Việt Nam News

The Vietnamese official said Việt Nam always cherished Cuba’s support for the righteous cause of Việt Nam during its national liberation and later national building efforts, adding that no matter what circumstances, Cuba was always at the forefront of international movements in supporting Việt Nam.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc talked over the phone with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte on Monday.

Việt Nam and Laos agreed to propose their governments allow the resumption of the clearance of goods at main and secondary border gates during the 30th annual border meeting in Vientiane on November 30. 

Despite complex regional and global situations in 2020, the Central Military Commission, the Defence Ministry and cadres at all levels have stayed united and upheld their sense of responsibility to direct the army to fulfil all its assigned tasks, heard participants at a meeting held in Hà Nội on Monday.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs  Phạm Bình Minh and Lao Minister of Foreign Affairs Saleumsay Kommasith Sunday said the Việt Nam-Laos relationship has been thriving despite difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Anti-corruption activities have reaped many important, comprehensive and considerable results, winning support from cadres, Party members, and people, as well as high evaluation from the international community, he noted.

Party General Secretary and State President Nguyễn Phú Trọng said yesterday that Party inspection and supervision work must be carried out regularly, comprehensively, openly, democratically, and cautiously.

The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its second Special Meeting via video conference from Monday to Wednesday, the last official meeting chaired by Việt Nam in its capacity as AICHR Chair 2020.

In the first six months of this year, ASEAN became China’s largest trade partner for the first time with a bilateral turnover of US$300 billion, 20 per cent of which was contributed by Việt Nam.

The COVID-19 pandemic might have disrupted travel and trade, but the crime situation is as complex as ever, especially the rise in digital crimes and misinformation, Tô Lâm said.

Former Chairman of the Hà Nội People’s Committee Nguyễn Đức Chung and three others have been indicted on charges of "appropriating State secrets" by the procuracy.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh urged the 10 non-permanent members of the UN Security Council to work closer together to help the Council be more effective in “addressing ever greater challenges to international peace and security.”

The Government of Việt Nam will continue creating favourable conditions for Vietnamese engineers and technicians and those from other ASEAN countries to join co-operative programmes and initiatives launched by the ASEAN Federation of Engineering Organisation (AFEO), said Deputy Prime Minister Vũ Đức Đam.

Since 2013, civil law enforcement agencies have recovered VNĐ22.659 trillion (US$974.9 million), accounting for 26.7 per cent of the value of the assets needed to be recovered.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân yesterday said she highly appreciated voters’ opinions on the issues of Cần Thơ City and of the Mekong Delta region.

Director of the Legal Department Đinh Văn Minh spoke with Sài Gòn Giải Phóng (Liberated Sài Gòn) newspaper about the Government Inspectorate's research and opinion collection for amending the 2010 Inspection Law

Good legal institutions and rule of law will be “breakthrough measures” to bring the country forward, Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has said.

Việt Namese Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc held talks with his Cambodian counterpart Samdech Techo Hun Sen via videoconference yesterday to discuss ways to enhance the bilateral relations and exchange views on some international and regional issues of shared concern.