hydropower Plant.

Members of the Second Level-2 Field Hospital yesterday head to an aircraft before leaving for South Sudan as part of Việt Nam's participation in United Nations Peacekeeping operations.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc suggested increasing strategy in the partnership between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of Korea (RoK) while addressing the first working session of the 2019 ASEAN-RoK Commemorative Summit in Busan on Tuesday.

Officials of Việt Nam and India highlighted the continually enhanced cooperation between the two militaries during talks in New Delhi on Monday.

The National Assembly (NA) on Monday voted for amendments to the immigration law, for the first time allowing visitors to change their visa status and prolong their stays in Việt Nam without having to fly out of the country.

The 2019 White Paper on Việt Nam National Defence highlights peace and self-defence as basic principles of the country’s defence policy.

PM Phúc said the Government of Việt Nam will create good conditions for Korean citizens to live and work in Việt Nam.

At the meeting with host PM Scott Morrison, Dũng expressed the Vietnamese Government and people’s sympathies for Australia over the losses caused by recent forest fires.

Measures to boost security – defence co-operation between Việt Nam and the European Union (EU) were discussed at their first ever security – defence dialogue held from November 19-24 in Brussels, Belgium.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his entourage arrived in Busan on Sunday afternoon to attend the ASEAN-RoK Commemorative Summit and the first Mekong-RoK Summit, and pay an official visit to the RoK from November 24-28 at the invitation of President Moon Jae-in.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc hosted a reception in Hà Nội on Friday for Park Noh-wan, newly-appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Korea (RoK) to Việt Nam. 

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc received head of the delegation of the European Union (EU) to Việt Nam, Ambassador Pier Giorgio Aliberti, in Hà Nội on Friday.

The Council of ASEAN Chief Justices (CACJ) convened its 7th meeting in Phuket, Thailand, on Friday under the chair of President of the Thai Supreme Court Slaikate Wattanapan.

The Government needs a “more comprehensive and broader approach” towards climate change issues, National Assembly deputies said on Friday morning, as the country’s parliament discussed the two closely-related laws on dykes and prevention of natural disasters.