Việt Nam News

 French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe begins an official visit to Việt Nam today.

The Central Military Court upheld a 10-year imprisonment sentence for Đinh Ngọc Hệ– also known as “Út trọc”, former Deputy General Director of Thai Son Corporation – for “abusing position and power while performing official duties”, and another two years for “using falsified documents of agencies and organisations”, as heard at a court of appeals on November 1. 

The head of the Communist Party of Việt Nam (CPV) Central Committee’s Commission on Mass Mobilisation, Trương Thị Mai, hosted a reception in Hà Nội yesterday for a visiting delegation from the Cuban Women’s Federation (FMC) led by its Secretary General Teresa Maria.

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Trần Hồng Hà received most of questions and comments from National Assembly deputies yesterday with concerns on hot issues throughout the country including environmental protection and sustainable resources management.

The Vietnamese Government has always promoted co-operation between Vietnamese localities and Japanese counterparts, including Hyogo prefecture, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc received Polish Ambassador Wojciech Gerwel in Hà Nội on Wednesday, noting that having served as a trade counsellor in Việt Nam for many years, the diplomat will bring bilateral economic and trade ties to a new level.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc will attend China’s first International Import Expo in Shanghai on November 4-5.

Việt Nam and Russia reached consensus on various measures to step up bilateral ties during the 21st session of the Việt Nam-Russia Inter-Governmental Committee for Economic-Commercial and Scientific-Technological Cooperation in Moscow on October 29. 

President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers of Cuba Miguel Diaz Canel Bermudez will pay an official visit to Việt Nam from November 8-11, Director General of Bilateral Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Emilio Lozada told a special press conference on Monday.

Ministers faced a great deal of questions on Tuesday as the National Assembly opened its first day of cabinet hearing.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc yesterday received the General Commander of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), Vong Pisen, who is on an official visit to Việt Nam from October 29 to 31.

Việt Nam is striving to take comprehensive recovery measures to have the European Commission's "yeallow card" warning on Vietnamese seafood removed, said Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc.

The Government does not intend to relax its policies to control inflation as macroeconomic stability remains top priority, Deputy Prime Minister Vương Đình Huệ said.

A high-ranking Vietnamese military delegation led by Defence Minister General Ngô Xuân Lịch paid an official visit to China from October 26-28 at the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Sen. Lieut. Gen. Wei Fenghe.

Deputy Prime Minister Trịnh Đình Dũng paid a working visit to France from October 26-28 to continue cementing ties between Việt Nam and France.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has decided to impose disciplinary measures against Nguyễn Bắc Son for the grave violations he committed during his tenure as the Minister of Information and Communications.

The NA session broadcast live on Friday morning received feedback from voters nationwide who shared their delight at the nation’s socio-economic development but called for increased attention from the State to socio-economic development in areas home to ethnic minority people and mountainous areas.

National Assembly (NA) deputies expressed their concern over waste caused by ineffective public investment during the on-going meeting in Hà Nội yesterday, which focused on the mid-term national socio-economic performance during 2016-20 period.