Việt Nam makes strides to ensure gender equality

Việt Nam had made progress in ensuring gender equality, Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Đào Ngọc Dung said on the sidelines of the 63rd session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) which is taking place in New York from March 11-22.

The Law on Libraries will help promote reading culture: NA deputies

Library management needs stricter control to prevent poor standards, according to National Assembly (NA) deputy chairman Phùng Quốc Hiển. He was speaking during a discussion on the draft Law on Libraries by deputies at the 32nd session of the NA Standing Committee yesterday.

Azerbaijan wants a Vietnamese embassy in Baku

Việt Nam is a very important partner for Azerbaijan, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Việt Nam Anar Imanov stressed during the ‘Diplomacy of Azerbaijan and Việt Nam: parallels, development, role in state building’ conference held on Tuesday in Hà Nội.

National e-Document Exchange Platform launched

Việt Nam is a step close to a digital government and economy. The Government Office yesterday launched the National e-Document Exchange Platform, a move towards a new-look and modern government.

Military medical university honoured for service to soldiers, people

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc on March 9 presented the Hồ Chí Minh Order to the Việt Nam Military Medical University (VMMU) in recognition of its outstanding performances in training, scientific research and supplying health care services to soldiers and people.

Việt Nam optimises ASEM cooperation to raise its position: official

Việt Nam will make the best use of open opportunities for result-oriented cooperation generated by the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) to serve its socio-economic development and improve its position in the international arena, head of the Vietnamese ASEM Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) Nguyễn Minh Hằng has said.

Anti-corruption watchdog releases results

The Party Central Committee’s Inspection Commission on Friday announced the outcomes of its two-day 34th session with conclusions on wrongdoings at local Party organisations and decisions on disciplinary measures against a number of Party members, including top military officials.

PM Phúc puts focus on institutions

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has asked ministries and agencies to focus and spend more time to strengthen their institutional building activities with direct involvement of the ministers in this work.

Việt Nam calls for cooperation in maritime incident settlement

Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Văn Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the Việt Nam People’s Army, has called on the law enforcement forces and navies of ASEAN countries to enhance cooperation in settling incidents at sea, especially those related to fishermen.

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